THE MORNING OREGONIAX, MONDAY,' DECEMBER 27, 1920 13. y V PEY TIGHT, CITY n STS 51.11 for more than a quarter of a century grand treasurer of that order, died at i his home here Christmas day follow- . Ins an Illness of several weeks. He was one of the best-known pioneers of the state and was elected terri torial auditor by tke territorial legis lature in 1871. .Fudge Porter was born near Ithaca, N". T., in 1824 and came to the Pacific coast In 1853, arriving at Piacerville, CttL He came to OlvniDia in the early Financing of Oil Mills Test of jp'''68 Iaw Elish Faith in Future. Judge Porter is survived by the widow and one son, Alva. Funeral services will be conducted by grand officers of the Masonio order. EXPANSION IS JUST AHEAD PUREBREDS FOUND BEST Optimism General In Portland Fi nancial Circles; Prosperity Believed on Way. Prosser Farmer Finds Purchasing of Blooded Stock Pays. PROSSER, Wan.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) That It pays to put only pure bred stock on the farm has been dem onstrated by H. T. Smith, one of Pressor's most practical farmers who ha.3 built up a dairy herd second to none in the valley. In the fall of 1914, H. T. Smith bought bis first pure-bred cow to start a pure-bred Holstein-Frieslan dairy herd. A few weeks after her arrival she gave birth to a heifer calf which was named Prosser Johanna Gluck. On the 29th of October last, Prosser. at the age of 6 years and 19 days gave birth to her sixth calf and wus put on official test and continued for 15 days. At the end of that time was found that her best seven-day record is 29 1-10 pounds butter, which is within less than a pound of the hiphest seven-day record ever made in the Yakima valley. Mr. Smith.-has a herd of 15 head. but mostly young stock. There are fit giving milk, but amoni? these only one full aged cow. They all have official seven-day records which were made at the following ages: One senior yearling, one senior 2-year-old. one junior 3-year-old, one senior 3-year-old and one full-aged cow. The average of all their records Is well above 20 pounds of butter, in seven days, a showing, age consid ered, which few herds can equal. PRUNES Lr.VCHEOX FEATURE Financing of the Portland Vege table Oil Mills company to the extent of 8700,000 during the past fe months, the successful conclusion of which was announced officially dur ing the past weex, is cited by Port land business men as evidence of what may be done here on a big DroJect. even during a period of "tight" money. The successful financing of this large project, it is pointed out. is true indication of the faith Portland people have in the future of this city and is a test also of their loyalty to such a cause. It is ail the more bib .nif leant because the entire amount was obtained during the period of mort acute readjustment and is there fore looked upon as fully illustrating what may be done with a worthy un dertakins, properly presented to the ouhlic. There is a feeling of optimism in financial circles here and it is gen erally believed that Oregon is on the eve of great prosperity. Banks and bond houses are laying their plans accordingly, preparing to perform their share in the expansion of bus! ness throughout the state in particu lar and the northwest in general. Announcements of great Importance prujt Cscd Extensively in Slaking lu linr euLC 9 ihuumi iai a ii u tviiiiuci- ciai development are expected In the near future and with the coming of spring it is anticipated that business will he rapidly reforming for the ap proachins era of exansioti. With the great exposition to be held in Port land in 1925 looming larger all the time, financiers declare there is ab solutely no douht as to the future of the citv and state. Mark Skinner of Pt. Taul and Charles Stewart of San Francisco will be added to the official staff of the Northwestern National bank of Port land after the annual meeting of stockholders and directors of the local concern, scheduled for January 11, according to unofficial announce ment. Mr. Skinner is vice-president of the First National bank of St. Paul and Mr. Stewart is assistant governor of the federal reserve bank of San Fran cisco. Both are men of large experi ence in financial affairs and both have long had a desire to live in Port "I;ind. The expanding business of the Northwt stern National bank here af forded them the opportunity. s Hi F ESSENTIAL AS FEED i I Pasturage and Silage May comnpanyh; Be Supplemented. lake. - On the Weed estate and Mar sters lands the dredgers of Doak Brown, San Francisco