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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POI? TLAND. SATURDAY,, AUGUST V, 1C1D. Results of Six Years Experiments in Central Oregon Dry JF arming Mad e Public 10 TILLAGE METHODS III RESULTS IN WHEAT Turney Winter Species Produc tion Shown in Table Prepared From Six Year's Total Crops. EARLY PLOWING IS BETTER Thorough Cultivation Following Turning Over of Soil Causes - Increase in Amount Produced. " A comparative study of the tillage methods practiced and the yields se cured for. Turkey winter wheat on the Sherman county branch experi ment station at ,Moro, shows conclu sively the possibilities of increasing wheat yields under strictly dry farm ing conditions suich as obtain in the Columbia basin and Snake river basins. The six year average yields of Turkey winter wheat grown on land summer fallowed by different methods at the nation gave the following results : BUSHELS PER At'HB- Method S : Method 1 : Method 2 : Thorough No eulti- Harrowed cultivation ation af- once after after ter plowinc- plowing, plowing 84. 26.7 30.5 . 24. 26.4 2B.4 22.6 22.4 22.6 tudy of the above table it Tim of tilowinc. A;.r.l 1 Uny I I tine 1 . . . . Krom a i Ml be observed: 1. That early plowing iiiMlr each of the three -methods of nimmer fallowing gave higher yields than late plowing. Under the first method where no cultivation is given plowing April i gave an Increased yield of 10 per cent over plowing June 1. Under the third method, where thorough r-ultivation was given, the increased yield rrom land plowed April 1 was 8 bushels per acre,- or Z5A per cent above that plowed June 1. V- 2. That thorough cultivation of land plowed April.! Increased the yield, of wheat per acre from 24.8 bushels to 30.5 bushels. This Is an increase of 23 per cent. 3. That the cultivation of land plowed June 1 neither increased nor decreased the yield of wheat. Should Oough late rains come to start a crop of weeds after the land Is plowed, cultivation would Soubtless be beneficial. -It will thus be seen that the highest fields were secured by plowing early, and thoroughly cultivating the summer fallow. The significance of the possi bility of increasing yields by this means ' should be apparent when it is remem bered that much of the land summer fallowed each year is plowed late in . the season i. e., just before harvest. . There are two reasons why so much tate plowing Is done. In the first place, the equipment of many farms is not suf ficient to do the work in good season. , liv the second place, much less work is i necessary .to control the weeds on late i plowing than on early plowing. While most farmers appreciate the advantage "' f early work, some still prefer to plow tate in order to avoid as much cultiva tion as possible. The department does not issue com plete information upon experiments actu ally made in Oregon and upon Oregon noils any too frequently. The complete , results of the last six years' survey Is made in Farmer's Bulletin 1049. Every : Inland Empire wheat belt farmer, oper : feting under dry farming -conditions, ihould secure a copy and study the re mits of the Moro experiments. ' The double-headed barrel is the most latisfactory package for new potatoes. The heads should be secured by "head--liners." The barrel used should conform to the specifications of the United States standard barrel. Barrels which are loaded on end carry better than those loaded on their sides. . ; , ,. When answering advertisements men tion, the farm pages of The Journal. Economical Quesnell -One WHEAT PRICES LOWER " Undoubtedly there will be , a' marked drop in the price of wheat in the course, of the next year or two. One should prepare to 'meet the reduction in selling by cutting down the cost of harvesting and threshing. The 'One Man Har vester with ; one man and six horses will take off from 250 to 350. acres within the time that conditions are right for saving the crop. The "One Man Harvester" cut ting an eight foot swath produces the maximum results proportion ate to man and horse power ex pended. Larger ranches can use additional machines, as for in stance, four "One Man