THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY, . OCTOBER 16,' 1523. r - MFE BETTER FARMING ) ft,; - ,RKETING lsT J Langner l .of a men who. country road one f little pi huddled corner of the pig 1.0 tne rarmer wnc Flose by, he asked, Else little pigs huddle Bther? to which the "Why, to keep each ou make a mistake, jA man. "Those little ly selfishly huaaung up Other to keep himself .ch one knows that he sp himself warm unless keep the others warm at ftime." and business men, too, must Iter to "keep each other warm." prosperous farming community, Jness man In the city Is equally ua- Given a poverty stricken lornlcally prosperous farming jtalty, business men suffer equally ihc farmer. AT U BASIS' Jegon is prosperous only as agrlcul- is prosperous, With falling prices arm products we cannot hope to see the near future continuing agrlcul -al prosperity unless the business men the cities and the farmers of the Aral communities 'Join bands to the L -- . . - . v rospertty of recent years. The business an of Oregon. If somewhat late, nave realised that their best Interests lie with the farmers.' Now Is not the time for recriminations as to what may not have been done In the past. The voters of the stats of Oregon, whether they be residents of the city or of the farm. ; must, for the common good of the state, . stand shoulder to shoulder and vote .yei on tn6 Oregon state market com mission blU. California, many years ago, vlsloned Its present enduring pros perity when it passed the California state market commission bill. 1UIL SUCCESSFUL . Business big and little, bankers, mer chants, farmers and laborers alike sing high the praises of the California state market commission. They attribute the wonderful prosperity of their state to .the activities of their commission. And - the people of Oregon, being no less In telligent than their brethren of the south, will, it is believed by leaders all over the state, attempt to do for -this state what! has been done for the state of California, and that is give the pro ducers of the state leadership in flnd : ing markets for a standardized Oregon product in all parts of the world. WEALTH is added The attorney for 14 of California's fa ' mous cooperative associations, when asked " his opinion of the California market commission, said, "We believe that it has added 1200.000,000 annually f to the wealth of California for the last four years." Statements are being constantly made that California producers, distributors and consumers do not credit the market commission with being cf considerable value to the state in helping it to its present state of wonderful organization and prosperity. There are a few In Oali fornia who are unwilling to concede this fact, but they are almost without excep- - tion those whose toes have been trodden on by the activities of the market dl- r rector. Statements that the market commission Is valueless have come of course from speculators, unnecessary middlemen and others whose activities against the Interests of producer uni , . consumer alike have been curtailed. It , is practlcally.from the same bource that ; similar opposition Is developed in Ore gon to the Oregon market commission bill. ! ALSE CBT HAISEP Furthermore the statement has tetn made for the apparent express intention of misleading the voters that the mar'.tet commission bill. Is unconstitutional. 1 lie same cry was 'raised lr. California find the bill attacked. Its constitutionality . was upheld by the supreme court, the ' case being fought for the state by Aaron ' Kapiro, whose name as a specialist In 1 cooperative marketing law Is familiar , to all our readers. Writing to the State : Taxpayers' league of Oregon, M. O. Miles, president of the Union National -: bank of Fresno, says : '."The market commission in this state i has operated very successfully and has been of great value to the producers and the people in particular, "it has enabled - them to protect themselves against un- - scrupulous commission men ' - there is no question of the good your people will derive from such a measure ",: in Oregon." ' BAJfK tAl'DS PtAX ,"' . The California National bank of Sac ramento has written In almost similar train. Says Fred Kiesel, vice presi dent : ; "The market commission has worked out In so many favorable ways It would . be useless through correspondence to convey proper Ideas." - - W. F. Mlxon. editor of the Woodland Mall. writes : "No doubt you will find the