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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1921 RECLAMATION WORK PROGRESSING ON TWO OF MANY OREGON BETTER FRUIT PROJECTS AS RESULT OF FEASIBILITY SURVEYS. MORE OF IT OBJECT This Investment Pays a High of Interest J 08,400 Acres Drained; 487, w 800 to Be Irrigated. Aid of Experts Made Availa ble to Producers. $1,000,000 8 Per Cent Five-Year Gold Notes Portland Railway, Light and Power Company Dated March 1, 1921 Due March 1, 1926 - TITLE & TRUST COMPANY, PORTLAND, OREGON, Trustee OREGON SAVES MILLIONS PRACTICAL SCHOOLS HELD Wildcat Speculator Eliminated and Tracts Pat to Work at Better Methods of Trimming Trees Demonstrated and Spraying, Soil Management Studied. 1L. Minimum of Cost. STATEUNDSURVEYS 10 SPEED mill i J'!x " - ? -r' -:C V .r.....zi. 8 I Feasibility surveys made by W. L. Powers, chief in soils at the Oregon experiment station at Corvallis and liead of the coils department of the agricultural college during the last few years, are largely accountable for the present success of reclama tion work in Oregon, in contrast to the failures of wild-cat speculation schemes of former years. These survey-9 which determine the feasibility of reclamation work on "various projects In the state have re- salted in 2S drainage projects com-; prising 108,400 acres and 12 irrigation projects with 487.800 acres being tor "warded toward completion and suc cess during the last two years, ac cording t data just compiled. These surveys have established the merits of feasible projects, many of wh'ch have been organized, financed and c instructed. Since the survey work began several years ago 3,000,- BOO acres have been surveyed. Of this number 1,250,000 acres have been organized into districts and some 100.000 acres have been actually put Xa work. State 8itn Million. By recommending only those proj ects whic'i will pay well and be suc cessful, the feasibility survey work carried on by the agricultural col lege has een of vast importance in stabilizing new projects. Millions of dollars have been saved the state by avoiding reclamation of land which would have involved expenditures greater than the increased value of the crops produced. Thus the wild cat speculator has been eliminated from the field of reclamation in this State. Reclamation is Just beginning in Oregon. It is common knowledge that there are millions of acres of dry land in eastern Oregon which will yield good crops Just as soon as wa ter can be brought to them. But it is less generally known that there are enme 160,000 acres of tuie ianas, aiso Jn eastern Oregon, which will produce abundantly just as soon as the water can be drained off. As a soil specialist, farmer and ex pect agriculturalist. Professor Powers goes over the proposed irrigation or drainage project to see whether or nut it is feasible from an agricultural standpoint, at the cost estimated by the engineer. SOC,0)0 Acres to Be Surveyed. Five hundred thousand acres of land were surveyed in the last bien nium to determine the feasibility of draining thm. Approximately 200, 000 acres are waiting for surveys to determine the feasibility of drainage or irrigation. The 23 drainage projects forwarded in the past two years by these surveys include Multnomah, Peninsula. Uma tilla. Ontario, Scappoose, Lakeside. Looking Glass, Fairview, Wheeler, Beaver slough. Depot slough. Wocus and Caledonia marshes and lower Klamath. The 12 irrigation projects furthered are: Silver creek. Sparta, Goose Lake valley, Jordan valley. Summer lake, Silver lake. Med ford. Central Oregon, Lone Pine, Langell valley. Grants Pass and John Day. f f t ' vr" - ? - - - : ?i Above -Work of digger on reclamation project. Below from land preparatory to Irrigating;. clearing Drunk CHERflY TARIFF ADOPTED FOREIGX FRCIT TO BE TAXED 4 CEXTS PER POUXD. PKCXE GROWERS IX MEETING Speakers at Yamhill Emphasize Benefits of Organization. TAMHILL, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) A meeting of great importance to the prune growers of the Gaston, Cove Orchard, Yamhill and Carlton sections was held here today, when Professors Brown and Barss of Oregon Agricul tural college, C. I. Lewis of Oregon Growers' association. Earl Percy of Dilley, M. Russell and M. Newhoujc, president and manager, respectively, of the Clarke County (Wash.) Prune Growers' association, addressed a large audience on the proper care of orchards and other phases of the prune Industry, all being advocates of the Oregon Fruit Growers' associa tion. They emphasized the import ance of stabilizing the market through a large membership in the association. The meeting was held In connection With a prune dinner given by the wives of the prune growers of these sections. Three hundred were at the dinner, which showed the wonderful adaptability of the Mistlar.d prune in making many kinds of dainty dishes. There were bread, cakes, pies, salads, puddings and creamed prunes In va rieties almost equal to the number of cooks who prepared them, and every dish was prepared from Mistland prunes. In addition to these dishes there were mashed potatoes, stewed chicken, country cream and coffeo in quantities more than sufficient for the largo gathering. Sentiment in favor of the Oregon Fruit Growers