Harvester" with four men aid twenty-four horses would cover 32-foot, swath, double the average .of larger combines, using as many, men and horses. Other machines of similar char acter -.require more man and horsepower per foot cut. The heading, 'and threshing method is WOULD BRING BIG i ( i 91 Multnomah Iron Works PORTLAND, OREGON A UNION COUNTY SHORTHORH I DAIRYMEN ymmmsmr ? on feedng gran ly ''''. " i " v ; j - w 7 a. m m 1 iffiiriii - i imjh 1 Ruby's Ringleader, owned by PROGRAM. READY FOR SESSION OF OREGON HORTICULTURAL BODY State Organization Will Meet at Astoria From August 14 to 16, Inclusive. Astoria, Aug. 9. Astoria Is preparing for the annual meeting of the State Horticultural society, which is to be held in this citfr on August 14, 15 and 16. This will be the thirty-fourth an nual session. Matters of interest to the whole state will be considered. Some idea of the scope of the meetings may be gained from the following program which has just been completed : Thursday, August 14 Call to order, 2 p. m.. Ben Worsley, president. Address of welcome. Mayor James Bremner. Re sponse, J. O. Holt, manager Eugene Fruit Growers' union. Welcome from the state board of horticulture. Presi dent Charles A. Park, Salem. Response, President Ben S. Worsley, Astoria. Ad dress, Governor Ben W. Olcott. Read ing of minutes of previous meeting. President's annual address. SUBJECTS ARE DIVERSIFIED Friday, August 15 "The Cranberry and Its Culture In Oregon," W. E. Schlmpff. Astoria. "By-products of the Cranberry." H. M. Williams. Portland. "Truck Gardening and Marketing," J. H. Butterfield, Brownmead. Election of officers. Friday afternoon Excursion to can neries and Seaside, courtesy of Astoria Chamber of Commerce. Friday evening Call to order at the city hall, Seaside, 8 p. m. Address of welcome. Mayor Hurd. Address, L. I Paget. "Vegetables of Importance in Oregon Coast Counties," Professor A. B. O. Bouquet. "Horticultural Adapt ability of Clatsop County," H. G. Lech ner. county agricultural agent. Adourn ment. FRUIT JUICE INDUSTRY Saturday morning "The Future of the Fruit Juice Industry in Oregon," II. S. Gile, president of the Phez company, Salem. "The Adaptability of the Soils of the Coast Counties for Berry Cul ture," John E. Gratke, Astoria. "Func tions of the State Horticultural Board," Colonel Henry E. Dosch, secretary of the state board of horticulture. "The Relation of the Nurseryman to the Fruit Grower," M. McDonald, president Ore gon Nursery company, Orenco. "Horti cultural Development of the State of Oregon." E. J. AdamB. Eugene. Saturday afternoon "The Future of the Canning Industry in Oregon," J. O. Holt, Eugene. "Fruit Outlook, and Mar keting Problems," . Robert C. Paulus, president Salem Frul union. "Bram bles," Professor ;C. I. Lewis, chief of horticultural department O. A. C. "Selling Apples for Cash,"' C. A. Mal boeuf. Harvesting a Man Harvester even more wasteful of man and horse power with relatton to re sults obtained. , While headinf ran be done at about double the rate of cuttin with 'One: Man Harvester." the chances of grain being damaged in stack' before threshing .crew ar rives, is a condition to'be taken into account, besides there is a certain percentage of waste every time headings are handled. With 4Onj Man ; Harvester" straw can be sayed by use of Straw Dump attaClr'pent. straw and wheat can be. satn-.. jach day by second man with wagon. Total cost of (operation of "One Man Harvester," figuring wages for, operator and horses, interest and depreciation is less than cost of operating a header, thus the threshing expense is saved and turned to a profit. Be independ ent of the) help situation. When" six horses with one man can cut and thresh your crop at the rate of 12 to 15 acres per day. why use more? f W. J. Townley of Union CAREFUL TESTS ARE NECESSARY TO FIND IF COW TUBERCULAR Many Fine Herds Which Appear to Be Healthy Are Often Affected. It is impossible, by merely looking at a cow, to tell whether or not she has tuberculosis. Nor can the presence of the disease be detected by physical ex amination going not much further than a survey. The most reliable method for definitely determining