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THE OREGON, DAILY JOURNAL, PO RTLAND, SATURDAY. - JUNE 21, 1919.
Scientific Marketing of F arm Products Topic in House at Washington, DvG,
VALUE; TO" FARMER
OF COOPERATION
fS TOPIC IN HOUSE
Representative From Prune Dis---trust'
of California Points Out
Advantages During Debate.
INSTANCES CITED AS PROOF
Elimination of Speculator Gives
Grower Three Terries as Much
as Before; Same to Consumer.
Washington, . June- 21. -(WASHINGTON
BURKAU OF THK'JOURN'AL)
rtepresentative Hugh : fi. Ilersman, a
now member of congress from Califor
nia, represents the prune district of the
. Santa Clara valley. He Is particularly
Interested In horticulture and In ma.rket-
( Ins. cooperation.
louring the debate on the agricultural
j. pproprlation bill In the house Mr. Hers-
man made a speech. In which he main-
- lained that cooperative selling- effort
on the part Of the fruit grower does not
harm the consumer, and gave renu Its of
Ms observations of what has been ac
complished in Colifornla.
rRICES JiOT ELEVATED
He: said in part : ,
I do . not believe that farmers com
binations put the price up to the con-
. sumer, r as .has Jtist been stated. That
has not- bren my experience. The raisin
growers of San. Joaquin county, in Cali
fornia, are producing four times as
many, raisins today, are getting three
times as much as they got before, and
still-the consumers of this naiion today
are. paying less for raisins -than they,
did 10 yean ago.' .Farmers' combina
tions, do not raise the price to the con
sumer. The combination that, raises the
-. price to the consumer is the combina
tion of men that get together and han
dle the farmer's products after they
leave his hands. I never could see any i
logic why the-farmer should plant his
, orchard, intelligently take care of it
for. 10 years, use the best years of his
life diligently- cultivating . the soil and
then, when his fruit Is ready, when it)
: should be most carefully guarded oh its
way to the consumer, to give it over into
the hands' of the speculator, whose only
thought is to get as much out of it as
- possible. ,
fcPECCI.ATORS BERATED
Why should: the man who raises beans, -j
sugar beets,' strawberries, apples, cotton.
; and corn inform himself as to the best
- way of making his acres produce, and
just when the most money is to be made
; from his. labor turn his product over to
the man ' who sits in his office waiting
for' the time for the good thing- to be
ready to pick? Will you tell me if It is
necessary for capital and labor to or
ganize. If every business finds Us suc
cess dependent upon organization, why,
I say,. should not the farmef organize?
He has got to organize to survive.. - It
i for the best interests of the con
sumer and the best interests of the
producer that he organize speedily, that
he thoroughly .Inform himself as to the
market conditions, and it is the duty of
this nation to aid the great producing
section and to get the proper market
reports, by which he can Intelligently
judge of the world's supply and the
nation's supply In the particular line of
crop that, he is Interested in. -GROWERS
EXPLOITED
Under the old system that prevailed
a ' few years ago when no crop reports
were 'available, the Individual orcharder
had no way of knowing correctly as to
-market and crop- conditions; adverse
reports could "be cleverly circulated
causing him i to feel uncertain as to fu-
- ture prices, and as a rule the crop was
often secured by the speculator at prices
far below what should have been real
ized. The speculator himself who had
the best information at his hand could
not always be sure of profit because he
was dealing In uncertainties. Profits
had. to be large in proportion to the
chances taken. Brokerage was large,
: the packing charge was large ; the
speculator would have to take chances,
; and often made great gains, and so did
'the wholesaler and retailer. As a con
sequence of uncertain conditions on the
market and the lack of Information, the
speculator was forced to hammer the
price down to the producer. The jobber
'was forced to buy at as low a price as
possible for fear his competitors might
buy still lower, and so with the whole
saler and retailer. Each one was fear
: ful of the market and afraid to lay in a
supply without the possibility of large
profits.'
OLD SYSTEM. GAMBLE
'The old system of marketing was the
: worst form of speculation. It was a
; gamble pure and simple. The system
paid the orchardist the lowest possible
price; for : his product and gave him
neither advertisement nor standardiza
tion in return for the vast amount of
I money that It coat. The old and faulty
I system of marketing charged .the con-
sumer the highest possible price to cover
" I possible- loss In future years. : The "tax
. In transit" from grower to consumer was
I very great, often four times what the
; product of the soil brought the producer.
