THE O REG OTT DAILY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
Much Grain Is Saved by a 'IF'ew Precautions :andyA.djmsimnispf
VAST. QUANTITY OF
GRAIN SAVED BY
. By It. CStewart
A very considerable saving of
grain may, be assured ' by proper
precaution at the time of harvest
, lng. During , this period i of high
prices not only for grain ; but fpr
labor required to raise the prop, no
one can well afford to overlook a
chance to save every bit of the grain
raised. Loss from scattered straw
lr the shock rows runs as high as
two to five bushels per acre. This
can be saved by using a rake after
the bundles have ; been " taken op.
Boor adjustment of the machine will
waste enough grain in a day to have
paid the costs of raising tlys grain,
i Every farmer "can save "a great deal
of grain by the ;' following y methods :
'Raking the shock rows; using a tight
ot torn ed wagon tor naming ' Dunaies ;
Jby a careful and thorough clean-up
around the machine,' the use ef a large
iftsnvai finrfio A nn fha BTMind under the
feeder to catch the grain which shat
. tera put In the process of feeding and
that which leaks out arouna me ironi
end of the machine and by watching: the
adjustment ft the separator at all times,
marking occasional testa to see if grain
is going over. '
ADJUSTMENT IMPORTANT v .
Here in the West, where much mois
ture, prevails, ; the adjustment' of the
machine should be watched closely
throughout the day. In the morning
the grain is apt to be moist and not
easily shelled. If the machine - Is ad
Justed to overcome this condition, it
should be readjusted in the afternoon
. to provide for their dryer condition of
the grain, "if not so adjusted to meet
the changing condition, grain; will be
wasted. - - .: ' , : .
Thrashing Is looked upon generally as
a very, distasteful operation. This fact
is to blame for waste in many Instances.,
' The farmer is anxious to have It over
with and speeds up the work as much as
possible. Haste makes waste in thrash
ing In many ways. Care should be taken
In pitching from the wagon. If the ma
chine' is fed. too fast or carelessly, it can
not function 'properly.
Mt.CH naiis WiSTGD "
Probably more grain is wasted from
failure to clean up at the end of a set
' ting than for any other single cause.
1 Just as much care should, be taken in
cleaning up all the unthrashed , straw
.' and loose grain that pa accumulated
-. around the machine as has been' taken
with the rest of the Job. Even with the
best of care, a considerable amount of
, unthrashed straw will . accumulate
around , the Jt eeder In the course of the
. day's work! If the straw is very dry,
, much grain) will shatter from the heads
. as it is being pitched from 'the. wagons
or stacks onto the feeder. .
A; little wasted grain does not seem
to amount to very much, but it on stops
" and figures up how much it would
aggregate If only one bushel is wasted
for - every aerie thrashed here in . this
state it appears in a different light. A
bushel saved' is better than an extra
' bushel raised for it has not taxed the
: land to raise the extra bushel.
Lack of proper culling thus far has
proved to be, in the majority of cases,
the principal reason why a flock is not
profitable. Forty per cent of the hens in
the average farm flock today are non
productive, and should be sold or eaten.
It costs about 12 a year to feed each
hen. If she does not produce more than
that amount in eggs she is unprofitable.
1 Take the rooster away from the sum
mer laying flock. He Is no help to heavy
or - continued laying, but is a great
bother. The hens will lay at least as well
- without him, and the eggs will keep
longer, either packed or marketed fresh.
Green feed for laying hens and little
-chicks is a daily need. If cut Into short
bits less Is wasted. Any green such as
grass, lawn clippings, garden remnants
and palatable weeds, is good. Feed on
clean ground or on boards. ;"
The Oregon pen of five college Barred
Rocks leads the 95 pens of heavy layers
In the -Western Wellington .contest.
Their record for seven months ending
June 1 was 831 eggs, 64 more than the
runners-up. .. ..
Saskatchewan's Blue;
Ribbon Stock Is to Be
Entered in Big Show
Keglna, Sask.. July 3.- (I. N. " S.)
