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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1919. Eotteo fit i. r. LANCNER EFFICIENT MARKETING BETTER FARMING, 8 BUSINESSMENSAY CITY PROSPERITY DEPENDS ON FARM Recent Discussions of Problems : of Farm by Portland Business Men Considered as Promising. CITY DEPENDS ON VALLEY Prosperity of Future Must Come Largely From . Orcbrads and Farms of Willamette Valley, By JT. F. Langner Recent discussions . of the fruit growers' problems and the Oregon FruitJjJ-o wars' association before the Portland Ad club and the Chamber of Commerce prove that the Portland business men are waking up to the fact that the prosperity of the city of Portland Is largely dependent upon .the prosperity of the agricultural community, for which the city is a clearing house. Portland's prosperity has been due largely in former years to the lumber in dustry. In the future the prosperity of the Willamette valley, the Umpqua val ley and the Itogue river valley will lie largely in the development of the horti cultural industry of Western Oregon. There is a vast difference between pro ductive wealth from timber and pro ductive wealth from ' agriculture and horticulture. Standing timber has basic value before it is cut When it is cut Its value Is measurably increased but 'in stead of actual production, only a con version of wealth has taken place. AGRICULTURE IS DIFFERENT With airriculture it is different. The farmer plants his seed or his tree ; in stead of cutthiK the tree dwn and for ever destroying Its continuous pro ductivity, he gathers fruit year by year I and consistently adds to the wealth of the community. Of course, without the original' lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest the Willamette valley would doubtless never have been cleared to the extent which has been necessary to take care of the present increase in produc tion. But unlike the lumber Industry, which- is highly specialized and highly departmentalized, the farmer Is ex pected to carry the burden of innumer able expenses and to be an expert in a dozen different lines, not only of pro duction, but in handling the prod ucts after they are produced. In the lumber business a logger is a logger ; the man that runs a donkey engine con tinues to run a donkey engine ; the man who snakes, continues to snake, and the faller continues to chop. But In the case of the farmer, when he has produced a few prunes or pears, on a tree which he has planted and cul tivated, his work really only Just starts. To take. care of his fruit after it has been produced he must process or store It, which requires a knowledge and ability totallydlfferent from that of planting and production. He must if he Is not to lose money upon his heavy Investment have at least a thoroughly comprehensive system of bookkeeping so as to ascertain as nearly as possible the actual cost, not only of production, but also of processing, storing and marketing. Fruit growers today are attending grad ing and packing schools. After every thing else hLS been done to produce a profitable crop, ' they have to acquire a knowledge of grading and packing so that they are not losing the fruits of their labor by reason of the fact that they are falling to grade and pack their fruit in such manner as the market may require. FARMER MUST WATCH MARKET Finally, the farmer must keep a close watch upon the markets-difficult enough for the man who is absolutely closely in touch with the market and presenting untold difficulties to the farmer who is unfamiliar and completely out of touch with it. This lack of Intimate knowl , edge of broker activity costs the farm ers of Western Oregon and fruitgrowers millions of dollars a year. Modern farming should be looked. upon by the up-to-date farmer as a modern Industry to be run Just as any other industrial occupation. The secret of the efficiency of the modern Industrial world is division of labor. x The trades, professions, arts and voca tions are divided and subdivided, dis tributed and redistributed into groups more and more specialised, and the re sult has been an immense Increase of product, both In quality and quantity. Everywhere this has been done but In farming, where division of labor has made little or no progress since the time when Adam and Eye raised their own fig leaves and strung them together Into aprons. We may only expect to see any considerable increase in quantity and quality production of farm products when the farmers combine their capital, departmentalize their business and put It on the same economic footing as the big business with, which they have to Compete. PEAR ORCHARD