-1 Under the old and faulty system of
I marketing the man who did the work
did not get the money. The orchardlsts
of California have lost each year mil
lions of dollars by early and unwise
selling, because they had no way, in
dividually, of-telling as to the actual
condition of the market The govern
ment of the United States should aid to
the fullest this great producing class of
its citizens to "property market their
' J products, and this house should maintain
the appropriation for supplying the de
f partment of agriculture with the neces
I sary funds to inform - all growers and
r consumers of our nation as to the actual
t conditions of the world market.
f COOPEBA-TIOlf ASKEB
F When the government fully cooperates
If It Is Anything in
PLUMBING See Us First
Wholesale, and Retail
: Plumbing and
" Heating Supplies
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Above, from left to riant Pretty Pet, orand champion Percheron mare of show, owned by Eastern Oregon Experiment Station; Helen's Pride, first in aged cow class, owned by L.
V. Cordinier, Walla Walla; Wilson's Idol, grand champion Shire stallion, owned by W. R. Ledbetter, Alieel. Bottom Village Preserve, owned by t W. de May, Hot Lake, first
and senior in yearling class; Salem, grand champion' Percheron stallion, owned by A. R. Hunter, Island City; Good Prospect, grand champion Shorthorn bull, owned by? W. J.
Townley of Hot Lake. ' ,t .. ; - " , ....
with the farmer in his marketing asso
ciations the consumer will receive his
goods at a very much lower figure than
ever because the broker would be anx
ious to handle the product .at a email
profit where his profit was sure. The
jobber would not hesitate to order a
year s supply for fear of a decline in
price ; and so with the retailer. They
would both be satisfied with fair profits
because it was a sure one. , The ex
cessive 'tax in transit" under the faulty
system that . has . heretofore prevailed
would be eliminated and, in my Judg
ment, to a large extent the distrust and
contention that has existed between the
producing and consuming market would
be eliminated.
The orange growers of California, in
connection with the federal market di
rector, have to a large measure solved
the questions of marketing the oranges.
For many years It was difficult to se
cure the proper information, and while
one market was glutted other markets
would be depleted. : , While consumers
in one section of the country were pay-:
ing a high price for the oranges, the
consumers In a nearby city were pay
ing a , Jow price. One producer of
oranges might have struck the market
on a fortunate day while his neigh
bor might have been equally unfortu
nate In another market.
MARKET DIRECTORS . LAUDED
There was no system, no cooperation
and no satisfaction to the great ' con
suming cities of the East. The activi
ties of the federal market director have
met with the approval of the producer
and have saved money to the taxpay
ers of this nation.
The market director of the state of
California has shown his wisdom in
advocating the combination of farmers,
not ior tne sake of raising the price to
the consumer, but of cutting . out the
speculator, who is a detriment not only
to the consumer but to the producer.
Cans Better Than
Pans for Handling
Products of Dairy
Milk, and i cream from even a few
cows can be much ' more conveniently
handled in regular milk cans than in
the shallow pans and - wide-mouthed
buckets commonly used. '
Cans are convenient tor collecting
the milk at the barn and transferring
it to the house. - -
These cans may be bought in vari
ous sizes. , For . handling cream and
skim milk where separators are used,
or even where cream is -set to sour for
butter making, the "shotgun can." s
very convenient. -It can be easily cov
ered and set In water and Is conven
ient to handle.
Farmers who handle cattle, and dairy
men who milk cows, always dread a
late summer dry spell. At such times
the green pastures turn brown and the
effect is noticeable on the cows. The
farmers who have silos can take care of
the situation, easily just as easily as
they can avoid the high priced feeds in
the, winter time.
To encourage the- exhibition of pure
bred dairy cattle, the state fair of
Idaho has appropriated $5478 to be dis
tributed In premiums.
FRUIT PRODUCTS
! COMPANY
CANNING and PRESERVING FACTORY
' LOCATED
EAST FIRST AND YAMHILL STREETS
. PORTLAND
Will Pay the Highest Prices for Green Fruits
t and Berries Cannery Help Wanted :
CHAMPION HORSES AND CATTLE AT
LARGE CROWDS OUT
TO VIEW STOCK AT
BIG SHOW AT UNION
Livestock Exhibits Far " Surpass
the Entries of Previous"
Years in Numbers.
