THE . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919.
Beiter'f arming
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EDITED BY
F. LANU.i:
10
I'M EN T.
OF
GROWERS LAST
HOPE OF OREGON
Advertising Oregon Goods Is in
Fact Advertising for Entire
State and its. Vast Resources.
ADVERTISING WOULD HELP
Prune Growers Lack Organization
- To Extend Knowledge of High
- Quality of Oregon Fruit.
,B. ! F. Lang-ner
While the state market commission
bill, designed primarily for the benefit
of the farmers of the state, was kilted
at the present session of the legislature,
the benefits to be derived from collec
tive marketing are still paramount In
the' minds of those who have, the best
' interests of the state at heart,
.: It "was brought' out at recent In vesti-
- rations and in statements made before
the legislative committees that foreign
capital controls a- large percentage' of.
the canning and fruit packing business
of the state and that we are continuing
to create a false market for Oregon
products toy permitting them to be sold
under a widely advertised brand as a
California prodast.
ethically there is nothing wrong"
about ; any concern packing and canning
prodilets in every state in the Union
and selling them under one brand:
, But it is morally and ethically wrong
for a nationally, advertised brand to
be sold as the product of ONE PAR
TICUI-AR. STATE when investigations
- disclose that this particular brand also
includes fruits tmd other - products
.grown'. in our own state of Oregon
'..and that we are not given any credit
for it In the advertising. ,
Xalloaal Campaign Suggested
Xt we have any state prtde, however,
' if we believe we are entitled to recogni
tion as the state in which" the finest
products are grown, if we believe that
Oregon is entitled to her fair share of
. the credit of producing such products
Instead of allowing these canned goods
of such magnificent quality to be sold
to -the public; by implication anyway,
as California canned . fruits, etc., then
: it is time the growers of Oregon prod
ucts got together and planned, national
campaigns for Oregon products, under
an Oregon brand, with Oregon capital
and directed by Oregon brains. -
National advertising campaigns not
only sell the product, advertised but in
addition sell the entire district. For in
stance, the Pheasant Northwest Prod-
. ucta -company is nationally advertising
lioju and Phes and its other products.
; What do these advertisements.,; say?
"Grown In the famous Willamette val
ley of Oregon."
Advertising Entire State
' This company, which takes the ma
jority of ; the loganberry Crop of the
state, in return spreads the renown of
the Willamette valley to the far corners
- of the Upion. This company is reported
to " be intending to spend $100,000 'this
year on its , advertising campaign and
every dollar of this money is money
invested - in advertising Oregon to the
people of this nation.
The prune growers are handicapped
by lack ' of organization, as are . prac
tically all the fruit growers of the state.
A company such as the, Loju cdmpany
. is simply a consolidation! of capital and
- energies properly directed to bring the
best results to the ownerst
I - ' Growers Shonld Cooperate .
. A Cooperative marketing association
vf "prune growers, berry growers, cherry
growers. or what not. is precisely, the
same and can do precisely the same
'put up a Standard product of the finest
COOPERATION
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Your Hogs Will Develop Quickly' If
DIGESTER
, is fed with1 their
the value of which is demonstrated in increased
- profits to hog raisers at marketing time It is a
profitable investment. 'Follow these- figures.
v lb, Pig-a-Boo costs 3c, and when fed each hog per day with
.regular feed adds , lb. to 1 lbj more pork per day than ordi-
nariiy. lb- pork will bring :12c on the basts of pork being
. .worth, 16c lb. at shipping point a profitable return of 300 per
cent on the investment. ... ,
Baaasfcss-- "
Pig-a-Bod
FREQUENT PRIZE WINNERS
Lert to right rMasterpiece,' Barred Plymouth Rock cock bird, head of spe
cial breeding pen, and King Albert, Green Sheen Silver Campine, head
of all star prize pen, owned and bred by Major J. J. Murray of Port
land. Masterpiece was winner at Multnomah count j and, Salem state
fair In 1918. King, Albert won first prize at Multnomah county and
second at -the" state fair in 1918. .
