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ATTACK ON FARM
COOPERATIVE PLAN
DUETO IGNORANCE
By J. F. Langncr
Men who go about the country
tfoaklng that "cooperation is born
of adversity and dies of prosperity,"
are Harrow In their vision to the
thought that cooperation is a desper
ate remedy, and that a farmer em
braces it after he has tried the old
tyle medical man,' the new thought
medical practitioner, the patent
medicine vendor or the mental
healer.
The interpretation of cooperative farm
marketing: as a 'last hope" shows a real
lack of knowledge of iu fundamental
Justification. It may be harder toet
farmers to Join cooperative associations
when they are prosperous; Jerslty
may make It easier organize : but ad
versity does 'not make the system any
the more or less correct ; nor fotm pnm
perlty weaken its commercial stability
nor make cooperative msrketlngty the
leas fundamentally, sound.
SPURRED TO ACTION
The only reason why farmers' orpan
jzatlons have been so often born of ad
versity Is that it has taken adversity to
brtng horn, to the farmer, the necessity
and value of organization. The only
m.on why farmers' organizations have
an too frequently .died during times of
cronperity Is because they were organ
?? without water tight. IrncUd term
contracts and because of lack of the
realisation 'that marketing specialists
mt." e hired by these organization, to
take advantage, for the farmers, of those
P7f wererue that cooperation is only
fundamentally sound during times of
adversity now then is the time for 1 arm
er to organtzs because it is a truth that
. " rnt vears Is be
hind. father than with us at the present
r In'the near future. But because this
Tine Vf reasoning is fundamentally un
true Ihe whole theory t these croakers
falls to the ground.
PAST ERRORS BLAMED
The real reason why the rouatry la
trewn with the failures of farmers or
ganization 18 because they have been
organlwd on fundamentally unsound
b They have been organized upon a basis
of locality rather than commodity. They
have been organized without adequate
financial arrangements. They have been
organs Pn a baBls whlch vrs"nta
thflr prober financing. They have been
"rganlzed without adequate marketing
agreement, which has precluded their
entering markets upon the same . bases
a. other high class business organlza-
tlHere and there one or two local or
ganization, have been remarkably suc
cessful In their community organization
but this Is primarily due to locality.
A very notable example of successful
community cooperalon Is the TUlamook
County .Cheese awm.""..
ntahle success under the direc
tion of Carl llaberlftck. It Is one of the
few local organizations which has
bought brains to direct Jt In the proper
channels.
Vf HT ASSUMPTIONS!
It is not wise to assume that under
the direction of any other than Carl
ilabertark the Tillamook Cheese asso
ciation would have been the success it
Is today. It is not wise to assume that
if Tillamook were not virtually shut off
.from the rest of the state that its cheese
would have become as famous as it Is.
An example of failure under similar
conditions is the old Coos and Curry
-County Cheese associations which did
not have the brilliant leadership, which
were not wisely directed, which did not
produce a standard product, which did
not adopt all the modern business prac
tice, which modern business success de
mands. It is not wise to assume that cooper
ative associations with limited markets
nd llimted production, successful or not
successful, are fundamentally right In
their organization because a solitary
success among housanda of failures may
be pointed at as showing that a particu
lar plan of organization is correct.
TERM C05TRACT BASIS
- Hundreds of organizations like, the
Tillamook association have been formed
and failed because they were not favored
by "locality nor leadership. Yet they
might have been a success had the com
munity been In the same situation as is
Tillamook county.
" 'Practically every farmers' marketing
association which is being organized to
day has the term contract. One of the
most famous economists of the day re
cently stated that the greatest contri
bution of recent years to cooperative
farm marketing is the term contract.
'It is. easy to understand this if one re
'members that cooperative marketing as
sociations which are planned on right
. principles are organized, not to upset
economic conditions, but to make use of
the present economic system of distri
bution. Wiley M. Olffln of the Raisin associa
tion was the first man to use a term
contract. He insisted upon a five year
contract between the association and its
growers. Summing up his statements
In a nut shell he said to the growers :
"You authorize the association to repre
sent you. It will not sell to speculators.