By E. J. FJeUtead
Field Animal Husbandman O. A. C.
To state that the Union County Live
stock show, held at Union, Or., June
11-12-13, was a complete success, would
be putting it rather mildly. Every de
tail was planned in advance and the
uninterrupted schedule of - events was
staged to the entire satisfaction of all
r?Crt-.RtC10"b,ekinK. rOW?1 W?;C
held to the high point of interest by the
continuous appearance of thrilling and
educational events. ".'''
On the basis of numbers and quality,
the livestock exhibits . of this year have
far surpassed entries of. previous years.
Judge A. E. Trowbridge, Columbia, Mo., j
said : "I have never, in my show ex
perience, seen an -exhibit of livestock
where so many good individuals with so
very few inferior animals were on ex
hibition. In the. Shorthorn classes alone
over 100 head were in keen competition j
for the many awards.' , '
The horse department did not have,
in numbers, a record show, though the
quality of animals exhibited did not
fail to impress the great importance of
the industry. : The many interested
farmers viewing the grade draft class,'
consisting of 15 high class individuals,
were not slow in expressing appreciation
not Only of the exhibit, but the won-1
derful . permanency of the draft ; horse.
Many of these farmers had had - ex
perience with tractors, which, fact
seemed to : sharpen their interest and
appreciation for the ever-reliable horse.
To do complete justice to 'the exten
sive livestock exhibits, practically every
animal should receive honorable men
tion, but space will not ? permit thus
we must confine our remarks to
few Individuals. The grand champion
Percheron stallion, Salem, shown by A..
R. Hunter, Island City, was a beautiful
individual of unmistaken Percheron
type. He might have had a little mor
size at the age, though he ' was a
favorite among the breeders. . .
CHAMPIOIT ANIMALS SHOWIf
The grand champion shire stallion,
Wilson Idol, shown by Ledbetter & . Mc
Kennon, was a very high class in
dividual with wonderful action. He hae
a beautiful black cdat, emphasized with
a .small white snip on the face. He
lacked some in size for the breed. ' The
Clydesdale yearling filly f exhibited by
K. J. Reynolds, La Grande, carried
away grand champion female , of the
breed. A very good prospect showing
the , characteristic quality of the breed.
The grand champion Percheron mare
and finally sweepstake ot the show was
a black 3-year-old. owned by Robert
Withycombe . of Eastern Oregon- experi
ment station, a mare with, scale and
bone and favorite among the breeders.
- The strongest Department of the show
was the cattle department, and of this
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department the Shorthorns were' very
much . in evidence.
Trie first honors in the aged bull
class went to Good Prospect, owned by
W. J. Townley. This bull was finally
made grand champion of the show.- He
Is a very smooth, deeply-fleshed bull,
with plenty of size and scale.
BULLS ATTRACT
..The old consistent grand champion,
General Hampton, owned by W. W.
Green, was not shown this year except
in aged herd. Ie. was on the ground,
however, and came In for his share of
admiration. The bull, Hercules Duke, a
2-year-old, shown by W. G. Cordinier,
Is a very good individual. He lacked
in finish, though he was a great ring
side favorite. The senior yearling bull,
owned by G. W. DeLay, Is a very prom
ising individual, very masculine, with
considerable scale and size. He is not
as smooth as some of the bulls, though
a:favorite for his place. -.
The aged female class was a very Im
pressive exhibit. . W. G. Cordinier won
first on a roan - 3-year-oId, Helen's
Pride. This cow had a wonderful mid
dle, though her head and neck, also her
hind quarters did not equal . the cow
ork Branch Mildred, that T stood second
in rnis class. Tne latter cow was a
ringside favorite for first place.. Bonnie
Je , owned by W. G. Cordinier, was
fiAt as a 2-year-old and under tfiree.
She was finally made senior and grand
champion of the show. . The junior
champion heifer, Ruberta's Missie.
owned by G. W. DeLay, ' is a smooth
white elfer. though not carrying as
deep In flesh as might be desired. The,
get of sire class brought out some 32
individuals, first being won by W. J.
Townley on the get of Good Prospect.
The Herefords were represented by
the herd of Robert Chandler, Baker,
Or. s. The grand champion bull, Donald
Rupert,, was a promising individual,
lacking, however, in , width.
The Polled Herefords were represent
ed by the herd of Phillips & Hord.
Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot Lake and Frank
McKennon, La Grande, showed very
fine herds of Holstein cattle. Brown
Swiss cattle were shown by Ed Myer
sick, and the Ayrshires by W. W. Stev
ens. The sheep and swipe exhibits were
small, but "were entered ' by men who
are constructively working or the bet
terment of the industry. "
One of the. most interesting feature's
of the. show, was the Shetland pony
events staged by Mr. Levy. . They were
very pleasing and called forth consid
erable very favorable comment.
, Most of the light horse classes were
shown before the grandstand. The fa
vorites were the old horse. Galloway
King II.', owned by "G.- S. Levy, and one
of his get, a grey gelding owned by
Robert Withycombe.
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Some 3O00 dairymen and farmers have put their stamp of approval
on INDEPENDENCE CREAMERY service. You farmers buy lots of
merchandise from big. mail order houses. - Why? Because thou
sands of others do it? No! Because you feel that you get better,
value for your money. Is that it? It means ! little to 'you- that we
have sd many pleased patrons, except that it indicates our ability
to give you a little mors, money lor better cream. Our growth is
the natural result of this.i We couldn't help but get bigger! Some
day you are . KoinR to SEE WHY so many are putting their O. K.
on the INDEPENDENCE CREAMERY as a goodplace to ship cream
-and then you'll begin something that will pay you. Why not test
our service now? Write us for cans, stating how much cream you
have a day. " . : ' ;
INDEPENDENCE CREAMERY
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Manager
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UNION STOCK' SHOW
HOOD RIVER FRUIT
Association Manager Makes His
Annual Report Growers Con
fident System Is Success.
Hood River, June 21. The best argu
ment that eould be put forward on be
half of cooperative methods of selling
apples and other fruit was offered at a
meeting of the directors of the Hood
River Apple Growers association when,
following the usual business, the, di-
rectors, declared that $100,529.17 was
available for dividends to growers who
are members of the association. The an
nouncement was based upon a report
put forward by Manager Stone, which
showed that the sum available for divi
dends consisted jf money saved on the
estimates for handling and marketing
the fruit of growers who are members
of the association.
By close attention to detail Manager
Stone and his staff have effected this
remarkable saving on costs of stores.
advertising and per box charges, and
these returns are quite distinct from
any profits - derived from the sale of
apples and other fruit.
One of the most noteworthy features
contained In the manager's report la
that, in spite Of the heavy Increase In
the cost of labor, materials used by
orchardlsts and all other requirements.
the charge to the growers by the asso
ciation has remained the same during
the six years since the association was
organized, a showing which, the direct
ors declare, cannot be equaled any
where in the world.
Not unnaturally. ' the growers are
themselves " very enthusiastic in their
conviction that cooperation in market
ing fruit Is the short road to success.
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How to Fight Rats
And Mice Is Told
In Farm Bulletin
Every poultryman should be on guard
continually against rats. They . destroy
feed, eggs and fowls, and are Inveterate
enemies to all kinds of poultry, from
chicks, 'squabs, ducklings, and young
turkeys just out of the shell to tough
old" birds awaiting : the hatchet at the
close of a long and noisy career. , Al
though most of their depredations are'
confined to eggs and young birds, when
driven by hunger rats kill full-grown
fowls at roost,' biting them through the
head or neck.' ..- .,
Complaints about rata have come to
the biological survey. United States de
partment of agriculture, from many
quarters. .For example, a farmer -in
Virginia reported 26 turkeys killed by
these pests in a night. Another, in
Kansas, lost between 200 and 300 chick
ens and many eggs by rata during the
course of one summer. : His neighbors
had similar experiences. From ! New
Jersey has come a report of rats killing
young 'ducks. An Obloan has com
plained that the animals burrow be
neath his coops and . take -chicks from
under . the hen. In certain neighbor
hoods of Massachusetts half of a sea
son's hatch of chickens and ducklings
have been killed by rats.
Rats multiply rapidly when left un
disturbed where there. Is plenty to eat.
One pair may Increase to more than
2000 in a single year ; whoever allows
his property to become overrun by them
Invites vexation and loss.
Farmers'- Bulletin No. 896, "House
Rats and Mice," describes various
methods by. which the depredations of
these pests may be prevented.
It is the duty of the owner of a dairy
herd, not only to himself,-but to the
community as well, to keep only healthy
cows, supply them .with -wholesome feed
and keeps them In clean, comfortable
quarters.