association was great ly Increased by the information furn' lshed by the eloquent speakers pres ent. Senator McXary Xotifies Growers' . Association That Amendment Has Been Approved. That the Oregon cherry industry will be protected from the influx of the cheaper foreign fruit is indicated by advicej from Washington, D. C, to the effect that the senate adopted Senator McNary's amendment to the tariff bill placing 4 cents a pound on Imported cherries. Undjr date of February 17 Senator McN'ary telegraphed the Oregon Growers' Co-operative association as follows: "Senato has Just adopted my amend ment placing 4 centa per pound duty on cherries in raw state or preserved in brine." Senator McXary had previously ap peared before the senate committee on appropriations In an argument as to why cherries should be protected from the low prices offered by Italy, due to t: e low rate of exchange for Italian money. In another 1 Xary came to the western Oregon Is that rains greatly reduce the efficiency," said Professor Lovett. "Hard freezes have been known to kill trees recently sprayed with oil. With our present limited knowledge of oil eprays, the advis able course Is to use lime-sulphur as the main dependence, and oil on limited number of representative trees, spraying them carefully and An organized effort to better the quantity and quality of Oregon fruit has been started by the fruit project committees of the county farm bu reaus, county agents, fruit inspectors and extension service of Oregon Agri cultural college. A series of pruning schools has just been concluded by Clayton L. Long, extension horticul turlst, in co-operation with the above forces as the first step in a three- year programme. These schools nave been held for four days in organized counties call ing for the work. The first half day in each was spent in orchard work, with county agents, fruit in spectors and fruit project comm.it- ees of county farm bureaus for the purpose of organizing the schools and getting together on the fundamentals of pruning. Mr. Long would explain and demonstrate the most success ful methods as worked out by re search men of the country and the more successful growers'. By noon these leaders were agreed upon the fundamentals and ready to start the school. The afternoon was used in setting forth the principles to be followed, demonstrations by leaders and dis cussions by all. Those having ideas of their own differing from the prin ciples worked out by the committees were spotted. The next morning they were given opportunity to prune trees as they saw fit, with the understand ing that they would attend the schools in 1921 and 1922, giving the results of their 1920 pruning and continue their pruning of the same trees. Keen Interest Manifested. During the four days each grower In attendance was offered an oppor tunity to practice upon trees of dif ferent ages and kinds under the supervision of one of the trained leaders. Records of these trees were kept and these men will be able to nKesvulnir adii 14 a ' 9 Extensive investigations of the ?h.e.clc "? on own vruning and 1 ioiiotv ll up ior ine ni iwo yeara. v. v.. " I Thai. n,n aohnn , hflW hPnn a tneir advantages and disadvantages are now under way at the station. If growers hold to their earlier prac tice of lime-sulphur for the bulk ot their control work, using only test plots for the oils, they may not only save themselves considerable trouble and expense, but will at the same t'me Increase tne information on the use of thj oils. If the commercial oils are used in these tests the heavier grades are recommended by Professor Lovett. These will come in emulsified form n containers, but must bcthoroughl y stirred before being drawn off, or only the oils, which are lighter than great success and if the enthusiasm created by them is an indication of what the three-year programme will do its success is assured. The second part of the programme is to be a spraying and soil manage ment series. Two days will be spent in each organized county, the first In orchards where manufacturers or dealers will demonstrate their own equipment in the forenoon and the fruit project committeemen, county agents, fruit inspectors and Oregon Agricultural college specialists will conduct demonstrations in the afternoon. The second day a hall meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing and formulating a spraying pro- Iha m nlfli f iers. wilt Ha taken In nrenarinir th nil fnr no In th gramme ana a meinoa Ol sou man rniriv lank rrnovra in oriviaeri to agement for tne county, troiessor stir th unttnti of ih mn t a in.r tin Barss and Professor Lovett of Oregon the oils and emulsifiers are thorough- Agricultural 'college. Leroy Childs of ly mixed. Then measure out the re- "ooa "cu ; ' i. j quired amount and add to it about station and C. C. Cate of Medford. i . v. ..! .... Tin..