SATURDAY; "SEPTEMBERS W 1820.
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TfOREGONDAlLYI JOURNAti' tPORTLANDj OREGON.
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Dr egon Man Produces Fine New Type of Prune
OREGON GROWER
HAS DEVELOPED
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. PURE-BRED SHEEP BOUGHT
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SUm, Sfpt. 25. The develop
ment and perfection of a new prune
O be known as the "New Ore?on"
prune which, it In claimed, h des
tined to revolutionize the pruno in
dustry In thin fttiite. whs announced
by Andrew Vcrcler. Polk county
itrrhardisl. at a banquet at the
Marlon hotel here Thursday noon,
following a tour of inspection of his
orchards by prune Rvwers ahd buy
ers from all sections of the Willam
ette valley.
Th New Oregon prune is said to be
somewhat similar to that of the Petite
vnrlety, except that It Is larger and
mure uniform in sire than cither the
Tetite or the Italian prune, and is
claimed to be superior In every respect
to ny other prune yet Introduced into
ihi.s section.
.r KM. I NO DEVELOPED
The New .Oregon was developed from
n seedling found on Vercler'a farm sev
eiul years ago and la said to be a cross
between the Krench and Italian vari
eties. Hatlsfled In hit own mind, that
he had found a prune that would com
mand the attention of growers every
where, he set about developing his
product, bringing It into perfection in
the several years Intervening between
the time of Its discovery and the an
nouncement of the new find, at the ban
quet Thursday.
Kor drying purposes Vercler claims
superiority for his product over all
other varieties, producing 21 'pounds of
dried fruit out of 60 pounds of the
fresh fruit In the yearn since the dis
covery of the new prune, Vercler has
built up an orchard of several acres of
Ihe new .variety, the tree being larger
and stronger than the ordinary variety
of prunes.
INTERCUT UAIM.MJ
Prune men who visited the Vercler
orchards ThursdHy expressed great cn
thunlasm over this new rnembef of the
lrutie family. M. McDonald of the Or
enco Nursery company, who has
Matched the development of the new
prune for several years, declares that he
is Convinced of Its superior qualities as
it commercial product." He declares that
It has a great many advantages over
the Italian prune so commonly grown
in the Willamette valley, one of Its
greatest advantages' being found In the
fact that It does not crack so easily
from excessive moisture as docs the
Italian prune.
Rambouillct ram bred by Bulla rd Bros, of California and purchased by
O. Callaghan Bros, of Powell Du ttc, Or., for $850 at the Salt Lake
dale. The second highest priced ram at this Kale.
RAM SOLD OREGON
GROWER
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1300
wool and mutton will bring a fair prioa.
Rambouillets constituted the laxgesf part
of the offerings and brought the most
money. Hampshire arc still quite pop
ular with lamb caiaera, and the highest
price in this breed-was made by the But
terfleld Livestock company of Welser,
Idaho, on a choice oatstanding yearling
ram, which sold for 1550 to J. Nebeker &
Son of Northern Utah. .
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Back to the Farm
After Working for
Hart's Nomination
Aberdeen, Wash., Sept. 25. E. B. Benn,
former mayor and state senator, who
looked after the gubernatorial campaign
of Loufo K. Hart in Orays Harbor coun
ty with as much diligence as he has done
la years past for candidates for similar
political preferment, like Cinctnnatus of
old. has gone hack to agriculture. Benn
Is president of the Benn Cranberry com
pany, which owns several tracts of In
come bearing plixnts at South Bay. The
harvest is ready and Benn, who neglect
ed an early start ii order to help Hart.
Is now engrossed as fully with cranber
ries as he was with political propaganda.
The crop of cranberries this year in
the South Bay country is estimated as
promising a greater yield than any year
heretofore.
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ACTIVE IN FAIR!
Marshfleld, Or., Sept. 25. Jiol
stein and Jersey cattle breeders of
Coos county are sending a. carload
of 20 head of cattle to the state fair
and they expect to have some prize
winners among the state entries.
Thos! showing Holsteins from Coqs
Bay farms are Dr. Oeorge K. Dix. I.,. J.
Simpson, Archie Philip, W. J. Ingram,
Herbert Haynes and Julius Kruse. The
breeders of the Coquille valley section
who are sending Jerseys are Olof Aasen,
Ralph Bunn, T. P. Hanley. W. C. Cutler.
