The Oregon daily journal., January 17, 1920, Page 7, Image 7

9
t
THE-OREGON DAILY JOURNAL ?ORTLAND,, SATURDAY, . JANUARY 17, ' 1920.
t
-A
eat Groupers '"are Organizing Big Market Association
Jbrnpire
Inland
Wh
SI
H
WHEAT GROWERS
GET TOGETHER FOR
BETTER MARKETING
Nucleus of Northwest Cooperative
Organization , for Handling
Food Products Formed.
By J. F.. Lanjrner
At a meeting in Spokane thia week
which will jro down to posterity as
one of the forward steps in economic
distribution of food products, a
aroup of some two dozen earnest j
snen organized the first unit of what j
is destined to become the nation's)
greatest cooperative organization of j
farmers for scientific marketing I
,the Washington Wheat Growers' as- j
oclntion, the Oregon Wheat Grow-
rs' association and the Idaho Wheat
Growers' association.
To one privileged to be present at, the
deliberations of the Northwest s largest
. wheat growers the first impression was
of the gravity of the great occasion.
Here were no hasty judgments, no at
tempts to beg a question or to pass over
. one single phase of a situation, which
1 in 'the opinion of those present had be
come Intolerable to the wheat growers.
The quiet earnestness of the members
called to the convention did not fail to
impress the many visiters who went to
Spokane to listen to the deliberations.
For four days every detail was threshed
out and exposed to pitiless criticism and
analysis until a well-nlffh perfect plan
to" the cooperative marketing of the
150,000,000 bushels of wheat annually
produced by the growers of the Inland
Empire was completed.
MARKETING NOT COMPMCATKD
Cooperative marketing of wheat In
volves no economic" problems which can
not be overcome--nor does it promul
gate a political revolution. Wheat grow
ers for the last 40 years have been or
ganising so-called cooperative elevators
FARM EDITOR
ON LEAVE
In furtherance of Its well de
fined policy to aid In every pos
sible way the great cooperative
movement of Pacific Northwest
producers, The Journal has
granted a temporary leave of
absence to J. F. Langner, editor
of the Oregon Country Life, in
response to the request of the
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Wheat Growers' association. Be
cause of hit Intimate knowl
edge of the fundamentals of co
operative marketing, Langner
has been selected as director of
publicity for the association and
assistant to Chairman, A. A. El
more, president of the Washing
ton and -Idaho Farmers' union,
and In that capacity will have
an important share in perfect- r
Ing the cooperative marketing
organization of wheatgrowers
of the Inland Empire.
The honor paid tlie editor of
The Journal's farm pages comes
as a merited recognition of un
usual ability In cooperative mar
keting organization. He has
been an Influential factor In the
organization of the Oregon
Fruit Growers' association and
In other phases of the coopera
tive movement is conceded to
be the leading authority In the
Northwest.
I
RABBITS
The war -has created a great demand
considered In Spokane bas already been
actually demonstrated in practice for
years In some form of organisation or
another. Every paragraph of the con
tacts which the growers will sign has
been tested in law. The chairman of
organization for the Pacific Northwest
is A. A. Elmore, president of the Wash-
1 a. I vaw.. T tTavmara'
n-Kiou n murine , f Hhhit ,. I- v,,-. T,. h.i
existed on the continent for many years.
When the war came on and the supply
both from the continent and Australia
to Great Britain was cut off the Eng
lish people began raising their own rab
bits and now many are engaged in the
industry. The business of rabbit rais
ing Is on the increase everywhere. It
Is small wonder, when the low cost of
keeping the animals and their great
food value as a meat are taken into
consideration.
Rabbits are remarkably free from dis
ease, the more common ailments gener-
ally resulting from insanitary surround
ings, lack of care In' feeding and im
proper ventilation.
A rabbit eats only about one third as
much as a hen.
The following recipe has been con
tributed by a subscriber :
Baked rabbit en casserole : Lay al
ternate layers of rabbit and thin slices
of bacon In the dish ; season with thyme,
sage and thin slices of onion. Fill the
dish with water, bake in slow oven for
an hour and a half, or until tender. If
one does not possess a casserole, a deep
covered baking pan can be used in
stead.
