''iiiiS UKEUUrt DAitY JOUKwAU bhiUKUtti, Lr.Uo iik : ii, lblo t fetter Farming COOPERATION FOR TO REAL SUCCESS State Market Director Wei n stock . Tells of Work of the California 1 ' Market Commission. BASIS COST OF PRODUCTION Says Oregon Can Also Secure Wide Markets if Producers of State Will Similarly Organize. By Colosel Harris Welsetoek, at Market Director of California (Written F.iprwly lor The Jnnrnal) Til need wu keenly felt In normal times, mora especially on the part of the farm producer, for establishing; con anions which would make it more nearly poaalble for the fanner to market Ma corps under a system that would eliminate waste In the cost of distribu tion, stabilise prices, give the producer a voice In determining: the value of his product, and broaden his market. World experience has shown that these ob jectives cpuld be accomplished only through organized effort on the part of farmers. The need of achieving; all these ends has become emphasised by the critical conditions brought about by the world war in which, this nation Is taking so active and effective a part The federal and state authorities have pointed out that tho war would largely.be won by food. This has been further emphasised by the secretary of agriculture or ureat Britain wno in a .recent interview, among other things, said that the American farmer Is today .the moat Important man In the World ; that the battlefield of Europe Is In very . truth the food producing fields of America ; that the food production At . France, of Russia, of, Canada, of fflxo Scandinavian countries, of Italy.has been eertously diminished and thajriC"ls only to the American farmer tharororld . democracy can look to b javfi, and thatfce American ' farmer in turn la due to increased demand for foodstuffs because of the appalling world deficit of foodstuffs, and to the fewer hands now available to cultivate our pro ductive fields. Mmt Make a Living The world's experience has shown that there is no better way of keeping the . food producer than to make It possible for him to make a living at so doing;; and that in order to make, a living; it Is of the highest Importance that his marketing shall be done scientifically in order that he may be enabled to secure the largest possible share of the con sumer's dollar. As hereinbefore pointed out, this can be done only by organiza tion. , The,", federal . government has been keenly alive to the necessity and to the Importance of furnishing leadership to NOTHING OOI Ndl Hundreds of farmer are en joying (?) this experience in the cold weather. Pump froz : en up, platform covered with i ice, bad fall, a poor way to start a day. Water so cold when you do get it that it makes all your teeth ache and ; and spoils the digestion of i your cattle. Water System Changes this condition forthwith. Pots running water where yon want It Oet np on a cold morning, start a fire and yon soon have warm water, draw a glass from the faucet and yon . find it Just the right temperature. Yon like it your wife likes it Year cattle thrive on It and yon and the . boys go to work whistling, instead of . Broaching. Write today for a copy of "Through the Eye of the Camera" The most interesting book ever pub lished on farm Water supply. " Ask for book No. W , .s " Mitchell-Lewis & Staver Co. Portland Spokane i " 110 COLONEL WEINSTOCK WRITES FOR JOURNAL fa 4 Photo by Fraaer. Baa Franciaco. Colonel Harris Weinstock, authority on cooperative marketing of farm products. State market director of California and organizer of famous cooperative marketing associations of California. the farmers In order to organize them effectively for marketing purposes and In providing; for such leadership, it has rendered the farmers of the nation, and the nation itself, splendid service along these lines. One of the most recent efforts in -this direction on the part of the federal bureau of markets was its activity in organizing into an interstate coopera tive marketing association the honey producers in the states of Colorado, Wyoming-. Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wash ington, Western Nebraska, Western Kansas and Montana. ' The example which has been set by the federal government has, in my opln ion, been wisely followed by the State of California! in the creation of a state market commission and .in the enact ment of a law which, among other things, provides that the state market director shall "promote, assist and en courage the organisation and operation of cooperative marketing associations,' and shall "endeavor to Improve, broaden and extend in every practicable way the distribution and sale of any such Call fornla products throughout the mar kets of the world." State Leadership TTeeessary The farmer is slow to organise. What he most needs is leadership. The state of California in common with the fed eral government, is furnishing Buch leadership to the farmers in their ef forts to organize themselves along mod ern and scientific fines for the market Ing of their crops, thus enabling them better to standardize grades, ship in carload lota With the fullest marketing information, and to broaden markets through intelligent publicity. In my opinion there is no other one thing that the state of California can do at any time, and more especially at this critl cal time, than to aid the food producer to keep on producing. The experience in California as well as elsewhere has shown that, as a rule, where farmers have been properly organized into mar keting associations. It has stabilized conditions, eliminated marketing evils, broadened markets and added to the prosperity and well-being of the farm producer. These things have all been of benefit as well to the consumer. In the interest of the consumer it is of the highest importance that the food producer shall be kept producing. It You keep thai Lamp burning,' Turn the Eggs that's all Tl "Btielmr will AifcAmr Hatchtkk Eg No experience Decenary WhyBuyA.J.C.C.East Sons and fcrandsons. daughters and granddaughters of Combination Premier 1.29740, the most noted Jersey Bull on tne racirio coast, ror sale. J. VT, VAlfDEKVEIiDEIT , A S03J8 i Roy, Oregon 2 e j - As a balancing ration it puts pork on your porkers quicker i and cheaper than is possible j with straight and costly t cereals. ' ,i FRE E JBooklet containing valuable information to hog raisers. Write UNION MEAT CO. j North Portland, Oregon Another "Black" International! Abrdn-an(as won Grand Championship mtr all brd on BEJQLE STEER. Btaer HERD, CARCASS and BOYS and GIRLS Calf, loaicg only Fat Carlot (tint tia sines 1609).-Tbm interbred Grand Chtmpionahip standings of the wortd' ratt .how to now 11 out of IT for Bint la Steer, 12 out of US for Stem Herd. 18 out of 17 for KatCartot, and 19 sot of 17 for Carcsas. ia favor Of Urn Aberdeen-Abcu. - Write for "Bemilt of Internationals. ' ' ' - . - - -ABERIJEEN-ANGL'S ' Plrat in War. Pint in Peace. Pint in Reconstruction t . AMERICAN ABCRDEEN-ANQUS BRIEDCItt' ASSOCIATION ' ; , . 17 Exchange Ave, CHICAGO .. m AGRICULTURAL GOOD SEED IS MOST ICAL IN LONG SAYS EXPERT Loss From Planting Poor Seed, He Asserts, Is Within Con trol of Farmer. The seed cost per acre of planting good seed Is less than the seed cost of planting poor seed. Standard quality of red clover has purity test of 95 per cent and a germin ation teat of 75 per cent, making the planting lvalue (.95 x .75) 71.2 per cent. At the rate of 12 pounds an acre the cost of the seed Is 93.60. The planting value of poor seed with a purity of to per cent and a perminatlon power of su per cent Is (.80 "x .0) 64 per cent It will then take 18 pounds an acre. making the seed cost S5.40 50 ser cent higher. "This difference in cost is slight in comparison with the loss of time, labor. railure to obtain a good crop, and the introduction of noxious weeds to the extent that often the production of cer tain crops is difficult or impossible,' Says B. F. Sheehan,- instructor of farm crops at the Oregon Agricultural col lege. "Good seed Is one of the most im portant factors in crop production, and every farmer should know the purity and germination percentage of his seed before planting It. The loss from plant ing poor seed is within the control of the farmer." Farmers of Oregon. Washington, and Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, may get seed samples tested free at the O. A. C. seed testing laboratory, Corvallls. A good handful is enough for the samples of most seeds. For seed in bags or bins the sample should represent the top, middle, and bottom portions. must be self-evident that in the degree that the food producer ceases to pro duce, in that degree must the consumer either