The Oregon daily journal., February 21, 1920, Page 8, Image 8

THE OKEUUN DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATUKUAV, FEBKUAK .. Si, .1820.
efficient marketing 1 (Qibl
EDITED BY
J. T. LANCNER
BETTER FARMING
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Coming Convention to Consider
Plan for Bringing Greater Re
ward to the Milk Industry.
Bjr J. P. Languor
. The current Isbuo of the Oregon
League Dairymen, official organ of
the Oregon Dairymen" league, con
tains details of a plan of reorgan
ization which it Is suggested the
dairymen of the state consider care
fully as a means of improving on
the present organization of milk
producers In Willamette valley.
It Is generally admitted that the Ore
gon Dairymen's ague has been instru
mental fn securing a fair price for milk
with a profit to the producers, thereby
enabling them to continue producing, and
has created a distinct public sentiment !
of approval of the cooperative action of
dairymen. In .other states dairymen's
associations have excited the deepest an
tagonism, due largely to lawless methods i
and high finance by executive officials,
which have placed an almost unbearable i
burden upon both the producer and con
Burner.
FLAW Or COOTKRATIO.1
The general plan of cooperation pro- I
posed to the mHk producers is orf lines
generally similar to the Oregon Fruit
Growers' association.
It Is almnnt generally conceded that
dairymen's asKorlatlons. from an eco
nomic standpoint. In order to maintain a
permanent snooiess. must control, not
merely the marketing of whole milk, but
the manufacturing and marketing of
milk by-products.
A dairymen's association has a pecu
liar duty and obligation to the public.
It must, keep milk st a reasonable price
and yet get the dairymen a fair price
for their product based on actual cost
of production. Unless the milk is kept
at a' figure which Is within the rearh of
all. babies of the poor will suffer. There
fore, an adequate and constant supply
.of milk must be kept pouring Into Port
land because milk is a daily neeeestty
of life. In Portland, for example, there
ts always bound to be a large surplus
because demand Is based on maximum
requirements and not the minimum or
average requirements.
MEAN" PROFIT OR LOSS
The surplus may be small or large, but
it Is the single factor which means a
profit or a loss to the milk producer,
providing he maintains the fair price for
whole milk to the public.
The plan of reorganization which it Is
suggested the dairymen study provides
for the conversion of this surplus Into
profitable by-i roducts, such as condensed
or evaporated milk, milk powder, butter,
, cheese or nny other milk by-product.
It Is suggested that the dairymen form
the Oregon Dairymen's Cooperative hj
soriatlon. a non-profit and non-capital
slock organization tinder the Oregon co-
operative act. The association will be
limited to dairymen. There will be a
hoard of. directors of 16 men drawn from
, various producing districts of the state,
' who will be nominated to the general
hoards at primary elections held by the
JocrIp. Two direotorn, hImo dairymen,
will be nominated, one by the United
( States bureau. of markets field agent for
Oregon ( Prof. Hector McPhenrsoti) and
one by the dean of the Oregon Agri-
' cultural college, representing the public
welfare.
1'ORM OF CONTRACT IMPORTANT
The most important feature of the pro
posed organisation is tjie form of con
tract which covers a period of five
years ir.etead of the customary year to
year contract now signed, by league!
members. It is pointed out that a long
time contract is necessary because or
ganisation for the manufacture of by
products will require by-products plants
and also a real merchandising which
cannot be properly taken care of In the
one year contract; nor can the associ
ation expect to acquire control of by
products plants unless it is able to
definitely determine the fact that it has
the raw material to process for a period
of years. All the milk of the producing
members will be pooled on the basis
of a standard fixed by the state and the
association, and the dairyman will re
ceive his proportion of the pooled pro
ceeds in accordance with the value of
his deliveries on he standard basis pre
viously fixed.
POOL ENTIRE PRODUCT
The principle will apply to sour cream,
. creameries and every line of milk pro
duction the pooling of the entire pro
duct for the benefit of members of the
association, each member of the pool
receiving his pro rate share based on
the grade of milk turned in by him.