PRODUCES $600 AN ACRE 4k - ''W'"'- ' ,,(1 i-t-. ' v v J I &j&f v Q- cr....,,,. v All The 10 acre pear orchard of W. C Harding, near Roseburg, harvested over 85 tons of Barttctt pears ais year. . Sir. Harding sold the entire crop at a price which netted $68 a ton f. o. b. his 'orchard A GROWER'S ASSOOATIOM I MOTES . MailingStockyards Checks to your home bank is risky, causes delay, is un business like. W.e deposit for you to your -own bank at once, service freei it's safer. LIVE STOCK STATE BANK ONLT BANK AT UNION STOCK YARDS I North Portland, Oregon O The Kennewlck-RIchland Marketing union has for some years done a valu able work in the district which it covers in our neighboring state of Washington. Like our Willamette valley their valley seems especially adapted j.o the raising of all sorts of fruits, and the Marketing ptiion, of which F. H. Krug of Kenne Mck ia the manager, has done much towards securing a fair market price for its "growers. iMr. Krug was a recent visitor at our Salem offices, and he .Ad vises us that tfie numerous local co operative organizations of his state are looking forward to getting together In a statewide movement such as the Ore gon Growers'1 Cooperative association. Mr. Krug was accompanied on his trip by S. M. Ross of Richland, one of the union's enthusiastic members. Through the service department of this association, the Umpqua Valley Fruit union has joined the Skookum Packers this season and will market upwards of 150 carloads of apples under this famous brand. A very high-grade of apples Is being produced in the Umpqua valley ana the tonnage is . increasing annually at a rapid rate. K. H. C. Wood is the efficient manager of .the Ujnpqua, Val ley Fruit union. This local organization will, after the first of January, be taken over by the Oregon Growers' Coopera tive association. Prune men In the Dallas district are preparing for a heavy harvest of prunes. and the season will probably open on Italians about the twelfth of this month. McMlnnvllle growers are beginning the harvest of their oravenstems this week. They have leased a warehouse, and are using the service of the Willamette Val ley Fruit Exchange, one of the or ganisations which have affiliated with the association. They will put ln a sizer and can take care of a large ton nage of the apples of that! district in a modern manner. An efficient inspector is stationed at McMlnnvllle, and the growers are thus assured of high-grade service tn handling their pack. Professor C. I. Lewis, who recently resigned as chief of the division of hor ticulture to take charge of ttie organiza tion department of the Oregon Growers' Cooperative association, has been selected as judge of the Washington state fair at Yakima. The association is preparing a booth at the Oregon state fair which opens on September 22. An attractive display is promised. Send Wheat Samples To Various Centers Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls, Sept. . Wheat specialists of O. A. C. and other experiment stations are tre the 497 varieties grown In the wheat the 497 varieties grown in th wheat nurseries by the federal department of agriculture and college experiment sta tions. Complete collections of all varie ties will be Bent to the offices of the federal government at Washington, to the Oregon branch stlon at Moro, the cooperative wheat nursery at Chlco, Cal., and to the Idaho station. This Is a part of the work to systema tize wheat classification and to eliminate duplicates and poor varieties, and to' de termine the varieties best suited to the conditions under which they are to be grown. blew into a 32-foot silo with eisc. to choke it down, but couldn't do it. wrote Mr. W. Sams, Skamania, Wash. I There's no silo too high for the Papec Cutter and it's a great power saver. Wah a Papec you can cut your fodder at just the right stage ant save all its nutriments. li Every man who wants to make the blffgrest profits et of (ilate needs a Papec. You eaa run It with your own farm engine. Cut your silage slowly and let it S etUe yon get mere ia the silo thea and it is 6eHr eito Papee Cutters built In all size from the t-too aa-hour machine, operated with a 4-h.p. engine, to SMon-an-ooctr size. Write for free Papec catalogs, and what man nwn in tk Nnrthlt have to sar for this Cutter. , ; "-VA M i .... - Vn coupon bal or ajmtafc " ' Addrm tuart AmM , Monroe & Cmell 91 D Front St. Portland Send me PapCtalo free, wita6atoWIgUo7 Name Address.. hickens Must Have Clean, Fresh Water CRITICA t SITUATION DEVELOPS AT TUMALO IRRIGATION PROJECT Lack of Sufficient Water I& Sure to Cause enou Difficulties Unless Remedied at Once.' NEW PUBLICATIONS OF TWH 0 . 