go hungry or pay prohibitive prices for his food products. The first step, therefore, in the inter est of seeking the welfare of the con sumer is to make it possible for the food producer to continue as such. The opponents of producers' organi sations at times contend that such or ganisations make -for monopoly and "sting;" the consumer. These critics have time and again been challenged to cite any Instance where producers' or ganisations have put an unfair burden on the consumer; but this challenge has never been accepted. The aim of such producers' organisa tions Is to secure for the producer the cost of production, plus a living profit. Unless these results can be achieved, the tendency inevitably must be for diminished production and increased prices to consider. As a'h evidence of the spirit of producers organizations, and the fact that they have no thought and no desire to exploit the. public, at tention ia cayed to the fact that al though under the Clayton act they are exempt : from the Sherman anti-trust laws, the, producers' organizations In California, with which as state market director, ! I have had relations, have which make it legally impossible for them to profiteer or to exploit the pub lic even if they were Inclined to do so. California is rapidly becoming one of the greatest food producing states in America.! Its possibilities in this dlrec tion are nevertheless still In their- In fancy. Oregon also possesses limitless possibilities. It has been pointed Out that there remains millions of acres of uncultivated land which, put under water as soon as later It will be, will make it possible to enormously increase the food production. This, together with the fact that the federal merchant ma rlne which will be at the service Qf the producers In normal times, and the use of the Panama canal, will open out the Atlantic seaboard and the world mar kets for Pacific coast products as would never otherwise have been possible. These advantages, combined with or ganised effort on the part of the farm ers who collectively will be in a position to extend and develop export markets, emphasizes the fact that with proper guidance 'and direction, the food pro ducers will be in a position to add tre mendously to the wealth and to the prosperity and the well-being of their commonwealth. Organization Is Necessary A farm is & business, and crop yields are only one part of that business. Studies in farm management show that a farm to make money muBt usually, have a large business, must have good crops and live stock, and must have these en terprises so selected and organized on the farm that the labor will be kept busy throughout a large part of the year. While it is Important that a farmer avoid poor yields, he should not Judge the suc cess of his farm by its yields alone. ECONOM RUN For Pork Profits Feed Your Hogs PIG-A-BOO DIGESTER TANKAGE DEPARTMENT ZOBTLAlfB POULTRY SHOW Better pick put your show birds now. -i Commence to get them in condi tion. , If the show is held in January the notice will be short. There will not be much time to lose. . See that their poise is right. Teach them to "show themselves off." , (The 7mm! pablklxd o Kormnser SO lut fall information on how to set your birds la condition for show pmputea-1 NON-LAYING HENS COST JUST AS MUCH AS REGULAR LAYERS Expert Says Chickens Should Be Selected With Eye lo Laying Qualities. Especially written for The Journal bj TJ. L. t'paoa. Extenaioa Poultry Husbandman of the United States Department of Agriculture Observation of the methods of the most successful poultrymen of Oregon, and there are many such, lead to the positive-conclusion that there are two fun damentals which cannpt be overlooked, If success is to be attained. The first requisite for success is good stock. By good stock we mean stock that Is bred through successive genera uons to periorm the function of egg production. It is not enough that stock be merely "pure bred." There are many flocks of "pure bred" stock which are as worthless, from the egg production standpoint, as any mongrel flock. What we should have Is pure-bred stock which has been bred for egg production. No particular breed or breeds are especially recommended, but rather the use of the best "strains" within the breeds. It costs no more to maintain such a flock than it does to maintain