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0 'Jr4 y2sf Period Covering );7Jen. Months Id'$dv6c&te'a''-fiQr. tkeBairy ' Breed 7 o 'xxir. OxvuUw DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. STulpA JUriE 5 1S20. SHOR T TEST FOR COW IS HELD f DOUBTFUL VALUE ... i. . v.:V . '?By R.-C, .Stewart .:. ' ' " A subject that's being widely dis- cussed, at' the present 'time among .breeders of purebred dairy cattle is the length of time official, tests should run. The! 30 -day test and especially the seven-day test la not only being opposed by many breed ers, but by authorities from niany agricultural colleges as well. At the same time many veterinarians are advocating that the yearly test be eliminated 'and a, j shorter one take its place. i - 5'.' The short time test as indicating the real economical worth of cow is of doubtful value. A cow Mi at is forced into producing a great amount of milk during a short period requires a great -deal of high priced feed to put her in condition for this test and must be dried off early to prepare for the next run on test. She is working for only a short time, but eating during the entire year. TEST HAS ADVANTAGE One advantage of the short time test Is that the cow may be bred shortly after having a calf, thus producing a calf yearly and avoiding the trouble that fs common with the practice of holding . off breeding, which in many cases makes it hard to get the oow again with calf. Some of the less scrupulous breeders have used the short time test, as a means of creating fictitious values for the progeny of their cows, getting the cow very fat before calving and working this flesh off 'during the short time test by heavy blanketing and various other means. . - r V A concerted effort by men interested In advance-registry work is now being carried on to make this work of the greatest possible value to whatever breed is involved and to dairying as 'considered- from a national standpoint. The short-time test Is subject to adverse criti cism' for its inaccuracy as an real index of economic production. " The 365 day test comes in for its share of criticism on the matter of held off breeding. A cow on yearly test if bred - at the normal time, would freshen about two months beore she had completed the year's work. In addition to the loss of these two months there is the month and a half of rest that every cow should have before calving. This loss of three and a half months will greatly , reduce the record; it is possible for a cow to ' make and cause her record to look small ' as compared to records that have been Carried on through the entire 12 months. SOS DAT TEST URGED No one breed seems willing to take up the 305 day test unless the other breeds also adopt it, since a 10 months' test would look small compared to a year's work. To hasten the adoption of this 305 day test, and to eliminate the short time test, the American Dairy Sci ence association has adopted a resolu tion, recommending that after October 1, 1920. the association , of agricultural colleges and experiment stations be re lieved by the breed association from supervision or offlfctat dairy tests where the test period is less than 10 months m length. " ' I . ' J Popular sentiment will gradually elim inate the scrubs from the herds of the country, but it is through official testing that the scrub will be found out and the high producers become known. To be effective in bettering the herds of the country' the records must Indicate the true economic value of a cow,' not for a few days or a month, but for several ' months, or even over a period of years. COW'S RECORD WORTH WHILE . '. . . A cow's record is of. little value in the " long run unless she is able to give her qualities to numerous of fsprhng and through her bull calves to all their daughters. If In making her big record her breeding is held off until she Is bar- ren she has done: very little, to - help either her bf eed or the dairy industry In general. . She must be. able to"" more of her valuable progeny into the world to make her record worth while. Many breeders are looking forward to the time when all the breed associations will adopt the 10 months test and the three or less milkings per day. It