whether tubercu losis exists Is the tuberculin test ap plied by a trained operator. Tuberculin is the most accurate diag nostic agency known to science, but it Is safe only In the hands of a trained and skilled operator who is acquainted witi. Its action and limitations. Many fine herds of cattle which were a delight to look upon and which seemed to be healthy on superficial examina tion, have been found to. be extensively affected with tuberculosis. They reacted to the tuberculin test, and subsequent slaughter of the animals proved that the test had not gone wrong. Their bodies were found to contain extension lesions of luberculosis, and these healthy ap pearing animals. If they had been al lowed to live, would have continued to spread the disease to other cattle and swine and possibly to human beings. The federal government, in coopera tion with state livestock sanitary offi cials, has made a beginning in the big task of driving "animal T. B." from this country. . It can not be done In a year, but every owner of even small herds of cattle can help forward the campaign y making sure that his animals are not carrying and spreading the germs of this ' dangerous malady. Tuberculosis eradication stations has been established in 35 cities, covering the entire country, and livestock owners who want to get in touch with the station nearest them cm do so by writing to the bureau of ani mal industry. United States department of agriculture, Washington, D. C. Under recent legislation the federal government and the state governments pay portions of the value of cattle slaughtered aftee they have been found Infected with tuberculosis. The success of the movement for eradi cating tuberculosis rests upon the live stocks owners of the country to a greater degree than on any other force, according to officials of the department. Whenever the livestock owners "get be hind" the work success is bound to follow. Are You Permanently or do you contemplate changing your location another year? If for any reason you expect to BUY, RENT. SELL or EXCHANGE your present property, it will pay you to read THE JOURNAL "WANT" ADS regularly. PROTECT YOUR STOCK From the Torturo of Flies Co ws Ore V Mar Milk Horses Do Mor Work en Leas Fed when Pr t acted by SO-BOS-SO- AftB4 in m raw Mcendt at m Mrt f U than Vt cent per dag ASK FOR O ATA LOO UK HO. Ut. A sent far HAKrU.M SKPARATORS anV . . - MILKERS. Your dealer can j25f?. supply you r t . '"TOvsRIf m U jggj, lift, t r!? WE PAY 65c-BUTTERFAT-65c Your cows will PAY a PROFIT if YOU will SELL,! YOUR CREAM at top prices. j Then WHY NOT ship your cream to us? We are al-i ways over the top on butter fat prices. . 'Tag your next can to the PEERLESS a check by return mail will convince you. PEERLESS BUTTER CO. 45-47 Front Street Portland, Oregon i Keferemee.te Ow RespoBilMlitj Bradatreet, Dun or Iadd & Tilton Bank. DIFFER TO PASTURE COWS Figures Supplied to Show That Method Pays and Others In sist It Depends on the Animals. TILLAMOOK MAN COMMENTS Dairyman Well Pleased With Re sults Obtained But Not Con vinced Experiment. Paid. By R. C. Jones, Tillamook Cosnty Agent Does it pay to feed grain on pas ture? This Is a question that dairy men the country over have discussed for many years. Many who have fed grain on pasture say it pays. . Others are just as sure that it is a waste of good feed and money. In order to get at this subject under-' standingly we must !ook first at the food requirements of a cow and see how she uses, the feed consumed. She first takes out enough to maintain her body, the balance Is used for the produc tion of milk or body fat. In the milk animal we are not looking for increased weight in the carcass so we can lay down the rule that it pays to feed a cow to the point where she begins to add weight. The amount to be fed will vary with the milk producing ability of each individual. If a cow does not have the Inherent ability to untilize a full ration for milk production it will only pay to feed her what she will utilize for that purpose. The economy of feeding grain on pasture depends then on the milking capacity of the cow. RECORDS ARE KEPT Previous to 1914 most people