a flock of low producers. It has been estimated, and very closely, we believe, that a flock which averages nine dozen eggs per annum Just about pays for its keep. A flock which averages 120 eggs per fowl per aitnum leaves a margin of approx lmately 40c per fowl, while a flock with an average production of 180 eggs per annum, yields a profit of approximately $40 per fowl. An average of 180 eges per fowl, during the pullet year, Is entirely within the power of every poultryman or vumtn to obtain. Why be satisfied with less? The second requisite - for success in poultry-keeping is early hatching. In the writer's ..visits to poultry plants throughout the state he has yet to find a successful poultryman who does hot hatch early ; nor - an unsuccessful one that does. By early hatching is meant oae who hatches in ample time to bring his pullets into full lay by October 1. Take as an' example the farm poultry man or woman who raises 100 pullets. If not hatched in ample tLr.e to be in full lay by October 1, it is : probable that many of them will not begin-laying until January or February. As a pullet should and does average 10 eggs per month during October, November and Decem ber, it fed and handled right, it means that the poultryman loses 50c per month on every bird carried, or $50 per month on 100 birds. Let us all hatch early this season, even if we have to purchase an incubator todo It. HOW TO BEST PREPARE TURKEYS FOR MARKET By C. R. Beckley The price that country-dressed poul try will bring in market depends greatly on how meaty and fat the birds are and how well they are dressed and packed for shipment. Poultry, to be shipped to market, should be carefully selected. none but the fattest and meatiest birds feeing chosen. A dressed poor ' bird never will bring top price. Neither will a poorly dressed fat bird. It is always best to dry-pick poultry for shipping. Scalded stock generally arrives in a sticky, half-spoiled condition and never brings as much as dry-picked stock, -it spoils more quickly. After selecting the fattest birds, they Lshould not be fed for 8 or 10 hours be fore killing, as av dressed bird should have the crop absolutely empty. Food in the crop sours, turns black and in jures the appearance of the- dressed bird. In dry-picking, the jbird should be bled in the roof of the ttrouth, then being hung up so it will bleed well. Be sure that the blood drains out thorough ly, as a poorly bled 'bird looks reddish ' either all over or in spots, and this de preciates its grade and value. The morning after the day of dress ing the head of each bird should be wrapped in paper. This adds to the ap pearance of the bird and prevents the blood from staining the body of that and other birds. Place at least two shipping tags on each box or barrel, and be sure to write your name and postoffice address on every tag. Very often these tags are torn off en route and it is difficult to determine the origin of the shipment. Now, the following out of the above Busrgestlons need cost you no extra money and but very little extra time, and we know that. If followed, will be advantageous in getting a better price for your poultry. Roots Supply Succulence The chief function of roots in cattle feeding is to supply a succulent feed. Under general farm conditions 'the quan tity of nutrients grown per acre In root crops is small In comparison to the cost of production. These, root crops, how ever, can be preserved during the win ter equally well whether large or small quantities are fed each day, and there fore have special application when only a few cows are to be fed. Of the differ ent root crops, mangel-wurzels furnish the greatest yield per acre. Other kinds of beets and turnips and carrots may be used. Turnips, however, should! be' fed after milking rather than before, as they cause a bad flavor in the products Uf fed Immediately before milking. Car rots impart a desirable color to the milk. , ; x COOPERATION No. 2 It is of paramount interest to the CONSUMER to make it possible for the PRODUCER to continue producing. The only way to keep the PRODUCER producing is to make it possible for him to earn a living. If the producer is to continue it is necessary that he receive not less than COST OF PRODUCTION plus a living profit. , Unless the nroducer receives a living profit, the