Saskatchewan will make its supreme
effort t to sweep the boards at the In
ternational Stock show this year by
taking to Chicago two solid carloads
of prlsewlnnlng livestock, including cattle,-
sheep, swine and poultry. The pro
vincial government will pay -Jhe freight.
Every ; one of the animals and birds
to be exhibited will be carefully condi
tioned. Each must be a prizewinner at
one or more of the four big provincial
stock shows .and will include the blue
ribbon . entries at the shows this fall
and early winter. I'V- .
Determined to send an exhibit to the
international this year" which will
eclipse anything heretofore! sent from
this ' province, the Saskatchewan live
stock board recently met here and laid
the plans. This board is composed of
representatives from all of ; the provin
cial? breeders' associations, i
Committees ' have been; appointed to
make the selections in the various clas
sifications. In previous years the prov
ince has always made a good showing
at the international, but this year It
will try hard to win a big number of
world championships.
Government aid in the purchase of
pure-bred livestock has enabled hun
dreds of farmers throughout the prov
ince to , procure fine -foundation - stock,
and their "offspring Is very ' often much
better than the foundation, due to feed
ing and climatic conditions. . ,
k. - Fig Trees Jrlde ,
. E. S. Pruner of Riddle' has two of the
finest fig trees in the state of Oregon ;
In fact California would have to go some
to beat them. . j .
PROPER
METHODS
POULTRY
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LIGHT TRACTORS FOR VALLEY
A large shipment of Sampson tractors
CROPS ARE SAVED
BY
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallisf July , 3. Oregon farmers are
being, saved large sums of money
through . quick action' on the - part
of farm bureaus in meeting emerg-j
ency situations.' ' . ' , : -
Farmers were organized in Union
county "by P. IL. Spillraan, county agrl-!
cultural agent; )' when . destruction of
crops was threatened by grasshoppers.
In one field 15 acres of grain were de
stroyed within two days. The pests are
now under control. V -.-
A similar fight lasting two r three
weeks has been conducted in. Klamath
county by E. H. Thomas, . county agri
cultural agent. Although, it cost $2000
fn , poison to control the Insects, the fight
wac considered well worth while by the
farmers whose crops were saved. .;
Tractor operators were up against a
relous situation in Eastern Oregon when
it became impossible to obtain distillate
in the Northwest.. The Umatilla farm
bureau, assisted by Paul V., Maris," new
director of extension service, located a
supply in San Francisco. The work of
distributing 100,000 gallons has just been
completed by j the farm bureau under
Frtd Bennlon.f agricultural agent. Mor
row county obtained 75,000 gallons of
distillate through the : quick action of
L. A. Hunt, county agent, and Wasco
county obtained 50.000 through E. R.
Jackman, county agent, and the Wasco
County Farmers' union, -
New Prime Packing
Plants f to Be . Built
At Several Places
i
The building for the new prune pro
cessing plant of the Oregon Growers' Co
operative association at Dallas is already
half built and sites have been secured
during the las.t few days at Forest Grove,
Myrtle Creek, Riddle and Grants Pass.
' At Forest Grove a new prune packing
plant will be erected on land just west
of the - cannery.' The pear , and apple
packing plant: at Grants Pass will be
located on the old cannery property. The
association has also recently purchased
the prune processing plant owned by
the Scotts Mills Prune Packing corpora
tion; - f
Seven hundred acres of fruit, owned l
by. 45 new members, has been added
around Salem since the Salem Fruit
union voted to go out of business four
weeks ago.. The total .membership of
the , Oregon Fruit Growers' Cooperative
association now -numbers 1300, with' over
26,000 acres of fruit. :
LoggedT0f f Pasture
Land .Seeding Easy
In preparing logged-off land for, pas
ture, .the time of seeding- depends upon
when the land is burned of. If the
burn occurs .during July, August or
eaTly; in September, the seed should be
sown in the early fall before the ashes
have been settled by the rains. :
If seeded in. the unsettled ashes, the
first rains that come will cover the seed
sufficiently to- secure good germination.