Adan Outhhardt. Oeorge E. Hampton,
John, Carl, Flnley Schroeder and Theo
dore Clinton.
The Marshfield and the Coquiile
creameries will both enter butter In the
dairy exhibit and li samples of cheese
will be shown in competition with the
other cheese factories of the state.
Coos County will also have a com
munity exhibit showing the farm prod
ucts anrl resources of the county.
Umatilla to Have 4
Junior Stock Judges
Umatilla county will be represented in
the stock judging contest for juniors at
Co-operation
By R. C. S.
Co-operation is like unto a fire,
first but a tiny spark, but when
breathed upon 6y favorable
winds, growing into a living
flame. When speculators at
tempt to smother It with their
wet blankets of opposition, it is
as though these blankets were
soaked in oil, only causlpg the
flame to grow the brighter, till
finally it becomes a dominant be
ing, giving off warmth and re
newed life to thqse who would
share it. Cooperation is a spark
of life, to those who have so long
felt the cold breath of speculation.
By R. A. Ward
(Special Asricultaral Correspondent)
Eastern Oregon has the distinc
tion of having secured the two high
est priced rams sold at the fifth an
nual ram sale of the National Wool
Growers association, held in Salt
Lake City, Utah, August 30 to Sep
tember 2. The top price at the sale
was 1300, paid by the Cunningham
Sheep company of Pilot Rock, for a
two-year-old Rambouilette ram con
signed by Bullard Brothers of Cali
fornia. This was an : exceptionally
fine ram and goes to head a choice
collection of ewes owned by the
Cunningham outfit, which was re
cently purchased by fred Kaulkner
of Enterprise.
The second highest priced ram at the
sale was a yearling, also consigned by
Bullard Brothers of California, but was
purchased by J. P. O'Callaghan of Pow
ell Butte, Oregon, for J850. This Ram
bouillet is one of the choicest specimens
' of the breed ever brought into the Cen
tral Oregon country. O'Callaghan
Brothers maintain a herd of 'some 500
registered Hambouillet ewes as well as
range bands of seme 6000 range ewes.
Central Oregon is rapidly becoming the
breeding center for Rambouillet shetp.
There are some eight breeders in the ter
ritory and some very choice individual
sheep, especially the new ' O'Callaglun
ram and the First National bank ram,
which was brought in last spring. Breed
ers are fitting a collection of ram lambs
for the Pacific International, which will
be the first entrance of Central OregDD.
stock at the big show.
The annual ram sale at Salt Lake -was
very satisfactory, considering financial
I conditions which precluded high prioes
In the sheep industry. However, nearly
I every sheep offered was sold, and this
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inaicaies inai people buii ueuoe mai
Sunflowers Yield
54 Tons Per Acre
In Harney County
Burns, Or., Sept 25. The possibilities
of Harney county soil are being demon
strated In a striking manner by Superin
tendent O. B. Shattuck of the experiment
station near Burns. Among other record
crops at the station. Shattuck reports a
yield of over 54 tons of sunflowers "per
acre with the use of only 19 acre Inches
of water. On dry land, with the aed
planted one month late, the yield is from
15 to. 20 tons per acre. Stockmen of this
section are closely watching results of
the sunflower crop fed as silage from
Harney county's pioneer silo, which la
being erected on the farm of Ralph Pea
body under auspices of the First Na
tional bank of Burns.
Visit our Exhibit at the Oregon
State Fair and learn about the
Beemn Garden Tractor, tbo
Samson Tractor, and CMC Trucks
the Oregon state fair by Leslie Thomp
son of Umaotne and Donald Kirk of
Umapine for individual stock judging.
In team judging Hermiston will have a
team of two boys and one girl, James
Hall. Carl Bensel and Miss Dorothy
Brigga. who are reported as experts by
the county farm bureau agriculturist.
Fred Bennion. Mins Brlggs is the only
girl In the county who is a member
of the county clubs.
The most profitable use is made of
beet tops when they are siloed and fed
-vlth alfalfa hay or other forage and
possibly supplemented with grain or con
centrate feeds.
Comparative Prices
Given for 1919 Prunes
The Wlllsmette Valley Prune associa
tion announces the following compara
tive prices secured for last year's prunes:
Willamette Valley 1 H,l-m Fruit
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40 '' tV.4 40-M) ISSl!
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