contractors, have made headway all summer. Ex perlments with sugar beets have been made and a contract with the Spreck els Sugar company promises a refin ery on the Weed ranch as soon as the beet acreage justifies its erection. The Indian lands will be reclaimed under a contract executed recently with the California-Oregon Power THREE SYSTEMS RECITED Rich, High-Yielding Pasture) De clared to Be Cheapest When ever Found Available. Experiments have shown that for the western Oregon district the cut- tine of certain forage crops and reea- ing them fresh to the livestock is one of three systems found essential to the most economical use of lands in livestock feeding, supplementing In the best manner the use of pasturage Caledonia and Wocus marshes, also on the upper lake, the reclamation work is well advanced The Geary Investment company of Portland, TJeorge Stephenson, Frank McCormack. the Klamath Mint com pany and the Pacific Coast Mint com pany all have holdings here, the en tire tract aggregating about (000 acres. The first mint crop raised on tne land this season yielded an aver age of $450 in mint oil to the acre. The acreage of reclaimable marsh land on Lower Klamath lake is larger than on the upper lake con sisting of 40,000 acres east of the Klamath river and 5000 acres west of the railway. . The latter tract Is drained and under cultivation. The Weyl - Zuckerman Co.. of Stockton Cal., are conducting experiments in vegetable growing in this district. The land will produce practically aU of the root vegetables, expert ments have showji, and all of the cereal crops thrive. Sixty-five bushels of rye, 45 of barley and 35 of wheat were common yields this season Celery and potatoes do well on the Up Menu at Meeting. Prunes to the right of them and prunes to the Jt of them featured the special lunuueon. of the directors of the Oregon Growers' Co-operative association at the Marion hotel at Salem last week. in fact, everything on the menu was prepared from Mistinnd prunes excepting the cortee. There was puree or prune soup, prune salad. prune bread and prune sauce. And, as a dessert, they were served a pie made from prune mincemeat manufactured at the Eugene plant of the association. ' J. O. Holt, manager of the Kugene plant, told the directors of the Oregon growers that almost all the mince meat sold in the west was manufac tured by the big packing plants the east. He predicted that the time was near at hand when the Oregon mincemeat, manufactured from prunes, would not only supplant, the eastern made article, but would eventually be sold in the east and even exported. Prunes take the place of raisins In the new mincomeat. and silage. To assist in finding just the right reclaimed land. Klamath potatoes are crops for this use in soiling, and how large and of exceptionally fine flavor, they are most profitably grown and and free from worms and rot. Kiamath used, the agricultural college exten- celery is known the nation over for sion service has issued a new Duueuu, ils crispness, tenderness ana iiavu.-. The State hank of Portland lias just marie arrangements through cor respondent banks to transfer money in dollars to some of the former countries of the old Russian empire. Checks may now he drawn in dol lars on the Kesti bank IKsthonian State bank) at Keval, IJsthonia: iga Commercial bank at and Libau, I.atvia. These remittances in United States dollars will be paid by corres pondent banks in the local currency at the rale of the day. United States dollars may be forwarded Yo other places in Latvia. Ksthonia and Lithu ania by bank post remittances. The bank is able to issue at this time money orders for Ost marks, which are equal to German marks, in the province of Latvia and those parts I of Lithuania not now occupied by the Polish army. Facilities are ex pected to gradually improve so ex change can he remitted in currency of these countries. An interesting situation has devel oped regarding the redemption of bonds of the municipality of Burnaby, B. C, which were sold here in the sprins of 1919 by Freeman, Smith & Camp company. The municipality has more than enough money on hand to I Youth Saves $100 a Month, 1$ Su- redeem immediately alt the boiIs sold ll.W .MARKET DEMORALIZED Half uu ,v, Or., Reports Surplus. With Sale Prospect Hazy. HALF-WAT. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) A hay buyer was in Pine valley Wednesday, the first of the season. offering 17 a ton for good bay. Farm ers are holding for more, but it is expected that a compromise may be made at about $8 a ton. Nearly all hay raisers have their crops on hand, and with uncertain prospects for sale. Being off the railroad, it is im possible to ship hay from, here at a profit. So much stock has been marketed the last two years that a big surplus of hay may be the result. Last year at this time hay was selling for $20. Stockmen always considered that price unjust and now are commis erating with hay producers. ALBANY STUDENT MARVEL (ireen Feed or Soiling Crops lor Western Oregon," and is sending cop lea to all interested. Western Oregon is well suited in soil and climate to the production of soiling crops. The soil and climatic conditions make the practice a nec essary adjunct to the pasturage and silaare systems of converting field croDS into animal products, and util izing the byproducts in maintaining soil fertility. Chief GItm Ontnlon. "We do not recommend either of the three systems to the exclusion of the others." wr Res G. K. tiysiop, chief of farm crops, in the bulletin, of which he is- the author. Tne im Dortant thing is that whatever the system it shall provide good succu lent food in cheap form to farm stock at all times. Rich, high-yielding pasture is de clared to be cheapest whenever it is available. Silage presents many ad vantages wherever silage crop pro duction is feasible. But there are times ' in western Oregon feeding when Dasture supply is short and silos are not established on the farm that the best, most effective way of getting succulence to the stock is by cutting it and giving it freaji to the an imals. Pasture, silage and soiling, often from a trinity of feeding that is most economical and dependable. Ine tot lowing crops are grown for soiling: List of Crops Glve. Vetch and rve. crimson clover, oats and vetch, red clover, mammoth red clover, alsjke clover, peas and oats, turning, buckwheat, corn, kale, man eels and rutabagas and carrots. Vetch and rye seeded early in the fall affords the earliest spring leed ing crops-. Since rye grows woody rather early small plantings are ad vised. The crops' are solid during late March and early April. Crimson clover for soiling should be started some time in late spring or earlv summer on warm, well- drained soils. Jt should be planted early enough that it gets a start be fore too great droutn prevents growth. The fall rains then give it a good growth over winter so that it is ready for harvest in April and early May, following the vetch and rye, The next feed in tne soiling suc cession is oats and vetcn. xne crops often respond well to light applica tions of land plaster in the spring. It is exceedingly valuable for hay, So far it has proved the king of vegetables that the marsh Jand will produce. A carload to the acre is an average yield and sample heads 3ft feet tall have been grown. ' Development of the last few years has proved the worth of the Klamath marsh lands -and he last year hau seen the marketing of many tracts Conditions are changing and the main drawback of the past, possession of big holdings by a few people, is be ing overcome. The richness of the soil makes the land capable of very intensive cultivation. KLAMATH FIXAXCIERS FLAX FOR PURE-BRED AX IMALS. jBEST FERTILIZER IS FOUND VARIOUS GRADES OP SOIL ARE TESTED BY EXPERTS. Alfalfa Increase Shows Method to Be Used In Caring for Land. The best fertilizers for use on varl ous grades of soil to be found in the state of Oregon have been shown as the result of a -series of experiments conducted by the soils departmnt of th state agricultural college. Ex periments have been conducted with 18 representative soils and the trials show the effects of different fertiliz ers and the elements in which the soli is most deficient. , . The trials on the Heseltine tract, near Klamath Falls, are classed Yakima sandy loam. The surface soil is a light brown sandy loam, with darker subsurface. This experiment was begun in 1920 with sulphur, super phosphate, rock phosphate, gypsum and muriate of potash. Potatoes are being used as the experimental crop. W here muriate of potash was used definite increase in yield over the check plot was noted. The other fer tilizers gave no increase. Alfalfa on this, type of soil has given profitable increase from this treatment. I"he Xelson tract near Klamath Falls is clay loam soils. This experi ment was begun in 1917 and shows that where sulphur was used the yield was increased by two tons the fourth season after treatment. Eighty pounds of sulphur has made about eight tons increase in yield during r. four-year period. Sulphur has doubled the yield of alfalfa in Goose Lake valley the last five years. The McCornack tract Is a shallow peat s ii, formed from the decompo sition of tules and swamp grass, in the swamp and shallow lake regions of Klamath county. This experiment was begun last year and no apprecia ble increase of alsike and timothy in yield was iloticed the first year, ex cept with sulphate rf potash, which showed a small Increase over the check plot. BEST FERTILIZER SOUGH! -f- Livestock Growing to Be Placed Upon Higher Plane In Order to Increase Industry. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) To promote pure-bred live stock raising, local banks are offer ing inducements to communities mak ing .the best showing. The First Na tional bank has offered a high-class registered bull to the district that first rids itself of all scrub sires and replaces them with purebreds. The First State & Savings bank promises a registered buck of stand ard breed to the district putting in the greaest number of registered ewes in 1921. To encourage hog culture the Klam ath State bank will give a registered boar to the district in which the larg est number of registered sows are placed during the next year, and the American National bank, to promote the grading1 up of dairy herds, offers a high-grade bull to the district mak ing tne best dairying record in isji. Announcements of the banks inter est in purebred stock was made at the annual dinner of the Klamath county farm bureau The farm bureau, in selecting of ficers for next year, re-elected T. N. Case president, Francis J. Bowne was elected vice-president and Silas Oben silage and seed as well as soiling ma- I chain treasurer. and there is little danger or West, livestock teriai, getting too large an acreage. Common red clover is cauea tne cheapest soiling crop grown in west ern Oregon. Mammoth ,red clover yields more. grows ranker and makes a later soil ing feed. While not so good as ordi nary red clover for hay, it has some additional advantages for. pasture and soiling. Directors are L. A. Harry Telford, mar keting! James Ezell, pest control, and Kov Nelson, farm demonstration.. Mrs. E. L. Davis was reappointed secretary by the executive committee, E. H. Thomas, county agricultural agent, who recently tendered his res ignation, has reconsidered and agreed to remain for another year. by this company, but owing to the fact that the bonds are not actually due until 1924, the municipality is to let tne bonds run until some future time. According to news received by both the Portland and the San Francisco office of the investment banking con cern, the municipality, to redeem the bonds now, would be required to pay a heavy premium, as all the bonds are payable in gold in this country. The officials of the municipality hold that, to redeem the bonds now and pay the premium on American funds would be more expensive than to let the bonds run until some future time prior to their actual due date, even though they are paying 6 per cent on the face of the bonds. per-Athiete and Has Girl. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Ernest Haller, senior in the Albany high school, maintains an average of more than 90 per cent in all Ms studies, is a letter man in three ath letic sports in which the high school participates, does a man's work out side school hours and saves about $100 a month. In calling attention to Haller's rec ord when he presented his football letter. Principal Hudson said that Hailer is able to do his work, handle his studies" and excel in sports be cause he is always in training. ' H characterized him as a remarkable young man. 'And beside all that,' a student added, he has a girl. IIP LANDS FERTILE VASV KLAMATH DOMAINS ARE BEIXG RECLAIMED. "A fact that is frequently lost sight of is that the drop in the price of sil- MA MV QAWTA IN FflM ver h siniost is startliiiE as the Hron 1 wnl I Mw I IV TUOOIL. in tns commodity market. said George V. Hayes; vice-president of the Wilcox-Hayes company of Portland, with headquarters in Kobe, Japan, when in New York recently. Mr. Hayes gave an interview to the Hotel Pennsylvania Register, a house or-1 gan. on conditions in China. "This slump." Mr.'Hayes continued, I "has naturally affected American commerce with countries which use silver as the basis of their currency. It is particularly true of China, where last February the Shanghai tael had a purchas'ng value of $1.70 American money, but conditions have been such that last week it reached the low fig ure of 70 cents. Naturally, when such conditions