incentive will be lost and he will CEASE to produce. ' . In the degree that the producer ceases to produce. In that degree must the consumer inevitably go hungry or pay PROHIBITIVE PRICES for food products. Prohibitive prices are often due to decreased supply or to high cost of distribution. -. . , - - , Cooperative marketing eliminates high, cost of distribution, with, a conse quent lowering in prices to the consumer. , Efficient NORMoT WINS HIGH HONORS POULTRY CONTESTS FOR YEAR Oregon and Washington Poultry- men Have High Birds and 4 High Pens in Competition. The wonderful difference between an ordinary hen and the bird bred to lay. It not for feather or show room points, and the influence such hens may have upon the future of the poultry industry in the United States are matters for contemplat ing brought out by the national egg lay ins; contests held In this country, closing October 1. It is only within a few days that com plete figures have been available on these contests. Think of the vast dif ference between a bird that lays 311 eggs in a year and one that lays around 80, making; only the cost of her food and re turning nothing; profit The heaviest laying; hen in "the United States for the year laid. 211 eggs and her product sold for 111.96,.. at least $9 profit over feed for the year. But. of course, this hen was by no means an ordinary creature she is the only one of the kind for the year in the United States probably In the world. But a post-war improvement in poul try stock should be expected for the high price of feed has forced the killing off of thousands of slacker hens. The de partment of agriculture, through its ex tension agency, has encouraged rigid culling of flocks, taking egg-laying char acteristics only into consideration not show points. From the stock that re mains, therefore, a better quality of lay ing fclrda should be the heritage of the future. Beeords Made on Coast It is of interest to note that the great est egg records for the year in poultry dom. were made on the Pacific coast, by birds entered in the All-Northwest egg laying contest at Pullman. Wash. This contest was originated by Mrs. Helen Dow Whitaker. formerly head of the poultry division of Washington State college, and is now being carried on by K. v. MitchelL The highest hen of this contest was the Leghorn owned by C F. Williams of Salem, Or. The highest pen of the con test also was of Leghorns, owned by Paul B. Towne of Tekoa, Wash. It laid an average of 252.3 eggs per bird and es tablished the highest pen record ever made in the United States. The Individ ual hen, owned by Williams, is the Bee ond highest hen for eggs in bird history, the only one laying more eggs having been owned in Pennsylvania by A. A. Christian. She was a Leghorn. JrydeB Stock Wonderfal More honors come to the Pacific coast through the showing made by birds bred for eggs by James Dryden, head of the poultry division ' of the Oregon Agri cultural college at Corvallls. Dryden Is recognised as the foremost poultry breeder in the world of egg type he has no sympathy with a fancy bird that is not an egg layer and he has proven his ability by his winnings in contests. Two pens bred and developed by Dry den won the honor of being the second and the fourth best pens in the United States for the year. One of these pens of Barred Rocks in the Pullman con test,! were the second best pen in the country, averaging less than an egg below the high pen. The other pen was of "Oregons" and won the Storrs exper iment station contest at Storrs, Conn., an International contest in which the beet birds from England were entered, and the oldest in the country. In the three Important contests Washington, Connecticut and Missouri honors for the year were divided be tween Leghorns. Sasmary High Birds A summary of contest results may be given as follows: Hi eh Bird High Pen Av. all birds Wash. Leg horn 311 eggs Leghorn 252.2 eggs B. Rocks 251.6 eggs II. I. Whites 238 eggs "Oregons" 233.2. eggs Leghorn 234.2 eggs 171.08 eggs Conn. Wy andotte . 