The association will own and control
g subsidiary by-products corporation
which will own plants wherever they
will be of most advantage to the members
Of the association. In these plants sur
plus milk will be processed and turned
Into by-products and once more the
pooling arrangement wi,ll be In force
' for the benefit of the entire membership
ot the league. The vexatious problem of
It Ib Anything in
PLUMBING See Us Firtt
Wholesale and Retail
Plumbing and .
Heating Supplies
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"STARK-DAVIS"
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ORDERS FILLED THE
SAME DAT A8 RECEIVED
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DAIRYMEN
TO CONTROL THEIR
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who is entitled to pay for waste surplus
will thus be finally obvlsted.
The plan is to be considered by locals
of the dairymen's league and at a mass
meeting of dairymen at Hillsboro, Sat- i
urday. March 6, when Aarort Sapiro,
noted attorney of California, who pre
pared the plan, will explain It Is the
Oregon dairymen.
Federal and State
Officials Cooperate
On Crop Estimates
Oregon Agricultural College. Feb. 21.
To facilitate gathering crop and mar
ket stock reports over the state, a plan
of cooperation between the United
States bureau of crop estimates and the
county farm bureaus lias been just
approved by President W. J. Kerr. By
this system crop estimates . will be
taken care of by a committee of the
farm bureau and forwarded to the
county agent, who will In turn forward
the Information to the state statistician
for compiling and final report to the
national department.
At the recent county agent confer
ence the frtct was brought out, accord
ing to Paul V. Maris, county agent
leader, that the farmers opposf-d the
system of crop reporting and esti
mates, since it gave information of
conditions to market manipulators, who
used the knowledge to their own ad
vantage and the corresponding disad
vantage of the farms. F. I.. Kent, pro
fessor of mathematics and state statis
tician of the Oregon state bureau of
crop estimates, pointer out that these
marketing concerns had their own
agents in the field and will gc5t the in
formation anyway. He said it was up
to the farmers to got the information
for their own benefit.
Buys Ilol.strln Calves
Hfrmiston. Feb. 2t. .T. H. Prlndle.
prominent rancher near Hermlston, has
furchased three registered (Tlolsteln
calves from a dairyman of Snohomish.
Wash., and will turn his attention - to
raising this breed of dairy cattle.
C. M. Jackson and George II. Root
received two pure-bred big type Duroc
Jersey sows from Aurora, the famous
hog center of Nebraska. One sow Is a
Pathfinder and the other is an Orion
and Sensation.
Silo Company Interest Sold
Albany, Feb. 21. Interests of the Cam
eron estate In the Oregon Cameron Silo
company of this city have been purchased
by D. S. Holloway and Homer Dowd,
business men of Albany. The new own
ers anticipate enlarging the present plant
and Increasing the output considerably.
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The New
Black Hawk Spreader
The new low down Black Hawk Spreader with its large
eight-bar steel beater throws the manure from the load
in an even continubus flow,' and the wide spread at
tachment thoroughly pulverizes the manure and scat
ters it evenly. The front axle is of the automobile
type and turns to the right or left withoutaltering the
position of the axle.
The entire wheel base is only 96 inches, therefore your
wheels are always! under the load and insure light
draft. Write for circulars describing the Black Hawk
low down spreader.;
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
321 3 T1 SK Portland, Oregon
PROSPECTS
X. Ilrnnrman,
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Most Fruit Trees
Will Recover From
Frost, Says Brown
Oregon Agricultural College. Feb. 21.
The fruit trees touched by frost In the
December cold snap will, for the most
part recover, said W. S. -Brown, chief
In horticulture at the college, who In
company with D. F. Fisher, department
of agriculture, investigated the 'fruit
orchards in Hood River.
"The bark and wood is discolored in
many places, and some of the trees may
lie killed, but the greatest loss will
probably be in this year's crop of fruit, "
said Professor Brown. "The Bosr variety
of pear has suffered the worst, and the
Bartlett is injured considerably.
"The sweet cherry has also been af
fected, but it Is too early to judge the
extent of the injury done. It will be
Impossible to tell before the middle of
next summer. Very ltttle or no pruning
should be done this spring as the dead
limbs cannot be distinguished from the
living."
While in Hood River, Professor Brown
addressed a meeting of 200 fruit growers,
and Dr. D. F. Fisher spoke on storage
scalds.