; It will sell your raisins to legitimate dis
tributor.."'. The wholesaler will say to
- me, Tou represent a cooperative asso
ciation.. FERMA5E5CY EEI)ED
"You are one of the 'fly by night' con
cerns, here today and gone tomorrow.
If I deal with you this year and our
association is broken up next year the
speculator win punisn me wnen l go to
deal with you unless you are going to be
. permanent" "
The business men of Oregon recognize
the value of prmanence in the farmers'
cooperative association. They recognize
' the 'value of the term contract to the
. growers. They have awakened to the
- laci inai uieir uwi iiueresi lies in a
prosperous agricultural community.
They have taken a leaf out of the
book of knowledge gained by the people
of North Dakota at a cost of hundreds
of millions of dollars without securing
. results.
' COMMISSION BILL
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. book of knowledge gained in California
at a cost of $50,000,000 to the growers
and people of that state which developed
a plan which has brought them marvel-
. - oua results In prosperity.
'v The farmer and business man of Ore-
. COn have iolhed hand for an iitinmi.
marketing system of benefit to all. They
are Jointly presenting to the people of
the state of. Oregon market commission
Dui to oe voted en In November. The
market director will act as an adviser
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. IRRIGATES LARGE AREA
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Above, the completed Ochoco dam and belor, the water stored up to
Irrigate 22,000 acres of Central Oregon country around Prlnevtlle.
Tho green alfalfa and, golden grain fields are a marked contrast to
the range country Just outside of the irrigated district.
DESCHUTES STOCK
By R. A. yv.
If plans formulated at the joint
meeting of the Deschutes Valley
Shorthorn Breeders' association and
the Central Oregon Rambouillet as
sociation, held at Tumalo do not
miscarry, the Deschutes valley
breeders will exhibit a carload of
pure bred livestock at the Pacific
International Livestock show in No
vember. These associations are
composed of new breeders who own
small , herds of pure-bred livestock
which have been started during the
past two years as a result of better
livestock campaigns carried on by
the Bend banks. This will be the
first exhibit of pure bred livestock
to be sent from Deschutes county to
the Portland show.
The mixed carload will be made up
of some 20 Rambouillet and Hampshire
sheep and some six head of Shorthorn
cattle. Those who have agreed to ex
hibit are as follows : Shorthorns J. M.
Janssen, Bend ; Olaf Anderson, Des
chutes ; E. A. Griffin. Bend ; A. J. Har
ter. Tumalo ; J. W. Brown, Tumalo ;
John Marsh, Tumalo. Ramboulllets and
Hampshires J. M Janssen. Bend : W.
L. Bergstrom, Deschutes ; Grover Gerk
Ing. Tumalo ; Dan Heising, Sisters ;
Prentiss Van Tassel, Sisters : J. W.
Wright, Cline Falls. A committee ' of
three from both associations, composd
of A. J. Harter. B. F. Piercey and R.
A. Ward, was appointed to Inspect and
select the animals for exhibition, and
to look after the details of shipping and
entering the stock.
. The Shorthorn association also ar
ranged to hold Its second annual tour
on Saturday, October 2. Automobiles
will leave Bend at 9 a. m. and will visit
the various herds in Central Oregon.
The herds to be visited are those of
E. A. Griffin, J. M. Janssen of Bend,
D. W. Van Matre. W. L. Bergstrom and
Olaf Anderson of Deschutes, A. J. Har
ter. B. F. Piercey. J. W. Brown and
John Marsh of Tumalo.
Silver Chimes the
Fourth Oregon Bull
To Win Gold Medal
Through the exceptional production
ability of his daughter, Silver Chimes of
S. B. 96021 has been awarded a gold and
a silver medal, the two highest honors
given to Jersey bulls by the American
Jersey Cattle club.
Silver Chimes of S. B. is owned by
Del Perkins of Carlton, Or., and is the
fourth bull owned in Oregon to win the
coveted gold medal.
The requirements for a gold medal are
that a bull have at least three daughters
(out of different dams) which have pro
duced 700 pounds or more of fat in one
year, and which have carried a living
calf at least 155 days during the test It
will be seen that the requirements not
only encourage high production-records,
but they encourage high records made
while in calf. Only 10Jersey bulls have
won this medal, so Oregon may well be
proud of the fact that four of them
are owned In that state.