Is " believed that this will eliminate many of the troubles the breeder is up against today. . . ' - McArthiir Is Made v One of Officers in "Jersey Cattle Club Congressman . C. N. McArthur. repre sentative from Oregon and ; a well known Jersey breeder, was unanimous - ly elected a member of the board of directors or the .American jersey uai tin ninh a trie annual meetiiisr held in Ure York, June 2. Other directors elected to serve three years are: Sen ator Carter Glass of Lynchburg, Vs.; "W. A Griswold of Nashville, Tenn ri n." 3 Tucker- of Lees Summit. Mo. i M. D. Munn of St. iEaul, Minn., was elected president for his fifth consecu tive annual term, and Darling of Kast Burke, Vt. and i George T. Chaffee of cntioiui vt tut vlr- " nresident and treasurer, respectively. The ; board of directors neld a - meeung, at wnicn R. M. Gow of Newark, N. J., was re : .elected secretary at a salary of 17200 a year. ' ; ... The report of the secretary and treas urer showed that the club la In a very prosperous condition. One hundred and thirtun mpmhpnj ViiivA been added dur ing the past year. Oregon is coming to the Iront in memoersnip in me ciu. Twenty-four applications were received from here and 'will be balloted on by the members. ': '-' - rtMvAn haa mnrA mwa on official tBt than' any other! state excepting Ohio. The president and secretary gave enthusiastic accounts of their re- cent visit to tne -racinc; joasi ai me time of the Oregon jersey jUDiiee. ' i Water Expense Record How much you will be able to pay for Irrigation water is a question that can only be determined by keeping farm unna accountts. The farm man agement department of 'the. Agricultural college aavtses -ine use; oi me iarm , record book which may be obtained from your eounty, agent or panic . "GREEN" DUCKS PROFITABLE &&&& rvry St A pen of Peking ducks about Severn week) ' old in the fattening stage. Ducks from 8 to 12 weeks old find a Veady market and command good prices. . LINN BREEDERS ON SHORTHORN JAUN T Albalny. June 5. Thirty-five auto mobiles with 160 Linn county Short horn 'enthusiasts visited local herds in the Shorthorn shortrun here Tuesday. ; : Growing Interest in . purebred cattle was apparent) in the success of the shortrun. Large crowds of farmers who could not join the caravan attended a stock judging demonstration by Profes sor O. M. Nelson of O. A. C. at the C. H. Davidson farm, Shedd, where other attractions were the calves of the Shedd Boys' and Girls Calf club, which recently won i a prize offered by the American Jersey Cattle club, and the herds of Mr. Davidson and T. J. Dannea, OTHER HERDS INSPECTED Other nerds inspected were those of C. Cj Bryant,: Albany ; C. C. Cole. Al bany j R. C Burkhart. Lebanon ; Mo Cormlck ; Bros "Lebanon ; O. K. Blatch ford, Tangent John, Grell, Tangent ; W. C. Obermeyer.' Tannt; J. B. Cornett, Shedd; II. G. Springer, Shedd, and Fel zer Bros., Tangent. : A El. Lawson. representative of the American Shorthorn. Breeders' associa tion, expressed surprise at the enthus iasm that marked the shortrun and the number of .excellent herds visited. He said Linn county's right to a place in Shorthorn fame had not been pressed enough. ..:!,."!.;' PIC3TIC DTK ITER EJTJOTED A picnic dinner was enjoyed at noon at the home f , John Grell. where Mrs. Grell and Mrs. W. C. Obermeyer, whose farm i home adjoins, were hostesses. C. C. Bryant acted as "marshal" of the day. Talks were made by Lawson. A -. C. Schmltt. s president of the Linn County Fair association and president of the Albany First National bank, and Frank Gilstrap, manager of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, who advocated strengthening of links between, the city and t farms.'1' j i, 4., NOTES Kggs that have been in the incubator or under setting hens and Jest out infer tile snouia De maae.use oi -is xne aavice of the poultry department of the Oregon Agricultural college. The infertile eggs should be boiled . and mixed with bread crumbs or bran and meal. FORCE GREEN DUCK FOR RAP D GROWTH Young ducks forced for , rapid growth and marketing at from eight to 12 weeks of age are called green ducks. ; They weigh from five to six pounds and are the principal source of income on,; commercial duck