in Tilla mook considered a man insane who would feed gain on pasture. The re sult obtained by those who have tried it seems to indicate that the man who does not feed is the crazy one. In 1914 when the testing association had S250 prize money up for the highest produc ing cows and heifers, Mr. Durrer : of Tillamook has a cow, Goldle, and' a heifer. Ruby, that were coming strong up to July 1. but they were dropping In flesh and at that time were dropping rapidly in milk. He was induced to feed grain to these two cows starting the middle of July and feeding eight pounds rolled barley to each per day for the rest of the summer. Goldie was 5 years old that year and made 560.1 pounds fat that year against an average of 348.4 pounds fat for the other six years she has been In the testing association with no grain. This Is a gain of 211.7 pounds fat, which, at 36.6 cents per pound, the average for that year, was worth $77.48." The grain cost was S22.44 and the return for every dollar's worth of grain was S3.17. ! Ruby, as a 2-year-old, made . 424.5 pounds fat, which is 44 pounds higher than the average of her next four records without grain. These two cows won in both cases in the contests. RESULTS PAT WEtli Mr. Durrer was well pleased with the results but was not convinced of the economy of feeding grain. t He fed no more on pasture until 1917, when he fed three cows, and was so well pleased that he continued them through 191$. The average yearly production of these three cows for the two years with grain was 505.3 pounds fat, the two pre vious years without grain it was 384.4 pounds fat, or an increase of 120.9 pounds fat for $33.09 worth of grain. This fat at 65 cents, the price for those Located? Stockyards Check Service We make deposits at your own bank for you gratis. Place the liabil ity on us it's safer. LIVE STOCK STATE BANK Located at Union Stockyards North Portland, Oregon "8ERVED BY FIVE TRANSCONTINEN TAL RAILROA08 AND DEEP WATER TO THE SEA." two years, was worth 178.59, or $2.07 for every dollar expended for grraln. Results were so good that in 1918 Mr. Durrer - fed 11 - cows besides the above and they averaged $421.3 pounds fatat a grain cost of $24.37. During 1917, without grain, the same cows ttv fc raged 346.4 pounds fat, showing an In crease due to grain of 74.9 pounds fat. worth , 70 cents per - pound,- or $52.4$. One dollar's worth of grain therefore returned $2.15 worth of butter, fat. COSTIXCED IT FATS Mr. Durrer is convinced, and is, this year,- feeding all hto high producing cows. He also keeps them in the test ing association from year to year, so that he knows what results each, cow is giving him. Can a cow eat enough grass to main-, tain her body and make the large quan tity of milk we expect her to? The cow, Baby, last year averaged 60 nounds of 4.6 per cent milk during June and July. According to "our feed an alysis she would have had to consume about 300 pounds of pasture grass per clay to have furnished the required nu trients. Being unable to do this, what ia the result? She produces heavy for a short time while fresh, and gets thin, then she slumps in milk. Grain will help maintain her flesh and prolong the heavy milking period. It pays to own cows like Baby, and, owning them, it pays to feed them grain the year round. They need It when they are dry to build up a supply of re serve strength and a strong, healthy calf and they need It when they are in full flow, even though 'the grass ia abundant. in order that they may not lose that reserve strength too quickly. In summarizing, I wish to say that I do not believe it will pay to feed the cow grain on pasture that produce only 150 pounds of butter fat In a year and keep her body well covered with fat, but the good psoducer will stand a lib eral amount of grain and will return from $1.50 to $3 for every dollar's worth you put Into her. The averages, as shown by this Tillamook" herd, are $2.07 and $2.15 for the two groups. Poultry IN VJ I CO Once a year the poultry house should be thoroughly cleaned out and sprayed with one of the coal tar disinfectants or given a good coat of whitewash containing 5 per cent of crude car bolic