All told. Silver Chimes of S. B. has 16
daughters in the Register of Merit Other
daughters in the Perkins herd are. now
on test and are making splendid records,
so it will not be long before his list of
Register of Merit daughters will be
greatly increased. Betaev'a Krnokwli
84410, a son of Imported Stockwell, that
sold for $11,500, is sire of Silver Chimes
or s. u.t and Silver Chimes Duchess
230642 is his dam.
their cooperative associations upon fund
amentally economically sound principle,
to the end that Oregon may no continue
to be scattered with the skeletons of un
successful - farmer.' organizations for
which in the end the consumer necesar
Uy must pay.
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CLEAN MILK BIG
Farmers who produce clean milk
possess a business asset the value of
which many do not -fully appreciate.
The public is better informed, by
far, than it was a few years ago re
garding the value of pure milk as a
food. It knows more of the dangers
of unclean milk. Therefore, as a
business proposition as well as from
a sense of duty, every farmer owning
milk cows should see to it that the
output is wholesome.
Clean milk benefits not only the con-
ouinci uui me mini prunucer as wen
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Most producers of market milk have
experienced the chagrin of having a
shipment of milk refused or returned
because It reached the market sour,
tainted or otherwise in poor condition.
Although such milk may be used for
feeding pigs, it usually is a complete
loss to the producer, since the cost of
transportation back to the farm usu
ally exceeds Its value.
Frequently, also, the producer de
pends on ascertain market as an outlet
for his milk and has no maana for
utilizing small quantities at uncertain
intervals, even if he had it at the farm.
Another important consideration is the
unpleasant effect which the receipt of
sour, tainted or otherwise unsalable
milk has upon the purchaser. Deliver
ing milk of that kind usually results in
the loss of the confidence of the dealer,
or, if it is delivered directly to the con
sumer, the loss of customers.
Clean milk means fewer complaints,
a better class of patrons, and a steady
market for the product. Carelessly pro
duced and improperly handled milk, may
be the means of spreading disease.
Every owner of a dairy herd should
consider U his duty to himself and to
the community to keep only healthy
cows, supply them with wholesome feed
and keep them' in clean, comfortable
quarters. The mHkers and all who han
dle milk should realize that they have
in their charge a food which is easily
contaminated and should take every
reasonable precaution to keep it clean.
Turkeys Help Keep
Down Grasshopper
"Test on the Farm
Turkeys range far afield and prey
upon insect forms that escape hens.
From the time the young are old enough
to begin foraging. for themselves, per
haps early in . June, until near frost,
turkeys take the bulk of their food from
field insects, devouring millions of
grasshoppers and other injurious forms
in meadow and pasture say. the United
States department of agriculture.
In regions where wooded areas are
still fairly extensive mast is an impor
tant item in the diet of the turkey.
When the Insect stores begin to fail, the
mast larders are beginning to be filled.
Feeding on acorns, chestnuts, beech
nuts, and the like, turkeys will go a
long way toward fattening themselves
for the Thanksgiving or Christmas
market and will not require much feed
ing of corn or other grain to finish
them. Generally speaking, turkeys will
require a larger feeding of grain than
chickens to fit them for market, but.
as they utilize forms of waste that hens
and their broods would not reach, the
keeping of a fair number of turkeys is
good economy.
Money In Cucumbers
Letsyvllle, Or., Oct 9. There Is money
In cucumbers it seems, tor Lee Mac-
lntyre reports that he ha. picked 14S0
pounds of small pickling cucumber, from
less than a quarter of an acre, and, is
still picking them every other day. The
cucumbers find a ready market at the
pickle factory at Cornelius at 1 cents
per pound.
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ASSET TO FARMER
gon Country Life .
FARMER'S PROBLEM SAVING OF MANURE
IS WORLD S WORRY
By J. R. Howard
Pracktatt National Frm Bureau Federation.
The armistice was signed almost
two years ago,' the emergency army
has been demobilized, the railroads
have been turned back tc their
rightful owners, business is left free
to pursue its course with practically
no governmental Interference and
yet we seem to be further away from
normal conditions than ever before.