R BRINGS BLIGHT
and Cooperative grain warehouses but
they have failed of their purpone be
cause thoy were not truly cooperative.
They 'have for Just the same number of
years been dissolving or bankrupting
cooperative elevators and grain ware
houses. These alleged cooperative
warehouses and elevators are usually
not cooperative at all, but nothing more
no? less than corporations, organized
with capital Stock but owned by farmers
wha put their own wheat in the ele
vators and buy the wheat of their non
member neighbors for as low a price as
they can and sell it to the dealers and
millers' for as high a price as they can,
declaring dividends among themselves as
stockholders. They are no more co
operative than the TJ. S. Steel corpora
tion. Between the grower stockholder
and the grower non-stockholder there
is more or less (of conflict. -each trying
to do the beat for himself, each working
for his Qn personal interest entirely. .
Th grower stockholder has bst one'
object lty-Mew In buying his. neighbor's
wheat, vis., the. making of a cash divi
dend on- his stock in the elevator cor
poration at the expense of his neigh
bor. The grower non-stockholder Is usu
ally a farmer less fortunate than his
neighbor, either in wealth or vision, to
foresee 'what Is actually happening.
ACTUAL MEMBERS' WHEAT
HAS PLED
In a purely non-profit cooperative as
sociation of wheat growers such as has
now been organized the growers will
handle the wheat only of actual mem
bers. They will own their ovn ware
bouses and elevators and will be soundly
financed throOKh avenues opened by the
Federal Reserve1 batik. There are no
adverse Influences In an organization
which is truly cooperative. Contracts
made between the growers and the as
sociation are merely contracts between
a number of growers of themselves vol
untarily to do certain things for the com
mon good of the community and the In
dividual. -
The ky to the whole plan Is in the
method of; financing. At present, if a
grower wants to borrow money on his
wheat, he is able to do so on one day
call notes. These notes a1 re callable at
any ; time. Now the bankers who lend
this money are loaning trust funds. As
long s there Is a rising market in
wheat they feel they are secured, but
whan the market for wheat goes down,
then they, as trustees of the funds of
tlteif depositors, naturally get nervous
. and demand either that more security be
put Up to take care of the one day note,
or that the wheat be sold. The net re
sult IS that on a falling market the
wheat grower who has one day call notes
outstanding Is forced to sell his wheat.
Because of this dumping there Is a still
further reaction in prices, and Mr. Spec
ulator, who has the credit of the great
money centers behind him; picks up all
the wheat and holds It until he can re
sell It at a large margin , of profit. Local
wheat has recently gone to a premium
of 50 cents or' more. But the farmers
of the Inland Empire have not had the
benefit of these prices. Rather it is the
grain speculator who has made untold
millions of dollars out of Northwestern
wheat this year.
GROWERS ABLE TO BORROW
The "new wheat growers' organization
will, through the collective credit of th?
growers, be able to borrow at least 75
per cent on their wheat for a period of
six months at a time, and their notes are
re-discountable at the federal reserve
bank agricultural paper secured by
non-perishable farm products. Nor Is
the credit Of the Individual grower in
volved ; rather it Is enhanced, because
every banker will understand that he
has a much better chance of getting his
money from a cooperating wheat grower
than a non-cooperator. Space does not
permit- of an enlargement of the plan In
this issue. The most complete details
of the organization and Its progress in
organization will be published in The
Journal each week.
Every detail of the plan so carefully
of the original document are such men
as B. T. Manchester, president of the
Trl-State Terminal company ; Walter 3.
Robinson, Pomeroy ; Aimer McCurtaln.
Davenport ; H. J. Herman. Genesee, Ida
ho ; Mark F. Mendenhall. Walla Walla;
H. Jurgenaen, Wilbur; H. E. Golds
worthy, Rosalia : R. V. Peringer. Bel
mont ;'N. B. Atkinson, Waitsburg, and
C. N. Campbell, Bridgeport.
DflTTTTDYN?
NOTES fc-'Sto
The Rhode Island breeders for the
western division of the United States,
at the recent poultry show held in Port
land, organized a branch association of
the Rhode Island Club of America, and
now have a good active organization.
Coe McKenna was made president; A.
