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. ! - K , X THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL, : PORTLAND SATURDAY. -JANUARY 3,1820. R at '.2 Attendance Oregon Agricultural ecbrd Week College Farmers v AGRICULTURISTS CROWD CORVALLK 0. k C. SESSIONS - r - . Discussion Is Centered Around Every Angle for Improvement ' in Farming arid Marketing. - By Hoy Stewart " Another successful Farmers' week has Just been completed. The entire state was well represented with farmers as well as people In other lines of work. Over 760 people at tended the lectures and demonstra tions given during the week. The value of the Information they re-r ceived would be hard to- estimate, but It Is said that great results have been accomplished. People are beginning to realize that the fanner must be educated and a specialist In his work. The impression once was that If a man could not make a success of anything else he could still KO on the -farm and make a living. If a man cannot make a living on the farm today, he must either seek some ether kind of work or take enough in terest In farming to spend some time in receiving the necessary training. Of course, there are many who are raised upon a farm and know the practical sioe of it very wen, wtio may make a success of farming In a way, but at the same time with a little study they can improve their methods, thus making their work easier and at the' same time more profitable. ... i With the present methods of spread Img know-ledge not only through the cql leges but through the rural paps, there Is no reason why the farmers should not be more prosperous. The main trouble Is that many cannot attend the schools provided and there are many who do not read enough. Farming Is the most vital of Indus tries and should be developed to the highest point -of efficiency. This can only be done through the efforts of the agricultural schools with the assistance of the agricultural press of the country. The schools develop the Ideas, and the press spreads the Ideas to everyone. ISTERE8TIJHO LECTURES An Interesting series of lectures on dairy feeds and balancing of rations was given during Farmer's week by Professor K. B. Fltts of the dairy de partment. On of the conclusions which has been reached Is that byproduct feeds such as millrun cocoanut meal, molasses and ; beet pulp, are cheaper than the home grown feeds as barley and oats. If we consider the digestible nutriment cost " Under present price conditions It was . pointed out that one of the cheapest bal anced feeds which can be used is mill run 200 pounds, beet pulp. 100 pounds, cocoanut meal. 26 pounds, and oil meal 15 pounds, the cost per pound being 47 cents. The ooat per pound of digestible nutrimsnta Is 3.7 cents. This is the concentrate ration used at the college now.. Another economical combination is mill run, cocoanut meal and molasses fed with clover hay and corn silage or other green matter. "Feed is the largest item of expense In the production of milk," said Pro- fessor Fitts. "There is a vast amount of wasteful feeding among the dairy--men, 'due ' largely to . ignorance of the requirements of his cows. "Feed elements are divided Into two general classes known as proteins, or muscle-making and carbo-hydrates or fat - and energy producers. These ele ments should be present in the ration in the proportion of one part protein to five or six parts carbo-hydrates. This proportion Is known as the nutritive . " ratio and when the nutritive ratio Is In such proportion as to best meet the KEEPING POULTRY FIT V y " s ss X I " ft ' If 'V! 9& . lit 1 v". . .'v.'.. x. x : x J Jrx A fine poultry run. Chickens need green feed and plenty of it, in addition to meet sera ps and other feeds. needs of the animal the ration islknown as a balanced ration. "Milk contains elements that are al- ways put together in the same propor Ption and unless these nutriments ap pear In the feed in this proportion the ration is not an economical one to fjeed." One visitor said, "You have tnade plain to me the meaning of balanced rations and have shown us how to do U." A great deal of time was spent profit ably In discussion and Instructions on how to combine hay and feeds which thj different dairymen have, on hand in order to get a .properly balanced ra tion. Some of the dairymen found they were wasting feed simply because they have been feeding too much of some kinds while the other elements needed had not been supplied. Professor Fitts is considered the best authority on rations in the Northwest. Poultry? I notes s.iro A good, fresh egg should have a small air space. The yolk should not be very distinct. There should be no black spots or rings. Sometimes the eggshell has fine cracks In it. This Is commonly known as a "check" egg, and should not da- shipped with first quality eggs. It Bpdils very quickly. Blood rings are partially Incubated eggs, which show a- distinct ring of blood on the yolk. They are unfit for food and should be rejected. , Cause : A fertile egg in which the de velopment of the germ has proceeded until blood has formed and the embryo has died. Ring formation is not pres ent while the embryo is alive, although blood spots or veins may show. Moldy eggs have black spots that show only before the candle. They are unfit for food. Cause : Field nests or wet nests, hold ing eggs In a damp place, or washing them. Dampness allows mold spores to enter the pores of the shell and grow In side. Mold can also enter through cracks in the shell. Black rots took more or less black