311 eggs Mo. Wyan dotte 286 eggs 158.9 eggs 171.88 eggs An Aberdeen Angus pure bred steer brought 82.60 a pound at the Interna tional Livestock Bhow, Chicago. It was bought by Wilson & Co., and will be pre sented to President Polncare of the French republic to be nsed at the "peace dinners." Livestock show prices were not good as a general rule. There were few buyers. One lot of pure bred Berkshtres, the property of T. B. Johnson of La Grande, went for about 25 per cent of what they were worth. m m Congdon it Battles eay the American Angus association had a steer which would probably have been grand cham pion of the show if it had been possible to exhibit it. . ah We have shipped 986,508 tons of meat to our allies this year, an increase of 225 per cent over , the three-year pre war average. Eight billion pounds of meat products, prepared and processed, were Inspected by federal inspectors in 1918. and 17 million pounds were condemned as unfit for human consumption. m m m Golden Glows Chief, the registered Jersey bull, of which a photograph ap peared in last week's Journal, was owned by Pickard Bros, of Marion at the time of his death. He was bred on the Ladd Iron Mine Farm, Oswego. High test for fat production for Octo ber was Star, a Jersey cow owned by A. R Forester of Albany. She made 58.88 per cent of fat and 97S pounds of milk. IIVESTOCK Marketing TO IXCBJSASK : FOTJXTKT AJTD STJFNiY Every commercial breeder, every farmer, every backyard poultry raiser, is urged to keep these alms steadily in view : L Keep better poultry. Standard bred poultry improve the quality and Increases production. 2. Select healthy, vigorous breeders to produce strong; chicks. I. Hatch early to produce fall and winter layers. 4. Preserve eggs when cheap for home use. 5. Produce Infertile eggs, except for hatching.. . Cull the flocks to eliminate un profitable producers. 7. Keep a small backyard flock to supply the family table. t. Grow as much poultry feed as possible. 9. Eat more poultry and eggs to conserve the meat supply. TEST YOUR CLOVER SED FOR WEEDS IF IT IS IMPORTED r Oregon Crop Short This Year and Much Seed Must Come From Outside State. Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls, Dec IS. Imported clover seed, with which much-of the planting in Oregon will be done this year, is likely to con tain dodder or other weed pests and should be tested for purity and germ lnation before being sown, explains B. F. Sheehan of the college farm crops department. "Heavy annual losses occasioned by planting poor seed are within the con trol of the buyer," he declares. "Many of our poor stands and weedy fields are the result of planting poor seed. Farm ers intending to make February plant lngs should get samples early and. have them tested. "Clover grown In the Takima valley of Washington is likely to contain some dodder, one of the worst weeds that can be Introduced into the farm. Clover seed containing dodder should be passed up. The only sure way to determine its presence is to have the seed tested. "Much seed sown in Oregon will be brought in from the Eastern states which will introduce many noxious weeds. The farmer can protect 'himself by having a sample tested. "A fair sample may be obtained and sent to the seed testing laboratory of the Oregon experiment station, Corval lis. The seed will be tested for purity and germination, free of charge. test will give the kind and number of weed seeds and the percentage of viable seeds in the sample. Poultry Breeder Says Coming Year Will Be Good One J. G. Dickson of Spokane, one of the largest and best known breeders of Rhode Island reds in the Northwest, writes the following letter to The Jour nal. on poultry prospects of the North west for 1919 season: "I feel that it should be the best for many years for the breeder of good stock ror various reasons. "First The general trend of all lines or business Is decidedly upward follow ing tne uncertain coaoiuons of war times. This will be reflected as much in the poultry business as in any other. had planned buy Pig stock or hatching eggs last season to introduce improved blood lines in their flocks delayed do ing so owing to tne price of feed and the uncertainty of conditions. They will all be in the market this-eeason in addi tion to the regular 1919 buvers. "Third Many of the newer breeders who had a really good start toward Building up hlah-class flocks In tbe At rerent breeds became dlscourared and quit tne business. All of those mod! who have the true fancier's spirit can; no more oe Kept out of the game than auck can be keot out of water. Thev will all be in the market foe new