19. DEPARTMENT 2m Bend, . Sept. . A critical situation faces the settlers on the Turoaio irriga tion project for the Beaaon of 1920 un less something radical is accomplished in obtaining a greater water supply. With a large increase in- the acreage on the project under cultivation, and with demands for opening of more lands to cultivation the call upon the water sources is becoming greater. That It Is impossible to accommodate the acreage now under cultivation is indicated this season by the necessity for water rota tion throughout the project, ne section of the project obtains water for a period of 10 days and then is without water ror about 20 days. This condition is prov ing harmful to the late crops at this sea son of tlie year. DISTRICT MAT MEET OPPOSITION Although the water situation is criti cal all over the project, it is believed' that the formation of a district will not meet With unanimous approval. Many of the settlers hold preferred water con tracts under whidi they have sufficient water, while a large number hold the more recent contracts. There is a con tention between these two classes of contract holders. The holders of pre ferred contracts say they are entitled to all the water specified in their agree ments whether the remainder get any water or not. In the opinion of some of the farmers the solution to the situation hinges on the formation of an irrigation district whereby all would-be on the same water right basis. COMMITTEE STUDIES SITUATION A committee of farmers is now work ing on a petition which will bring be fore the settlers the question as to whether they desire to form a district. If sufficient number sign the matter will be brought to an election. The Tumalo irrigation project, now under the control of the state, is one of the thriving districts In t,he state. This year the crops have been the biggest ever grown. The settlers numbed about 200 families. THEEE AVENUES OPEN The farmers have three avenues open to obtain more water. If the govern ment develops thf proposed Benham Falls reservoir site on the Deschutes river above Bend it is believed that there will be ample water for the project dur- The following are aew publication! relating to farming, which will b of interest to Oregon farmers ; practically every county agent can supply a copy upon application : Swine Management George M. Rom mel and F. a. Ashbrook. I Killing Hogs and Curing Pork F. O. Ashbrook and O. A. Anthony. Th Production of Baby Beef S. . H. Ray. The Dehorning of Cattle Richard W. Hickman. V. M. T. Milk Fever: Its Simple and Success ful Treatment John B. Mohler. Contagious Abortion of Cattle Adolph Eichhorn- and George M. Potter. Equipment for Farm Sheep Raising V. O. McWhorter. Sheep Scab Marion Imes. Prevention of Losses of Livestock From Plant Poisoning C. D wight Marsh. , Bees E. F. Phillipa. Ph. D. The Treatment of Bee Diseases Si. F. Phillips, Ph. D. Grains for the Dry Lands of Central Oregon L. R. Breithaupt Measuring Hay in Ricks or Stacks H. B. McClure. Alfalfa J. M. Westgate. Red "Clover J. M. Westgate. Bean Growing in Eastern Washing ton and Oregon Lee W. Fluharty. Sweet Clover: Growing the Crop H. S. Coe. The Field Pea as a Forage Crop H. N. Vlnall. Vetches C. V. Piper and Roland a McKee Good Seed Potatoes and How to Pro duce Them William Stuart Fruit and Vegetable By-Producta C. I. Lewis and W. S. Brown. The Economical Use of Irrigation Water W. L. Powers. Practical Information for Beginners in Irrigation Samuel Fortier. The Use of a Dairy for Farm Ac counts E. R. Thomson. The Farmer's Income E. A. Golden welser, statistician. Emergency First Aids Alice Dolman. Home Canning by One Period Cold Pack Method O. H. Benson. Klamath and Lake Cattle Production . Gives Way to Shlep Salem, Sept 6. Fully half a mil lion dollars' worth of cattle will be shipped out of Klamath and Lake counties this year, according to Dr. W. H. Lytle. state veterinarian, who has just returned from a tour of Southern Oregon. Many cattle men are disposing of a large portion of, their herds and turning' to sheep. Dr. Lytle states, the high prica of hay, combined with ' the high price now being paid for cattle be ing responsible for the apparent change of heart among stockmen who have here tofore confined their efforts exclusively to cattle. Cattle are now bringing from $70 to from SIS to 135 per ton, the latter price being paid for good quality timothy, which is bought up by the loggers tor ; feeding horses used in logging opera tlons. - Great clouds of grasshoppers, regarded by some as the "seven year" locuMt are to be seen In the neighborhood of the Klamath marsh. Dr. Lytle