SATURDAY, OCTOBER ' 16 1S23. w- rriD OREGON DAILY JOU RNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. l; v 1 !1 1 Lowering LOWER PRICES 1 WORK HARDSHIP BUT ARE BENEFIT Bf R. C. Stewart There ia considerable conjecture an to Juat what effect the lower prices for meats and animal prod ucts will have upon the future of the livestock industry. The writer believes that the lower prices will in the first place throw a surplus upon the immediate market with the natural 'result that prices will still further decMne. Many would like to hold until the price recovers somewhat but are forced to sell to avoid further losses and to meet ob ligations which they can no longer stave off. Others do not feci like feeding high priced feed to produce a commodity that ta declining in price: Rasas sheep and cattle ara now worth leas than the amount of money loaned upon thousands of them and they are forced upon the market to liquidate as much of the loans as their value will cover. MEASS BETTER CATTLE The depression in the market and the lowering of the values will create a hardship upon many growers, but In the end will be of benefit to the Industry as a whole. There Is seldom a condition so bad but what some good will result from it and in this particular case much Rood may be expected to come from the present low prices. In the first place there will not be enough cattle fed this winter to supply the demands of the trade the coming spring and summer. All of the animals of the class that have been returning but a small amount for their Investment will he disposed, of to prevent further loss. The better class of animals will be re tained by the wise grower to form the nuclea of his future herd or flock. The scrub animals will give place to the bet ter producing ones. Better sires will be used to produce animals that will re turn more for the feed, they consume. In fact, when .the reaction from the lower price comes it will mean a big price for a number of years, due to the depletion of numbers and the length of time required to materially increase the numbers In herds and flocks. low prices will force out the breeder 'find feeder iminir sliDshod and out of date methods. The man keping stock which will make the largest gains for the amount of feed consumed will be the one that will stay In the business and get .the benefits of the reaction that will follow the slump. One result which may be expected will be the decreasing of the size of herds and rocks and the increasing of the number of small, quality herds and flocks. This In the end will be a good thing for the Industry for it win make it more stable and better paying. Kvery Influence is tending to force the use of pure-bred and better quality livestock. A breeder cannot afford to raise animals that will not sell for as much as the feed required to raise them. The feeder will not use expensive feeds lo condition an animal that will not make ealns proportionate to the amount of feed consumed. The dairyman must use cows that will make the most use of the feed they are given. NEW HERDS EKCOCBAGFD Getting credit or borrowing money upon scrub or ordinary cattle is almost out of the, question at present Almost any of the banks are willing to make substantial loans to any sincere indus trious man wishing to secure purebred animals for a foundation herd." A large number of banks have recently signified their willingness to give assistance to breeders wishing to make purchases at the sales scheduled to take place at the Pacific International Livestock exposi tion In Portland during the week of No vember 13 to 20. Since a special effort is being made to make these quality ales. It will no doubt be a natural re sult that several new herds will be started that will take their place among the best herds of the future. Centralia Dredging Project Advocated Centralia. Oct 16. Centralia citizens are considering the dredging of a por tion of the Chehalis river below the mouth of the Skookumchuck, to pre vent overflowing during the rainy sea son. Every year farmers In the low lands between Centralia and Chehalis and Fords Prairie have lost thousands of dollars through damage done to crops by floods. Considerable incon venience has been caused traffic also on , this account, as the river floods two separate sections of the Pacific highway. Corvallis, Men Get Straw Spreaders Corvallis. Oct 16. Through the ef forts of George W. Kable, county