farms. .The owner of a small flock of ducks will also . find it profitable to crowd the growth of at least part of the ducklings that he raises and market ' them- at two months of age. r i For two weeks before killing the duck lings to be marketed should be fattened on a ration made of three parts, by weight, of corn meal, two parts of low grade flour or middling, one part of bran, one half part of beef scrap, with. 3 per cent grit and 10 per cent green food. Feei this mash three times daily, Or use a mash of three parts corn meal, one part low grade wheat flour, one part bran, S per cent beef scrap and 3 per cent oyster shell, with the green feed and grit added. The green feed is sometimes left out of the ration during the last seven days Of fattening, as it tends to color the meat and may produce a slightly flabby rather than a firm flesh; however, it is easier to keep the ducklings in good feeding condition on a mash containing green feed. Boiled fish may replace the beef scrap, butt should Only be fed up to within two we0ks before they are killed, as it may give a ; fishy taste to their flesh. ; ' - ' 'V Green ducks are ' marketed at from eight to 12 weeks of age, according to their condition and weight. : Two or 3 per cent of oyster shell is recommended in most fattening rations, but bone ash ground or cracked bone, or bone meal would appear to be better mineral feeds to add to these mixtures. ; If milk is available at profitable feeding prices, .the rations recommended for crate-fattened chickens would give good results in fat tening .' ducklings, producing a well bleached milk-fed green duck. POULTRYKIEN WILL MEET NEXT WEEK Pacific' Poultry Producers, Incor porated, will hold its first series of organization meetings, commencing next . week. The territory .in the immediate vicinity of Portland and as ' far ' north as Winlock is to be covered. The Pacific Poultry "Producers asso ciation has obtained the help of other large i farmers' organizations'. Some of the leaders in the cooperative move ment in the Pacific Northwest will speak In .behalf of the new association. Alma D. Katx, - president of the Dairy men's league, which has aver 2000 mem bers and is one of the most successful organizations in the state, will be one of the speakers. Another will be C L Lewis, chief of organization of the Ore gon Growers'. Cooperative association, which it is expected will handle in the neighborhood of J 10,000,000 worth of Oregon fruit this year. -", Arthur Gold smith, associate of Aaron Sapiro, attor ney for some 20 of the most important cooperative associations on the Pacific coast, will also speak in behalf of or ganization and present the legal phase of organization. J. F. Langner of The Oregon Journal, who is well known as an authority on cooperative organiza tion. : will also speak at. some of the meetings : U. L. Upson, manager of the Poultry Producers' association ; Rutsell Butler, one of the state's largest poultry producers ; J. R. McRae. K. A cichroeder and others will also attend these meet ings, which will be held for the purpose of securing new and additional mem berships. ; ' : r t " Upson, who was formerly poultry hus bandman of the United States depart ment of agriculture, states : I hope evry. poultryman in the vi cinity in which these meetings are to be held will make it a point to attend, as the problem to be discussed vitally af fects the status of the entire egg indus try in the Portland territory.' Meetings- will be held as follows: Vancouver, June 9,. 1 :30 p. m. ; Winlock. JUne 9, 8 p. m. ; Forest Grove. June 10, 1:30 p. m. ; Gresham, June 10, 8 p. m.; Oregon City, June 11, 2 p. m. ; Portland, June 11, 8 p. m. ; Corvallis. June 12, 2 p. ra. ; Salem, June 12, 8 p. m. ; Junction City, June 15, 2 p. m. ; Cottage Grove, June 15, 8 p. m. Organize to Fight Grasshoppers -Klamath Falls, June 5. Grasshoppers have appeared in swarms in various parts of the county and farmers have organized in mass meetings to devise effective means of eradicating them: In some . localities they . have already ' It nlpntv nt milk fa available, keen it before the chicks at all times. No water need be given them and they will drink enough of the millc to satisfy thirst as well as