OREGON'S POULTRY
Total head of poultry produced, .
Total dozens of eggs produced . . . .
Value of all .poultry produced.
Value of all. eggs produced. ......
Grand total
quality under one brand and then na
tionally advertise that brand so that
the brand name is eynonomous with
Oregon.
I Everybody oif this continent knows
that . Oregon -produces magnificent lo
ganberries. Everybody knows . that Cal
ifornia produces fine sweet prunes, but
who outside the jobbers and local resi
dents know that Oregon produces a far
finer -quality prune' than does t Cali
fornia. ! ,
It was to have been the job of the
market director to help the farmers tell
the world of their wonderful products
so that they would be insured an en
during and proper market for the ever
Increasing production.
Now that there is to .be no market
director the farmers must look else
where for this information afid leader
ship. ,
J. G. Dickson of Spokane, Wash., the
well'known breeder of rose and single
"Reds," has issued a circular of annual
offerings.' Dickson. has issued this cir
cular for 10 consecutive years. 1
- Gresham is to be the Petaluma of
Oregon. It has .everything in Its favor
to make it such, j including County Agent
Ward, who is to be credited with the
original thought!
Pure-bred chicks are more uniform in
type and color.
.Pure-bred chicks produce .uniform
products. of superior quality.
Pure-bred chicks require no - more
room, care or feed than scrubs or mon
grel stock.
Pure-br"ed chicks make better fowls.
They mean more uniform eggs and bet
ter . prices.
t Do you want more Information on the
Petaluma Poultry association? If so,
write and we will gladly .give it.
Overloading and crowding the digest
ive organ with more than can be easily
digested must be avoided.
Sunflower seed should be fed spar
ingly, as. the seed acts as a laxative. .
Boiled oats is a treat as an .occasional
feed.
Keep up the supply of grit.
There is no better tonic than cool,
fresh water.
Corn is made 'up largely of starch.
A fowl's condition cart 'well be deter
mined by its appetite. .
All uneaten "soft food should be re
moved from the troughs one hour after
feeding, as it is apt to sour and cause
bowel troubles. '
TANKAGE
ration; It is a , "
FOR FHEE BOOKLET
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BUSINESS IN 1918
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. .J.. . 120,000.000
.$24,000,000
. i $52,000,000
.$76,000,000
0.. A, C.. MAN: ISSUES.
FOR FARM RECORDS
. .
U S. Treasury Department and
Bankers of Oregon Recommend
, Gunn's New System.
The Oregon system of farm records aa
prepared by the farm management dem
onstrator of the Agricultural college, FL
V. Gunn, has the indorsement of the
State Bankers' association, and also
the approval Of the federal treasury de
partment, which will accept income tax
returns, based on it.
The first edition is just off the press.
It has six pages for firm expenses.'Slx
for receipts, one for inventory of farm
and buildings, one for inventory of feed
and supplies, three for livestock in
ventory, one for inventory of "machinery,
one for summary of year's business, one
for farm 'products used by family, one
for plat of farm, one for crop acreage
and yields, one for breeding table, one
for gestation table, one for memoranda
aad one for farm tables and' measure
ments. '. i
Farmers may base their income tax
returns on records kept in this book.
Not only are ample forms provided
in which, the different accounts-can be
entered, but simple t explanations head
each page, giving directions how to en
ter the accounts. Household and per
sonal expenses are not entered. Cash
paid for feed, labor, equipment, re
pairs, supplies, rent, interest and farm
insurance are 'entered.
The hew books are distributed mostly
through farm bureaus, but some bankers
are assisting their patrons to get copies.
Persons unable to obtain copies through
organizations may get them by sending
the "price, 25 cents each.to the college.
Early Hatching Is
Recommended, to
Give Chicks Start
Early hatched chicks almost Invar
iably do better than late hatched chicks.