If the- burn occurs so late in the fall that
the seed can not be sown until during
October, it is best to sow the grasses then
and wait until in February or March to
sow the clover. -
The heaving of the soil during the late
fall and iwlnter, a condition caused by
alternate thawing and freezing, often de
stroys . young clover - unless it is , sown
early enough- in the fall to get a good
start. - If the fall-sown clover Is de
stroyed in this way it may be reseeded
during February or March. When sown
in the early spring the heaving of. the
soil helps to cover-the seed. -;
Spokane Dairymen '
j Commence Drive
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Spokane, Wash.; July 3. Fifteen
teams, representing the dairy commit
tee of the Spokane county farm bureau.
started drives' in all- parts of the county
to sign ,up county dairymen for member
ship in the Inland Empire Dairymen's
association, recently formed under the
direction of Aaron Saplro, San Fran
Cisco cooperative expert.
Babbit Drivo Annual Event
- Centralla. Wash., July 3. A shotgun
rabbit drive, conducted by members and
officers of the Lewis county farm bu
reau, proved to be so successful that it
will be made an annual event.' Meetings
held In the various farming communities
throughout the fcounty were enthusiastic
and .the farmers are anxious to take
advantage of the benefits to be derived
from closer cooperation with the farm
bureau. : ,.. .
Butter Fat
F. O. B. Portland
Shippers are always assured the
highest prices when they ship to us.
WE SELL DIRECT TO THE
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BEST TIE TO CUT
HAY IS SUGGESTED
Hay in Benton county and other
parts of Oregon is often allowed to
get too ripe before It is cut, points
out W. S. Carpenter, of the Oregon
Agricultural college farm crops de
partment. This causes losses in dol
lars and cents. ' : j ' - .
In irrigated alfalfa districts weather
is generally good for cutting and curing
hay, but the crop ia often purposely left
to ripen when it is to be sold to stock
men by stack measurement. This late
cutting gains "some weight for the crop,
but often damages the next crop by
clipping the young sprouts. J " . V
The best time to cut the alfalfa- Is
when about one tenth the blossoms are
open, "or when the new sprouts of the
following crop begin to appear. )
Clover is best cut when one third of
the blooms are turning brown..
Vetch and oats make the beet hay
when the lower : vetch pods are 1 half
formed. ! '
Grain hay im ready to cut when in the
soft dough stage. ': '
' In all hay making it Is well to guess
the weather: right and then rush from
cutting to stacking. - It should lie in the
swath just long enough to wilt, then
be raked : into windrows, where it- Is
cured. If a loader is used. : Otherwise it
is shocked directly from the windrows
and allowed to cure. .,
NOTES F1KDM
Green feed is essential to heavy, pro
Irnrted economical milk flow, and the
silo is essential to a year-round green
feed supply I at minimum cost, 'A big
silo boom is! on in many parts of Ore
gon, and progressive, successful , iarm
ers are building silos. s .. ,. , j "
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Canned goods even slightly discolored
or, off normar appearance should not be
tasted, as a very little toxin of this bac
teria will cause serious illness or even
death. Heating all parts of the con ten ts
of the can to a boiling point will .de
stroy bacteria, so that the product can
be fed safely to poultry.
t First Irrigation of potatoes should, be
made when the plants begin to bjoom.
This allow them time to i take deep
root. Darkening of the leaves is an
Indication that water is needed. ?,
Josephine county farmers are organizing-
to buy and sell cooperatively. They
will buy, store, manufacture, ship and
sell farm products and supplies, among
other activities. Membership is open
oniy to members of the1 County farm
bureau, and the fee is $5 per member. '
Klamath Land Is
Sold for $200,000
The Klamath Mint company, recently
incorporated at Klamath Falls for $200.
000, has purchased 2500 acres of marsh
land on upper Klamath lake and . will
plant a large portion of It to spearmint
and peppermint this year. Experiments
aire said to have shown that the Oregon
variety Of Imint- is unusually suitable
for distilling because of its high menthol
content. It is claimed that the tract
to be set out near Klamath Falls will
be the largest - single acreage to
be devoted to mint growing in the United
States.', " i. $ . . : v .-.'?