make a satisfactory growth, re port the college poultry authorities. ' .. f i If a broody hen is to be transferred to a new nest, she should be .moved at night, so she will become accustomed to and will not abandon the new location. Guinea hens usually begin to lay in April or May. and will lay 20 to 30 eggs before becoming broody. If not allowed to sit they will continue to lay through out the summer, producing from 40 to 60 or more eggs. , j ' Where conditions make it feasible and cheap, small flocks of poultry, should.be kept-4o a greater extent than at present by families in villages and towns, and especially in the suburbs of large cities. The need for this extension of poultry raising is particularly great in sections where the consumption of poultry products exceeds the production, with the result that prices are high. 7 - . i Whole corn In the best feed for sitting hens. Do not use sofr feed, as it, may cause diarrhoea. Water, grit and . dust baths should always be provided. SASH I AND DOORS O. B. WILLIAMS CO. IMS First Avenue Sosth, Seattle ' ' HOT BED SASH A 8 ft. 1 8 ft., web .......SB.BO 4 ftx ft., each . . . ,97.00 OHICKKN HOUSE SASH A dozen different mixes in loek for immediate liipmsnt. i : SKV LIGHTS FOR CHICKEN HOUSES 88 in-x4Q in., price (lizod ........... .S3.0O Ttaia. la the size recommended by the Western Washington Experiment Station We carry them in stock .for imme diate shipment. Our Large Illustrated Oataloeue showing full line of building material tree en request. ' O. B. WILLIAMS CO. - ESTABLISHED 1SSB. Shorthorn Shoutfest To Be Held in Linn County on June First Albany, Or., May 29. Shorthorns Willi gain the limelight in Linn eounty June 1, . when the Shorthorn Shoutfest is scheduled -to inspect herds on an auto mobile tour.. The itinerary of ranches follows: " ; v Assemble at C. C Bryant farm, west of Albany, at 9 olbtock in the morning ; C. C- Cole ranch ; J Mccormick Bros., north of Lebanon ; O. I K. Blatchford, Galser station; W. C. jObermeyer and Joseph Grell. east , of Tangent, where a dinner picnic will be served; J. B. Cor nett, near Shedd; C. H. Davidson ; Aus m'an farm, south of Tangent, and Flezer Bros., south, of Tangent. I: Truck Is Marketing Aid ' The value of the motor truck as an aid in marketing farm products is now well established. In bringing this about improved roads have been an essential factor.:-..'...:' i '; I :i Eveithixig for the Poultry v Keeper,: Gardener and Orchardist ' 16Page Catalogae ' Tells All Free lieWI.l BXCOKB ST, Wai BROCXJCRS W' , , (S E E A M eerreef Wtltiift ui4 TssH. falek ttitrtt. thl n few ' PSttlTii m Hi. wnn nt sm im siHtsai lacs SWIFT COMPANY , , 1 its tiitM tirtti ' mruii, unsi OLYMPIC & ICASICADE iPiOULTRY FEEDS j -OLYMPIC DEIED BUTTERMILK MASHES" tsst correct, by ,?. . i the ass of the Bsttermllk, the defleieseles tbat exist la straight' grain and Animal Proteis Hashes. f ' ( OITMP1C CHICK MASH with DRIED BUTTERMILK.' " '. - - ' OLYMPIQ EOO MASH with DRIED BUTTERMILK. . ."OLYMPIC GEOWIHQ CHICK SCRATCH. - , ! "OLYMPIC BABY CHICK 8 p BATCH. " ' "OLYMPIC SCRATCH FEED. ' 1 "K ASKADE A high-grade Grais asd Aaimal Frotels Egf Math! ' ' "KASKADE SCRATCH FEED. j - - . - ..TRy THESE PRODUCTSTHEY ARE BUILT RIGHT. i I State , Grange Cooperative Exchange -tit THIRD STREET PORTLAND, OREGON Poultrymen Attention! In order to secure best results from your flock, use KERR'S QUALITY POULTRY FEEDS Prepared under- the direction of Professor C. S. Brewster, formerly of the Oregon Agricultural College. These feeds are made of clean, wholesome ingredients, properly mixed to provide the maximum of food valse at the minimum cost. Sold always under a guaranteed analysis in' trade-marked sacks. For Growing Chicks: Chlek Feed, Chiek Developer -Mash, Developing Scratch Feed, Fattening Mash. For Laying Hens: Scratch Feed, Egg Prodneer. If your dealer does not handle them, write us direct, giving his name. Write for Bulletin So. 1 oa t Chiek Feeding KERR, GIFFORD & CO., INC. . Portland, Or. ' . MANAGES OREGON v DAIRY ASSOCIATION " J ' '-' ' - ;t; ( - -X. j "-If Albert S. Hall, manager of the Ore " gon Dairymen's Cooperative league, which has the largest membership of any farmers cooperative mar keting association in the state. caused great damage to crops.