We are in an era of uncertainty. We
are no longer stimulated by our war
time fervor. Many expedients have been
attempted to remdy listing conditions
but as a people we have overlooked the
basic economic principles upon which
the life of both the individual and the
nation depend. We need to be aroused
to a more thorough study of the im
portant factor, which are contributing to
the present unrest and uncertainty. We
are repeatedly reminded that the world
has been Impoverished and yet there
seems a tendency on the part of every
one to dodge the inevitable.
We have tried to rehabilitate our coun
try by every method ejtcept through the
sweat of the brow. Many industries
have been stimulated to the point that
they have ' become top-heavy. Liberal
credit has had the effect of inflating
values.
It was recently pointed out by the
National City bank that the granting of
unlimited credit to manufacturing in
dustries will not solve our problems.
Since the war there has been a highly
competitive demand for labor and ma
terial. Abnormal credit extension, grant
ed to the manufacturers of luxuries and
non-essentials, have been largely ex
pended in driving up wages and buying
material at a premium. This ha. result
ed in a higher level of price, which the
consumer has had to bear and we seem
to be further than ever ffom the solu
tion of our problems.
Beyond a certain point, nothing can
be gained by a continued expansion of
credit.
XATIOJI OVER-IA'DrSTKIALIZED
We are over-industrialised. The super
structure of luxury manufacturing enter
prises over-balances the more basic in
dustries. The foundation of business
haa been neglected in favor of the frills
and non-essentials. Our 'wealth must
be replenished we need more capital
than more credit. We cannot build a
sound national economic structure un
less the foundation is properly laid.
The earth is the source of all wealth.
The nation's prosperity depends primar
ily upon "bumper crops." Agriculture la
the basic foundation of every human en
deavor. It was predicted that the. entire coun
try would face the bread line this win
ter. We have just passed , through a
critical period, but from harvest reports
we are not yet confronted with starva
tion. The farmer has stuck to his job.
In the face of adverse conditions he has
continued to contribute an honest day's
work. He has kept his head level and
his feet on the ground. We must con
tinue to look to him as the world's great
est stabilizing influence.
Although an immediate food crisis has
been averted the American people are
facing an agricultural economic condi
tion which if not intelligently dealt with
will lead to consequence, so grave as
to affect all industry to the point of
imperiling the social order. We need a
better understanding between agricul
tural and other interest, of the nation.
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The position of the farmer must be
established in the new era that is to
grow out of existing conditions. There
is no room and this is no time for
petty jealousies. America's participation
in the world war will have been in vain
if the necessity for unity, cooperation
and appreciation has not been empha
sized sufficiently to bring intelligent
action.
We are facing an age In which indus
try and agriculture must- move forward
hand in hand an era in which coopera
tion will be the keynote of all our actlv
ities in which agriculture win be rec
ognized as the foundation of the nation's
strength. Those identified with other
industries cannot permanently better
their condition without cultivating an
understanding and a regard for agri
culture.
The golden age of ample food for min
imum effort is forever passed. Indus
trial peace and agricultural prosperity
will only be assured when the men
whose labor feeds the world shall re
ceive in exchange products of Industrial
labor representing an equivalent in hu
man effort. The safest, sanest, su rest-
in fact, the only route to national pros
perity is via agriculture.
Leaving the interests of the farming
classes entirely out of the question, it
will be to the decided advantage of the
nation as a whole to grant preferential
consideration to agricultural require
ments even though other industries may
be temporarily handicapped thereby.
Three of the most important problems
confronting the farmer are transporta
tion, finance and labor.
(More Of this article will appear next
week.)
Animal Ratio Is
Shown in Table
Developments in the "Better Sires
Better Stock" campaign have resulted, in
figures showing the relative number of
males and females kept for breeding
purposes. Following are the ratios based
on more than 200,000 head of stock of
all kinds listed with the United States
department of agriculture: Cattle, 1 bull
to 18.9 cows ; horses. 1 stallion to 16.9
mares; swine, 1 boar to 11.5 bows; sheep,
1 ram to 37 ewes ; goats, 1 buck to 26.6
doe. ; poultry, 1 rooster to 23.3 hen. ;
other poultry, geese, ducks, turkeys, etc.,
average 1 male to 8.5 females. These
figures represent conditions on more
than 2000 farms in various parts of the
country and are believed to be typical
of other farms. They show the Import
ance of placing stress on quality in sires,
since in practically all cases a sire is
the parent of a very much larger num
ber of offspring than the average fe
male animal.