- will handle the nest control part of nstance Senator Mc-' thoroughly emulsified pour into the tne Programme ana uyin u os( tie aid of the fruit In-! spray tan!, and dilute. extension horticulturist, will lave dustry when he. as chairman of the I Care is advised to pour the water (charge of the soil work. agricultural committee of the senate. into the oil, not the oil into the wa had $40,000 appropriated for the study i ter. The containers will probably of fruits while In ocean transit. It ; carry directions for mixing and use. had been proposed to reduce the ap In general the dilution is 100 gallons proprlation to 120.000. The Oregon Growers" Co-operative assoclat'on, co-operating with Cali fornia bodies, has asked Senator Mc ary to get an appropriation of $10,000 for the study of spraying for codling moth. Sprays now used leave a film on fruits and pears and this is often thought poisonous by eastern buyers. It is hoped that scientists will find some sort of spray that will noi leave thii film. of water to 8 gallons of oil. MIIK RECORDS MARVELOrS Holstein Cow's Product for Year 1448 Pounds of Butter. Meetings Are Scheduled. Meetings already scheduled for this series are as follows: February 22-23, Freewater; March 1-2, Eugene: March 3-4, Dallas; March 8-9. Medford; March 10-11, Grants Pass; March 15-16, Hillsboro; March 22-23, Roseburg. Other series of demonstrations, meetings, orchard tours and inspec tion trips will be scheduled through out the season. E- IS BEST A. C. EXTOMOLOGIST PUTS OIL KMCLSIOX SECOND. Applied in R!?ht Way, Professor Lovett Says San Jose Scale, Red Spider, Etc., Can Bo Fought. FRUIT COSTS TO DROP Growers Expect Expenses to Show Decline in. 1921. HOOD RIVEK, Or Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) The rost of producing a box of apples in 1921 will be approximate ly 23 per cent under 1920 costs, ac cording to cnaries M. castner, man ager of the Hood River Fruit com pany. Apple boxes were retailed to growers last year at 27 to 28 cents each. A price of 17 and 18 cents, it ia expected, will be established this year. The cost of strawberry crates and pear boxes shows a similar decline. The nitrate of soda for fertilizer cost growers $80 per ton last year. The Apple Growers' association this season is quoting nitrate to its grow ers for $68 per ton. No material re ductions are shown in miscible oil sprays. Lime-sulphur and arsenate of lead, however, show a decline of about 10 per cent. The wage scale, it Is stated, will be cut the coming season at least 25 per cent. Old Orchard Being Pruned. WHITE SALMOX, Wash., Feb. 20. (Special.) Harry 'McCoy and Ed Fordyce have been p-jalng ibe' or chard connected with the jjunty farm. located where the town of Cliffs once stood. This orchard, one of the oldest In this section, oas been nes lected for many years and many of the trees are exceedingly tall with trunks more, than 2 feet in diameter. OREGON' AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 20. (Special.) Lime-sulphur rather than oil emul sion spray is recommended to Oregon orchardiBts as a clean-up dormant or delayed dormant application by A. L. Lovett, station entomologist. In reply to a heavy volume of inquiries from western Oregon growers. The lime-sulphur spray Is a west ern development, and its composition use, value, methods of application. results and limitations are well known. Professor Lovett pointed out. It has justly won universal favor as a control for a variety of -serious pests, having as it does both insec ticidal and fungicidal properties. Ap plied in the right way at the right time it will control San Jose scale. red Epider, pear-leaf blister mite. twig miner and moss. The proper type of oil sprays will handle effectively the same insect troubles, but cannot be applied for control of plant disease. They do not have the advantage of being the only satisfactory material known for con trol of the leaf roller. These oil emulsion sprays are of more recent origin than lime-sulphur so far as their commercial prepara tion In a variety of forms is con cerned. That they have merit is in dicated by their increased use. Pro gressive growers are greatly inter ested in this new development, and are writing to the station to find its merits, methods of use and limita tions, as compared with lime-sulphur. One advantage of the oil sprays is their apparent beneficial effect on the bark of the tree. Lime-sulphur is very caustic and its continued use is some times thought to develop a bark bound condition. The oils tend to soften and relieve this condition and appear to have an invigorating ef fect on the bark. Either of these materials is affect ed unfavorably by excessive rains fol lowing close upon application. Of the two, the lime-sulphur seems to suffer the least from this cause. If given sufficient time to dry thorough ly its effectiveness Is lowered but lit tle if any by the rains. The effect iveness of the oil sprays Is materially decreased If not entirely destroyed by frequent rains following application. The big; handicap of oil sprays in SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 20. (Spe cial.; A western Washington co has just broken all records for milk and butter production. Segis Pieterje t-rospect is the name of this new world champion and she is an honored member of the famous Holstein herd owned by the Carnation Milk Stock farms. w GROWERS HELP INSPECTOR Hood River OrchardiBts Co-operate on Spraying Enforcement. HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 20. (Spe- rial l The Annie Growers' association ia a test lasting db aays, Prospect Is co-operating with M. D. Armstrong, ..!,. .....I or qui , . . . , I . ..... produced 37,381.1 pounds of milk, con talning 1448.68 pounds of butter, ex ceeding the previous record, held by nine Aicartra or California, by 3958 pounds of milk and 125 pounds of cutter. In one year this marvelous milk maker produced a quantity equal to right direction by the county court. rm . v ii ncifiiH III IDilU . , , . .1 .. I." , , . ... "i""" lerms or liquia Hrowers In Oro-anlze Totlav measure, the total production was urowers to ur0anize looajr 17,020 quarts, an average of 48 quarts EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.) per day. Her greatest single day's The wool and mohair growers of newly appointed county fruit Inspec tor, who has police powers for the enforcement of spray programmes in the fruit sections. The association has announced that the increase of the inspector's salary to $2500 per year Is a move In the yield was 126.3 pounds of milk, con- Lane county will meet at the chamber of commerce in this city tomorrow afternoon to organize a co-operative talning 6.041 pounds of butter. 800 FIXE BIRDS EXHIBITED Sherwood Poultry Show Wins Praise From Judge Coals. More tnan guo rine birds were gathered together from all parts of western Oregon at the annual winter poultry show held at Sherwood, Or., January 13 to 15. Judge Coats of Seattle, who made the awards. ex pressed his appreciation of the high quality of the exhibits. Besides the standard poultry, unusually fine dis plays of water fowl and pigeons were shown. The pens of commercial laying hens. 25 in number, were a part of the show that attracted great attention. Cowlitz Breeders to Meet. KALAMA, Wash., Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) There will be a meeting of the! Cowlitz County Holstein Breeders' club February 18 at Kelso. Delegates to the Chehalis convention will be se lected. Mr. Buchart. executive sec retary of the state association, will be I present. association. The plan of organizing will include employment of a special ist whose business will be to super vise the assembling and grading of wool and mohair. Phone your want ads to The Ore- gonlan. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95 Sunday Schools Plan Meeting. ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 20. .(Spe cial.) Sunday school officials from all the Protestant churches of the city will meet tomorrow night to I make preliminary plans for a con vention of western Washington Sun day schools here May 7 and 8. E. L. I Gregory, state secretary of the West ern Washington Sunday School asso ciation, will meet with the local offi cials. Between 125 and 150 delegates! are expected to attend the convention In May. AppetiteKeen and Bowels Relieved Yon can relish jroor meals without fear ol upsetting your liver or stomach if you will put your iaitn lnrta nrrrt ITTLE IVER PILLS pelled from the bowels and headache. dizziness and sallow skin are relieved. Small Pill Small Dot Small Price Carter's Little Liver Pills. Foul accumu lations that poison the blood are ex- I lvei Idee Cuticura Soap Will Help You Clear Your Skin "t or wmw ss-wmMTiM. Mil M aun PHONOGRAPHS ! 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Because of the great variety and number of it3 consumers, its operations are not subject to the violent fluctuations frequently experienced by the different Tines of industry and business. Electricity and transportation are necessary in good times and bad. ' Notes in Denominations of $100, $500 and $1000 (Notes are ready for immediate delivery) POINTS TO REMEMBER The investment is safe. The interest rate is unusually high. It is a local investment that will help the community. The interest will be paid regularly and promptly every six months. You may buy the notes for cash or on easy payments. LIST OF BANKS Fertlaad. Orecoa V. S. National Bank. Ladd A Tilton Bank. Northwestern National Bank. First National Bank. Bauk or Sellwood. Citizens Bank. Peninsula Natlonml Bank. First National Bank of Linn ton. Hlbernla Com. and Ear. Bank. Title ft Trust Co. VToedbura. Ore icon Bank of Weodbura. AND COMPANY OFFICES WHERE SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BE MADE. Salem. Oregon Ladd & Buna Bank. 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SECURITIES DEPARTMENT Portland Railway, Light and Power Company First Floor, Electric Bldg., Portland, Or. Mar. 5100 DIVISION OFFICES Salem, Or.; Oregon City, Or.; Vancouver, Wash. I INQUIRY COUPON I IPlea Gold N .1921 Portland Railway, Light and Power Co. ease send ma further Information about your U uLca. I Name Street I City or Town Phone Have yon ordered your first loaf of delicious PRUNE-BREAD Um-m-m-! Sim-ply de-lic-ious, this new fruit bread! Absolutely a new taste sensation! And healthful, too ! It can't help but be. Oregon prunes, like baker's bread, are good for you. Both are whole some and mighty good. In combination they're doubly so. Prune Bread is just another form of the most nutritious . and economical of all foods Bread. EAT MORE OF IT! PHONOGRAPHS I a I The Victor I The Brunswick ( The Sonora (Convenient Payments Arranged 6 upmarS$o(fe & (3 ef"MerchanrJise of c Merit Onl SfAvnt dolajxd t$fr FOR BETTER WALLS AND CEILINGS RASMUSSEN & CO. E Cor. 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