Stock Butchered at
Home Since Shipping
Rates Went Higher
Orgon Agricultural College. Feb. 21.
Increased rates on mixed car ship- J
ments have resulted in much of the j
stock which would ordinarily be shipped :
to Portland being held and butchered
in Douglas county, according to C. J.
Hurd. county agent of Douglas county.
A recent shipment of mixed cattle and
hogs sent from the county to Portland
by the Cooperative Marketing associa
tion cost '1102.38, as against J71.59 for
a similar shipment made just previous
to the raise of rates. This makes a
difference of $30."S toss to the ship
pers. If the shipment had been all
hogs it would have cost only J79, and
If all cattle It would have cost only
$6.1.60, according to Mr. Hurd.
The matter of the raise has been
taken up with II. A. Henshaw, district
freight agent, by Mr. Hurd. Paul V.
Maris, state county agent leader, has.
also taken the matter up with the county
agents of Lane, Linn and Jackson
counties to find out how much they .
are affected by the change In rates, j
When answering advertisements men
In answering advertisements mention
tl i Farm page of The Journal.
FILBERT PRODUCTION
STUDIED HERE TO GET
A GREATER PRODUCTION
Trees Given Proper Care Will
Produce Great Amount of
Nuts, Professor Declares.
Filberts thrive In most parts of the
j northern hemisphere. The best culti'
vated species come from the shores of
the Mediterranean, but this nut is grown
extensively around the Caspian and Bal
tic seas regions, and In China, Turkey
and Austria. Twelve thousand acres of
trees are bearing in and around Kent,
England, where the nuts are sold and
marketed in the husk.
FILBERTS GROW HERE
Filberts grow well in Portland and
the surrounding country, which Is the
native home of the wild hazelnut, a close
relation of the filbert.
The different varieties, of filberts
grown on the Pacific coast were imported
from Europe. Among the pioneer grow-
i ers and authorities on the cultivation of
this nut the name of Felix Gillett stands
preeminent.
Why some trees bear well while others
ir. close proximity do not Is a problem
that merits the close study of our agrt
. cultural colleges and government ex
perts.
The theory that varieties that nave
no affinity for each other are planted
! close together seems to be a plausible
one That pollenization does not take)
pUc for this reason may nnaily be tne
j polutton to the problem.
STCPT CULTIVATION
Professor C. A. Reed, on a recent trip
to this part of the country, was sur
remark-
able trees, which demonstrate the results j
of careful Cultivation. One of the trees i
is of the Barcelona type. It Is 45
Inches in circumference, with a 30-foot
ttpread. The crop averages SO pounds of
nuts each year.
There is no need of importing any
more varieties of filberts from Europe.
What we should do" is cultivate thqye we
now have and work towards the develop
ment of species that will make profitable
returns to the growers.
Autoclave to Be of
Benefit to Farmers
Throughout, State
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis,
Feb. 21. The department of bacteriology
expects to be able to give valuable aid
to farmers of Oregon as the result of
the purchase of a $400 autoclave, which
will make possible preparation of cul
tures for the Inoculation of legumes to
affect thousands of acres. Many re
quests for these cultures come to the
department annually. The department
expects to be in a position to give this
assistance at a cost of approximately 2&
cents an acre.
Vaccines may be prepared in large
numbers by means of the autoclave for
diseases of cattle, sheep and hogs. Its
purchase w ill furthermore make possible
high grade of work in senior courses
this department. The apparatus Is
expected to arrive before the first of the
year.. .. ...
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GROWERS
NOTES
Washington fruit growers have organ
ized a cooperative marketing . associa
tion similar to the Oregon Growers'" as
sociation. The association will probably
handle the majority 'of the frwlt of
Clarke county, Washington. L. F. Rus
sell, one of the best known prune grow
ers In the Northwest, was elected presi
dent at a recent meeting of the board ;
Fred Brooke,' vice president, and Henry
Crass, secretary.
The association was formed after nu
merous consultations and meetings with
R. C. Paulus, general manager oT the
Oregon Growers" association, and it is
expected that the two organizations
will work very closely together so far
as the law will permit.
M. J. Jsiewhouse, formerly agent of
Clarke county and a member of the
faculty of Washington State Allege,
has been selected as business manager.