J. C. Schroeder, vice president, and A.
J. Raney. secretary and treasurer. The
organization has already a memoeranip
from all over the state. Anyone wish
ing to Join shouid write to A. J. Raney,
525 Corbett building. Portland. Those
Joining get the official Journal on Rhode
Island Reds for one year, together with
all local notices that may be sent out
from time to time by the president of
the club. '
33,300,000 Bushels
Receipts of Durum
Receipts of durum wheat at seven pri
mary markets were about 33.300,000
bushels in the year ending June 30, 1919.
During the last five years they were as
high as 43.900,000 bushels In 1916 and as
low as 16.100,000 bushels in 1918. Ex
ports of this wheat ranged from about
24.800.000 Mjshels in 1916 to 6,600,000
bushels in 1918. and the exports of the
fiscal vear 1919 were about 18.300,000
bushels. This is a hard wheat with hlph
gluten content when grown on dry-land
farms, and is suitable for macaroni and
other naste products. Before the war
its chief competitor in the markets of j
Southern France ana tlaiy. me princi- ,
pal destinations of the exports, was sim- j
liar wheat from Southern Russia. I
Wasco County Agent
Poisoning Squirrels
The Dalles, Jan. 17. The county is !
undertaking a systematic squirrel poi
soning campaign under the auspices of I
the agricultural agent here. It was de
cided to start operations against the
squirrels early this year In order to head
off the offspring which multiply later.
A special government poison will be dis
tributed from a central mixing plant.
What Farm ImPLEmeiT
Dealer? are doing-.
RESISTING PEAR TREES
FROM CHINA FOR TEST
Thorough Experiments Are to Be
Made on the South Oregon
Station at Ashland.
pany store, and have been doing a
good business.
Farm Loan Payments
Are Met by Members
During the three years operation of
the Deschutes National Farm Loan as
sociation not one of the 36 members has
taxes it was shown yesterday at the
annual meeting in Bend. More than
$60,000 has been placed in loans in this
county. Several more loans are await
ing approval.
In the state, which will be capable of j built at The Dalles. Ths heating an '
handling 4000 hatchings a day, has been! lights are electric. Trap nests are used.
Bi& Money In Stamp Land
Big Hatchery Built
One of the largest poultry hatcheries
George F. Vick of the firm of Vlck
Brothers. Fordson distributors for Ore
gon, left Monday for Detroit with the
express purpose of endeavoring to get
the fjrm's tractor allotment doubled.
There are so many unfilled orders from
the state and the prospect of such enor
mous future - demand that Mr. Vick is
going to put forth every effort to have
the original allotment of 1500 tractors
Increased to the utmost
Ashland. Jan. 17 Professor F C.
Reimer. superintendent of Southern Ore
gon experiment station, is home from
China, where he went in search of blight
resisting pear trees. Professor Reimer
brought back between 4o and 50 varie
ties of pears which he will try out at
the experiment station. Pear blight is
the most serious fruit disease and can
not be controlled by spray and Profes
sor Reimer states it Is an American dis
ease nnri before nears were brouerht I
from Europe this blight lived on na-1 fj
live plants. n a previous trip aoroau,
Professor Reimer brought back varieties
of pears from Europe, Asia and Africa.
Of oer 500 varieties gathered from dif
ferent localities he states that only one
species seemed blight proof.
Professor Reimer is recognised as a
world authority on pear blight and his
experiments will be watched with in
terest. He reached the United States
Christmas day and stopped to give some
of his trip experiences at the Farmers'
week, held at Corvallls, reaching home
January 4.
Aj&JfcJi VAC-. t u l ''v-Ji ,
7Z tf tt-tik ft nut,,, mttif- wjrVs, '
,4."" -fy t 1 " tap nou eat of kmrd round. fNTVij s "
s 1 a
Pit I
Spokane Forming Exhibit
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 16. A power
farming machinery exhibit will be held
here from January 21 to 24.
Kelso Grange Company Elects
The Grange Warehouse company of
Kelso elected permanent offlrers at a
meeting of the stockholders. They are :
President, Plinny Shepardson, Kelso ;
vice president, Alfred Wohl, Mount
Solo ; secretary - treasurer. Charles
Marsh. Kelso; directors, William Lyon,
Ostrander : C. ,S. Hill, Oak Point, and
Messrs. Shepardson, Marsh and Wrohl.