Fruit Expert Joins
Faculty of 0. A. G.
Frank J. Rimoldl. assistant professor
of horticulture at the Rhode Island Ag
ricultural college, has been made assist
ant pomologist at the O. A. C. expert
ment station and instructor In the col
lege. He has had wide experience In
extension horticulture and entomology
as teacher and Investigator. He is a
graduate of horticulture at the Connec
ticut Agricultural college and took grad
uate work at Cornell and Brown uni
versities. ,v
IS PROFITABLE
Have you any idea now much stable
manure probably the best fertilizer In
the world -is Wasted in the United
States every year?
Figuring on the basis of commercial
fertilizer values, each horse or mule pro
duce, each year $27 worth ot manure ;
each head of cattle 120 worth ; each hog,
S worth, and each ameep. IS; Going
back 10 years and taking the figure,
of the 1910 census, this would figure out
about 12,461,000.000. Estimates by the
United States department of agricul
ture indicate that ' probably about a
fourth of this is wasted.
Farmers are constantly confronted
with the problem of maintaining soil
fertility. At this time, following the
war period when an unusual strain wa.
placed on American farms, the problem
is more acute than usual and the waste
of manure assumes a jii.re serious as
pect. BIG SAYING POSSIBLE
Of course, all the manure cau not be
saved. Some of it. at the best, must be
lost. But millions of dollars' worth of
Lit could be saved with practically no
added expense and with comparatively
little outlay of time and effort
The cheapest and best way to handle
manure, where convenient, is to haul
it to the field and spread it daily, or at
least every two or three days. In this
way, if plenty of bedding Is used, prac
tically all the valuable constituents of
the manure are saved, since leaching
after the manure Is on arable land
merely serves to put the fertilizing ma
terials where they ought to be. In this
way. too, loss through heating, or "fire
fanging," is avoided.
CONCRETE PIT GOOD
Many farmers, however, are not so
situated a. to make it profitable for
them to handle manure in this way.
For such farmers the concrete manure
pit offers an ideal way of saving ma
nure. Such a pit need not entail great
expense. A pit 3 feet deep, 12 feet long,
and 6 feet wide, with walls and floor t
6 inches thick, will serve the needs of
the average farm. In ground that does
not cave in. only an inside form will
be needed for such a pit, except where
the concrete extends a few inches above
the ground to prevent flooding by sur
face water. The floor should be rein
forced with woven wire fencing, put in
after about 2 inches of cemeujt has been
laid, the section of fencing being cut
long enough to bend up a few inches
at either end into the side walls.
When the reinforcing has been put in,
the remaining 3 inches of the floor Is
laid and the forms for the side walls
set up and used Immediately. Use one
part cement, two of sand, and four . of
screened gravel. A pit of this kind is
large enough to hold the accumulation
of manure on the average farm until
such a time as it can be hauled con
veniently to the field and spread. '
TLAX 18 ECONOMICAL
Another good way to save manure,
especially in the case of hogs or of beef
cattle. Is to have a concrete paved feed
lot, preferably under a shed roof. "Where
the farmer cannot afford a paved floor,
a cheap open feeding shed may be made
to serve the purpose very well, if abun
dant bedding is used to absorb the val
uable liquid manure. In such a feeding
lot or shed the manure is allowed to
gather under the feet of the animals,
each day's bedding being strewn over
the well tramped- accumulation below.
Some farmers using this system arrange
their feed racks so that they can be
raised from time to time, making it pos
sible to feed till several feet of solidly
packed manure has accumulated under
the shed. It has been shown that ma
nure suffers little from heating and-
leaching when handled in this way.
ADVANTAGE OF FEEDING SHED
The feeding shed serves the purpose
of giving the general farm, or the beef
cattle farmjj something of the advantage
in the matter of manure saving hold by
the intensive dairy farm. It has been
shown by 'farm management surveys
that the manure saved on the American
farm under present conditions is al
most exactly proportional to the num
ber of animal, fed under cover on the
farm, and that the manure of animal,
not stabled has very little effect on
yields, except in cases where field crops
are "hogged off or otherwise pastured
down or where pasturo is used ,in a ro
tation. There is a bulletin of the United States
department of agriculture Farmers'
Bulletin 978 devoted to the handling of
barnyard manure. It will be sent free
to applicants.