- They appear in great, swarms and . clear everything in their path. Arsenic mixed with bran is used to poison the pests. COOPERATIVE PLAN MAY BE EXTENDED The possibility of the extension of the plan of cooperative marketing adopted by the Pacific Poultry Pro ducers' association to other sections of the United States will be 'r an nounced at the convention of the American Poultry Producers asso ciation, which will i be held in Kan sas City, Mo., August 10 to 13. 2- The plan of the Oregon PoultryPro ducers association as recently reorgan ised is predicated upon that if the fam ous , Poultry Producers of Central Cali fornia. , t Among the speakers at the meeting will be J. H. Barber, manager of the Poultry Producers of Central California, a cooperative marketing organization, and Professor James A.. Dryden of Ore gen Agricultural college. , Barber will speak on the value of co operative marketing. . It is expected that at this meeting plans will be worked out for i the formation of similar organiza tions throughout the United States. : Some method of creating a national advertising fund to advertise the food value of poultry and eggs, and to en courage the consumption of poultry and eggs, and to show their relative qualities compared with other food products, will be proposed. Some recommended that the poultry men-be taxed 2 cents per hen on each farm. . '' . . MAY CHANGE STANDARDS -One session will be devoted to -an open forum on proposed changes in the next standard of perfection. This 'session will probably be lit charge of the judges sec- it Buying out CB the Railroad: If all the farmers in the United States should sell all their livestock and" all the crops they raise this year, they would have money enough to buy all the railroads in the Nation. That's how big the farming business is. Worth knowing about eh?, , carries to its readers each week the news of this eighty-billion-dollar busi ness. -It tells of successes and the failures, too of farmers in every state. The farmers right round '.. keeping1 very closely in touch with this farming business that could buy out the railroads. . , . Better subscribe. Costs only $1.00 for a whole year fifty-two big weekly ' issues r and it will put before you the whole Nation's farming from the backyard gar den to the mill ion-acre ranch in Texas. - this town have a part in that $80,000,000,000; the merchants and preachers and lawyers and doctors here in town are getting their living, directly or- indirectly, from the farmers. . . . Do you read THE COUN try Gentleman? Regularly? Every week? -. If' you don't you're not I'll Gladly Come Round For Your Dollar W. C. COWGILIv Postoffice Box 24 Phone 11 18-Ind. Corvallis, Ore. An authorised sobserlptkm rtpci ntativ of The C tryCtl as Tke Ladles' Hsm Jesrsal Tkt Sahveay Zvi Past u tlon and this will be an open meeting where every breeder shall have -h is say at, to the improvements that can be made in bis variety of poultry, t - t . Ten or 15 of th most prominent breeders of standard bred poultry in America will discuss proposed changes in the standard of perfection as it affects the different varieties of poultry. ; Methods for Testing Eggs Are Suggested ::.;v ,; -; : , . , When supplying a fancy trade with eggs, or on -receiving eggs from outside sources, it Is often desirable to deter mine' their freshness ' The method gen erally used by commission merchants for this purpose is known as "candling' and consists in holding the egg-between the eye and a light so as to note the con tents. This should be done in a dark ened, room, using one of the egg teeters on the market or simple home made tester. - Another method employed by some who have not a great number to test Is to. put the eggs in a basin of water. If good they will lie on their sides ; If bad they, will stand on the small ends. The older the egg the more upright it stands, and if '"very old it will be suspended in the water or even float on the surface. Barred Rock Ltfiy Well A pen of BarrerL Rocks entered from New York has laid 667 eggs during the ninth national egg laying content at Cot tage Grove, Mo. A pen of White Lsr horns from Missouri won the cup for April by laying 1J5 epgs durlngr the month. The high individual was" a Barred Rock which laid 80 egirs during the month and has laid 160 eggs during the contest "Diamond Quattty' IT 14 . .. -'r- ' . 