stock. "Fourth Most of the older breeders nave decreased the numbers of their flocks and many of them will reouira new blood. The price of a-raui and feed nas decreased quite materially from year ago and we can look for a further decrease in feed prices during the com ing year. Every careful breeder has culled his flock closer the past two years man ever oerore so the Quality of eggs COOPRY SAYSj , Ht yoe atopptd to think what a tlorioua and bappy ChrWtaaas this ia for many thouaanda at famUiaa with their tortd ooa wt returned home, or about to return hem from the war front, and to know that fiahtina- (at too world's sraataa war is virtually eerf WhU thinking of thaa joyoua tlmtt. do not forzet tha tana of thousand of faaUUaa ia this a ad the alliad countries whe at their Chriatnua dianer will have ao May vacant chain, chain that will narar be fUiad assls by the aame boys who want forward and cave their llwj to protect us and the rest of the ciniized world front Prneuaniant and tyranny. Abo that are the homeleaa ones la Franoa and Beldam, hi many tnatancea not a mark left to denote where their homo waa. Vtt na all be proud of them, for rach appeara the fate of the ones that Iiht for boneaty. truth sad rlsht. Bay, will condition ever chance ? rVaotlcel Tt tart OH AS. OOOPKY A SON RayaJ BuMelnt Auto Ovners a party who 4s tunt raoA saSi.,1- a East 8818 1, :..; ? V- ?. THE VAUGHAN WSflRS 471 EAST MAIN STREET Builds and repairs til kinds of mach!neiy,,'' Makes Vaughan's Celebrated DRAG SAWS, Produces FINE GREY AND SEMI-STEEL CASTINGS ' OUB BrSCXAXTIXS OAS SHGI3TB tJIxnrSBKS, P1STOXS A2T9 VASTS ALL kULSDS OS COAD WOU Leonard Schad, Foundry Superintendent. Phon East 1108 DEARBORN TRUCK UNITS ' , Converts a Ford or any make Car tnt aa efficient Dearborn One or Two-Ton Truck PRICES S440 TO B60O Cutler aiaa a teetering Co til East ltta St. Distributors for Oregon and Southern Washington. ODOES fl OREGON BENEFIT BY WORK OF ,600,000 Dozen Eggs Put in Cold Storage or Sent East to Maintain Prices. The following information regarding the Petaiuma Poultry producers Is timely and shows what organisation properly directed can accomplish: The association in the first 20 months of its existence handled 425,629 cases of eggs worth 84.985,932.50. It controls 40 per cent of the eggs marketed in San Francisco. It is the biggest factor in the egg mar ket on the Paciflo coast. 4 It stored 1,600,000 dozen eggs during 1918 to prevent a glut on the market with a consequent lowering In prices be low coat of oroductlon. It has organised a department to snip white eggs to New York by fast steamer In order to stabilize the Paciflo coast market. It has organized another department to buy feed Cooperatively, it ouys w wholesale quantities and distributes in retail ouantlties at wholesale prices. It owns a seat on the san irancisc dairy produce exchange. Finally, for the first time, egg pro ducers have a voice in fixing the price of their ears. Oregon poultrymen would do well to follow the example of the Petaiuma pro ducers and then . work In conjunction with each other for the common benefit of Pacific coast egg producers. Poultry 1 notes The Portland Poultry Pet Stock as sociation has not yet decided upon thel date for the annual exhibition. It will be advisable, however, to commence get ting birds in condition as probably only very short notice can be expected If the show is to be held in January. Dryden U ins In B. C A nen of Barred Rocks entered from the Oregon experiment station by Pro fessor James Dryden in the British Co lumbia egg laying contest laid more eggs than any other pen. Tnese kocxs were of the same strain which made the second highest' record for a pen in the United States at the Pullman. WaJK, contest. The birds in British Columbia averaged 200 eggs in It months. Eras left In a draught, or where the wind will blow on them, have a tendency tn rirv flown verv aulckly. Wajihinir ea-es removes the natural eoverlnr of the nores of the shell, which allows the egg to evaporate ana Become stale. Newly laid ergs have a bloom, wniie old ones look smooth and slick. Eggs mold when kept In a damp piece tut h flavor deteriorates. Exposed to the light, eggs quicaiy lrM nualltv. The odors of vegetables, meats and other surroundings will be as quickly ar.anrr.ad bv eras as by warm miuc Thm ouailtv of errs