The organization being upon the Cali
fornia plan, fruit growers expect it to
be eminently successful.
The Oregon Growers' Cooperative as
sociation is growing very rapidly at this
time' Last week alone over 500 acres
of prunes were added to our books,
and at the present rate we are taking
In over 2000 - acres of prunes a month.
In addition to the' other fruits. Very
large gains have been made of late In
Yamhill, Polk and Douglas counties.
Salem. Feb. 21. The Oregon Growers'
Cooperative association, with headquar
ters here, has entered the Rogue River
valley, signing up a total of 4048 acres
of orchard land in that section last
week, according to C. I. Lewis, manager
of the association. A total of 21.000
acres of fruit and nut lands are now
controlled by the association.
U?t wwk C. I. and Earl Penrry
. held a Held meeting with the fruit
growers of the , McMinnville country.
taking up problems of pruning, graft-
inf "' matters which they were
vitally Interested in. There was an
' atterdance of about 30 fruit growers.
Bureau Meetings
To Be Conducted
By Canby Farmers
Canby, Feb. 21. Farm bureau meet
ings are to be conducted in the Oanby
dtstrlct next Week, with one at Needy,
on the night of February 19, and at
Macksburg, on the night of February
21. The meetings will be in charge of
R. G. Scott, county agricultural agent,
and Miss Romney Knedeker, county
boys' and girls' leader, who will tell
i?;,
work of their departments and
desires to aid the farmers, the
farmers' wives, and the children In
I making their work lighter and more
p''""1' "b wf" Rreawr
revenues from every department of
farm life. Mr. Scott will use stereopti
con slides in an effort to encourage
more dairying, and slides showing the
production of potatoes.
Swine RaKInn Campaign
Spokane. Wash. Officials of Armour
& Co. have approved plans for a swine
production campaign in the Inland Em
pire, in which thousands of dollars will
be invested by the company In the free
distribution of brood sows for the pur-
pose of starting farmers in the swine-
j growing business. The campaign will
i extend over a period of years and Is
! designed ultimately to more than treble
the production of hogs In the "farming
country.
M
SSCKIATION
Olympic Flour Sacks
FARMERS ARE
WARNED
TO EXERCISE CARE IN
SELECTING SEED CORN
.
0. A. C. Farm Crops Department
States Test for Germination
Prove Very High This Year.
To insure against thin stands and low
yields of corn this spring, of all others,
it is essential to test for germination
all seed lots exposed to low temperatures
while holding, excess moisture, saya the
farm crops department of the Oregon
Agricultural college. .
The department proved the necessity
with some of its' own corn. While 99
per cent of the college crop was thor
oughly kiln dried and germinates high, a
small lot was gathered by students and
hung in an open shed early in the fall,
for germination trials.
Soon after harvest the seed tested 85
per cent. After the cold spell last De
cember another test wjls made and it
showed 35 per cent germination.
That is. the freezing of undrled corn
Injured its germination 50 per cent.
LOSS WOULD BE BIO
The loss from planting just one such
ear would be per cent. The loss
from planting all such seed would be
65 per cent practically the loss of the
crop for the year.
This shows the importance and value
of testing. For farm tests the rag doll
system is advocated by John R. Nevlus,
farm crops man. who arranged the -college
tests. He gives the following in
structions for making and using the doll
tester :
Cut a strip of canton flannel 10 inches
wide and three or four,, feat long. Draw
pencil m'arks across it on fleece, side
every three inches, the first four inches
from one end. Make half as many as
there are ears to be tested. Then draw
a mark lengthwise along the center.
This will give a double row of spaces
which ara numbered 1 and 2. 3 and 4.
etc., beginning at the short end of the
strip.
TrSTIXG METHODS
The selected seed ears are then put
to one side and numbered to correspond
to the ipace numbers. From six to 10
kernels are taken from different parts
of the ear and placpd in 'he proper
space after the cloth has been dampened.
The strip containing the corn Is then
carefully rolled lightly about a small
stick, beginning at the short end of the
spaces, and fastened rather loosely by
a string or rubber band at the center.
The loaded te.nter is then soaked In
lukewarm water for five to 10 minutes,
when k is put away in about living room
temperature for germination.