'V; wiinmi'iHunwimimi'HiiinwTi! ""'"i HtHiiiiHHti) niiiiiina ITU FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT We rfe Pioneers in the Poultry Sup ply Business 'in the Northwest, and -, bur Famoibpiamond Poultry Foods and Suppliesre h& s t an.dards wherever knowruXOur. Poultry Sup ply Department jis iir the hands of trustworthy, . practical poultrymen : men of experience,- whosare com- f petent to confer with and advise you on ' any subject pertaining tp the raising of Poultry-?-a service tr)at is free to you: . v-; ' - - "AGENTS Buckeye incubators and Brooders r" ,: Lee's Lice Killer, , , 'Germozone' r '' Foods and Remedies LacteinMilk Food Blatchford' Milk Mash, Colt and Pig Meal - OUR POULTRY - SUPPLY CATALOGUE lists everything necessary for the - profitable - production of- .poultry with notes on care and feedrnjmailed ' on" request. - ,r ' ' . - ; V - ' '" - Southeast Corner Front and Yamhill Streets ' Warehouses East First Alder and ' Second Streets NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIOIS MEETINGS OF Pacffic TV i-operaove Poultry Producer The plan of the new organization, will be fully explained at meet iags to be held at the following points t Portland, June 11, 8 P. M. Corvallia. June 12, 2 P. M. Salem, Juno 12, 8 P. M. Junction City, June 15, 2 P. M. Cottage Grove, Jnno IS, 8 P. M. Vancouver Juno 9, 1:30 P. M. Winlock, June 9. 8 P. M. Forest Grove', , June 10, 1:30 p. : f's:; -v r . 2:2: Gresham, Jun 10, 8 P. M. . Oregon City, -Juno 11, 2 P. M. . ; 1 Spealcers Will Include: ALMA D. KATA President of the Oregon Dairymen's League, one of . Oregon's mostj successful farmers' co-operative marketing assocla tions. ; j. , : 2 u -- - ' ' PROFESSOR C. I. LEWIS, former chief of the division of Horticul ture of the Oregon Agricultural College and now chief of organization f the Oregon,; Fruit Growers' Association the largest farmers' co operative marketing association in the Pacific Northwest. ARTHUR A. GOLDSMITH of the law firm of Aaron Sapiro, San Fran cisco, and other well known and successful leaders in highly success ful farmers co-operative marketing movements. DO NOT FATtl TO ATTEND ONE OR MORE OF THESE MEETINGS PACIFIC CO-OPITrVE! POULTRY PRODUCERS Is a co-operative association of Oregon and Southwestern Washington commercial egg producers, organized to market eggs collectively." under a standard graae and trade mark. To eliminate undue speculation in the Inter ests of both the -producer! and consumer. To adequately finance the storage of eggs during the season for the benefit of the producer. ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE -J Mil- R. McRae . waukie - ; i -,- . , C. R. Duer, Newfeorg R. ' A. Stewart, The Dalles . F. C. Schroedert .Portland 1 A.XR. Lyman, i Gresham . C M. Uaiehales. Forest Grove C. F. M. Ruder Junction City" . .. R. E. Butler, Jennints . .- Lodge E. W. Cribble, Canby W. A. Kanno, Mil-waukie G. B. Coon, CorvaHIs A. F. Robinson, Portland A. Pakkala, Vinlock, Wash. A. SamueUon, Win- lock. Wash. Carl M.Li, Winlock, Wash. f Trustee pro torn F. C. SCHROEDER ' Address all communications to U. L. UPSON, General Manager. '.t ' ...... ....... Pacific Co-operative Poultry Producer 616 Stock Exchange Building, Portland, Or. .. . i GET TiHIE . JilAGGOTS before they get your garden and put to naught all your hard labor. will save your CJabbage, Radish, Turnip and, all root crops from these destructive pests. . -i ,t 'V ' . '- '. , Tils-article was made la respossS to a demand by the eessrsl pabile everywhere, aa4 'alee as a pmtee tioa of ear ewa tcrowlaK crops of Cabbaa-e. etc. It Is the resalt of exhasstlre research work and from the . ' best iBformatle obtalaable from Ooyerament asd State lnseetlcids Experts. l-lb.: t'ns, ; with sifter . tops, 25c each ; also 25-lb.;bags C2.25 ; postage additional. Full Directions ori Each Pac!2 .:.' : -, '.''fi '':.'" '"-r 2" -. :',.' '. ' . r At your dealer s or by mail, :-!---7;":'The Chas. H Lilly Co. V70 Ceatlle ' Yakima - Vi rtlanJ ' . - m ' a... . iir r-Tr w -v . ...... "'-'":rT a.-rrn :-