The Oregon daily journal., June 21, 1919, Page 11, Image 11

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Well Painied F Keep Families Mome
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1913.
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KEEP 'Ei DOWN
ON THE FARM?
Government Statistics Show Big
Question Increasing in Size
as City Migrations Increase.
MODERNIZE, THE ANSWER
Attractiveness of Suburban Life
. Must Be Added to if Boys Are
to Be Induced to Remain.
Br C M. 6.
. "How ys gonna' keep 'em down on the
urmr :
So runs the chorus of a popular song.
This, ia problem, the unsatisfactory
solution of which ia causing not a few
' heartburn to th parents of the younger
generation, who, attracted by the bright
lights, are leaving their home and entering-
th vitiated atmosphere of the
great urban dietricta of the country.
How' sreat the ImWlse in this migra
tion from country to city has become
may be fathered from the following
figures:
In 1S80. 39 per cent of our-total pop
ulation lived in cities and 70 per cent
on farma. In 1890, 44 per cent of our
population lived in the city and 8 per
cent on the farm. In 1900, 49 per cent
of our population lived in cities and 51
per cent on farm, and, by 1910, 55 per
cent of our population lived in cities and
45 per cent on farms, and next year, jf
the turn proportion is maintained, 4
per cent of our population will be living
in cities and only 38 per cent wilt be
living on the farm. ,
FOOD FROBUCTIOJT FEOBI.EM
This undoubtedly forms one of. the
fundamental reasons for the necessity
of increased production and efficient
marketing. It is one of the reasons why
farmers of the great Pacific coast are
becoming the food producers for the
rest of the nation. Where 50 years ago
70 farmers raised enough food to feed
themselves and 80 city dwellers, the
condition has now been completely re
versed and 38 farmers have to raise
enough food to feed themselves pins
84 city dwellers. Surely the opportunity
was never eo great for the farmer as it
is today and there was never such an
opportunity for him to bo assured of a
tegular market for all that he can pro
duce, provided that he raises and offers
for sal only food which Is fit to eat.
GOOD BO ADS HEUP :
Here is the reason why good roads are
necessary for quick transportation to
market and good roads are. one of the
factors which are going to help keep
young farmers "down on the farm." If
every farmer " who-;; Is bringing up a
young family insists osi good roads, and
owns an automobile, he brings the city
to his door. If the present day farmer
wants to keep the younger generation
down on the farm, ho must give him ail
the social opportunities which he can
secure in the city, which he can easily
do. by community club houses, by daily
" newspapers, by giving him good clothes
to wear when he is not working, by. hav
ing In his house adequate furnishings.
modern drainage and modern lighting
systems, and above ail by giving him
the proper homo surroundings.
Tho young farmer of today, educated
at the agricultural college or university,
does. not-want to, nor will he live In a
dirty, unpainted shack upon ' a back
woods farm. In Oregon particularly It
is a deplorable fact that oar general
run of farm houses are unpainted and
unattractive. Every farmer should paint
his buildings, not only to make his homo
attractive, but; in the slogan of the
paint manufacturers, "protect the sur
face and you protect it all."
OPPORTUNITY EQUALIZED
To keep the young farmer on the farm
It is essential that Ahe opportunities Jor
the accumulation of wealth be juat aft
' great in the country as In the cities. In
those state where the scientific hand
line of farm products obtains the farm
ers ar more prosperous,' more happy,
more contented and are on the high road
to affluence! When these opportunities
are offered the Oregon farmer, he takes
advantage of them.. When he makes
; his home attractive on the outside, re
models the inside : when ho farms scien
tifically and intelligently and produces
all the wealth from his land which his
farm is prepared to give him; when he
: realizes the importance of good roads
and ; rapid transportation so that when
the day's work is done he and his fam
ily can within , an hour or two reach
the city by automobile over smooth high
ways; when the communities get to
gether . socially as they do in the city
for social activities, so that the young
fanner will not feel himself left out In
the cold without the influences of mod
em civilisation; then, and then only,
win we be able to keep htm "down on
the farm."