W. C. Patterson of Kelso Is manager
of the store.' The Grange company re
cently purchased the A. T. Laurie com-
Gardeners, Poultrymen, Orchardists
Our 1920
Annual Catalog
contains t60 pages of valuable and
up-to-date matter of vital interest
to the Western Planters of Garden,
Farm and Field Seeds. Fruit Trees
and Berries, Roses, Shrubs, etc., and
buyers of Fertilizers, Sprays and
Spray Pumps, Garden Tools and
Supplies, Incubators, Brooders,
'Poultry Supplies and Foods, Birds,
Puppies, Rabbits, etc.
A Western catalogue for Western
Buyers, and well worth reading.
Twenty years' practical experience
here enables us to serve you intelli
gently. "Highest Quality" Stocks,
Efficient Service.
1920 CALENDAR FREE FOR 5 NAMES AND ADDRESSES
OF FARMERS. GARDENERS OR POULTRYMEN.
Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
145-147 Second Street. Near Alder
Portland, Oregon
No Experience Needed
jis no lj
MT Jist ke
tarn the
ep the lamp burning and
eggs.
The "Buckeye" Does the Rett
"BrCKEIE" Z', Broods
BKOOUEtt M 100 to 1000
STOVE HL Chicks
(cooperage! v' J
W COMPANY I J
Out kr( tr md of the best uMrted wblt
oak. AU sita In stock Our price an ricbt.
LAVTON OOOPCRAQK OO. Office St7
Wstar St., Portland, Or. Ptn Main S14T
If It Is Anything in
PLUMBING See Ui First
Wholesale and Retail
s Plumbing and
Heatirsj Supplies
OCE NAME
"STARK-DAVIS,
It OatrABtee of Qanlltj
ORDKHH -FILLED THE
NAME DAT AM BECEIVF.D
tlS 14 8U, Near 8almoB, PorUaad. Or.
Pboa Mala 070
(5 m E WIrO
farftti Walflrhi aaO Tftttt. Ojatck lalaiit. Sail at aaar ;
PWlllTaaffMS. wmaTwaanaaOSklaalaiTani
h SWIFT ft COM PAN
Itl HUM Itrart ; POITUII, ttrtSI
'Tt KW into a 32-foot silo with ease.
I tried to choke it down, but couldn't do it
wrote Mr. W. Sams. Skamania, Wash-
There s no silo too hieh for the Papec Cutter
and it's a great power saver. With a Papec you
can cut your fodder at just the right stage and
save all its nutriments.
r
SUTTER
Every man who wants to make the bimrett proflu eat
of ailae needa a Papec You can run It wttn your own
farm engine. Cut your alias alowly and let It a etue
you set mora in the tilo than and It is Mr alias1.
Papec Cutters built in all sizes from tha S-ton-an-hour
machine, operated with a 4-n.p.
engine, to SO-lon-an-hour sixe.
Write for free Papec catalogs, and
wnat many owners in we ngnuwm
are to say for thia Cutter.
V ctipM bWaw er a pttmL
. MONROE & CRISELL
III) Froat Street
Portland, Or.
Name.;
- '
Send at Papec Cataloca, fro. withot bllfatiom.
ls60QCa
Diamond
Chick
Food
Saves little chicks
and helps them to
Krow quickly Into
big, sturdy fowls.
No Other
Food
Necessary
DAT OLD CHICKS From the finest laying; strain
selected from O. A. C. Stock Kggts from 221-epg
hens mated to cockerels from 300-egg hens. All
chicks tested and guaranteed free from white diar
rhoea. O. A. C. standard teat. DELIVERIES begm
February lDth. ORDER EARLY.
Oar POULTKT SUPPLY CATALOGUE and the "Buckeye"
Booklets on request. Ask for Catalogae So. 122
and Lee
cay01d
Tnorongbbred
Poultry and
Kkbts for
Hatching
BIG MONEY
Trapping
r MUSKRATS
The demand was never
greater, prices never so
high as now. You can
make a small fortune now
on muskrats alone, if you
will give it your time.
You'll net TOP PRICES.