is dependent in a large measure upon the food the hens eat. s in nnf hia-h Quality we nave voile of a. dean yellow color, and a firm white, neither thin nor watery. The s-erm of Ufa is the germ of decay. An infertile egg will decrease In Quality with age, or through improper nanuung, but cannot decay. x and stock offered should be much better than Vioratof ore. "There are probably not more man ti ir cent of the usual number of cock erels for this time of year available for breeding purposes the coming season now in the hands or oreeaera so many who are depending on late buying will have to do without. These to me seem to be the main reasons why the outlook for 1919 poul try business is more encouraging than at any other time in over 20 years in which I have been handling purebred Doultrv. I have on hand about 89 of the best cockerels I have ever raised but am sold out of cocks, harts and pullets.' Mr. Dickson has for several years been manager of the poultry exhibit at the Spokane interstate fair. His birds have won many prises. At the last Interstate fair Mr. Dickson won no less than IS first and second prizes with more breeders of birds represented than In any previous year. Pure-bred poultry means uniformity of products. Uniformity of products means increased profits, if they are properly marketed. Given the aame care and feed, pure-bred fowls will make a better profit than mongrels. KCCt VOUIt tLKat BUY W. a. a. ! Look ! Do Sometmnn! POULTRY ASSOCIATION To relieve yourselves of the miserable troubles you are having with tires. We have just changed the tires for has run his car 80,000 miles ana the filler t t hit wo mile today. J , VO KOJTEY r JfLESS TOT AJUS SATISriZD IpSUniversal Tire Filler Co Ttk asi Hawtherae Ave. Phone East 7232. Check Kept on Cowls To Find Whether -They Pay for Board "Girls are making good as detectives ' among the dairy herds of Oregon. says B. L. Westover, field dairyman of the Oregon Agricultural college, who -has charge of cow testing association work tn Oregon. . - "During the month ef October four girls checked up on 1481 cows to de- ' termine whether or not they were paying tor tneir reed and keep. One girl dis covered nine cows In one association that were not paying their board. They were weeded out at once and sold for-. beef. "The total pounds of milk produced In October by all cows in associations was SZ9.39I.7I which contained . 41,195.99 pounds of butter . fat. The average -production per cow for the month was 411.71 pounds of milk and 10.99 pound of butter fat. The highest milk produov ing cow for Oregon during October as reported by the different associations -was tn Tillamook county where the cow, -Countess Sunnybrook De Kol Id, pro duced 15S9 pounds of milk and 44.95 pounds of fat. The highest fat produo-. Ing cow waa In the Linn county asso ciation where a grade Jersey cow produced 973 pounds of milk and 18.11 pounds of fat.' "The girls in charge of the different associations are: Miss Snedeker, Tilla mook association ; Miss Miller. Nestuoca association ; Miss Sawyer, Linn county association, end Miss Blackwell. Smith and Umpqua association." FORTY CORDS WOOD DAILY Urn D RAG SAW ef Peases, ttaefl fe atresias. Portland Machinery Co. S rset a. PMM Ueia toy. Hesse-Martin Iron Works, 480-474 28. Tayles . Carta, fer. Waeelalaei Maria Mackuaery. Contractor aswaun MactOaera: Aoxrzo coast rxoDtroTS rom rAoma coast larstrsTxxxs, Makers of - Paints and Vaniish N. E. Cor. 2d and Taylor, Portland. Oregon OR0SM VOUR KAODBRLV FURNACE Jew. anf we aaa ate ft keet attanrfcea. n wait entfl tn ol4 of Whrre. We aaak the etaal SM Meat rim tats, Will aaat Im J. J. Kadderly 1SJ FIRST ST. ftuisj laaa, IMPROVED DRAG SAW A new Mae tn the shrtah, e taapeHawt as to annuel Sowble tne ah the aneefain. Writ foe- aoaBplete aeaprtptioa. See a (a Marine, Steam, Cat and Oil Engine Work, . arei TeHae rear repair t na. flr e tntnei ejaaeauj, aaw aae ana Coast Engine & Machine Works ta SoooU A - --- Fans Seat xajto St. Phase Kara MM. " Peru, I Portland Stove Works UXKCPA CTU RgRS OX HIGH GBADS Stoves and Ranges ASK TOXTB 9ZAXZB SPECIALTY FOUNDRY &. MACHINE WORKS Small Brass aaa Irea Caatrsgs , Ceatraet Tferk Solicit ; , EL 7th and Belmont . ties LAYTON COOPERACS CO. . ; . wetftrafeMlkeWIVV ' , and Seal t ;. 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