'Egg Day' in Jackson
County Big Success
Th farm bureau of Jackson county
is operating in three districts of the
county an egg marketing plan that Is
meeting with success and winning' the
cooperation of th business Interests of
the county.- A certain day each week
is known as "egg day, when farmers
deliver their eggs to a. central place,
where they are candied and cased, tho
actual cost of the candling and crates
being charged against tho farmer ac
cording to th number of eggs that he
brings to market. Tho eggs are then
sold to, the highest:- bidder, and have
brought an advance of 8 to I cents a
dosen over the prices received before
this- -plan was used. T
We Develop Kodak
"11 1V a ad pay re-
ritasrree-;:.?.:
... are - ordered.'
Man us, films with Six Cents
Stamps for each desired print. W
return excess, k charge for un
printable films.
Woodard, Clarke & Co.
Pkot Sappties, Wood-Lark Bid.
PORTLAND, OSEGOX
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COUNTY AGENT HELPS
WATER, USING DYKES
Meetings Will Be Held to Dem
onstrate Value of Check
Flooding System Used.
By Cossty Afeat B. . Kooat
Generally apeaking, the method tft
management of irrigation water in
Central Oregon is wasteful. Present
practices are not only wasteful of
water, but at also rather expensive
from a labor standpoint, not that any
great amount of time is taken In any
one day, but by constantly interfering
with other work the seasonal cost is
high.- - ; - -
Many of tho farmers realize that there
are possibilities for great Improvements
tn handling their water and have asked
that the county agent's office aid along
this line. ' With this object In view a
great deal of work has been done in
various parts of th county in locating
field laterals accurately, giving them a
uniform grade so .that .water may be
distributed from : them easily, also, re
ducing chances of breaks which great
ly Increase the amount of water used
per season. , ;
DYKES ARE BFILT
Anotbe work "which has been don
by this('- office in several localities is
the preparation of fields for watering
by dykes or tho check flooding system.
These tracts ar nearly complete and
will soon have received their first Irri
gation." floater, during the Irrigation
season, meetings : will be held at these
various tracts sot that each community
may have a demonstration of what
may be done toward reducing not only
the duty of water, but the cost of
production of (Crops. v
During the demonstrations which are
to bo held, the water will be turned
in on a" given area and an accurate
measurement mada of the water used,
so that during the course of this field
meeting it will be possible for the spec
tators to accurately see how on man
devoting his time continuously to irri
gation will be able fito cover from 10
to 13 acres a day. -and in no case will
It- be necessary to use more than six
acre inches per Irrigation. At a later
date when more definite arrangements
can be made the tirfcs and place of these
demonstrations will be. advertised.
STSTEM MUCHfTSED ,
' At tho present time, a" majority of
th lands in tha i west are irrigated
by this check system.' In all of the
southwestern states. Including Califor
nia where high duties are obtained, this
system Is used entirely. Many of these
districts have a much longer irrigation
period and much1 higher dally tempera
ture, yet they use no more water per
acre than is commonly used In this
county. - Also, their coat of irrigation
per season, is much lower. Throughout
these sections an average daily acreage
covered by one man, approximates near
ly lo acres, some special cases running
considerably higher. These result are
obtained by a thorough preparation of
th land for irrigation before being
PERFECTION
Milking Machine
1 A Trwle Heme .twain taen
TT MAKES fOVTESTEP COWS
IT DATES TIME 45D LABOR '
CALL or WRITE TOR BOOKLET
LEARH ABOUT THE .
AKXER-KOLTH SEPARATOR
An Anker-Holth will save from 312 to
$50 per year in butterfaL Tour old
separator taken as part pay. asy
terms. ; ,
We have second hand separators
(all makes) for sale.
Call or write for Catalogues.