They get a better start before fcot
weather sets in and are therefore less
subject to fatal attacks from lice and
other insects. As a result, a greater
proportion of early hatched chicks are
raised than is the case with late hatched
chicks. As the matter of hatching 'and
rearing pullets each year to replace a
part of the hens in the flock which must
be marketed is one of the most expen
sive and troublesome problems connected
with poultry keeping, it is of the great
est importance that as great a propor
tion of the chicks hatched be raised as
possible.
The greater number of chicks raised
from a given number of chicks hatched,
the less is the cost per chick. Frequently
the ability to 4iatcn and rear chickens
successfully means all the difference be
tween profit and loss in the poultry
business. Since early hatching has such
an important bearing on the percentage
of chicks raised; it is of the greatest
importance and should by all means be
practiced. The best time of the year to
hatch varies !with the locality and cli-
in.iv. wi tiiwi uiituu b uio most
favorable timeifor hatching consult your
county agent.
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Is there a fruit pool in your neighbor
hood? If so. get in if it is a cooperative
organization. s v
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HORSE BEANS
' ;'. j Good for Man,: Beast and Soil ?
This is entirely distinct, from the common or French bean. The
large, coarse pods are bo'rne on stout plants which are coarser, more
erect and less branched than the French. Lb. Pkt. 10c, postpaid 15c.
ButzerJ Vegetable Garden Special No. 1 .
Consisting of 14Junds of ,Vegetable Seeds in larger packages than
v ordinary seed envelopes. -.
Catalog: price 85c Special price 40c postpaid
BUtZER'S SEED STORE
188-190 Front Street , Portland, Oregon
FIRST CARE VITAL
AS TO BABY CHICK
They Should (Not Be Fed for
From 24 to 36 Hours After
Hatching, Probably Longer.
Toung chicks .should not be fed from
24 to 36 hours after hatching, and will
not suffer if given no feed until the third
day. The yolk of the egg. which is ab
sorbed by the - chick, furnishes all the
nourishment required during this tinu). It
is this provision of nature for the first
sustenance of the chick that makes it
possible to ship, newly hatched chicks
considerable distances. '
At the start it is advisable to feed five
times day, dividing the day into equal
periods, and alternating a mash or soft
feed, such as Johnny cake, with a hard
grain or scratch feed.
A Model Variety Ratios
Scratch mixture : Cracked corru 5
pounds; cracked wheat, 3 pounds; pin
head oatmeal, hulled or rolled oats, 2
pounds. The above 'mixture when avail
able makes an ideal ration. In the ab
sence of corn, cracked kaf f ir corn, rolled
or hulled barley may be substituted, t
Feed morning, noon, and night, scat
tered in chaff litter.
Johhnycake: Corn meal, 5 -pounds;
eggs (infertile), 6 ; baking soda, 1 table
spoonful ; mix with milk to make a stiff
batter ; bake well ; or, a mixture of dried
bread crumbs with hard boiled Infertile
eggs making about one .quarter of the
mixture of eggs. Rolled oats may be used
in place of the bread crumbs. ,
Feed in middle of forenoon and after
noon for the first 10 days or two weeks.
Note When infertile eggs are not
available use double the quantity of
baking soda, and add one half pound of
sifted beef scrap.' Infertile eggs are
those which have been tested out from
sittings or from an. incubator.
Green Feed Any tender green stuff
may be fed to baby chicks. When 'a
regular supply in quantity is needed, it is
Usually most convenient to use sprouted
oats.
Water Little chicks should be sup
plied constantly with fresh water. In
either shallow pans or small drinking
fountains. ,
March Pruning Is
Considered to Be
Most Advantageous
It would appear that the notion long
kih hv farmers and fruit growers in
general that summer '. pruning can be
made to bring young trees imo cany
bearing has' no foundation in fact. . Ex
periments made by careful Investigators
at several of the agricultural stations
shows that summer pruning has no
noticeable effect, so far as hastening
fruit bearing is concerned. Moreover, it
has been proved that summer 'pruning is
likely to be wholly detrimental. At
the West Virginia experiment , station,
for example, early midsummer -and re
peated summer prunings impaired the
vigor of the trees to a noticeable ex
tent, the annual growth and the leaf
area being smaller, while the foliage had
a lighter color. Apparently, therefore,
there is no Teason to continue the prac
tice of summer pruning, except- to the
extent of rubbing out buds where a
branch would be, undesirable.