mlddle ' man opposed to the market commission In your state. They opposed it here. We must bear in mind, however, that there ', are 1000 producers for every middleman, v In my opinion it Is a good law." The Taxpayers' league Is in receipt of " scores of letters from consumers, bank . " era, ' business men, wholesale produce men and even commission men of Ca.ll . fornia, who, while they admit they first opposed the law, now find It actually - operates for their own benefit as well a that of the producer and consumer. . Every voter, should vote "yes" on I he Oregon state market commission bill on ( ' election day. erarmann HIGH SHOES FOR ALL WORKERS If you want dry feet ask for i FARMERS' ORGANIZATION FEDERATED leWsWnmtt Farm bureau committee that drew constitution for state federation. Top, right to left A. R. Shorn way, presi dent Oregon State Farmers' anion; O. It. Dangberty, Clackamas county; G. A. Mansfield, Jackson county. Bottom -W. W. Harrah, Umatilla county; P. O. Powell, Tolk county; A. R. Hunter, union county; Paul V. Maris, college extension director. TRANSPORTATION IS NEED OF FARMERS By J. R. Howard (Franident National Farm Bureao Federation) The farmer has suffered through lack of transportation facilities. Food products are worth nothing to producer nor consumer unless they can be delivered to the market. In our highly .complex social system it is difficult to draw a clear delineation between essential and non-essential in dustries, but . one thing is very certain and that is that agriculture is the hub about which all else revolves. The farmer is dependent on many phases of the manufacturing industry to supply his needs, but absolutely everyone is de pendent on the farmer. Since 1915' the volume of freight handled n this coun try 'has increased 45 per cent. During the same period the increase in number of freight cars amounts to only 2 per cent. . At the time that the government as sumed control of the railroads the freight car equipment aggregated ap proximately 2,400,000 cars. The maxi mum life of a freight car is 20 years. therefore, in order to maintain this num ber of cars in proper condition, to say nothing of providing for additional needs, it is necessary to build at least 120,000 cars per year. OXLY l,00e BUILT During the 26 months in which the railroads were operated under govern ment control, only 100.000 freight cars were built, which Is somewhat less than one-half the number necessary to main tain the customary total of usable cars. As a result of this, the railroads now find themselves requiring 260,000 new freight cars for Immediate use. An increase In rates has been recently granted, but it will be months and even years before our transportation systems can be restored to their normal effi ciency. At best, the rehabilitation of the railroads will be a slow process and will not solve the problem of moving this year's crops or foodstuffs that have been stored in local warehouses since last season. PEEFEItESCE FOR PRODUCE Until such a time as the railroads are In a position to adequately handle the situation, the only solution seems to lie! In the direction of granting preferential treatment to fall farm produce held by the farmer for shipment, granting the same consideration to all goods con signed to the farmer that are required by him In the successful conduct of his business. Through such procedure, foodstuffs now lying In remote rural warehouses will become available for consumption and It will be possible for the farmer to get delivery on feed, seed, fertilizers, lm nlftment and farm machinery and other necessities. Such a plan would serve to stimulate agriculture and would help to restore normal conditions. When the prices that the farmer re ceives for his products are stabilised at a figure that will permit him to com pete with the manufacturer for labor and at the same time leave a fair margin of profit for his own labor and Invest ment, our food problem will be solved. . BIG CBOP8 ITECESSABY It must be to the farmers best inter ests to raise big crops. He must be assured of a proper return from his labor and Investment. When the farmer GRASS and FIELD A complete stock of High Grade recleaned seeds, including Vetch, Clover and Grass Seeds, Fall Wheat, Oats, Rye, Cheat seed,, etc. Also, complete stock of Poultry supplies. Prompt attention to all inquiries and orders. D.A.White&Sons SALEM, ORE. SASH AND DOORS O. B. WILLIAMS CO. IMS First Avtaae Soatk. Seattle HOT