abound, the people are slow Churches and Schools Make Christ mastide Season ol Good Cheer. FOSSIL, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) The Christmas spirit was more notice able in Fossil this year than for sev eral years past. The public schools closed Thursday, December 23. -The afternoon was given over to Christmas programmes. The grades from the first to the six"th had Christmas trees in the different rooms, with a. splendid Santa Claus in the person of Miss Cecil Hughes who is home from Monmouth normal. where she is a student. The Baptist, Methodist and Chris tian churches had trees. There was the usual Christmas eve masquerade to import goods. However, there never was a better time to buy In China dance, besides numerous parties, din ana American capital would una there I ners and family reunions. v a readv. Tllnt mur'rot ' I - ?r,r"-t""ki-d.S PALESTINE TO GET DAIRY ten an analvnis of th financial sit uation, in wh'ch he says that with Modern American Methods Will Be tne decline in cost of materials and Increase in the efficiency of labor. Introduced to Zionists. public utilities, the gross revenues of which are not subject to great fluc tuations, are coming into favorable position, especially as rates may be as slow to decrease as they were to Increase. "It appears reasonable to expect a more or less steady advance in the prices of municipals and good public utility bonds, some hesitation on liberty bonds and industrials, fol lowed by a general advance In the prices of all good bonds as commod ity prices and interests rates come back to normal." says Mr. Kendall. WASHINGTON PIONEER DIES Xathan S. Porter, Judge, Taken by Death Christmas Day. ' OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec. J6.- (Spe cial.) Nathan Smith PorteV, ' udge. ""-- years old. past grand master of the ilaaonlo lodges of Washington and PUYALLUP, Wash., Dec. 26. Mor ern American dairying methods will be introduced to the Jews of Pales tine by H. W. Wiadro, who has left the Washington state experiment sta tion here for Palestine. Mr. Wiadro is one of the five Jewish students sent to learn agricultural methods in the United States. When he sails from New York In January, Mr. Wiadro will take along 150.000 worth of agricultural imple ments and a herd of 40 Jersey cattle for the members of the Zionist set tlements in Palestine. Extended Land Lease Favored. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 26. (Sdb- cial.) The Kiwanis club of Aberdeen has indorsed the resolution Introduced by Edward Finch favoring an exten sion of congressional grants for state lands for a term of lease longer than the present five-year period. It is claimed that the limitation may hin der development of state lands by oil companies. . , Experiments Show That Acreage Will TIeld Enormous Crops - When It Is Developed. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Seventy thousand acres of swamp land, hitherto entirely useless, or on higher levels and during cer tain seasons used only for grazing and the production of natural hay, will be reclaimed and put into com mercial crops within the next two years if the present development pro. gramme is carried out- When the reclamation of the marshes finally is accomplished many will reap rich rewards. Many others who worked faithfully in the las" two decades will receive only the tribute of praise from the pioneers who remember their struggles, f they were financially unable to ke up the battle. It has been a long and costly process, the diking and drain age of the marsh lands requiring gen erous capital. The lands now under actual devel opment, or under contract for im provement, are the 20,000-acre Weed ranch, 6000 acres of the Marsters ranch and 5000 acres of Klamath Indian land at the mouth of the Will iamson river on the Upper Klamath McMIXXVILLE IS IX LEAD Per Capita Banking Deposits Are Declared Eirst in State. McMLNNVILLE. Or., Dec. 26. De posits in banks are a good Index to the prosperity of the people of the city or community of which they are the financial center. In banking cities and towns In Oregon having total deposits of $2,000,000 or more, the city of Mc Minnville ranks first in per capita deposits. The following figures were com piled by the McMinnville National bank from the last official bank re port (November 15, 1920) and from the 1920 census. Per cap. City or town. Pop. Total dpts. dpts. McMinnvtlle .... 2.TK7 I2.7J3.3C0 !t8 Klamath Falls . 4.801 4,530.708 9111 Albany 4.840 S.SSl.CSO 818 Pendleton 7.3S7 S.D01.0.VJ 811 Med ford 5.7."6 3.829.7-18 BBS Koseburg 4.3SI 2.912.007 6H-I Grants Pass ... 