Probably the best time to prune the
trees in most sections of the country is
in March, after severe freezing weather
is over. Then it is possible to take into
consideration whatever damage may
have been done by wind and weather.
Of course, the commercial orchardlst
usually f isds It necessary to carry on
his pruning work the whole winter,
through, whenever the weather, is rhlld
enough and when the wood is not frozen.
Whether to prune young trees little or
much has long been a disputed question.
The experiments made at the West Vir
ginia station seem to show that heavy
annual pruning was beneficial from a
standpoint of growth while the trees are
less than three years old. After that
this heavy pruning dwarfs the growth.
With all trees a certain amount of
pruning Is necessary. It gives a higher
quality of fruit and enables the. owner
to keep the trees properly balanced, so
that spraying and fruit picking can be
carried on -with a minimum of labor.
When answering advertisements men
tion The Journal.
USE
Golden Rod
Poultry Foods
Chick Food
Developing : Food
Scratch Food
Growing Mash
Egg Mash '
Poultry Oats
Pigeon Food
Fattening Mash
Ait our poultry foods are mixed
according to the formulas of in
expert and practical poultry man.
Take no chances insist upon the
GOLDEN ROD BRAND.
GOLDEN ROD
MILLING CO.
Manufacturers of 'Cereals' and
Poultry Foods
PORTLAND OREGON
multnomah county .':
' , agent' is active
S. B. Half, . who Is one of prime
movers in movement io make Gresh
am "the Petaluma of Oreoon."
To make sure that the largest possible
proportion of next season's shipments of
tomatoes and peaches will - reach- the
consumer in an ! undamaged condition,
the forest service has been making some
practical Strength tests at Ihe forest
products laboratory of a new six-basket
crate for these perishable commodities.
The tests are made at the request of the
bureau of markets and the . Fruit and
Vegetable Growers' association "of -the
South and East. The crates, packed as
though for shipment, are subjected to a
series . of drops and strains, such as
might be experienced in actual trans
portation, to discover the weak feature
of the design. It has been found that
the - crates themselves can stand more
rough handling than the inner baskets,
and an effort will -be made, - therefore,
to provide means for holding the ..bas
kets more rigidly. By. building ud' and
j testing various modifications of the
original crate, it is hoped that in a
short time a six-basket container can
be produced which, will be practically
equally strong in all parts.
If the grape vines have not yet been
pruned, be sure to do so before the
buds start- On mild winter days the cut
ends will ''bleed" some, but that does
not, matter. Gather up and burn the
trimmings, so as to destroy any insects
and disease germs infesting them. Tie
the pruned arms to the wire supports,
and then this job will be- out of the way
before the spring rush.
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WE CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF
"BUCKEYE"
Incubators and Brooders
DIAMOND
CHICK FOOD
saves little: chicks,
and helps them to
grow quickly intq
big, sturdy fowls.
No 'other food
necessary.
"Buckeyes" are famed for their big hatches of strong, healthy chicks '
and the us.e of the "Buckeye" Incubator jand Colony Brooder Stoves
makes it possible for anyone to raise poultry more profitably than could
ever be. done by older methods. I
Our 1919 General Catalog, giver full information and Westejtn prices
on Buckeye Incubators and-frooders, and pur 'complete line of Poultry
supplies. I nis uataio-g ana the Buckeye Booklets mauea iree on request.
ASK FOR
SOUTHEAST
CORSKK
FROST
AND '
YAMHILL.
STREETS :
Is the Best Too
Dairy and Creamery Supplies, -
Cheese Equipment and Supplies.
