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UNIT POWER PLANT MIGHT KEEP BOYS : DOWN Off FARM -I - . Day of Grinding ManualTon Giving VVay to Modern quip- ment, Which Adds to Interest! COST. EXCEPTIONALLY LOW ; Progressive ., Farmer No Longer Works Himself, and Family to . Deathj Better Way Available. By K-'1T. Epperson, President Mod- . ,,.v ero Appliances) Company One beneficial phase of the effect . of , the world war on the American farm that ha received but little at tentlon is the- greater knowledge of power- machinery ' received by the - Mad from the farms of the nation. To a great number of them, hereto fore unacquainted with any but the simplest methods of doing- difficult tasks, the efficiency of electricity . .: and gasoline, as a means of perform ing- ordinary duties has been a reve lation, and they, have been quick to grasp, pie fundamentals' involved in the operation of -. gasoline J engines and electric 'motors, and the various uses to which the power produced may be put. s -' FUriS" MAXCAL LA BOB When they return to the farm they will not be content to do things by manual labor. The slowness of Dumnlnr vrtmr by hand, when a gasoline engine will do , . the same task without attention ; the tiresome, mechanical work Involved in dairying, which can be remedied by elec- trically operated milking machines, cream separators and churns these and other similar tasks, performed in the old fashioned way at an excessive expendi ture of human toil, will be objectionable - to the returned soldiers. And this will -not be because they are lasy or softened lay their army careera The reverse is true. ' ' i Consequently, when they come back to the old life, there will have to be some : inducement to get them to remain. What better method of securing this result than to link them to the farm by the use of machinery to do the heavy, the tedious, : the day in and day out work and chorea POWEB MODEEIf WAT - On the average modem farm, located ' , from Oregon to Louisiana, electric power Is doing a multitude of duties In a most satisfactory way, at an exceptionally low cost The unit power plant, consisting : of an engine, operated by kerosene or gasoline, which operates a generator, and ... attached to storage batteries, is found on thousands of farms. - t The manifoldusea.ot the Jiome power plant are one of Its most inviting fea- ! , tures. Primarily designed to bring elec- 1 ; trie light to the home, thereby replacing t unsatisfactory, unsafe kerosene and car bide lights, there have since been de- vised convenient attachments for a great numoer 01 outer purposes. In the dairy, for example, the electric power not only jnllks the cows, but separates the cream and churns the butter. Running grlnd stone, fanning null, shelling corn, all are simple work for the . versatile power plant. HELPS FABXBB'S WIFE ,. i . In the home, too, the farmer's wife finds her housework made much more pleas t ant by the electric power ready for use ,in every light socket. A turn of the switch, and her vacuum cleaner takes the backache out of sweeping and cleaning. Blue Monday loses its dreariness when x an electric, washer cleans the clothes in V.-two hours, and an electric iron takes all -. the tiring heat from ironing. The elec tric fan for summer days is as well , known in the country as it is in the city, and so, too, are the electric toaster, per , colator, chafing dish, and other handy t v cooking appliances. t ...- The same power plant is now used to operate ail automatic , pressure water system, bringing to the farm home the greatest convenience of city life cool, pure, fresh running water, when and where it is required. 1 - 1 2 iasy- ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF FARMS IS LATEST r . - - ' ' : . t' - ' -., - . x - ,i - . , v v . - n " .-,.' , , - II ! - ,. ,- v , v.. :;-:':':;.:::-:-:j.-.::;.v . -x.,.-. .V..: ' 7 rs ' A nri iHiini'nii'j; -,, ,." f- if - ;i i - r j.w ij ! t... 1 . I f -v I j J f.x' i i ---- f It?f,y' w. , - T?J '"t . r, .,.. i , .... y-f---.i.. . z :.:. ..'v I lH fr - , . ;..,;, ,,r....t H "V 9 i ' ' " ' - ' , SM.-aaii,A-iMi ninTiricri nririm--ir ir n l r-J ' , - SSMSWSSSiSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSlSSMSSSS "" r -' ",sj ' " i -- ------ ..." r f(P--r -.k-.-:.-V:'--' -r- Named 'to Handle' : m-cn,?.:,- i- -ff.i-i..: '-' ' '-'Vfs Deschutes Potatoes II. ' ! . .';.') ; . - 7----- I If -Yi i '- . 