3.1S1 2.0K1.659 ttr3 Oregon City 5.8S6 S.6W7.S74 B5J) Hood River 3,195 2.0tlt,45 645 Corvallis 5,752 3.379,114 597 Eugene 10,513 6,102,571 684 Marshfleld 4,034 2.347.3S7 82 Portland ;.23S.28S 148,983,714 576 Atorla 14,207 7,Wi3.222 50 The Dalles 5.807 3.029,964 522 Salem 17.679 . 8.713.263 403 Baker City 7.729 3.376.437 437 LaOrande 6.913 2,070.175 388 Experiment Being SfadeT in Hood Jtiver Orchard District. With a view to determining the best fertilizer for apples, pears, straw berries, potatoes and clover on dif ferent soil types in Hood River valley, Gordon G. Brown, of the Hood Kivei experiment station, is making an orchard survey of -that district. In addition he has been doing special research work for the past four years at the experiment station. The outstanding feature of these experiments is that nitrogen has been the limiting factor under. Hood River valley conditions. Commercial nitro gen has been supplied by small an nual early spring applications of nitrate of soda at the rate of three pounds a tree. Of late years where leguminous cover crops sucfl as clover or alfalfa are grown in the orchard, the re sponse from tho nitrate of soda appli cations has' been less striking than when the experiments were started. It is expected that the tests may prove that commercial nitrogen may be dispensed with altogether. Bull Peculiarly Marked. ALBANY, Or, Dec. 23. (Special.) A Holsteln bull which is marked with practically a perfect heart on its left side over its heart is owned by Mar tin Swyter, -a young man residing just southwest of this city. The marking is very plain and the heart is almost overvwhere the animal's heart is located and is only a little larger than the heart of the animal, provided the latter is of normal size. podnds by a grade Jersey owned by A. B. Ferns of the Rogue River asso ciation. The highest average yield for an entire herd was 46.50 pounds fat by the grade Jersey herd owned i by A. B. Ferns W the Rogue River association. 'Itlffhsil vlaMinv niffnora fr other districts were: V. H. Harwood, Clatsop county; Durrer Bros., Tllla- i E. U. Worthylake, Smith-Umpqua; S. L. Leatherman, Coqullle-Myrtle Point, No. 1; John Fabery, Coquille Myrtle Point,. No. 2; T. M. Collver, Coos Bay? Fred Lockwood, Bandon Co-Operative; J. T. Graham, Columbia county. The average yield for the Rogue river district was 29.20 pounds of fat per cow. 0 WHEAT PRODUCED MALIX FARMER GIVES KLAM ATH BASIX THRIVING VARIETY Grain Matures Early, Yields Heav ier and Has Unusual Mill ing Qnalities. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Experiments by John Spro lek, Malln farmer, have given the Klamath basin a new variety of wheat, especially adaptable to this climate and possessing exceptional milling qualities, according to J. D. Howard, local miller. The wheat matures earlier than other varieties, contains approximately 15 per cent more gluten content and apparently yields heavier. Mr. Spro- lek harvested 35 bushels to the acre this year of this variety, about ten bushels -In excess of other wheat yields of the neighborhood. The new variety has been termed the Sprolek fife, but whether it is a true fife variety or not Mr. Howard does not pretend to say. There are several epecies of the. fife family, and the Sprolek wheat shows such advantages over other fife wheat grown here that it is believed that some freak of climate, cultivation or environment may have produced an entirely new variety. Mr. Sprolek started with two neaas of wheat 'which he brought from the east, and by careful selection over a Dpriod of several years kept the strain and this year had seed for a considerable acreage. The bluestem variety or wneai has been grown in the Klamath basin for several decades sjnee wheat farming first became a large indus try here. In late years the stock has become sn mixed with club and other varieties that it cannot be de pended upon to produce the true blue- stem. The necessity tor a new va riety of wheat has long been in evi dence and it was to overcome ine disadvantages of ordinary seed that Mr. Sprolek was led to undertaae nis experiments. Bonds Yielding to s .10' WALLA WALLA COUNTY, WN. 6 Road Bonds. Due serially 1921-30. Den. $1000, $500 COWLITZ COUNTY, WN. Diking Dist. 11, 7 Coupon Bonds. Due serially 1922-36. Den. $100, $500, $1000 STANDARD OIL CO. OF N. Y. 7 Gold Bonds. Due 1925-29. . Den. $1000, $500, $100 WHEELER TIMBER CO. 5-year 7 Gold Notes. 