THE 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.
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Minimum of Cost.
STATEUNDSURVEYS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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"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-
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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.
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First National Bank.
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Citizens Bank.
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Hlbernla Com. and Ear. Bank.
Title ft Trust Co.
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Capital National Bank.
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U. 8. National Bank.
VanroD-rsr, Wash.
Vancouver National Bank.
Washington Exchange. Bank.
U. 8. National Bank.
Orec-on City. Oregon
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SUvrtoa. Oreron
Coolldgo & UcLalns.
Monitor, Oregon
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