The United States Department of
Agriculture will be glad to tell you just
how to or fran ize one. !
Poultry
Attention!
In order to secure best results from
your flock, use .. " : .
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" Prepared: under the direction of
Professor C. 8. Brewster, formerly
of the Oregon Agricultural College.
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: mixed to provide the maxlmam of
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FAITH IN UMATILLA
LAND
Fifteen years ago J. W. Maloney
went in debt- for his last cent to
lease a small tract of land and ob
tain an outfit so that he might raise
wheat on the Umatilla. . reservation
10. miles from Pendleton- He- sold
his. first crop of wheat, a paltry of
fering in these days, for 55 cents a
bushel. , Today, J. W. Maloney .is
president of one of Pendleton's three
banks, owns .and farms nearly 2400
acres of this same reservation land,
and holds contracts for a portion of
this year's crop at $2.50 a bushel.
"Strict adherence ,ta business methods
in the ; operation of my farms . and a
faith in the future of this county.
which made me buy land whenever the
opportunity afforded, brought about my
success, . Maloney explained, it is saia
that he can tell probably more accur
ately than any wheat grower in the
county, how much it cost each year to
produce wheat : per busheu t
KEEPS FARM BOOKS
There is no guesswork about the cost.
of doing " business ' on the Maloney
ranch. Close account of costs, con
sideration of all the factors of doing
business, such as insurance, rent, in
terest, investment, wages, etc., - is kept
The farm books are just as accurately
kept as the books of the bank of which
he ts head.
' A resident of Umatilla county since
he came from Missouri a lad of 12,
Maloney has had faith in the farming
possibilities of this section. He paid $100
an acre for land a few years ago that
others kept their hands off because they
thought the price too high. That same
land this year Is producing 50 bushels
of wheat at $2.50 a bushel, or $125. . It
is now valued at $250 an acre. : :
Although he shared a crop In 1900
While he lived at Athena, Maloney does
not record his entry in the wheat busi
ness until 1905. In the 15 years he has
been a producer, he has been chiefly a
business manager over his ranches.' He
has kept closely in touch with adminis
tration while leaving actual work to
younger heads. His son resides ' on one
of his ranches and does the actual
farming.
MIXES BASKING WITH FARM0O
Alwiys in connection : with ' farming
Maloney has, mixed business. In 1905
when he started out, he was cashier of
the old Pendleton Savings bank, headed
by W. J. Furnish. In 1908 he gave up
banking, "shortly to become county re
corder. In 1910 he was elected county
Judge, serving - until 1914. n 1919 he
was instrumental in organizing the new
Inland Empire bank here which now
requires a large share of htsattention.
Over the state Maloney is also known
in business and fraternal ; circles. In
103 he : was grand chancellor of - the
Knights of Pythias grand lodge and
continuously since serving that term he
has been grand chancellor of the ex
chequer. ; In civic affairs he takesan
active part . and his ; business. Judgment
and integrity are respected In the com
munity. ... .? - , .
Loganberry Crop Estimate .
It is estimated that $875,000 will be
paid out at Salem Or., during July for
the loganberery crop.
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J. W. Maloney of Umatilla county is
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SSOATION
NOTE'S:;
'-: The Oregon Growers' Cooperative as
sociation announces that they will un
doubtedly close apple, prune and. other
pools in thevery near future and that
those who are contemplating Joining
should do so at once.
"The associatton has made sale of all
its gooseberries, strawberries, blackcaps,
loganberries and cherries at prices which
are very satisfactory considering the
condition" of the canned goods market,
and the general adverse attitude of can
ners due to the high price otl sugar.