J. C. ROBISO?i CO.
48 First Street. PerUaad. Oregea
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CONSERVE IRRIGATION
THE CANNERS DID AT THE ROSE
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was represented at the Rosa Festival with a 9 iris' band, all employes
seeded to a permanent crop or any at
tempt mad to water. ,
The work of leveling or chocking
throughout the southwestern state at
present prices costs from-$30 to 350 an
acre.' However, the work done this
spring by this office has in no Case
exceeded a cost of IS per acre. One
means by which this .cost per acre may
.be greatly reduced in the county is by
I checking and leveling - only the most
valuable portions of each farm, leaving
the rougher and leas productive parts
to be irrigated by some other method.
By adopting this policy a great sav
ing in the amount of water used may
be expected. By using dyke tho water
is confined within a definite area, and
as soon as that area has had the proper
amount of water the supply is turned
off and applied to some other section.
After standing a reasonable amount of
time, any water left may be drawn
off and used to water lower adjoining
checks. While this practice is new in
this county and many farmers and irri
gation men ar doubtful of th success
of such a system, these tracts have been
prepared with the purpose of determin
ing accurately whether th methods now
used could be improved upon.
Cattle Fodder Very ;
Costly in Holland
During tho month of January. 1919.
foodstuffs for cattle sold in tho Nether
lands at .the, following official prices per
100 pounds : American. linseed oil cake,
$8.83 ; Dutch linseed oil cake. $6.83 ; fod
der : beans, $5.28 ; fodder peas, $5.23 ;
bean waste. $5.28; pea waste, $5.23;
canary seed, $5.28 ; mustard seed cake.
$6.55; rape seed oake, $6.55; oats, 4.18;
barley, $4.1 S ; government meal. $4 ; mid
dlings and bran, $3.29 ; barley offal. $3.29.
Beet root leaves, which before the
war were generally plowed under as
green manure, we r sold as cattle fodder
during 1918 as high as $65 per acre, a
price which the beet itself barely
brought in normal times.
Farm Help Scarce
In Benton County
County .Agent Kable of Benton county,
is his May News, says; "Hired help
seems to be Just as scarce an article as
it was during the war. Very few men are
looking for work and the price of farm
labor is practically ; he same ' as last
year. Farmers are going to have a
big problem on their hands to take car
of the crops this year." ; , a
This is a condition that exists in near
ly every county In Oregon, and really
loom as a serious matter. Let the
farmers get together and talk this over.
Don't wait until tho busy season? is
here, but do It now. v .
Read the advertisements en the Farm
pages. In ,' answering advertisements
mention The Journal Farm department.
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FARMER'S GREAT BARGAIN
HOLT CATERPILLAR ENGINE
FORECLOSED UNDER MORTGAGE
Machine thoroughly rebuilt. Worn parts replaced with new parts, so
machine good as new. first-class condition. 60 H. P. No better tractor
made. Also six-bottom John Deere Plow. Price $2650 tor entire .outfit
-one-third price of new outfit. ,
SEE E. BURKITT, PRESIDENT
OREGON BOND & MORTGAGE CO.
' 212 SELLING ELDC, PORTLAND, OR.
A Gasoline Motor
Driven Drag Saw ma
chine that aaws p ta
25 cords of wood per
day.
'V- THE VAUGHAN. DRAW SAW
IS THE STAXDABD DKAO SAW MACHINE. Fully guaranteed at price
within reach of all. Equipped with a two cycle engine, proven by years of
use to be the only motor suitable for wood cutting machines. In use in ail
parts of the world for cutting wood, shingle boltsstav bolts, etc.
; ' VAUGHAN -MOTOR WORKS,
475 .East Main Street. PcrtfanfJ,Oreon
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SAYS CLOVER SEED
WILL BRING A GOOD
PRICE THIS YEAR
Demand Is Exceeding Cupply in
United States and Much Is
Needed in Europet
By Letter J. Bell, " '
- ' CootttT Aseot, Redmond, Or.