A good plan is to cover the tester
with dampened burlap and place it on a
box or table in a well heated and venti
lated room.
After six days the tester is unrolled
and the kernels examined for germina
tion. A careful record is kept, and any
ear shown to be low is discarded.
Deschutes County
Farm Bureau Hits
New Vigorous Gait
Bend. Or. Under, the leadership for
thesecond year of Fred N. Wallace,
manager of the Tumalo Irrigation proj
ect and nw president of the Oregon Ir-
rlgatlon congress, the Deschutes county
farm bureau is launching into its sec-
Sd year with greater ! vigor than its
st year.
Under the leadership, too, of b. L.
Jamison, newly appointed county agri
culturist, recently from the United States
biological survey, the farmers expect
more cooperation than previously. Des
chutes county has been particularly un
fortunate in regard to retaining the
services of an agriculturist, owing to
the demand for men who have been
placed in the work In this county.
The Deschutes county farm bureau will
launch vigorously into eight agricultural
projects with potatoes under M. Q. Coe ;
cooperative marketing. O. E. Stadig ; co
operative shipping of - ItvestocKf K. M.
Eby; Irrigation, Fred N. Wallace; soils
and fertilisers and alfalfa. J. A. Mel
vin and W. R. Davidson ; rodent;oontrol.
R. U. Fltckinger, and livestock and silos,
R. A. Ward and J. A. Marsh.
Meetings have been scheduled by the
executive board of the farm bureau this
month. It will be the Intention to ob
tain a membership of 800 farmers in the I
farm bureau within te next three (
montha The places and the dates upon
which these meetings will be held are
as follows Terrebonne, February 17;
Lower Bridge. February 18 ; Cloverdale,
m-DEALER
the cuanm mark
protects you from
imitations
"It pays me td give my customers what they aslt for," sayf
the retailer who knows what's what. "When they ask for
'Giant Powders' I give them GIANT Powdcrs the real
Giant, made by The Giant Powder Co., Con. I don't te.U
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."
Lok imf the new, money-ssrins method of clearing land, blaatina; tre hrM,
rfitchet. boulder, etc. They are all described In our up-to-the-minute book.
"Better Farming with Giant Farm Powder." A pot card will bring it by the
6rt mail.
THE GIANT POWDER CO., CON.
"Everything for Bloating"
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Plainview. February 23-( Tumalo. Febru
ary 24 ; Bend Oranga ball. February 25 ;
Pleasant Ridge or White Rock district,
February 26 : Kedmond, February 27.
Roseburg Cannery
Uapidly Expanding
One of Koseburgs most prosperous
and growing Institutions Is the cannery,
which is owned and operated by the
t'mpqua Growers' association, and or
ganizations of the merchants- and farm- .
ers and fruit growers of the Umpqua
valley. The capital stock has been in
creased to JTi.000. A new plant la '.9'
be built soon, which will cost 125,000.
and the machinery and equipmenj be
tween $2r,000 and $30,000. The sssets of
the company ure 191.122. .'7. liabilities
S77.000. balance I20.122.G7.
Applications for Grurina
Kugene. Feb. 21. N. F. Macduff,
tupurvlsor of the Cascade national for
est, has Issued notice to stockmen to
make application for the natlon;il forest
grazing privileges, beginning April 15.
EUREKA
This man made 35 Land
WoixH S200 ntt nctr
Bi stumps 4k hand-
CLEAR your atump land cheaply bo digging, ntj
expense for teams or powder. Tour own right
rm on th lerer of the "K." Stump Puller can
lip out any atump that can be pulled with the best Inch
steel cable. I guarantee it I refer you to U. S. Oot
ernment officials. I give highest banking references.
HAND POWER.
QavStumpPuIIer
with a TT can outpull j horses. "WorVi
tr leverage aame ayinclpla aa a Jack. 100 lbs. null
lever girea a 4S-ton pull on tha itump.
c Deai nteei guars nieea againsi DreaK
Has two speeds 60 ft. per minuta for
bauljng fa cable or for small atump aloir
pd for heavy pulla. Works equally well
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cannot go.
Write ma today tot apadaf offar ao4
frea bookjat on Land CI earing.
Tie Fitzpatrick Prodnct Corn.
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