acid or creosol. Unless the ex terior is painted, a coat of whitewash wll help preserve the lumber and give a neater appearance to tne Duiiaing. Spring is one of the best seasons to clean up and whitewash the poultry house. A well-made whitewash is the cheapest of all paints, and if properly made serves equally well either for ex terior or Interior surfaces. A good whitewash can be made by slaking about 10 pounds of quicklime in a pail with 2 gallons of water, cover ing the pail with cloth or burlap and allowing it to slake for one hour. Water is then added to bring the whitewash to a consistency which, may be applied readily. A waterproot whitewash for exterior surfaces may be made as fol lows : (1) Slake 1 bushel of quicklime in 12 gallons of hot water, (2) dfseolve 2 pounds of common salt and 1 pound of sulphate of zinc in 2 gallons of boil ing water; pour (2) into (1), and add 2 gallons of skim milk and mix thor oughly. Whitewash is spread lightly over the surface with a broad brush. Some beekeepers find it necessary to fumigate comb honey -to prevent dam age by the larvae of the wax moth. For this purpose fumes of sulphur or disul phid of carbon may be used. If disul phid of carbon Is used, great care should be taken not to bring It near a flame, as it is highly Inflammable. OUR BOSTON HOUSE t your erric Wool Consigned Gets the Price Warahoutat: Portland, Or. Boston, ZLtotf lIUhrehuvxe b. IN(0ATlt MORTM PORTLAND. OREGON . KAIL ftOOS AHO OCf HATCH M M Sejt. CoroNA The Personal Writing MaebJae Weight 6 pounds, tightest and most compact of all ma chines. Price $50, with carry ing case. Re built machines of all makes. Write for Cir cular J. E. W. PEASE CO. Distributors !! Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon v : . If It I Anything in ' PLUMBING See Us First Wholesale and Retail Plumbing and Heating Supplies OT7B WAKE "STARK-DAVIS 99 '. Is a Guarantee of Qsality SAME DAT AS RECEIVED SIS td St, Near Salmon, Portland, Or. Phone Main 979 ARROW CARBOLINEUM Uad in C- S. A. . Formarir Avsnartu Careollneuw) , ' Preserve ' wood structure. Ona pptie tlon deatrojr poaltry walla. Keeps flies from cattle, hones sod hoc. Best preMrratlTa for roofs, silos, stc Does not effect silage. Trebles tbs Ufa of timber sbor or below troand. . M '"' If foot dealer does not asndls, order direct from as. , , Write for eircnlsra and testimonials - OARBOLIM CUM WOOD PRKSKRVINO OO. i BOS Henry Bide frtland. Or. WHITE LEGHORNS FIRST IN CONTEST June Egg Laying Records for Northwest Are Announced For Poultrymen. . White Leghorns 1 are first in the report of the All-Northwest Egg Laying Contest jforJune in the. re turn for egrgs above cost of feed. In dividually, theyVshowed a return of 42.5 centa a month above the cost of feed. . Rhode '-Island Whites were second, Wyandottes were third and Barred Rocks were fourth. The following table prepared by Di rector R. V. Mitchell contains the rec ord of production:. Pet Pro duction. W. tiechorns ... ST. R. I. Beds 47.S K. I. Whites ... et.3 Barred Rocks.... R4.3 Return SToe Peed Cost. Feed Cost. 3S.Sc 4.5o 35.00 18.10 88.8c SO.to 34.9c , 26.1c 30. 8e i 28.4c Wyandottes .... 52. S Black Minorca 47.0 48.6 37.2e 15.6c 34.6c l.7c Miscellaneous In order to have a place on the honor roll for June, it was necessary for a bird to lay 26 eggs. High bird for the month was Number 4. owned by D. Tancred, Kent, Wash., with 30 eggs to her credit. Number 5, also owned by Mr. Tancred, made a record of 29 eggs for the month. Five birds were tied for third place with 28 eggs each. Number 306., a White Rock In entry 4, the Wilketton entry; Number 339, a White Rock? owned by the University of Idaho. Number 460, a Barred Rock owned by the Oregon Agricultural college ; Num ber 275, a White Leghorn, owned by J. R. McRae, Portland, Or. and Number 200, a White Leghorn owned by H. M. Leathers of Junction City, Or., all laid 28 eggs In June. All individuals In the Barred Rock and Rhode Island White pens laid dur ing June. The average per cent of birds in the contest not laying any eggs dur ing the month was 3.7. . In comparing the June feed consump tion of all the birds In the contest with the feed