Service Talks to the Fanner
and that is just about all that does. Gall it performance if
you prefer, but it is all the same.
The shrewd farmer may like to hear a good selling talk
from a tractor salesman; but if his machine doesn't back
up his promises, he will sell none.
Exactly the same thing applies to a bank; ,it may send
out fine literature; andhave a; splendid ; modern building,
but if it does not serve the depositors to the. fullest extent
it will not get the farmef as a customer.
Ladd & Tilton Bank for sixty years has served the Pa
cific Northwest. It invites comparison and-investigation.
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PORTLAND, OREGON
System of Marking
. Hens to Determine
Their Age Outlined
It , is a practice of some pouttryraen
and farmers to maintain old , hens in
the flock and to cull the younger hens
and pullets because of the difficulty' in
distinguishing between' the birds after
the pullets have matured. Farmers
should avoid . such confusion by mark
ing the young chicks in. the web of the
foot with a, toe punch before they 'are
transferred to the brooder or the brood
coop. A system such as the following
offers practical means of Identification
for chickens : ' . ; " :" . 1
The bird without any holes punched
in the web of either foot should be
known as No. L; No. S has a punch
mark in the right half of the right foot ;
No. 3 beara a mark in .the left half of the
right foot; No. 4 'Shows a. mark in the
right side of the left foot ; No. 6 a simi
lar mark In the left half of the left
foot ; No. : bears marks in both sides
of the right foot,' while No. 7 carries
similar marks In both sides of the left
foot. Bird No. S is identified by a mark
in the left -side of' the right ' foot and
another on 'the right side of the left
foot, while No. - 9 is known by a mark
in the right side of the left foot; No. 10
shows a mark in the left side of the
right foot and the left side of the left
foot, while No. .11 is marked on the
right side of the right foot and the left
side of the right foot. : , ; , t
This system of .marking may be con
tinued Indefinitely according to the' in
genuity of the Individual poultryman
in mapping out . a foot-print schedule.
It provides means of Identification' for
fowl as efficient as the Bertillon sys
tem of finger-print records of criminals.
Food Production in
Reclamation Belt to
Show Big Increases
aaaMataMna)
Prospects throughout .the western rec
lamation belt indicate that the food pro
duction records of " 1917 and 1918 will
probably be. eclipsed by those of the cur
rent season.- Prices of . essential food
stuffs are high enough to make it at
tractive and profitable for farmers to
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Rate for Last Year Was Much
Lower Than Average for
10-Year Period. '
Every kind of farm' animals had ' a
mortality from disease during the year
ending In the spring of 1919 below the
average of the" preceding 10 years, with
here and there a state that did not con
form to this general fact for the Unites
States. , ..-:,:'-'... j,.
The. reporters of the bureau of crop
estimates. United States department of
agriculture, give to horses and mules a
loss from disease amounting to only ,
1.67 per cent in the preceding year, the s
10-year average being . 1.91 per cent ;
cattle, 1.73 per cent, compared with 1.9s -per
cent ; swine,; the .low rate or 4..H
per cent, compared with 6.68 per cent;
sheep, 1.97 per cent, compared with S.39
per cent, and lambs, the low rate of 4. IS u
per cent for losses from disease and ex
posure, compared with .-the eight-year
average of 6.76 per cent. '
On account of exposure, the cattle
losses of the preceding year, 1.68 per
cent, are above the 10-year average of
1.43 per cent; but the sheep losses of
2.51 per cent Were below the average
of 2.86 per cent. ir
In number of animals, the farm horsei
lost from disease during the last year
were over 415,00 : cattle, from disease
and exposure, nearly - 2,247,000 ; swine, -
from disease, nearly 3,128,000 ; sheep,
from disease and exposure, nearly
1,606,00. The money loss due to these '
mortalities is not reported,' but, com
puted at the average head value for all
animals of each kind, the aggregate
would amount to more than 3200,000,000.
produce on a big scale. Reports indi
cate the labor supply is abundant and
good, although demanding high pay.
Credits are not cramped, with the conse
quence that native farmers . are 'not
handicapped in their operations. This
is why it look like a boom year for the
rubber-boot farmers of the far West.
. The simplest way to prevent the ac
cumulation of dirt Is to make it easier
to be clean than to be dirty.
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