be fore the candle and are unfit for food. Cause : Dead chick, accompanied by bacterial decomposition, or. extensive growth of mold and bacteria inside of the shell. Mixed rots, white rots of addled OoysHqyf Give aB-L-I IlilKer 1 rn ix if XL li.li rPHIS 14-vearold boy.Warren , JL Burt, milks 25 cows morn : ing and night with the aid of two double Burrell B-L-K Milkers milks four cows at a time and does a better job than could be done by hand. The cows let down their milk freely and the milkers get it all j There's no drudgery in milking with the Burrell makes milking light,pleas ant. interesting work for man or boy. ' and the cowglike it, too. ' Labor is scarce, and good hand milkers are hard to get at ANY price. You can solve the whole problem quickly, eco nomicaUy and permanently with the Burrell. Let us tell you more about it - ruR Line f Or iriT sad Dairy Supplltt WHte fee OaUlof u SI B PROMT ST. PORTLAND, OR. " , - MONROE Sl CRISELL eggs, when turned over before the can die, show the yolk more or less mixed with the white. They are unfit for food, Cause : Bacterial decomposition usu ally following advanced staleness. Stuck yolk eggs have yolks apparently stuck to the shell. They are unfit for food. ' Cause : In hot weather, when fertile eggs are kept without turning, the yolk may rise through the white and be come attached to the shell membrane. In cool feather the yolk may settle in the shell and become fastened to the shell membrane. Heated eggs before the candle will show dark, heavy yolks, easily movable and with a distinct reddish glow. Cause: Egg Is fertile and has been exposed to temperatures which start chick development. If temperature Is high enough and sufficient time elapses, development will continue until the em bryo and blood form. OFFICIAL TESTING OF MILK ADVANTAGES AR E EXPLAINED 1 0 FARMERS S. Fine in Lecture at 0. A. C. Farmers' Course Establishes Fact Tests Are Necessary. Market Reporter. To Be Published Beginning about January 1, 1920, the Market Reporter, a periodical of general Interest devoted to marketing information concerning important agrl-, cultural products, will be published weekly by the bureau of markets. It will be sent free to those interested who make request for it to the bureau of markets. United States department of agriculture, Washington, D. C.,.and who give the following information : (a) Name and full address, (b) business or occupation, (c) kind of kinds of farm products in which Interested, and (d) the names of periodicals or reports (mlnmeographed or printed) that are being received or have been received regularly from the bureau of markets or any other branch of the United States department of agriculture. Turkey Farming Pays Chehalls, Wash.. Jan. 3. B. Ham mond of near Winlock is convinced that turkey farming is profitable. This year he had 55 birds which he treated as a sort of sideline to his farm, but when he marketed them for the holiday trade' he found the 55 weighed 423 pounds, and sold them at 48 cents a pound, net tins him $204. Oregon Agricultural College, Corval- 11s. Jan. S. During Farmers' week a very interesting lecture on official test ing was given by S. Fine of the dairy department The main facts brought out were the following. That it establishes a herd-book within a herd-book of the best of the breed. That it is the ultimate . stage neces sary forthe development of the breeds, to their highest point of efficiency. That It is the only reliable way of improving the dairy breeds. Testing selects the cows that show real producing ability and gives a chance to weed out the poor ones, thus establish' ing an aristocracy among cattle. One of the most important things It does is to provide a means of selecting sires that will transmit production, it makes pos sible unlimited development in breeding by mating the best with the best Official testing Is made possible through the cooperation of the Breed association, the Agricultural college and the breeder. It is up to the breed asso ciations to keep the records and furnish the rules necessary for testing. The breeder's part is mainly to feed cor rectly, milk regularly and well, and pay the slight expense Incurred, which will return him so much in the advanced prices he will get for known quality StOCK. Testing pays because it weeds out the herd, enabling the breeder to. keep only BIG MONEY TRAPPING MUSKRATS Spead yoar spare time Is tali profit able mailer. It Is easy wort, interest ing aad brlags big retaras. TOP PRICES Quick Returns oa raw fsrs of all klsdt. Skip yoar fart to as aad yea wlU reeelre Immediately the high est market prices. A reputa tion of fair deallag for it years ls our recommesds-tlon. SEND FOB LATE PRICE LIST H. LIEBES & CO. Average number of eggs the good larm nen snouia iay: Em. November 6 December 7 January 9 February IZ March .. April ... Mav .. I July lsiseptemoer . 19October .... Eras- 20 Hen's total for the year. . 18 .17 . 15 . 1 . 