The present high price of seed -would
surety indicate to th average farmer
that clover seed would be very profit
able, providing he had some to sell. Red.
clover seed that was worth 18 cents a
pound in . 191? . .rings the bell now at
slightly less than 50 cents : alaike ia hard
to buy this spring, but it costs an aver
age of about 43 cents over the United
States. If you ar able to get it at all.
and you could have bought it for 19
cents two years ago.
This stupendous rise has , occurred
through a very definite causa : The sup
pphaa been less than the demand. Re
ports from various sections of the
United States show that the seed sup
ply ha been exhausted. We have not
this season been able to nearly stipply
the demand In th United States. The
war devastated countries of Europe re
quire Immense quantities of clover seed
to reseed their lands. Aa, It stands, we
cannot supply them.
Th coming year there will be still a
larger market in Europe for clover seed,
in addition to an abnormal demand tn
the United States. The production this
year at the best will be under normal,
for in many sections the seeding of 1918
was lost through drouth. It Is desir
able that as great a seed crop as possi
ble be produced this yea over : the
United States to supply the countries
that must of necessity look to us for
their seed. An over supply cannot pos
sibly result, on account of the decreased
acreage and the enormous demands for
seed. The Individual farmer, who has a
stand of clover of any kind will realize,
th very best returns if he plans to har
vest a seed crop. ' . ..:.,- ..-y
Central Oregon is by soil and climate
ideally adapted to tho production of first
a&ss seed of any of the more Important
clovers. Many of pur farmers have
small field-t clover, and that Is better
than a gold mine at this day and age.
W can produce the seed, and while th
shortage over the world exists, should
harvest every bushel possible. -This Is a
patriotic duty, and it la very easy to be
come imbued , with patriotism that will
pay such handsome dividends.
Don't let anybody tell you that an
imitation and a substitute are as good
as the real thing. Think of the man
with the wooden leg !
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FESTIVAL
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at 'th cannery ,
Expert on Poultry
May Attend Session
Oregon Agricultural College, CorvaHis,
June 21. Request has been made of
James Dryden, professor of poultry hus
bandry at the college, to speak on meth
ods of Judging laying capacity of hens
from seasonal distribution of production
and also type in relation to actual pro
ductive capacity, at a conference to be
held at Cornell university, July . The
object of the conference ia to start a
campaign for the systematic elimination
of non-productive hens.
How the poultry raiser can determine
from external characteristics of the hen
something of her egg laying capacity
will be discussed by many prominent
men in ; poultry husbandry. Professor
Dryden is considered an authority on
this subject.
Don't wait until seeding timet for the
eats, elover or other crops you expect
to plant. Red clover and seed oats' are
high and good quality Is going to be
hard .to get later in the season. Farm
ers at Svensen have placed their rdef
for nearly a carload of oats. V Other
communities can do likewise. Let - the
county agent know if he can be of assistance.
Thomas. Crown Mower
On thc.Thomas Crown Changeable Speed Mower, all gears are
enclosed. Truck is very strong and is fitted with roller bearings.
The two-speed is an estclusiVc feature of the Thomas Mower and is
bringing us an ever increasing trade. No other mower has it and
you don't have to run the mower in light cutting on the fast speed
required for heavy cutting, because in medium grass and light hay
and weeds you can usc the slow speed and save a great deal of
wear on the machine, making it last much longer. Another special
feature is lining tip the sickle bar so you always have a true and
easy cut, making a very flight draft mower.; ' -
"Write us for catalog, showing all special mower features and
describing Thomas Side Delivery Rakes, Orchard and Alfalfa
Rakes. If you want the "Best" in Mowers anfl Rakes,, buy a
Thomas. If you have-difficulty in cutting alfalfa use a Tfiomas
Mower.
Oliver Chilled Plow Works.
