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- i. Monday, fioptemlter S, 1018. ASHLAND TIDINGS PAGE TTTREH Come in and Examine the TIRE .With a thous and claws. 111 All sizes SOLD BV TUB Overland Miilner Co. Agricultural War Work ' What Is considered one of the most Important projects to deal with, the the farm-labor situation, Is now be ing planned by labor specialists of the Vnlted States department of agricul ture, I'arm labor conferences will be held during September and first part of October In every state In the union, where the federal labor spec ialists and the officials of the states relation service will discuss labor r.tiPhtlons and their solution with of ficials of the t;tate agricultural col leges, stato farm help specialists, county agent leaders, extension lead er:;, and others interested. Tho ob ject Is to g?t all agencies to work to petlior and to have the various de part mcnts of the state colleges to con sider how their campaigns can be carried on with a minimum amount of labor. For example, If tho dairy department of a state college is plan ning to conduct a campaign for In creasing the number of dairy cattle In the state, tho officials of that de partment will lie asked to show how the program can bo carried out with the minimum or present supply of labor. Each department will be ask ed to recast Its program, so that It ran be met with present supplies of farm labor. The forest Is repres?nted In an "Advisory War Cabinet" created by C. C. Moore, now at the head of the California state council of defense. Tho food administration, Red Cross, Liberty loan, and other organizations are also represented. Various county councils In California are to be reor ganized and a number of forest ser vice officers have been recommended for appointment to them. Gov. Wlthycombe, of Oregon, and Cnv. LIcter, of Washington, have joined the forest service's campaign against forest fires by Issuing pro clamations calling attention to the great fire danger and warning camp ers and other forest users to use the most extreme care. Posters have lecn sent to the national forest su pervisors. Slogans on them read: "AM Campers Should Carry Shovels" and "Patriotic People Prevent Forest Tires." Castor oil essential to the effi cient operation of rotary aviation mo tors, great numbers of which are now In use abroad or are being manufac tured was found In September, 1917, by the signal corps of the army to be needed In largely Increased quantities for the aircraft program, t'o-operation between the department of agriculture, the war trade board, nd the materials department of the H III.. Oil Jl IWIflll II.NWI JlieMeal Test of gasoline is in its boiling points. In"Red Crown" they form a continuous, uniform chain, giving easy starting, quick accel eration, power and mileage. Look for the Red Crown sign. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) jRe Gasoline 1. 1 ,4k .. mWm. tfrnX mm W Planting home gardens, producing more food, and saving food are all war-time efforts of this government in which the women of America have co-operated loyally. We are all in the home army; the home army here must help the fighting forces and home armies over there; 120 million Allies must eat .iureau of aircraft production, with foreign advice and assistance, has bo'.ved the problem, according to a recent statement from tho bureau of aircraft production. It is estimated that 2,000,000 gallons will be avail- t hie thl3 fall from 108,000 acres planted to castor beans In eight south ern states and California, and from the large acreage In Cuba, Haiti, and Santo Domingo. Purlngl917 crops valued at $130, 000 were saved from destruction In California through the fire-fighting campaign Initiated through the farm bureaus by county agents through out the state. A Ford auto trucit equipped with an extinguisher and tthcr fire-fighting apparatus were purchased by one county by levying an assessment of 2 cents per acre on lis grain land. Fifty thousand dol lars worth of grain were saved In Stanislaus county alone through Us newly organized fire department. Aan Diego led all the counties In fire protection, with an appropriation of I9.S00 for the employment of tiro bosses, the securing of equipment, and the paying for labor consumed in fighting fires. The farmers of Cali fornia have decided to eliminate at least the losses to their crops due to fires. All the principal grain pro ducing counties have now secured appropriations and appointed fira bosses and trailers as a result of the combined efforts of their county agents and representatives of the for est service. Following the receipt of letters from hardware dealers Indicating a serious shortage In the kinds of iron and steel used by country blacksmiths and In farm operations the bureau of mcrkets make a survey of stocks held by wholesale hardware dealers and of their estimated needs for six months. A questionnaire was sent to dealers who furnish supplies directly or through retail dealers to country blacksmiths and farming communi ties. Replies from some 230 dealers Indicate that In most Instances sup plies on hand on June 1, 1918, were much less than those of a year ago. Many dgalors reported a shortage below actual requirements for the iext six months, particularly In the case of barbed wire, nails, and other fencing materials, sheets for roofing and silos, and steel bars of a size tuitablo for wagon tires and farm re pair work. Because of the need for iron and steel in war Industries the priorities