7 .160 the high producing cows. This in time will bring up . the standard of all the dairy animals In the country and will make for better prosperity. ' Laying Hens Tamed By the Trap Nest A trap nest Is a laying nest so ar ranged that after a hen enters it she j la confined until released by the at tendant When possible. It is advisableto. trap nest the layers, for the following reasons: To tame the birds, thereby tending toward Increased egg production. To furnish definite knowledge con cerning traits and habits of individuals. To furnish the only satisfactory basis for utility or other breeding. To eliminate the non-productive hen. To add mechanical precision to Judg ment and experience in developing and; maintaining ine utility of a flock. Scrub Bull Owjiers , Obtain Information To meet the demand of livestock owners for information' on proper methods of skinning and preparing hides for market, the department of agriculture Is preparing for: distribu tion the second .' edition , of Farmers' Bulletin 1055. "Country Hides and Skins." The suggestion has reached the department that the publication mentioned should be especially useful to owners of scrub bulls, particularly those who are discarding unfit sires and are demonstrating their interest In livestock Improvement by. joining the federal-state campaign for better sires. Votes for Grange' Officers VV arren, Jan. 3. The result of the election If or officers of the state grange. held by I the local branch, resulted al most unanimously for CD. Huffman of La Grande for master, A. IL Tarbell of Warren: for overseer, Mra Minnie E. Bond of Eueene for lecturer, Mrs. Mary K. O'Nell of Washington county for sec retary, and R. W. QUI of Multnomah county jfor' member, of' the executive board. This is the first Vine In the his tory of Oregon granges when the. mem bers voted directly for their state off! cers. and a great amount of interest was manifest. When! answering advertisements meu4- tion thai farm pages of The Journal. 'It helps. Catalog of Birds and Pets, Incubators, Brooders, Etc, Now Ready Write Diseases Found in Produce Reported To detect local outbreaks of 'diseases of vegetables and fruits, which when uncontrolled cause heavy losses In the field or In transit the food products inspectors of the United States depart ment of agriculture are reporting dis eases found in shipments of produce at the leading market centers of, the coun try. If a shipment shows a serious dis ease or rot the county agent and other representatives in the locality affected are at once notified and' Instructions given tor overcoming or minimising fu ture losses. The notification to the point of shipment also prevents ship pers from continuing to ship material certain to spoil in transit and thus waste car space. Spoiled Fruit Total Loss The spoiling of a bushel of potatoes. a dosen cantaloupes, a basket of grapes. or a crate of 'oranges represents an absolute loss to the community. The loss must be borne by both producer and consumer, and In many cases the distributor must share the burden. ' ' 1 COMPANY I y, Our krn sr mtdt at the imX wnortcd whits o. All lizet In tack. Our prka an right, LAYTON OOOPtRAfll CO. OfflOS S7 Wstar St, Portland, Or. Phone Main SI 47 if INCUBATOR and brooders PoultrySuppliesi u ruuub ao OF ALL KINDS CATALOG FREE. -OUR 160-PAGE 1920 lANNUAl- Liebes BIdg., MffA I g Poland, Orif H lip5 . 1 mS.'ssT J-.-SX-"""" 1 Oregon Oar 160-page Annual Catalog for 1920 will be ready January 10th. Every Gardener and Poultry Kaeper will find if of interest. It's a real business catalog for western buyers. Twentyvyears practical experience on this coast enables us to serVe you intelligently. ROUTLEDGE SEED AND FLORAL CO., 145 SECOND ST. - 1 1 M II 1 S. 1 11 ff I -r JT 1 llllilll law aula ehicas aad helps t&emta grow quickly lass big, sturdy fowls. ' BsOtaf'sssHiiMMrf alAi NO EXPERIENCE aesded to raise eaieks bytk new "Bfsy".sasthd. - as Sara tsslemp hmninf . : ana Sana It afsa Das OaN Ihm Jteas. GUARANTEED te batch MORE Chicks and Bet tar Clicks than any other Incubator. 3 BCCIEYX" BROODER STOVE 100 toUM wm i raia DAY OLD CHICKS From the finest laying strains selected from O. A. C. Stock Ens from 22 1 -egg hens mated to cockerels from 300-egg hens. All chicks tested and guaranteed free" from white diar rhoea. O. A. C Standard test. DELIVERIES begin February tSth. ORDER EARLY. Our POULTRY SUPPLY CATALOG and the "Buek.ye" and Booklets a request. Ask for Catalog No. 122 Day Old Chicks Tkertstbtrai Psatry Mi Eggs for Mstckiag SEEOSfi1 E KIND THAT GROW!) YOU CANT KEEP THEM- THE GROUND." J FULL LINE OF SPRAY FIJMP8 AKD MATERIALS, POULTRY, FRUIT TREES AND FERTILIZERS Send for Catalog "It Is foil of iBfonBatlos" J. J. BUTZER PORTLAND, OREGON 188-190 FRONT STREET jsssass Oregon City Overcoats On Broadway Drugs by Mail tt tn need ef pure drugs and chemlcala Shoulder braces, arch supporters. TRUSSES elastic stocking, abdominal supporters, suspensory bandages tor men. ana all ether rubber goods of every descrlptlos - . ; k - . 8nd toth Laue-Davis Drug Co. fcept, t 14 ul YamUm, Portias. Ot A long way from Oregon City to the Broadway of all Broadways, yet Oregon City over coats and mackinaws have gone there this year a lot of them! And in thousands of other cities and towns from Maine to California, Oregon City Woolens are being distrib uted. Over twelve million copies of the Saturday Evening 'Post have carried full page advertisements on Oregon City goods. In each of these pages the Oregon City label is featured a consciousness created in the minds of the American public that this label stands for a definite standard in woolen goods. It has been inspiring to see. how the power of national advertising can take hold of a local reputation for good merchandise and fair dealing and upon it quickly extend the good will over the entire country. We are glad to have been helpful in the building of this nation-wide good will for Oregon City Woolens. BOTSFORlX CONSTANTINE & TYLER National Advertising and Merchandising Agents Spalding Bldg., Portland Henry Bid., Seattle . 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