agent, two straw spreaders have Just been re ceived at Corvallia, one by F. O. Har ris, who is In charge of the farm bu reau experiments, and one by Cliff rtaber, an enterprising farmer. They came from Kansas City. It is stated that when straw Is taken from the machine aa it is threshed, it may be spread with one of these Bpreaders at a cost of only'jl per acre. It ia pro posed to use the straw to fertilise the worn-out lands instead of burning it The Anker-Holth Cream Separator Has Many Superior Points The osly machine with a really self balase tag kowL The only machine with a really la. skimming device. The oaly machine with dlvliloa la , the oil well to give elear oil for the bearings. Te ry light railing aid a close skimmer, gaaraateed la erery way. The J. C. Robinson Co. 44 riHST ST. 70BTLAHIV OB. fa of Livestock NEW PRUNE ujjj.-Iutu iffiiiiMi . i ' 'TOW hxuik :vami;irimift-u-m-xm mm umiwl ms jMm 1-n n m urn i i ' . " I- s-riS fc'TZSii? j&MrfSF1 r& i t mm""- i i H 1 ,LlTaTf "i rmrrrm"r-.iinir.rrwjtf.i 'mmctiSm$nimmnmiimmiitMnmi.nmii.iii 'jii"v riiiwji ijmwiiihwiiwij r ' At tlic top, a branch of the "New Oregon Prone," showing Its heavy bearing qualities. A single prune showing a shape slightly longer than the "Italian," but much plumper than the "Petite." The lower view is of one of the trees with Its upright standing limbs and its heavy crop of fruit. The new prune was developed by Andrew Vcr cler of Salem, and will be propagated and distributed by the Oregon Nursery company. Poultrymen Meet at Eoseburg; Business Organization Formed Roseburg, Oct. 16. The meeting held In this city October 11 for the organiza tion of the poultrymen was well attend ed. Over 50 of the repereoentative poul try growers were present, and commit tees were appointed .to formulate the plans of the organization. The com mittees will meet with the county agent next Friday morning, and a business organization "will be formed. In the afterenoon the organization will be rati fied by the poultrymen, and the feed questions will be taken up the first thing. The matter of securing feed at a figure that will make the production of poultry i and poultry products profitable has been one of the difficulties of success in this section. As soon as the feed question Is solved to the satisfaction of the grow KB THC WESTERN ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT PLANT t th Omn' State Fair. There is noth ing on th farm that hai cItco more at isftction and real errics than Western Electric OXBAUTV noDucn Power & Light Plant SEND FOR BOOKLET NO. 2H-J J. C. Naylor & Co. Distributers S3 FIRST ST, Portland, Or. Milwaukie Machine & Model Works ' 2D AUD HARRISON 8TS. MILWAUKIE, OR. Special Tools, Dies, Stampings Inventions Developed Experimental Model Work Engineers Machinists PHOJIE MILWAUKIE 8SW Osr Kepresentative W1U Call ' BH9MB Brtoss ana) Retain HMRfcat Bessrty THE 4TAI ELCCTIIC MMT01 i xM i T-r ittiiu ta UulJIilI i woemo,cum ca. i Pri DEVELOPED IN ers, the egg question will be taken up. The matter of marketing, the collection depots, arid the methods of handling will be settled. With the new organization in opera tion the small producer can market his product with a proportionate margin -of profit to the large producer. The col lection of eggs at a certain point for shipment will make It possible for a man with a half a case to ship as well aa the one with a dozen cases, and get the same proportionate returns. The matter of shipping in feed will be settled first f J THE FARMER'S COW Shorthorns That Combine Beef and Milk Cows that are descended from high xlass milking Shorthorn families For Sale At Public Craigielea Farm, Carlton, Oregon MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1920 Turner and Brown will sell 50 lots of registered young breeding Shorthorn cows and heifers.. Cows with calves at foot or due to calve this fall. Send for catalog address and study the pedigrees FRANK BROWN, Carlton, Oregon PLAN TO ATTEND THIS SALE S riAKft HAPTI Uira fncBWTntj oo HULl AND FPFF TPIAI as 'i riarw -T ces OREGON REGISTERED JERSEY SELLS FOR $2625 Albany, Or., Oct. 16. To St. Mawes Mabel's Rotsaire, a registered Jersey, went the honor of command ing the highest price ever paid in Linn county for a cow when How ard & Williams of Sherwood, paid $2625 for her at the Maple Lawn Place sale, held near Albany by Rob ert L. Burkhart of Albany. The sale Included 30 registered Jer