Acme Ensilage Cutters, Alpha Gasoline Engines, Etc.
' Write for Catalog, .
COLUMBIA DAIRY SUPPLY CO.'
92-94 Front Street , Portland, Oregon
LEGHORNS LEAD
EGG PRODUCTION
Six Breeds Are 'on Honor Rolfj
in AN-Northwest ' Contest for
Laying,; Recently Ended.
By It. V. Mitchell
Director All-Northweot Esc-Lajrtas Contest
Sacramento Bee) .
- There was a great variety -of weather
during-- the month - of. January, varying
from 10 degrees below zero to spring;
weather," and from high Chinook winds
to days with scarcely a breeze. '
lieghoras Lead
The highest production' was, made by
the; Leghorns. The following is the per
cent production for each breed for the
month : Return
, i ' above
For the average bird feed
Breeds r Per ct. prod. Feed cost
White lghoros...60 29.3
R. I. Whites .55.1 35.3
Wyandottes ......54. . 31.8
Barred Rocks 53.2 31.7
R. 1. Reds.,.. 47 31.4
Miscellaneous ....43 8 ' 30.5
Black Minorcas. . .38.7 31.5
cost
63.6
60.1
63-1
60.7
41.6
37.4
28.4
.Six ob Honor Roll
Six breeds are represented on the pen
honor roll for the month, which includes
the best 22 pens. Four breeds are rep
resented' on the pen honor roll to date.
The Rhode Island White No. 343. owned
by. F. W. Frederick, Cassidy. B. C, is
high pen -for the mdnth witjv 30 eggs,
and had a sales value for eggs of $1.50
for January. .This bird laid 30 eggs in
December.
Leghorns Lead
The high pen to date is a S. C. White
Leghorn. N0J86, owned by J. L. Cralb,
Seattle, Wash-, with a production of 7
eggs in 88 days, or' 84.1 per cent produc
tion for the three months, during which
the average price of eggs was above 60
cents. ' This bird has a sales value for
eggs of $4.01 for the 88 days.
The high pen to date is a S. C. White
Leghorn pen, entry No. 6. owned by J. A.
Hanson, with a . production Of 339. eggs
in 88 days, or 77.4 per cent. This pen
has a Bales value of $18.46.
Average Feed Cost "
The average feed cost ' per dozen of
eggs for the month of January was 21.6
cents. The Leghorns were lowest with
a feed cost of 29.3 cents per dozen, and
the Mtnorcas highest with Sl.S ents per
dozen. .
Entries are now being received -for the
fourth all-Northwest contest. A goodly
number have come in already, represent
ing several breeds.
Rye Production Gains f -Bye,
along with barley and buckwheat,
has Increased much in production to add
to the war food supply. About SO.OOOJOOa
bushels, the limit of the crop before 1910,
vjut followed bv gains to 43.000.000 bush
els irt ft 14, 63,000:000 bushels in 1917 and
sSF.Owo.Ooo bushels in 1918 by far the
largest rye crop ever, raised.
nrfu Ttitey hahtti
. Mk a a K si " g. .
Just keep the lamp burning
nr, A 4-,t wtt ...... (ID.. .1.
eye" will do the rest!
and are hatching and brooding
chicks here jn our salesroom
every day.
Call and see the Mam
moth Buckeye (2440
eggs ) , and the famous
Buckeye Brooder Stoves
in operation.
CATALOG
Western Agents
LEE'S 1 '
OERMOZONE, .
LICE KILLER,
Foods and .
Remedies
Good for You?
' Since 1878 the De Laval Cream
Separator has held its undisputed
place as the world's standard cream
separator.
, ..The new D'e 'Laval has. greater ca
pacity "than former types, and skims
closer under all conditions; It con ;
-stitutes the greatest advance in
cream separator, construction in the
last 30 years. ,
Complete line of repairs always on
hand, which can be had by, phone
or letter. -.-'
We also carry' a full line of.