.321 East Taylor Street, Portland, Oregon
Per Pleaasre er Bsslsesa
Cash or Terms
Old Bicycles sad Motorcycles Takes la
xraae :
- Write for Catalogue
Merrill-Slrine Cycle
86 Broadway
KVV7 iTQIiULEfR? A
EXPERT TELLS HOW
TO GET EOF SHOT
HOLE BORER IN TREES
Healthful Condition of Trees May
Be Stimulated Through Culti
" vatlon and Irrigation.
. .By Freak H. XsUrea
' - Assistant Entoaolocfet O. A. C Stattee '
Fruit growers throughout the Willam
ette valley, Oregon, find that their trees
are suffering from an unusually severe
infestation of ahot hole borers.
The prevalence of this pest follows the
devitalization of ' the trees, which was
general in this section in the spring of
1919. In many "rchards numbers of the
prune and pear trees may be found In all
stages from a few dead twigs to com
plete lack of vitality. Trees in this un
healthy state develop a "sour sap" condi
tion which favors the growth of the shot
bole borqrs. v
-The first step to combating the bofers
Is to get th tree back to a thrifty grow
ing condition. The general unhealthy
condition of the 'trees this season seems
to be due to adverse climatic conditions
of -the last two years. These conditions
cannot be changed by the fruit growers,
but much can be done to stimulate the
trees to a more healthful condition by
thorough cultivation, fertilization, drain
age, irrigation, and proper pruning. Anything-which
can be done to Improve the
general tone of the trees - will greatly
reduce the chances of infestation by shot
hole borers. - v
Where trees are Infested and treatment
seems feasible, many orchardists use the
following wash; . '
Water 3 gallons
Soft soap , ,...... 1 gallon
Crude carbolic acid,....- pint
Churn these ingredients thoroughly un
til they form a crearayeetnulslon which
does not separate upon standing. . Paint
this over the Infested portions of the
trees, three applications being made at
weekly intervals.
This material should b used with cau
tion, and should not be applied to unin
fested portions of the tree.
These shot, hole borers are small dark
brown or blackish beetles, from one six
teenth to one eighth inch long. The adult
beetles spend the winter in their tunnels
under the bark. In the spring they
emerge and fly to other tree. .Her they
construct new tunnels Just under the
bark and produce the tiny grubs or
larvae. In late summer these larvae
transform into the adult beetles, which
winter' under the bark to begin the cycle
again the following-spring, y
' These beetles live and multiply only
in trees suffering from the devitalised,
"soar sap" . conditions Occasionally
growers report that they find the pest
attacking healthy trees, but upon more
thorough examination they invariably
report that they find the "sour sap"
condition, vesent in th infested tr
Few gardeners , realise the- Importance
of pulverising the soil as deeply aa It La
plowed." No matter how perfectly the
surface is prepared, if the soil Is coarse
and lumpy below, the plants will not
thrive. Large air spaces In the soil are
a detriment, but a large number of very
small air spaces in the soil are a benefit.
EXCELSIOR
MOTORCYCLES
1919 Bulldog Model
With Luxurious Sidecar
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Co.,' Inc.
Portland always mama coo
Poland China Herd
Purchased for Lane -
County Hog Eanch
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The first breeding vherd of big type
Poland " China hogs ever ' brought into
Lane county, has recently been pur
chased by C A. Hardy and Xouis Luck
for the Fir Hedg farm, north of Eu
gene. The purchase consisted of a big
type Poland China boar which, is a half
brothef of" the famous ' herd .aire "Big
Bob Wonder." "
One of the sows, "Blue" BlV la an
excellent breed sow, which farrowed IS
pigs ia her first Utter. Another sow in
the abov purchase Is "Miss Wonder
Second.' which i one of "Blue Bell's"
litter of 12, '
There are only a few breeders of the
big type of Poland Chinas in the three
Northwestern states. Practically alt of
the Poland Chinas in the county at the
present time are of the small-boned type.