J. H. Fraster of Portland has accepted
the position of traffic manager and as
sistant sales manager for the Oregon
Growers'1 ? Cooperative association and
assumed his duties June 7. . ";
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. change, chalk down agn
7 cultural fairs. The old county fair
was too littie concerned" withf arming
and too much with Flim-Flams, Mid
Way ' Spielers, and the Great Percy
Who Eats !m Alive. But now, says
we're going to have some real fairs r
fairs that build up an agricultural com
munity. In a coming series, Big
Country Fairs, Mr. Taylor tells how
it's being done. You'll want to know.
Tfireason for the suc-'
cessNof these new com-
munity fairs is this: They
arm farmerm' '. fairm,
planned by farmers to
Buit the needs of farm
era. That, too, is the
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hundred - billion.- dollar
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LAYING HEN NEEDS
- PLENTYTJMISE
By C. S. Brewster.
Exercise and plenty of it is ab
solutely essential if the health and
vigor of the hen are to be main
tained. The digestive organs of the
laying hen or growing chick, must
be kept in the best of conditon in
order to digest and properly assimi
late the large amounts of concen
trated feeds which are fed. "
If hens run but on the range they se
cure considerable "exerclse, . but even
then it Is desirable that the whole grain
feed or scratch feed should, always be
fed in a deep litter of straw. Force the
fowls to work for every bit of : grain
that they, get - Never scatter the grain
on the bare ground or on a bare floor;
feed them In the house where you want
them to stay and make it interesting
for them. Don't make the mistake
either of - letting the litter become so
damp and ' heavy that the " hens , can't
make use of it - In that case, it is worse
than none at all. . j ; r i i
The poultry rations must contain the
following Afferent types of feed :
Scratch feed (made of whole grain's) ;
maah feed (made : from ground grains
and by-products) ; grit (for grinding the
food in the gizzard) ; shell (to supply
lime for the egg shells and the body of
the chicks) ; green feed (all they canJ
eat) ; animal or meal foods (fed In the
mash or in the form of milk aa drink),
- Poultry are meat -eaters - and ;i meat
must be supplied. This is best done oy
mixing meat scrap, fish scrap' or bone
meal into the mash. Buttermilk or sour
milk is also a very valuable source of
animal ' protein and,' where available,
should -be given as a drink regularly.
Where fresh milk is not available the
condensed buttermilk is very satisfactory.--
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Some poultrymen make the mistake of
thinking that it is not necessary to feed
grit .thinking the birds will pick it up.
Ordinary pebbles , are not sharp and
therefore are not efficient for grinding
the food. Commercial grit is. the cheap
est feed we have and it is poor economy
to feed - without it Another mistake
often -met with is the idea that grit
will take the place of shell or vice versa.
Seme limestone grit . has considerable
lime in it but It cannot replace the
shell. Hard granite grit is the best as
it remains hard and sharp longer than
the limestone, which is more rapidly dis
solved by the digestive Juices. . Neither
will shell replace grit, as it is too soft
to be of use for cutting or grinding
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and dissolves rapidly In the gizsard.
There Is some question in the minds
of some poultrymen as to the relative
merits of eastern oyster shell and clam
shell, or western sea shell, as it is called.
The eastern shell is more expensive, but
as it is also considerably more variable
from the standpoint of Us food value, it
la roost generally used.
Lane - Farmers Organize ;.
At the call of Agricultural Agent Ira
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GLORIOUS VICTORY
i After Seeming Defeat
By Dr. JAMES E. TALMAGE , - j
Of the Council of the Twelve; Church' of Jeaus Christ of Latter-day Saints;
. " Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jfote: for free copies of other article of this aeries, seod reqaet,to the astbor.
As with Christ so with His Church I ResrctlTis; each the Author and Ills
work the Founder and the building,- the Planter and th? crop, the Good
Shepherd. and Hia sheep Wiatory records a seasvn of apparent failure.