consumption during the month of June last year, we find that - ap proximately the same amount of grain, sprouted oats, mash . and buttermilk were fed, and that the total cost of feed and litter was 2 Vic higher In June this year than In the same month last year. This difference is caused chiefly by the increased oost of buttermilk, and of straw, this year. Although grasshoppers are not usually noticed by the farmer until they have reached a considerable size, they begin to injure his crops - immediataely upon hatching from the egg. They should be detected and combated, therefore. while young and small, so that time,- labor, and material, as well as crops, may be saved. Read the advertisements on the farm pages. They contain many helpful hints on better farming. In answering adver tisements always mention The Journal. ui 20 12 Req Get a Head Start With the A. delay of two weeks or a month in fall plow in often means a great reduction of. crop. No matter What the condition of the soil may be you can start plowing with a Monarch Niverslip Trac tor when you are ready. The Monarch has the power that is so necessary in fall plowing. - The Monarch also has other features, some of which hare been devised especially to meet condi tions in the Northwest. The Monarch Tread is made of manganese steel, the toughest, longest lasting steel that can be bought. Large, flanged wheels travel on steel tracks. Box ar journal boxes are-used and these are packed with waste, Get Our 1919 Catalog and Prices. l v1 z PERFECT XabiieaUoa m(i it r r i rnftf ttWiVtt Experiment Station -At 0; A. 0. Praised Oregon ..Agricultural College, Corval lis. Aug. 9. Oregon farmers are justi fied In looking to their college expert ment station for help in solving their most important problems, declared Ir. K. J. Flint, official inspector of the fed eral (experiment station, after a thorough Inspection of the experiment and admin istrative work at O. A, C. Strong snd competent staffs are at work on prob lems of greatest economic interest, ' he said.- and have . crone about their solu tion in the right way. Many things that would cost the farmer much time and money to learn for himself are discov ered, by the station and given to the farmer Interested.; . Owner of Monticello Farm Asserts It Is Very Valuable as Food For. Livestock. George W. McCoy, owner of the Monti cello farm, rises to the defense of Eu reka clover. McCoy resents the recently published statement that Kureka clover, is a' species of smartweed. Eureka clover on the Monticello farm, says ' McCoy, shows a growth of 16 feet since last March.. Farmers from many sections have Inspected the plant and were shown that livestock ate it with relish. The clover, continues McCoy, has been growing in one location . without re planting, cultivation, fertilisation or Ir rigation for . 23 years on " rather poor Fall have FARMER CHAMPION OF EUREKA CLOVER IP a a. . m m m .at- WA: Name ...... . . . , p. 6.....: -;V. v.. heavy clay loam soil that was formerly heavily timbered. McCoy claims for Kureka clover that ii in rar more nutritious man mom com molt fodder plants and stays green long after wheat, oats, barley or rye have ripened and dried up. Analyses of this clover have been made by the University of California, the O. 'A. C. and the bu reau of plant Industry of the United States department of agriculture. All analyses, says McCoy, show It to be richer In troteln, free nitrogen extract and fat than any common forage plants. Eureka clover will grow in old burns, on logged off lands without clearing and on swampy and overflowed lands along rivers' and lakes too wet for other crops, claims McCoy. 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This belief shows in the use of nothing but the best grade of material, the use of the highest type of anti-friction bearings and in the design of the tractor, which is clean cut and as free from complications as possible. ?The Monarch Tractor is In Itself proof that a good tracklaying tractor can be built and sold at moderate prices. Use This Coupon Portland or Spokane. Send me your 1919 Monarch Catalog and price of the size I checked. . 20-12 30-18