You'll get your money
immediately. You'll get
fair treatment always, in
shipping to the largest
manufacturing furriers,
H. Liebes & Co.
SEND FOR LATE
PRICE LIST
H. Liebes & Co.
Liebes Portland,
Bldg. Or.
This man made &35Latid
WOPTh S200 an bchc!
Pulling Big stumps ir hancf ,
CLEAR your tump land chekply no dlgrglnj. B4
expense for teams or powder. Tour own right
arm on the lever of the "K" Stump Puller can
rip out any stump that can be pulled with the best Inch
eteel cable. I guarantee It. I refer you to-TJ. S. Oot
rnment officials. I give highest banking references.
Skiming
tmsy Intt
pK HAXB POWER.
UvSiumpPuIIer
One man with a fK" can outpull 18 horaea. Tforkal
ty ieveras;e same principle as a Jack. 100 lbs. pull '
vu liiw jeyer Kirea a s-ton pun on the jturo p. "
Made of beat eteel guaranteed aaainat break
V ae. Has two speeda 60 ft. per minute for
. w. w --. .... .iiiwi (. vj uiym iiuir :
speed for heavy pulls. Works equally wall '
va auiBiaes or mavranea wnere horaea
cannot ;o.
Writ ma today for special offer aauf -
ire booklet on Land Clearin.
TIlA FifmafrMr PreJ.. C-' '
Box st
Bos St - ' ,
1 82 Fifth Street .
Saa Fraaeiaaa.
Caul.
V'
-1 vlfc, v m.
aS. r m m-i -m SJT- . - 'V
tT&FJ-J Wtitkt. without cmUt, 171 funis V' ?
FARMERS
Ship us youf Cream, Eggs,
Poultry, Veal, Hogs
and Hides
We pay highest market prices and
remit promptly for all shipments.
Write us for prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Write for tags aad quotation
FARMERS PRODUCE CO., INC.
109 Washlngloa SU, Portland, Oreroa
No SiumpToo B& RsrTKe
SEEDSfi
HE KIND THAT GROW!
YOU CANT KEEP THEM
THE GROUND." J
FULL LINE OF SPRAT PUMPS AND MATERIALS, POULTRY SUPPLIES,
FRUIT TREES AND FERTILIZERS
Head for Catalog "It Is f aU of Information"
J. J. BUTZER '
188-190 FRONT STREET PORTLAND, OREGON
IfeBErUER says.
"the t mark
protects you from
imitations"
"It pays me to give my customers what they aslt for," says"
the retailer who knows what's what. "When they ask for
'Giant Powders' I give them GIANT Powders the real
Giant, made by The Giant Powder Co., Con. I don't tell
them that 'I have the same thing, only under another brand
name,' because it is not true.
"The name 'Giant' on a case or a stick of powder is evidence
that the powder is made by the company that originated
Giant Powders. Remember this: You can't get Giant re
sults when you use ordinary dynamites that look like Giant
but aren't marked Giant."
Look imt the new jaoney-isTinf methods of clearing land, blasting tree beds,
ditches, boulders, etc They are all described in our up-to-the-minute book,
"Better Farming with Giant Farm Powders.' A post card will bring it by tka
first aaaU.
THE GIANT POWDER CO., CON.
. "Everything for Blasting"
210 first National Bask Bldg., Saa Francisco
Branch O&ccs: Dcaver. Foctiaad. bait Lak City, Semitic. Spka
stumping; .Lp
EUREKA
The MONEY-MAKER
Silo
Filler
From a standpoint of QUALITY, PRICE and SERVICE, no prospect
ive purchaser of a Silage Cutter or a Hay, Press can afford not to
investigate the Money-Maker Line.
We have taken the distribution of this line and are prepared to give
you real SERCE. Ouiu:ompkte stock of spare parts will assure
you continuous operation during the rush season. ,
If you are interested in either or both of these machines, fill out and
mail us the coupon below and we will be pleased to send you further
information and literature. ?
VICK BROS.,
Salem, Oregon.
I 'am interested in your line of Silage Cut
ters Hay Presses . Please send literature
and name of nearest dealer.
Name
Address
Hay Pressers
that reduce
labor and
increase
profits
A
VICK BROTHERS
Distributors; Salem, Oregon
A