committee of the war Indus tries board requires dealers In need of supplies to filo a statement, on Manks provided for that purpose r.bcwlng tho use for which the mater ials are desired. The committee then gives the dealer a rating, deter- UNCLE SAM'S PARTNER mined by the essential character of the supplies required, and the high er rating, and the higher rating re celve the first attention in distribut ing the available Iron. More than 30 county sheep breed ers' associations have been organized by the sheep specialists of the de partment of agriculture In Texas. The object In organizing these as sociations and the purpose of the Dnmbers is to raise more sheep as a wartime emergency In answer to the government's call for Increased production of wool and mutton. A poster with the slogan, "More sheep better sheep," which is being wide ly distributed by the Texas sheep t'pcclalist, s reported as being an important factor in stimulating In terest among sheep raisers. Strains of wheat and oats that are superior to ordinary varieties have open developed in co-operative cer eal experiments conducted by the department of agriculture and the New York state college of agricul ture. Thcso experiments have been n operation for about 10 years. Many comparative tests conducted In vari ous parts of the state show that the new strains make better yields than the ordinary varieties grown under the same conditions. With some of these strains sufficient seed has been grown to make posslbio a rather wide distribution In tho state, and "they fire being grown this year on large acreages. Tho drought stricken farmers of Montana, represented at a meeting of farm bureau presidents at Helena, elected J. M. Davis, president of the Teton county, Montana, farm bureau, as a special delegate to go to Wash ington and present the facts of their Mtuation to the secretary of agricul ture. The expense of sending the delegate was shared by 13 farm bur eaus. Davis, accompanied by Gov. Stewart of Montana, met in confer ence with Secretary Houston, the committee of war finance corpora lion, and other committees. An ar rangement wad made by which a part of $5,000,000 set aside by tho presi dent will be made available for ex tending credit to Montana farmers In drought stricken areas for tho put chase of winter seed wheat and ryo A special freight rate of one half the regular rate on hay will be granted to relieve tho feed situation, and plans for further relief are being considered by the secretary of agri culture and the war finance corpora tion committee. California county agents and rep resentatives of tho forest service sav ed $130,000 worth of grain crops from fire losses during 1917. All (Courtesy of Llfu and Charles Dana Gibson.) the principal grain producing coun ties have raised funds, purchased equipment, and appointed fire bosses for tltls first aid work. One county by levying a tax of 2 cents an acre en its grain land was aide to install a truck properly equlppepd with an extinguisher and other fire fighting apparatus. Equipment and organiza tion of similar character saved j 000 worth of. grain in Stanislaus ! county. S?n Diego expended $9j00 I for like protection and is regarded j rs the best equipped section of the ! i t ate. ! "Remember that the mole Is tli'5 i.aiser's land submarine, and it Is up : to us to eradicate them as our nation I i.i cleaning out the sea pirates," reads J a letter from a county agent In Ore gon to a young hunter of Oregon City. Western Oregon is carrying on j an Intensive campaign to save her 1 gardens and crops from tho ravages I of moles. The skin of a native mole :s as valuable as any pelt which can '-p Imported; hence county agents de lised the plan of organising the boys In each county to wage war on the moles. The skins are concentrated in a pool by the agent and are mar keted when a sufficient quantity has rceumulated. Oregon farm lads gain pin money and satisfaction from this work of protecting farm crops from i orient enemies. KKCKIPTS FROM OKKUO.V MKTAIj MIXKS IX IftlH Receipts from Oregon at tho mint, cmelters and refineries at San Fran cisco show a falling off of $122,000 In gold and 13,000 ounces of silver for the first six months of 1918 as compared with tho corresponding period of 1917, according to C. G. Yale, united States geological survey, department of the Interior. Ry no means all the gold and sil ver mined In Oregon Is sent to San Frnnclsco, but tho proportion that Is lent Indicates In a general way the condition of the mining Industry of the state. I (Oregon, like the other western states, has been forced to reduce its output of gold by the present high cost of supplies, the scarcity of skill ed labor, high freights, lack of In vestors In gold mining enterprises, and a general tendency to curtail op erations. Tho statistics for 1917 showed n material reduction In tho output of the metal mines In Oregon as com pared with that of 1915. The quan tity of ore taken from the deep mines was materially reduced and the pro duction of gold decreased more than 23 per cent. The production of sil ver also decreased, and more than 30 per cent less copper was produced titan in 1916. There are now only between 70 and 80 producing mines in Oregon, most ot them placer mines. Eaker and Grant counties are the leading producers In the state and i'ney liavo gained their position by dredging. Yet even the dredges, hy draulic mines, and drift and surface liacer mines are making a reduced outpput, but the greatest deficit I In