While the small type mature more quick
ly, they ar not so prolific, and do not
attain the largo sis that the big type
does. '"'".'j.'.:i',:y-.i.'? -rt jyyy .-.-:.
Mr. Hardy states that he believes
this breed of boss will prove to be a
very profitable breed for the county,
and that there will be a good demand
for the stock, as he has had requests
for several pigs from th first litter.
3-Year-01d Holstein
Makes Milk Record
What he believes to be a world's milk
record en seven day test for a junior
3-year-old Holstein cow. is announced
by H. V. Bridgford of Brldgford com
pany at Knightsen. Cel., for Natalene
Walker. She made SIS pounds of milk
and 34.31 pounds of butter.
Bridgford believes, also, that this cow
has made the highest combined milk and
biitter record, though her butter figure
has been exceeded in the class. She is
now on a 30-day test and promises to
make upwards of 33QO wtinda of milk,
which would be a world's record.
Where ever a few cows ar kept, a
separate room for handling the milk
should be provided to relieve the often
times overcrowded kitchen. Well
houses frequently have a room which,
with the addition of a concrete floor,
shelves, and windows, make a very
convenient milk room.
handles green and dry feed better than any other ensilage
cutter. Acme Cutters have lawn mower type of knives
They are easy to remove and sharpen. We carry all sues
that will cut from 3 to 30 tons per hour. Call or write for
booklet. ' . .
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Columbia Dairy Supply Co.
"EVERYTHING FOR THE DAIRY"
92-94 Front Street Portland, Oregon
Whv hot dump
Wheat okihe
oyoxxna (
A In burrrper crop
farmers have done it.
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. J more wastefuw than handling it jn sacks.
' iTjsH Wheat, will he lower next vear. NOW
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is the timeto save every ounce of your
crop and tjet every dollar you've tot
A-Tcominr.
' Our
. ARMCO IRON
CORRUGATED GRAIN OtM
"saves all your heat. -
WriU for.FoIeter simI Price
Cot Culvert & Flume Co.
Portland (Kenten) Or. Dept. A. B. -feat
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Corn " Borer ; and Potato Wart
Make Their Appearance in Eastern-
Seaboard States.
Two plant enemies of a very serious
nature have come into this country from
Europe. They are the European corn
borer and the European potato wart dis
ease. At present both apparently ar
confined to a comparatively limited ter
ritory, but every precaution and th
utmost care will be necessary to pre
vent their spread. Unless controlled
they may become the most destructive
enemies of two of America's greatest
food crop. The corn borer now is
known to exist only in Massachusetts
and New York. It feeds on all parts of
the corn plant and has an appetite for.
many garden and ornamental plants. Its
presence is detected by broken tassels
with sawdust-like material at the breaks,
and by holes In the stalk' surrounded
with the same sawdust-like material.
The potato wart disease is now confined
to a part of Pennsylvania. This disease
is -noticeable at harvest time, and "is
characterised by warty, spongy, cauliflower-like
cTbwths on the underground
portions of the plant. Write to the U.
S. department of agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C. for information on thee
plant enemies, and watch . for them in
new .places.
WHY SUFFER?
from rheumatism, ecsema, piles,
stomach trouble, asthma, catarrh and
other ills
WHEN
F. LA FLANTE'S
SIUC10US MINERAL
WIIX JtEMETE TOtTt
Mee II for t-es. pkg.t for
S-ea. pig. .
Call or Write
Vt. H. GRANGER, State Areat
eV Sixth SU JU Portlaad, Oregea
DISEASES
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THE TUNGrLOK SILO IS
THE STRONGEST
SILO MADE
Every part locks into the ad
joining parts, making a . silo
which cai hot fall down, won't
blow down and does not have to
be 'tightened in dry -weather or.';
loosened in wet, yet keeps silage
perfectly. '
V Simplest to construct no
costly scaffolding needed any
one can put it up.
Call or write for Tung-Lok
yeirj lots of other
And iff very little
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