, . When the pall of tragic crimson and ominous blark fell upon Calvary, the
uninspired "chronicler of events could have written nothing: lfjssithan "Dffeat"
iis the caption of what appeared, to unaided human vision, to be the last chapter
concerning1 Jesus of Nazareth. . if-
. Notwithstandlpg- all His lofty precepta and withering: denunciations of evil,
after at career of settrsacrlficing example, Jesus of Nazareth was dead alain
most ignorninioujily'as a felon, and that at the Instigation of! the people whom
He had Called His own. ' v
But behold! On the third day following:, the sepulchre ! was mpty: the
scounred and crucified Body had been claimed anew by the Immortal Spirit :
and the miracle of the aares was accomplished. Iath had been overcome and
the ieaurrection of all mankind was made sure. Triumph had banished defeat ;
mO death, where Is thy sting;! O crave, where s thy victory I"
The Church founded by Jesus Christ, and built up by the Apostles whom He
had ordained, against which even the powers of hell should not prevail (nee Matt
1S:17-18), suffered disintegration, declension and violent wreckag-e. This con
dition the Lord had foretold as surely as He had predicted His own death and
resurrection; and the portentous prophecies of the Apostles were no less wpecific
- Many scriptural passages demonstrate that the great falling away had lerun
even while some .of the Apostles remained in the flesh ; and soon after their
departure It developed with .ravening- rapidity. The causes of the latest and
greatest apostasy of history .were both exlrraal and Internal, ;
From the outside the batteries of persecution were unceasingly active. The
Primitive Church suffered under both Judaistic and Pagan -cruelty. Virulent
defenders of Judaism as a system, upholders of the Mosaic Law and determined
Opponents of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, all persecuted the early Christians with
relentless fury, and effectively enlisted the aid of heathen powers. Horn reveled
fn the slaughter of .Christians, with periodic orgies of wholaale butcheries from
Nero to Diocletian. - ; ,
In this devil-lnsptred brutality, special effort was made to kill off the leaders
of the Church, the ordained ministers of Christ ; and the Apostles led the
gruesome procession of martyrdom, followed by multitudes of less prominent
but devoted believers. . . i
. Frightful as was the persecution from without, the Internal conditions of
schism and anarchy as to organization and government were even more potent
tn disrupting the Church. Writings of the-early Christian, Fathers attest this
fact,' and acknowledgment of spiritual declension is abundant.
' Early In the fourth century, Constantino the Great professedly espoused the
cause of Christianity, and took under his imperial protection the degenerate
and turbulent organization then calling itself the Church. Intense competition
for ecclesiastical preferment was an Immediate and inevitable result. A bishop
was rated higher than a general, and an archbishop than a prince. To ignore
what passed for Christianity in those days was to invoke ostracim and
persecution. The emperor, though himself unbaptized, was the real head of
the Church, and pretended ordinations to what was blasphemously called the
priesthood were given at his pleasure. , "
Thence onward to the sixteenth, centurr. the Church grew Increasingly
rapacious, until it came to be a secular autocracy, rich ;n scarlet, fine linen,
gold, and Jewels, boastfully claiming Jurisdiction over the souls of men,
punishing or pardoning for real or alleged guilt, selling parchment scrolls as
Certificates of remission of alns, or as licenses to commit sins already planned,
and assuming to set up or overthrow earthly government. Read 2 Thees, 2;.3-4,
and observe therein that the reign of the son of perdition was foreseen.
See the author's Great Apostasy 177 pp.-for comprehensive treatment.
. The apostasy of the Church was as truly an event of history as was the
sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. An1 as surely as the Savior's immortal
Spirit returned to earth has His Church returned. It has been given again
from the heavens, with all Its ancient privileges and blessings ; and the power
of the Holy Priesthood is once more operative among men.' iiuch the Church .of
Jesus Christ of Litter-day Saints affirms itself to be.
.- The seeming defeat occasioned by the apostasy Is superseded by the assured
victojy of the restored Church in this, the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times.
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11 fovea Lze:
P. Whitney, a group of progressive
Lane county farmers gathered at the
Chamber Of Commerce receatly and ef
fected the reorganisation -of the old
Lane countyagrlcultural council, elected
officers and a pop ted a constitution and
by-laws. - The plan of the promoters is
to build up a cooperative body represent
ing all the communities and associations
of the county with a view to more eco
nomical buying and more profitable
marketing.
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