Diversified Farming
Getting Results 'on
Umatilla Project
Pendleton. Oct. 9. The Umatilla irri
gation project has made great strides
in the past, few years in diversified
farming. Much of the alfalfa being fed
to hogs, sheep or cattle Instead of ship
ping it to markets. The honey crop i.
reported to be at least one third larger
than any former year, 11 supers having
been filled by many hives where former
ly three and four well filled supers has
been considered good. The alfalfa fields
have been in heavy blossom before cut
ting andi where the alfalfa has been,
grown for seed instead of hay it has af
forded continual food for the bees.'
Fruits in smaller quantities were shipped
this year due to the extreme winter,
though shipments have been made of
apple, and grapes, the crop being more
than the surrounding country could con
sume. KQN LAND GEARING
it also tdls about labor saving'
Dull Dog Stump, Puller,
M0HR SIEEL 2845 26th st
COMPANY : Jaw Thmciscoj
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St. Mawes Bellevue, a magnificent 2-year-old bull that will be sold In
the Jersey Breeders' sale at Salem. Or. He Is the only living bull
known that carries 50 per cent of the blood of St. Mawes, the great
gold medal bull.
SEED SPUDS RANK
HINDESCHUTES
By It. A. V.
Deschutes county's preeminence as
a high quality potato producing sec
tion was again sustained by results
of the potato seed certification work
Just completed by Professor George
L. Hyslop of the O. A. C. and the
county agent, D. L. Jamison. Forty
fields were inspected, aggregating
210 acres.
As a result, the officials report, Des
chutes county will have more certified
seed potatoes than any othei county in
Washington or Oregon. Indications are
that there will be even more next year,
as a large number of farmers are .plan
ning on selling all of their crops and
buying certified - seed for next year's
planting.
Deschutes county last year had a
strong, demand for disease-free seed, es
pecially from the 'Yakima country, and
many carloads were shipped to that sec
tion. Professor Hyslop belifeves it will
be easy for Deschutes county to pro
cure a market for its certified seed por
tatoes. because of their extremely high
quality. This Is borne out by demand
for Deschutes valley potatoes during
past years. The bulk of the crop, both
certified seed and Deschutes valley
fancy table stock, will move as, usual
through the Central Oregon Potato
Growers corporation. The potato grow
ers are specializing on the Deschutes
Netted Gem, and this potato sells at a
premium on the San Francisco market.
Gus E. Stadlg of Lower Bridge, who
is also president of the Potato Growers'
association, demonstrated the value of
sulphur as a potato fertilizer. Last year
his potato field was in clover, which
was partially sulphured. This year, in
the oart of the field where the sulphui
was applied, the potato plants are larger',
have a more healthful color, and were
found to have less than 2 per cent of
disease, while those where no sulphur
was applied had 6 per cent diseased
plants.
Potatoes planted on new ground In
Deschutes county are responding to
light application, of ammonium sul
phate, which was applied experimentally
IF YOU NEED
NURSERY STOCK
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Clark Seedlings
Etterberg No. 121
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WOODSTOCK NURSERY
JOHN L. SCHUYLEMAN, Prop.
80S WOODSTOCK AVENCE
PORTLAND, OR.
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O. B. WILLIAMS CO.
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in several fields. The rate of applica
tion is 100 to 150 pounds per acre. With
the exception of one field of Burbank
seed being grown by F. A. Schneur of
Bend, all the potato, inspected were of
the Netted Gem variety.
Jersey Sale to Be
Held on State Pair
Grounds October 14
A number of Jersey breeders in the Wil
lamette valley are combining to hold
an auction sale of Jerseys at the Oregon
state fair grounds, October 14. This in
cludes a complete dispersal of a number
ofmall herds and a few from individual
breeders. Included In the sale are daugh
ters of Rosalre Olga Lad, Rinda Lad of
S. B., Gerties Poppy's St. Mawes, Gold
en qcero and otter noted bulls, as well
as granddaughters of Golden Glows
Chief and direct descendants of St
Mawes.. There are a number of well
bred . young bulls, among them St.