Ads Tell the Story :
' It will pay eTerjr farmer to seaa
the advertlseaieats walek-appear, la
tka agrlealtaral ssetlot of The Joar
al very earefally. '.Advertiser
ally siady farm eendltieas very care
fatly -aad their advertlsemeatt fre
aaeatly eoatala the viry laformatioa
whlek.wlll ielp you olrs a knotty
problem. There are few agrlealtaral
lmplemeat maaafartarers who i not
.maaafaetare a special mash la which
will do the very work yoa -want -bat
yoo mat write and ask them for la
formatioa. They caaaot gness what
Is la yoor'mlnd. ,
Adnswerad From
Thousands of Miles
Advertising in The Journal' pays at
least so' thinks Major J. J. Murray of
3126 Sixty-second ttreet, S. K. Portland.
Major Murray, who "Is a well "known
breeder of Barred Plymouth Rocks and
Green. Sheen Silver Campines, has re
ceived answers to --his- advertisements
from Alaska to Honolulu within the past
two weeks. "I have always , used 'i'he
Journal as an advertising medium and
received the best bf results," said Major
Murray -when; he called at the -office;
the other day.4. Major Murray has Jusf
issued anew pamphlet on his show
birds. '. , -
Animals in U. S. Service T
Animals' on hand in the service of the
war department November 2. l'JIS. were
113,725 cavalry and riding horses, 186,
29 draft horses. 144,611 draft mules, 17,
298 pack and riding mules, and 1,5.280
unclassified animals, making a total of
477,262 animals ready for use. " i
Good Farmers Want Good Farms
. You. will-fin a long list oflgood farms for sate in today's
Journal "Want"ads on page 14. Some are fully equipped and
can be purchased on long time, .
PORTLAND HEADQUARTERS
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Cost of Production
We must have cost of production to keep the
, dairy herds from "being slaughtered.- Ours is a
co-operative organization of producers. . ,
Write for Information i
rwe. RJJSSELL TRACTOJC
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POrt.1A.HO0,H JOSESIBOKANE-CWEATiFAH.n ' j
Alfalfa Wins Out
As Feed for Hogs,
After, Experiment
, . To test the value of alfalfa, pasturage .
aa a part of the ration compared with an
exclusive corn diet for fattening hogs
in "a dry lot, the Nebraska station fed
for SO days. 0 b-ood sows from which
the pigs have been weaned. Ten -head
were given the run of five acres. of al-
'-.-..- -
falfa and corn at the rate of three
pounds daily- for each i. hundredweight,
and the Other 10 were. fed. corn exclusive
ly at the rate of f oft- pounds for each
hundred of live weight, i
The showing was strongly in favor1 of
the alfalfa-corn 'ration In various Vays.
thus s - The pastured hoga used 180
pounds less of com to make 100 pounds
of gain, and the gain cist 81 cents less
a hundred pounds than (that from those'
fefl corn alone.- .J . . ,
The return frorti each bushel of eotn
fed the pastured hogs' -was $1.02, and
from those not pastured. 71 bents. This,
however, was not- at ,-war pricea The
corn required io produce 100 pounds of
gain on the dry-lot hogs was almost 43
per cent more' than onUhe pastured. - .
The "daily: profit to the hog on "those
pastured was 10 cents, and on the others
7.cen's. ),,.: - -
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; Cow Gives Good Profit . t
" Forest Grove, "Feb. '28 John Fletcher
of this city has a smallj Jersey cow, from
which he sells milk to the local n--denser..
The check he gets -for milk
averages $30' a month. Fletcher Is aa
old resident of this place, having lived
here for the paat 65 years. He taught
school hero in the early days.
Queen -Incubators (85 to 2000 eggs)
and Brooders (100 to 1000 chicks).
Kresky oil burning -Brooder Stoves,
Live Chick Boxes, Eg-g Carriers, gal
vanized feeders and all Poultry-Supplies.
Conkey's Buttermilk Starting
Food for baby chicks and Mash for
hens. Foods and . Remedies of all
m.
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