BCD MSH S ftx ft., cacti ...................ss.se rtx It, esek S7.00 CHICKEN HOUSE IMH A dottn different turn ia stock foe 1mlfcta SKT LIGHTS WOn CHICKEN HOUSES 8Sia.sf0ia, price dastd IS.OO Tata k tiM sis reoa ndd by th Warteta Wsabinctoa BxpertoMnt Statioa We carry them ia rttecfc for tana. dUte aUpswat. One Lara IHntraU at butlSlK awawlat SEEPS cannot see the possibility of a reason able profit he loses heart, which results ip smaller crops and increased prices. This is a short-sighted policy and will defeat itself in the long run. but the In dividual farmer is only human and is quite naturally more interested in his own immediate personal welfare than In any abstruse problem of world eco nomics. An equilibrium must be established between farming and Industry. The farmer must receive his just deserts. An increase of the farmers' profits does not necessarily involve a higher consumer price. The consumer should not necessarily pay more, but It Is im perative that the producer receive more. In most cases we will find the remedy in the direction of more efficient distri bution methods, stabilised prices and an elimination of the excessive profits of the middleman. Heretofore, the farmer has had little or Jio part In determining the prices at which he either bought or sold. A manufacturer could not live for a day if he, permitted the purchaser of his products to fix the price at which he must sell his goods and at the same time allowed the seller of the raw mater ial to fix the price at which he buya By the very nature of things the farmer must buy his supplies and equipment at the seller's price, but if he is to earn the profit to which he Is entitled he must certainly have something to say concerning the price at which he sells. ( More of thi article will appear next week.) RABBITS I I I - - The year 1920 marks the beginning of a true and sound basis of the rab bit as an animal of untold usefulness and value to mankind, and this has been brought about largely through the un tiring and faithful work of the officers and- members of the Oregon branch Na tional Breeders and Fanciers Association, Inc., who had full cnarge of the rabbit exhibit at the state fair. Through their efforts, classification and recognition was given the rabbit with a national licensed judge to place the awards. This, with the very creditable show ing of pure bred animals of many vari eties with the aid of real breeders and fanciers in charge ready and willing to point out and explain the true worth of the rabbit as an aid to the question of our meat supply, the, quickness and the ease of its production cannot but go to show that the foundation of this animal is a solid one. The stage of experiment Is past and the question of a steady supply and rapid delivery Is more important. The rabbits at the fair Were of great Interest to all and the many inquiries together with such favorable comment heard all during the week from the countless numbers who saw this first real exhibition at Salem. Two hundred and twenty-five animals were In the coops and most of the prin cipal breeds were represented, and high class stock, bred to standard, were shown to be of great value both as to the meat supply as well as the fancy. No business will prosper alone upon fancy but the Interest will be kept ever alert only through the exhibition of our best stock, and the meat question will fol low in its right channels. IF YOU NEED NURSERY STOCK Please Mark and Return and we will send you prices Nsma Quantity, Slia or Age. APPLE TREES Winter Banana King Rome Beauty Grimes Golden Oravenstein BLACK CAPS Munger American Plumb Farmer FILBERT TREES DuChilll Barcelona GOOSEBERRIES Oregon Champion GRAFTED ENGLISH WA15CTB Fanquette GRAPES Concord LOGANBERRY PLANTS PEACHES Early and Late Crawford PEAR TREES Bartlett PLUM TREES Green Gage Blue Damson PRUNE TREES Italian EKU RASPBERRIES Cuthbert STRAWBERRY PLANTS Marshall improved Oregon Gold Dollar Wilson w Magoon Clark Seedlings Ktterberg No. 121 Xmi Address Paoae WOODSTOCK NURSERY JOHN !. RCHUTLEXAIT, Prep. M3 WOODSTOCK AVESUE V0RTLA5D, OB. Hit! OF Farm bureau presidents from all over the state will meet In Porland October 22 and 23, to consider the report of officials appointed to draft a constitution and by-lays for the state farm bureau federation. The committee appointed to act on the constitution . and by-laws consists of Cfeorge A. Mansfield, Jackson county, chairman; P. O. Powell, Polk; O. R. Dougherty. Clackamas; J. H. Dobbin