sey cattle that were purchased by some of the most prominent breeders in the Northwest. Novena Owl was sold to O. N. Pe terson of Junction City. Or., for $345: Owl's Lass to Mrs. Henry Stewart of Albany for $275 ; Cicero's Fontaln Fern to F. A. Green of Coburg for $510; Owl's Fern Eminence to Mrs. W. T. Fischer of Sandy. Or., for $25Q ; St Mawes Dorothy to L Cade of Albany for $230 : Linnet Mel I a Ann to Leonard Gllkey of Scio for $625 ; Linnet's Bird Owl to B. C. Altman of Gresham for $695 ; Blue Benn Princess to C C. Starr of Tangent for $645. The sale was attended by prominent Jersey stockmen. including William Ladd ot Portland: Ed Carey of Carl ton ; Cyrus Gates of Bellingham, Wash., president of the Whatcom County Jer sey Cattle association ; W. O. Morrow of Independence, and Frank Linn of Perrydale, Or. Preceding , the sale brief talks were made by W. M. Ladd and by A. C. Schmitt. president of the First National bank of Albany. This sale marks the breaking up of the famous Burkhart herd, which has been In the process of building up for 25 years. The saletotal was $18,585, or an aver age of $599.51. The average, for the first 21 was $744.50. Douglas Seed Desirable Roseburg. Oct. 16. County Agent, H. E. Haslett has undertaken to secure a carload of seed grains to be shipped from Douglas county. One grower has agreed to furnish 500 bushels, and the chances for securing a carload are very good. There is a great demand for seed grains from this section of Oregon. aiAMir tkkhdwob ;N Df It I IW! . I MaferfssajliakatlVdctalBa ViS laM W bm. Kaawj ess vaslt on bfsaeat imaipij euktir ass dmply. fsmtf tt FJ .RfPirikuTfa awtsn cafck.biecki.lweksl ri'TaiaMS.'lUa; nFI IVFRY in NEW PRUNE GAINS MUCH ATTENTION Qne of the most Interesting ex hibits at the state fair from , hor ticultural standpoint was that of the prune called the "New, Oregon," de veloped by Andrew Vercler of Sa lem. The Oregon Nursery company, which will propagate the new prone, was in charge of the exhibit. The origin of the new prune was ex plained by Vercler as follows: During! the season of 1MJ he discovered a thrifty prune seedling growing along his fence bordering his prune orchard of Petite or French prune trees. Near the" end of the row bordering the orchard was one very thrifty and pro lific, Italian prune tree. The seedling. which through Vercler's nursing devel oped into what will hereafter be known as fh'e New Oregon prune, grew up aboyt 1$ feet distant from the Petite and -Italian trees. Its vigorous growth and heavy foliage Indicated more than ordinary promise and it was according ly preserved. TREE UPRIGHT GROWER Speaking of the tree and the new fruit, Vercler stated It had character istics of both the Italian and Petite prunes more, however, of the Petite than of the Italian. The tree Is an upright grower. Just a little more spreading than the Petite. The wood of the New Oregon Is tough and wiry, which does not break when heavily loaded with fruit, as the Italian some times does. Vercler . stated that the fo liage of the New Oregon is somewhat darker green and the leaves somewhat larger than Is the case with the regu lar French variety. In color the fruit is about half way between the Italian and Petite, It hav ing the deep bloom of the Italian, al though when this Is removed the skin is of a reddish nature, following that of the Petite The New Oregon, . Is a prune larger than either the Italian or the French varieties, and Vercler re ports that his orchard run of fruit graded between 40 and 50 to the pound when dried. Its productiveness is es tablished, for Vercler states the trees he has grown have never failed to pro duce a crop. - ADVANTAGES POSSESSED In comparison with the Italian va riety, which Is the recognized commer cial prune at present. It possesses a few very prominent advantages over this well-known variety probably chief among Its advantages being its tend ency to avoid cracking when subject to unseasonable rains such as have been experienced this season. -Side by side with the Italian variety, the percentage of cracked and Injured prunes of the New Oregon was negligible, while the Italian showed a heavy percentage of injury. Vercler accounted for this con dition by explaining that the New Ore gon prune was a perfect freestone and that there, was always somewhat of a cavity aroflnd the pit of the new prune and that this allowed the fruit to ex pand Inwardly from the