states, and serious damage Is being done to hay fields which were not cut before the ar rival of the hoppers, whose visitation amounts to practically a plague. - ; First Three Days' Feed , For the first three days chicks may be fed a mixture of equal parts of hard boiled eggs and rolled oats or stale bread, or stale bread soaked In milk.. When bread and milk are used care should be taken to skutfese all the milk out of )he bread. From the third or . fourth day commercial chick feed may be ted until the chirk are old enough " to eat wheat screenings or cracked ing the dry season. If this is not done the settlers have recourse to construc tion of a storage reservoir on Crane prairie and bringing the water to the project The third measure Is to seal the Tumalo Irrigation project reservoir so that it will hold water. The reservoir has never held its capacity, due to de velopment of leaks In the bottom. It Is believed that these leaks can be stopped. Bruising Is a very common cause of loss in new potatoes. This may be caused either by poor handling methods or by poor containers. A plentiful supply of clean, fresh water must always be available to the hens. The fowls drink freely, especially when laying heavily, and should not be stinted of such a necessary and cheap material as water. The water pan or dish should be kept clean. If It Is not washed out frequently a green slime will gather on its inner surface. This should not be allowed to happen. It Is well to keep the water pan outside the house and in the shade in the summer, but in the winter, when the water may freeze, it is best that the pan be left in the house, and it should be raised about a foot above the floor so that the hens won't kick it full of litter when scratch ing for their feed. - The Monro Perfect Silo Wears No Hoops Hoops Went Out of Style Four Years Ago With Us. It swells and shrinks up and down and so conforms to Na ture's law which, if you violate, you suffer for it. It stands straight whether full or empty. Why buy trouble? No manufacturer has ever stood by his product better than we during its perfection. B. M. Smith, Aurora, Oregon, Route 5, recently bought his third three seasons straight, al though offered other makes one third under price to break the string. Mute evidence. The same has been done by many others. Do you want their names? Stay Round Silo Co. Main 7460. W. H. Monroe. Mfr. 501 Dekum Bid., Portland. Ore. . Make every seed produce for you. That Is what the Peoria disc shoe Drill will do. Every eeed is planted perfectly at the bottom of the well-packed furrow, at a uniform death. They eannot be picked up by birds, or blown away, or frosen. saving wna,i is orainaruy waaiea means you than ever before. a bigger" crop to See from the picture how the seeds are laid carefully in a packed bed. For the sake of bigger crops that mean more nney) at no additional labor, you can net afford to . be without a Peoria Drill. That is what other farmers, right .acre in tne nortnwest, nave round oia'. They hv aiscaraea old. Inefficient (Trills and have replaces them with the Peoria. Read what they aay: . Arthur Cole, Pullman, Wash.. Says:, "I consider the New PEORIA DRILL the best drill on the market. ' I would not consider anything but a PEORIA DISC SHOB DRILL." G. L. Paxon, Madras, Oregon, says: "I consider the NEW PEORIA DRILL at leaet all that Is claimed for it by those who make it Chief among Its features is the lightness of Its draft. It can be easily regulated to sow from 18 pounds of wheat up to any desired amount" ETRA PROFIT through the use of the PEORIA DRILL. Th averar eeed required for sprtne edlnc 1 pprxlmt!y 4e Bound to tho aera, tbe average price of wheat 2.20 per buht. The New PEORIA requires 20 per cent lea eeed than any other form of seeding, which means a saving, of 21 l-3e cash saved per acre. A farmer who sows 100 acre of wheat, ordinarily would use 4OS pounds or M koeheli and 40 pound a One-fifth, or 20 per cent, et this amount saved by the New Peoria Dlae Shoe Drill would be 800' pounds, or. at $2.20 a buthal would mean $29.33 he had saved la caan en tne loo aeroa sown. $85, and hay is commanding anywhere corn. While many farmers who use the NEW PEORIA oay that grata Will yield from S to 8 bushels more per acre whoa aawa with tho PEORIA DISC 6HOE. we will be conrr,tlv and give the estimate ; C ?L,on buLhl.i"' acr.-,j,!!lch ?B B. M. WADE C S0 Haw. 100 acree would mean 100 buhela. . or no, together with 2S S of " I" I f- seed saved at tho time of seeding, I Howard St, a total saving of a lease, wasft.t The Peoria catalogs, ia lien, ready tor yoo. 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