tho production of the deep or tiiiartz mines. In tho Gold IIII1 region the short age of skilled miners and mlllmnn has prevented resumption of work on tho Millionaire, Nelllo Wright and f-omo small mines In tho district. Tho lessees of tho Sylvanlto mlno bought the stamp mill of the Gray Eagle ?nd transferred It to the Sylvanlto. The McKlnlsy copper mines, conslst h? of twelve claims twelve miles east "f Cold Reach, havo been sold to the lakllma Smelting Co. Tho Chiles M'ning Co., operntlng the Emory gold mine, 12 miles east of Ilar.bor, was forced to closo this year owning to !'ip difficulty In procuring supplies, piinclpally gasoline. The once productive Ren Harrison mine In Raker county which was un der option, was returned to the orig inal owners after tho holders of the option had spent considerable money in Investigating It. The Mountain Lion mine, 12 mlb's rout h west of Grants Pass, has been sold and the new owners will put In lane mills. Improvements and larg er reduction works are being Install ed at til" .Mmeila copper mines, on liogir- river, 27 miles brlow GraU.t I 'ass. The Gold Rar mine, on Rogue river lelow Grants Pass, operated three hydraulic giants and a steam shovel tills year. Tho average value of ore mined In Oregon and tho quantity of ore treat ed Is less than in former years. The older dredging fields of Hi" rtato are producing legs gold, and In the most productive field, where two dredges were In operation, one has worked out Its ground. Very few aew gold mines have recently been opened In tho stato. In tho southwestern counties of Oregon, which form a continuation of the California gold belt Coos, Cur ry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and I.nne a reduced output from both placers and deep mines Is apparent, iitd some of tho mines have been elored. The outstanding feature of metal mining In Oregon Is the reduction in I he numebr of productive mines. '.Uiich was 29 per cent less In 191" than In 1916. Phone news Items to tbe Tidings. office. l. GLASSES 1. WIIITKI), Opt.it Ion Comply With the Law AND Printed Wrappers ACCORDING to the mling of the Oregon Dairy and Food Commission all dairy butter sold or exposed for sale in this state must be wrapped in butter paper upon which is printed the words "Oregon Dairy Butter, 16 (or 32) ounces full weight," with the name and address of the maker. To enable patrons of the Tidings to easily comply with this ruling this office has put in a fiupply of the standard sizes of butter paper and will print it in lots of 100 sheets and up ward and deliver it by parcels post at the fol lowing prices; 100 Sheets. 16 or 32 ounces ... ... . $1.75 250 Sheets, 16 or 32 ounces $2.50 500 Sheets, 16 or 32 oonces $3.75 Send your orders to us by mail accompan ied by the price of the paper and it will be promptly forwarded to you by parcel post, prepaid. We use the best butter paper obtainable, and our workmanship is of the best. Let us have your order and you will not regret it. Ashland Tiding's Ashland, Oregon WORLD SHORTAGE IN BEET SUGAR Crops Are 40 Per Cent. Less Than Pre-War Average Cen tral Powers Hit Hardest j ) CANE SUGAR IS ISOLATED. Allied Beet Production Falls One-thlrtf In Rigid War Economy Practiced. The world today is producing forty per cent, less beet sugar than the pro war average. Counting tho American, Allied and German-Austrian crops, as well as thti neutrals, tho U. S. Food Administra tion lias estimated that tho world shortage created by the light crop ol 1017-11113 Is at least three and a half million tons. That tho 1017-1018 crop of cano sug ar was two million tons In excess of the previous year does not relievo tha general shortage, Cuba and Java produce one-half of tho world cano ciep, and tbe Java sug ar Is too far removed from America til transport when shipping Is badly need ed to transport and maintain tho mili tary forces In France. In Java n large part of tho old sugar crop Is still nwalilng shipment Slnoi It requires l.'. lit WO days for each boat that Is sent to Java, tho possibili ties of obtaining adequate shipment of Java sugar this season are remote. Allies' Production Falls. Taking (lie Allleil nations us a group, ofllelal reports show that beet sugat production Is less by one-third than tha pre-war average. French beet sugar Industry has suf fered most by the war. Tho French yield of beet sugar Is now only 20.1 per cent, ot tho pre-war average. For the fivo years preceding tho out break of hostilities In Kurope, Franca produced nn average of 7j2,.rl2 tons of sugar each year. For 1017-18 the French production was 210,410 tons. Willi 01 factories operating, as com pared with more than 200 that were In existence before tho war and before tho general campaign of destructive ness launched by tho German armies, Franco nevertheless managed to manu facture more beet sugar In 1017-13 than In 10U1-17, wiien tbe total output was 202,413 tons. Italy In 1017-1.8 produced 100,800 tons of beet sugar, which was 5(5,000 tons less than tbe previous year and 110,250 less than the nnnuul output of sugar for tho live year pro-war pe riod. One of tho grent difficulties rxperU enced In Italy's beet sugar Industry was finding sulllcleiit labor to- handle tho crop. Thousands of men usunlty employed In beet sugnr production were called for military service. Tbe yield per acre amounted to approxi mately half of the usual quantity of beets linrvested. Price of sugar went up ten cents Tho less sugar there Is to go down, the more It goes up. USE ' Butter -4