5 , If Vf- ' J V'J 1 -llL . Kx. fill WORK SHOULD RULE QUESTION OF FOOD Waste to Feed Animal Heavy Rations When Standing Idle in v Stalls, as Fat Results. ' Above The Paul Bliss farm In Multnomah county. Eelow The Mlramonte farm '"AuinL: the Muene ke Bros, f Both farms are eloetricall y lighted. Bend, Or, July Ul. With the employ, ment of a manager to attend to its business for the coming year the Des chutes Valley Potato Growers' associa tion wiD be more active this year in the potato market, : Prospects throughout the Zeschutes r!lL'yanesr aro exceptionally good con sidering, the light rainfall', frequent frosts and generally late season. The acreage will be about SO per cent greater then it was last year, according to an estimate made at the annual meeting or. the; potato growers last Saturday at Redmond. The price indications are geod. j . , :, . ..--j- . , . . . .. . . , . At the annual ineeUng Saturday the roiiowing officers were elected : Qus Sta dig Lewerbrldge, president : S. J. Mus tard, Redmond. vie ;,of dfrectors, J. P. Rice. Robert Lead- ' iei vin aneVR. 8. Town. The primary functions of 'food are to, repair the waste ,of the' body, to promote growth in immature ? ani mals, and to furnish heat and"" en ergy. . And for these purposes only the digestible portion of the food Is to be . taken Mnto - account. The amount of digestible protein, fat, and carbohydrates In a ration Is an indication of Us fitness to fulfill these purposes. - . The next question is. How much of these materials does an animal require, and la what- proportions should . they be given ? This differs with the purpose for which the animal Is kept, whether It is growing, being fattened, used for work or making milk. An animal stand ing tn the stall requires less food nu trients than one which Is worked hard CTery day. -: That is. In drawing heavy loads the animal breaks' down or con sumes a certain amount ' of muscular tissue, which must be replaced by protein in the 'food,, and It uses energy or force which is also . furnished by the " food natrients. " A' In standing in the barn it requires some protein , fat, and carbohydrates to perform the . necessary functions of grow a new coat of hair, etc But if the body: to maintain heat in winter, to it is fed the same ration as when work ing hard, the tendency is to1 get. fat or waste the food. - : . ' , Poultry 1 notes . Test Zgg FreSaetlost During the six weeks poultry short course beginning September S9 at the University of Cali fornia farm, Xavia, various methodstfor testing for egg production will be shown. It is announced by Dean' Thomas Forsyth Hunt of "the College of Agriculture.'--, ' - One of these tets, known as the color test, and based on the theory that, Aha bright yellow color in the shanks of yellow-legged-fowls fades out In pro portion to the number of eggs the hen lays, is' said to be of great value in culling but the slacker hens in July and August.. Careful investigations conducted by the poultry division of the University of California College of Agriculture are declared to show that in all the yellow legged fowls, such as Leghorns, Ply. mouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Reds, ! the yellow color -in the shanks, beak, ear lobes and skin slowly fades out eg. the number, of eggs Increases during each laying season. While this method is not as accurate or as expensive as trap nesting, flocks of layers can be culled quite accurately by the use of this color test tn connection with other physical WO indications, ports. ' , according to poultry ex- Xggs te Switzerland- Xccordlng to the Weekly Markets ; Reports of the Canadian department of agriculture for May 20. IMS, ocean freight space, for the exportation of eggs continues scarce, and' as high as 75 cents per cubic foot is being asked by Canadian steamship companies (a 30 dozen case of eggs oc cupies 2 Vi cubic feet). : Canadian re frigerator ocean space for " poultry is also scarce. Kor the week ended May 17, 12,000 cases of eggs were exported from Canada to Switzerland via Genoa, Italy. . - a - - , ' HasdUsg Egge Good fresh eggs put in ,.a basket and stored in the hot kitchen for a day or two may reach town in such condition that they must be used at once to be available tor food. A basket of perfectly fresh eggs left on the back of the wagon . and exposed to the sun during a 10-mlle drive te town may reach the country merchant in such shape that not even immediate chilling will make them available . for long shipment to the citiea This is the story constantly revealed by the candle on the egg car. Eggs - of which the farmer's wife is very proud , will show that-they have been allowed to remain 24 to it hours tn the nest or at some point in their history have been ex posed , to the heat which lowers, their valued It is evident, therefore, that if the egg is to be palatable to the city consumer, care in - iu handling must begin