Wallowa ; Albert Hunter, Union, and W, w. Harrah, Umatilla. These men met at the state fair at Salam and completed a tentative constitution for state, organ isation of the bureaus, and their report is oeing sent to me iarm oureaus of the state for consideration. The object of the organization includes tne following features r To farm a federation of the county farm bureaus of the state, to coordinate their activities, and formulate policies tor tneir management adjusting rela. tionships, securing beneficial legislation for the farmers, and promoting improve ment in all phases of agriculture, home economics, and rural life. It is proposed that the objects of fed eratlon be promoted by the adoption of a state program based on the results of a careful study of county; farm bureaus. These results will be formulated and directed by the executive committee in cooperation with the extension depart ment of the Oregon Agricultural college. Hessian Fly Invading A Hessian fly invasion is reported by George Kable, agricultural agent of Benton county. "Plow deep and early and plant late," is given as the ohly known control. If present the fly can be found by pulling up the stubble and stripping down the leaves to the roots, where it may be seen as a litle brown cocoon that looks like a flax seed. HEADS FARM BUREAUS TO ME ;)' It ; I ' fMt -t H in i r mil i It Does the Work! One of the Thomas "Bear Cat" Drag Saws working for the Grays Harbor Commer cial Co., Aberdeen, Wash. 52"Al! over the United States and 111 many other parts of the world the V. THOMAS i A Masterpiece in Design The experience of 25 years of saw mill machinery designing makes every part of the BEAR CAT. a working part and a mechanical fea ture. Full channel steel frame, auto type clutch, all weather ignition system are only a few of them. Working a BEAR CAT is a orie-man job all the way through. , Here's the BEAR CAT Triple lest Given . Before Leaving the Factory 1. Must give a minimum compression test of 40 pounds. v must pass six-nour block test. O . W . i . o. must run one nour power and undergo actual saw ing test. Tie "Bear Cat" is the safe, profitable Drag.gaw lavest aaeat for yoa. fM , 0 ?yX Successors to i - -,. , tatisOFWw ! ' THOMAS ENGINEERING WORKS gV - HERMISTONSSTOCK SHOW SASUCCESS Hermiston, Oct. .16. The eighth anual dairy and hog show was a very successful event. The number of registered hogs on exhibition was especially large, bat the usual Inter est in the showing of dairy cattle was not manifested this year, for the small margin of profit haa caused a number of ranchers to dis pose of their dairy herds and enter other lines." ' In the milking contest there were only eight entries as against .'22 last year. There was- keen competition In the students' stock judging contest, as five schools were represented. Umatilla car ried off first the prize of 115 and a free trip to the Pacific International Live stock exposition, with Herbert Thomp son, Dan Dobler and Milo McFarlane as the contestants. Donald Kirk, Everett Carpenter and Wayne Swlgart won sec ond prize of 9 for Umapine. The Her miston Calf club, composed of Dorothy Briggs, James Hall and Earl Bensel, won third place with- a 8 prise. Her bert Thompson and Wayne Swlgart tied for first place in Individual judging score, Dan Dobler was second and Leon Nortjulst of Columbia was third. In the Boys' and Girls' Livestock clubs' exhibit. Walter Norqulst of Columbia was awarded first premium and Embry Warriner second in the market hogs class. In the pure bred Duroc Gilts class William and James Waugaman of Co lumbia won first and second. For the best Poland China boar Everett Carpen ter received first and Claud Whltsett of Hermiston, second. For the best grade calf Earl Bensel won first and James Hall, second. Rogue River's Cow Tests Prove High Value of Venture Ashland, Oct. 16. The Rogue River Cow Testing association was organized less than a year ago by a few dairymen of the county who felt the need of ex pert advice to bring the dairy business to a paying basis. Tha final result planned Is herds which will not average less than 300 pounds of butterfat per cow per year. To be placed on the honor list a cow must average 40 pounds of butterfat per month. Rogue river valley is fast becoming recognised as a' future dairy section. College experts state that the lime and minerals in the soli Is exactly, suitted to the raising of alfalfa carrying the highest' per cent of nutritive value for milk production. The first cutting of this alfalfa has been proved to ,be the best for ensilage and the dairymen are putting up all that is grown in the valley and not giv ing an opportunity for any to be shipped out. The work of the association Is making for a better understanding between pro ducer and distributor. The creameries has proved itself practical on own, 11 .VTV i. - W aV TC?.W- it- 'MlWf:? WILL JUDGE THE JERSEYS AT.