THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, OREGON.
SATURDAY, . OCTOBER 16,' 1523.
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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
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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.
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HIGH SHOES
FOR ALL WORKERS
If you want dry feet ask for i
FARMERS' ORGANIZATION FEDERATED
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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WOODSTOCK NURSERY
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V0RTLA5D, OB.
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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.
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One of the Thomas "Bear
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the Grays Harbor Commer
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52"Al! over the United States and
111 many other parts of the world the V.
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The experience of 25 years of saw mill machinery designing makes
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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
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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.
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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
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Weather-beaten and warped sidinir. cracks
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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
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If bluestone is used less Injury will fo. - '
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bath 1 pound quicklime to 10 gallena
of water. Treated seed ia best sows ''t
immediately or entirely dried out.
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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.
The directors will prepare to handle ' .
the entire crop of 1921 In a cooperative
manner and will form pools of the hay
yet remaining of this year's crop and sell
the same for the best available price.
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