on the farm. The farmer must gather his eggs twice a day and must keep them cool afterwards, just as he would cream or milk, until they are de livered , in town. There the merchant must at once put them into a dry, cold place,, or. if he wishes to be strictly up to date, must chill them in his own little refrigerating plant or in the larger re frigerating plant of the town, to a tem perature well below 40 degrees F. i County Club Leaders Refunt Oregon Agricultural College, Cervallls, July It County club leaders throuiV out the state have returned from a con ference, on club, workv, .They receive l instructions ; in canning, stock Judging-, gardening, cooking ana sewing, la ordrr to give information to - the local club leaders necessary for 'demonstrations at the county and state fairs. ; When answering advertisements men tion the farm pages of The Journal. Red Sour Cherriej ; Wdhted , W are' in the market for any kind of Red Sour - CherrUt not smaller than one-half Inch, fully ripe,' well colored, at 7c per pound, lii boxes delivered to the express office ad : dressed' to the under- ; slcned. Do not put too .'many cherries in ft box, so as to avoid rotshinc in shipping. Puyallup Cz Sscncr Fruit Growers' Canning Co. PnyaDap. Wash. - TIhe Ma.nn BeMinid Cdw2 . . . . . -- - -! : ,! . ' . .. .: . ( is a hard worker. He is up early and late, out in all kinds of weather and, no ? matter i what'a going on, he must be rhome at milking time. Feed is high and in many lections 'scarce. But the cows are the meal tickets of the farm, the sure and never-failing pay check. The dairyman wants the . top price, good test and courteous treatment. He has a "right to demand these things, and he gets them when he is a patron of the Independence Creamery. That's the reason l our list of patrons is growing. . , I f Remember, we are in the market for ell the good S cream we can get, ' v ' ' Independence Creamery 1 1 i; Independence, ) and Medford, on. Or., owned . h$ - The pages of "Oregon Country Life" contain many advertisements of interest to farmers. When answering these ad vertisements mention The Journal, BOYS LEAVE BECAUSE DAD REFUSES TO GIVE . THEM AN EVEN BREAK Youn Majv Who Lived on Farm All His" Life Doesn't Even Know How to Drive. Oregon Agricultural College, CorvalUs. July 19. "One young fellow who ap plied forvwork when men were not to be had was asked if he had ever lived on a farm." writes C C. Calkins, coun ty agent of Sherman county In the June Oregon - Countryman; XJh, yes; all my life," he said. -, "A farmer - out here wants someone to drive six horses; can you do itr he wa asked.. . s ; '.: : ' . Uont .knowr I could harness thm. f " "" ,! U'lli ju . ' - ...... . i t ' SSSSSMSSSSWSSSBSSMSMSSSSSBSSM inf but never drove a horse in my life." "What ! 1 TJidn't your father have any horses on the farm? '- . "We have horses, all right, hot dad would never let me drive; he always held the lines." , ' Further Questioning revealed th tmi-t Finat aaa sau owns the farms hut hires some ouer farmer's son to run it, while George is away in a state that Is not his own. looking for work, because dad just had to hold the lines. - -, Other boys tell the same : story i ih different worda "It's all dad's farm," sighed one young lad. "It was my calf, but dad's cow," said another. ., Heat, is the great enemy, for once a good , egg has stood for any time at a temperature of over $- degrees F. it begins to Incubate, if it to ferUle egg, or to spoU. if it is an Infertile, i Means of Dusting r - Required by Hens Chickens never wash, as many other birds do, but cleanse themselves of in sects by wallowing in soil,! Where board or cement floors are used, some means of dusting should be provided during the Winter months. For a flock of 50 to 60 fowls, a dust box a by 5 feet or 4 by 4 feetiWill be found 'lartre enoueh in most Instances, and should he placed where It can be reached by sunlight dur ing as much of the day as possible. Fine, light, dry, dust is the best, but sandy loam is good. Road dust Is recommend ed by many, but it is act to be fUthv. Coal or wood ashes may be mixed with tne.sou if desired. In .. ., ... . l H Guarantee Sale, at Public Auction' V ' of one of Oregon's most prominent herds of olstein Cattle MONDAY, JULY 28, at 11A.M. This is a guarantee sale ia-every respect. A herd.,.' that is, absolutely free from ail diseases. Also rep- -resenting some of the finest . records, high class - ' breeding and individuality to be found in the west. The dam of the bull in this herd has a 35-pound r record. For catalog address Geo.-A, Gue, Yakima, ! Wash., or C O. 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