1en. $100, $500, $1000 RIORDAN CO., LTD. 20-year 8 First and Refunding Gold Mortgage ---------- Yield 6 7 7 7 8-10' CLOSSETT & DEVERS GOLDEN WEST COFFEE EXftlBIT IN OUR LOBBY When passing the bank step in and see this exhibit of Golden West Coffee and Nu-Raya Tea two products of the big Clossett & Derers plant in Portland. Bond Department Broadway at Oak Resources over $300,000l GALLONS OP MILK GIVEN DAILY FOR 865 DAYS. HUE RIVER COWS LEAD HIGHEST STATE HONORS WON DURING NOVEMBER TESTS. District Ahead, With 35 Milkers Giving More Than 4 0 Pounds of Bulterfat Per Month. Rogue river dairymen won highest honors in the Oregon Cow Testing as sociation aa the result of tests made during November, according to "re sults which have just been given out. That district also led others with 35 cows yielding above 40 pounds of but ter fat for the montn. The average yield of milk and but ter fat for the herds of the associa tion is the lowest of the year, owing to a large number of cows being nearly dry. In this connection E. B. Fitts, extension dairyman of the agri cultural college, declares that more attention should be paid to having cows freshen in the fall. "This will cause them to give from IS to 25 per cent more milk in a year and the longest flow comes at the season when the price is the highest," he said. The highest yield of butter fat from a pure-bred cow and 68.85 pounds by a registered Jersey owned by P. A. Lux of the Bandon association. The high ylelft for a grade cow was 76.9JI Alec Todd of Yakima Has Animal Soon to Undergo Test to At tain Distinguished Class. PROSSER. Wash., Dec. 2. (Spe clai.) Prosser Holstein breeders have been interested in tho announce ment that Segls Pieterje Prospect, the Holstein cow owned by Carnation stock farm, has established a -world record of 12 gallons of milk daily for 365 days. This cow Is a full sister of Se.gis Pieterje Prospect, a Holstein bull which heads the Sunset ranch herd owned by E. F. Benson,- formerly state commissioner of agriculture and now a prominent official of th Northern Pacific railway. Mr. Ben son acquired this bull to lead his herd,- after purchasing six yearling heifers at J750 each from Aleck Todd of Yakima, who has the distinction Tf owning the only herd in the Uni ted States that has two cows with a record of more than 30,000 pounds of milk a year. Mr. Todd has another cow that win undergo a test shortly with reason able assurance that she will enter this distinguished class which is shared by only 11 other cowa In America. E. F. Benson is planning to assist all Prosser Holstein breeders to es tablish world record strains In their herds and he Is of the opinion that climatic and grass conditions In the Yakima valley Insure greater success, better flesh and higher milk produc tion than is possible elsewhere. POULTRY INDUSTRY" GROWS Canby Farmer Increases Doaen Hens to 1100 Birds. OREGON CITY, Or., Pec. 26 (Spe cial.) One of the largest poultry In dustries in Clackamas coiinty Is located at Canby, and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Wiimer W. Gribble, who began poultry raising eight years ago. Air. and Mrs. Gribble started with one doaen While Leghorn ' birds of puVe-bluod stock. Each year they have added to the flock, until now they havo 1100 birds, 100 being cockerels. Mr. Gribble disposed of 18,000 baby chirks, but expects to sell at least 30,000 during the coming hatching season. So far he has an order for 16,000. tomce last hatching reason Mr. Gribble has made many improvements at his poultry farm. Among these Ik the erection of a building 20x70 feet. which is similar to another structure erected about a yesr ago. Fresh straw Is kept there, and at tho rear are the nesfs. It Is the intention to establlxh trap Tiests thre during thn coniing reason, and thus kern record of laying hens, an Mr. Urlhblo be lieves he has a largn number thnt are making rernrds. At the prrsert time he is shipping from nine to tei cases each week to the Oreai Poultry association In Portland, re celvlng 65 cents wholrnsle. He Is not raising the birds ff show purpose, hut devoting Ills at tent ion to egg production. Mr. Grlbble'a system of selectlnir his birds 1 what Ik known t t Ilogan system, combined with that used by Profcxsor Ilrewster of Mm Oregon Agricultural college, in h u culling demonstrations. Besides carrying on this Industry last season Mr. Grlbbln harvested, 3000 pounds of axparagu. which was disposed of in the local anil Portland markets. nig Flnme. Nearlng Completion. 1 HOOD niVEIt, Or., December 26. (Special.) 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