-P. E. I. V -is .W'A--. ' v George W. Slsson George W. Slsson of Potsdam. N. T., who will come to Portland to judge the Jersey classes for the Paciftc Interna tional Livestock exposition November 13-20, is recognised everywhere as one of the world's greatest experts on Jer sey cattle. : Slsson is an extensive manufacturer of pulp and paper, being at the head of one of the largest eastern plants in this line. He was for many years a lead ing breeder of Jerseys in the East, and still maintains a mall herd of high class animals on his stock farm near Pots dam. He is a director In the American Jersey Cattle club and he Is known to Jersey breeders throughout the country as an eminent judge of Jerseys, as he has tied the ribbons in the Jersey classes at the Chicago International ard other great shows for eeveral years past. Mrs. Slsson will accompany her husband to the coast and they will spend the entire week of the stock show in Portland. 250 Pear Varieties v Will Be Exhibited Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis. Oct. 16 More than 260 varieties of pears gathered from various parts of the United States and the Orient will be one of the features of the big horticul tural show scheduled for November 6. This fruit was collected by the faculty during the summer and is now stored in the basement of the agricultural build ing. C. E. Schuster, assistant professor of horticulture, is In charge. of Ashland and Medford have made financial donations to the association and also furnished the acid testing. Ralph Billings of Ashland Is president, and J. R. McCracken of Valley View Is secretary treasurer. Light Weight AU-Metal Construction Wheels Like a Wheelbarrow II SMUT-FREE GROUND YIELDS BEST CROP It is polnteC out by Professor H. P. Barss of Oregon Agricultural col lege that vhen smut spores fall on dry soils, such as summer fallow or stubble lands, they simply lie dor mant till thoroughly moistened by the fall rains. If kept continuously moist for a few days they germinate and begin a new existence. These forms are not able to continue a separate existence for any' great length of time not to exceed six weeks if kept continuously moist. But since their ger mination is produced by precisely the same conditions that germinate 4he seed grain, they are apt to find young wheat seedlings to unite with and go on to maturity for crop infection next spring. It is here that the farmer who knows this phase of smut life history can take care to circumvent the likelihood of smut with young plants. He can wait to do his fall planting until the early rains have germinated the smut spores and they have died for want of suitable host. Then he can plant his smut treat ed seed on the smut-free soils with rea sonable hopes of smut-free crops next year. Careless treatment of seed is often paint L) W JL T (A. r snin m T HE life, the value, the beauty of your home, depend on the care you give it Weather-beaten and warped sidinir. cracks i and open joints are forerunners of decay. Many property owners neglect to look for such signs, judging their houses and buildings by general appearances only. It is good business to make regular inspection of your property, and to use paint of goof quality, which is the surest preventive of decay. 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Treated seed ia best sows ''t immediately or entirely dried out. f ib i i m .-aa-sal Hay Growers Form New Organization In Eastern Oregon The alfalfa farmers of Northern Mor row and Umatilla counties held their . third meeting at Hermiston. September 11, and completed their organization. A. L. Larsen of Boardman wa elected president, Don Campbell of Hermiston secretary, Captain Dobly of Hermiston i vice president; and one director from each of the ten dletrictr In the hay pro ducing sections. The object of the organisation is to re duce the costs of production, standardise the quality of hay shipped and stabilise the market. 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