Mawes Bellevue. a magnificent 2-year-old
that carries 60 per cent the blood of
St. Mawes. This I. the only Jiving bull
known that carries that much St. Mawes
blood. He was sired by a grandson of
St. Mawea and hi. dam la a 75 per cent
daughter of the old bull. The most of
the offering has been offered from
herds where no official testing ha been
done, hence but few have official records
but they are of the blood lines that are
producing and their individuality Is a
guarantee that they are capable of mak
ing big records.'
Tractors and Threshers
Are Standard Equipment Wherever
Machinery Is Used Sold From Portland
Continuously Since 1882 (
Call at our warehouse and allow us to explain why
ihe. Russell "Three-Speed" Transmission Tractor
i& proving so successful, also get infonna- t
tion concerning our up-to-date
Threshers, Hullers and Sawmills
The A. H. Averill
Machinery Co.
324 Belmont St.
Portland, Oregon
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ASPJNWALL
PoUto
Diggers
Sprayer.
If you are foinjr to buy a Potato Digger this Fall, you want to investigate
the Aspinwill. If is built to stand the wear and tear required from a
machine of this type; Jt is economical to use and is guaranteed for long
service. If at ail interested, write for catalogues, giving full description.
It will pay you, as the Aspinwall stands in a classby itself.
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
1 PORTLAND, OREGON .
PLUMBING SUPPLIES
PIPEr-FITTINGS--VALVES---BATHTUBS
SINKS AND LAVATORIES
ELECTRIC GOODS
MATTHEWS' FI LL 'AUTOMATIC FARM ELECTRIC LIOHT TLAKTS
IKYESTIGATE BEFORE 15STALLI5G LIGHTI5CJ FLAX T
WE SELL DIRECT
STARK-DAVIS CO.
188-190 Fourth Street
BEtWEEK TAMHILL ASTD TATXdB
FBOHESs MA5UAL, XAI3 7 AUTOMATIC, l-mS
CORN FROM FULL
BEST SEED
' "Seed corn should be selected
from plants that have made good in
the field -demonstrated their abil
ity to produce under field competi
tion," says W. S. Xarpenter, exten
sion specialist in farm crops at O.
A. C.
A full stand of corn is three stalks to
the hill, he explains, the equivalent of a
stalk every 14 inches. In the ro, row.
every IVt feet apart. (These distance,
vary with soli and moisture conditions.)
Each plant should bear one goon! sized
ear.
"Our best farmers Belect thejlr seed
from hills of this kind.'' Carpenters
says, "from hills having a full stand and
having neighbor, with a full stand."
A good ear from a hill with a single -stalk
1j not a normally grown good ear.
It had the advantage of more room,
light, moisture and plant food It 1.
likely to produce good corn under sim
ilar favorable conditions in the next crop.
but may fall to do so when forced to
compete for its Jood and moisture up
ply in normal hills.
For silage corn the .talk should be
rather more growthy than for grain.
Medium to Jarge stalks with a good
number of broad leaves are desirable.
..Good seed corn kernel are uniform In
size and shape. The rows are straight,
with butts and tips well filled. The
kernels are deep and slightly wedged
shaped, but without wide space, be
tween rows. Let the cars have well
dented, roughlsh kernels.
The .elected ears may be kept in good
condition by gathering them before
freezing, drying them out, and storing
in a dry place.
Mixed Ration Fattens Steers
Remarkable results were obtained by
feeding hay and silage to cattle in the
branch experiment station yards at
Union. Fed on alfalfa hay alone the
average gain was .88 pound a day from
27.7 pounds of hay. On mixed rations
the steers gained 1.93 pounds a day
from 23.15 pounds of alfalfa and 25.5
pounds of silage.
Cove Dairymen nosy
Many of the farmers near Cove are
engaging In dairying Fifteen sllds have
been erected this year which practically
doubles the number in the county. Both
corn and sunflowers are being success
fully grown to fill the silos and along
with the hay crop will furnish the feed
for wintering stock.
Helps the nation to reduce the total
egg loss and conserve this source of
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