added moisture rather than expanding outwardly and bursting the skin. PRUNE BLOOMS LATER Whether or not this is the true rea- son. the fact remains that the New Oregon has a decided advantage over the Italian in this Important respect Vercler further explained that his 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 the Russell '"Three-Speed" Transmission Tractor is proving so successful, also get informa tion concerning our up-to-date -Threshers, Hullers and Sawmills The A. H. Averill Machinery Co. 324 Belmont St. Portland, Oregon I PLUMBING SUPPLIES PIPE FITTINGS VALVES BATHTUBS SINKS AND LAVATORIES ELECTRIC GOODS MATTHEWS FUIX AUTOMATIC VARM ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS INVESTIGATE BEFORE IXSTALLIXG A LIGHTING ELAST WE SELL DIRECT STARK-DAVIS CO. 188-190 Fourth Street BETWEE1C TAMHILL A3TB TAYLOR PH05ES: MAS CAL MA1X 191 1 AUTOMATIC,' S-4I7S Seeds t j Before buying your Seeds for fall sowing, write for prices. Do it now. h .188-190 Front St i . . Adoption of Better, i , : new prune had 'another advantage over the Italian in that it bloomed usually about a week later than the Italian, while It ripened nearly a week earlier. Practical prune men who inspected the prunes, both green and dried, which were on exhibit, were almost universal in their favorable comments. The New Oregon prune gives prom ise of materially adding to the wealth and fame of Oregon as a producer of the best prunes in the world. Poultry li notes The Judges for the Western winter show of the Oregon Poultry and Pet Stock -association will be W. S. Russell of Oakland. Cal., who will Judge part of the chigken classes, and W., M. Coats of bfittle. who will Judge the rest. C. S. Gibson of Chicago " will judge the rabbit classes. Something new is the laying test and egg show. Breeders of high producing stock will have an opportunity to show their stock in the commercial breeders' class, which, will hold singles, breeding pens and laying pens. Cash prises of $12. $8 and $4 will be awarded the three laying pens with the highest egg rec ords for the week. The following breed associations have made this their official show : Pacific Coast Division National White Plymouth Rock club. State Black Minorca, club. Northwest Division Silver Wyandotte Club of America, Western Branch & C. Brown Leghorn club. Northwest Rhode Island Red club, American Fed eration of New Zealand Breeders, Ore gon Branch of National Breeders and Fanciers' association. Inc. A dry place to roost and plenty of good feed are essential if you expect your hens to keen on laying. Kggs cannot be produced on scenery alone. A ben that is cold and wet most of the time must use up all of the feed she can ; eat to keep up her body strength. I Boys Chief Winners Aberdeen, Wash., Oct. 16. Checks have been issued by the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce to winners of prizes at the Grays Harbor county fair last month for stock, gardening and canning. While a few of the prises this year were awarded to adults a ma jority went to boys and girls. D jd you -Nter fa cv OKorm ma FISfi BRAND Reflex Slicker? 0hBcy!AalSV protection; foryou. Lock fei 4 Reflex AJLTOWERCa cnABusMceiSM BOSTON. MASS. WW' Be Aim mm mmwe RUSSELL MAIL THIS COUPON I weuM Ilk to patsl Prm CaUOofw saacHklno "a mm iuh paniwm n nuarctl macnlnary clraakas X T "I PJuaaatl TkfSatMrt L J snS" Kafltnaa RusmN as. mill a4 Alfalfa Hutlanl TThe Kind That Grow 1 "You can't keep them 1 in the ground" Poitlaiid, Oregon mm BUT-ZER HARNEY STOCK i MEN ORGANIZE The stockmen of Harney county met at the rooms of the Burns Com mercial club on October 2 on call of the county agent, to complete or ganization of the Harney County Livestock association, which was initiated -June 25. After an outline of thl alms and pur poses of the organisation by County Agent L. E. McDanlels and a brief talk by Temporary Chairman Dr. U "E. Hib bard the following officers and members of the executive committee were elected: J. C Cecil, president Donald Hotchklss, vice president ; R. J. Williams, treasurer ; L E. McDanlels, secretary. The executive committee are Phil Smith, Grant Thompson, George Whit ing, Tom Cleveland, Karl Sits. 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Bait lka ClU, SaatUa, Spot ana. Bulla, Lea ADtclaa. STUMPING I NATURAL Related to Human History , y By Dr. JAMES E. TALMA UK Of the Council of the- Twelve. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Uslftts Bait L.ka City. Utah. - , JTotei For free copies of other articles of tbls series, lead reqaest U the ssther. We lesm from Scripture that Adam's transgression brought about a fallen condition, not of mankind alone, but likewise of the earth Itself. In this and In numerous other epochal events, wherein the direct Interposition of Divine action is affirmed, nature Is seen to be In Intimate relation with man. Thus the sins of mankind may produce calamity In the form of destructive phenomena, which we may properly call natural bacauae deserveds and human righteousness may invoke peaceful and beneficent cooperation of the elements. "Cursed Is the ground for thy ahe" was the Divine flat to the first man. In contrast, note ths assurance Riven to larael that by falthfulneits the seasons should be made propitious, that nurturing; rains should come, bringing such harvests that ths people would lack room to store their products. (See Mai. 3:8-12). Abject apostasy from the laws of Ood in Noah's time brought about ths Deluge. In which "were all the fountains Of ths great deep broken up, and the windows more properly flood-gates of heaven were opened." Enoch, who lived before Noah, was sent to proclaim repentance to ths de generate race, and so great was ths power and authority vested in hirn that "he spake the word ot the lord, aad the earth trembled, aad the Mosatalai fled, area according to his eommaadi aad the rivers of water were tiraed oat of their coarse." He foresaw the coming of the Noachlan flood, and ths event of history, including the Savior's ministry, down to the days of the Lxrrd'S second advent, when "the heaveas shall bs darkeaed, aad a veil of dark seas hall cover the earthj aad the heaveas shall hake, aad also the earth' (Pearl of Great Price pp. 42 and 44). As a fit setting: for the tragedy on Calvary, a pall df darkness felt about ths place, and. when the crucified Lord expired, "the earth did oaaaa, aad ths recks rest," . (Matt. 27 .SI). On the Western Continent, wldespresd disruption signalised tho Savior's death; and destruction befell tho wicked who hsd flouted prophetic warnings and Inspired admonitions to repentance. Many of the Nephltes had forgotten ths signs and wonders by which the fact of the Lord's birth had been made known, and had fallen into abominable wickedness. Then, at the time of the crucifixion, great and terrible tempests broke over the land, with tnunderinge, llarhtninara. and both elevations and deoreasiona of the earth's crnaL ao that mountains were sundered, and many and the inrush of the sea. For three tinued ; and then thick darkness fell'. In the which It was round Impossible to kindle fire. The awful gloom was like unto the darkness of Kgypt in that Its clammy vapors could be felt This condition lasted until the third day, so that a night a day and a night were as one unbroken night 4 and the Impenetrable blackness was rendered the more terrible by the wauing or the people, whose heartrending refrain was everywhere the sams : "O that we had repented before this great and terrible day !" Then, piercing the darkness, s Voles was heard, proclaiming that destruction had befallen the people because of wickedness, and that those who had lived to hear were the more rlghteoua of the inhabitants, to whom nope was offered on. condition of more thorough repentance and reformation. (Book of Mormon, S NephU 2 :S-10). Calamitous phenomena, before whiclAho wicked shall fall, are definitely pro dieted as accompaniments of tho second advent of our Lord. This la the pro diction made through tho prophet Joseph Smith In these days ; and tho fulfil ment is ntsh : . "Far set assay dsys kveaee aad the earth shall t re sable aad reel Is aad fro as a drsskea si as, sad the ssa shall hide his fsse, aad shsll refoee to give light, aad the sssoa shall be bathed la blood, aad the stars shall bece si e ox. esedlagly sacry d shall east tkesaeelvee dowa as a fig that fslleth fress off a fig tree. Aad after year testlsaoay eomsth wrath aad ledlgsatloa avoa the people. For after year testlaaoay eemeth the testlaieay of earthtsakss. that shall esses greastlags la the -aaldat of her, aad sacs shall fsll ?sa ths gressd, aad shall not be sbis-te stand. Aad also sestets the testimony of the voles of thaaderlags, aad the voice of llghtalags, aad the voice of tempeste, sad the voice of the waves of the sea, sea via g themselves beyoad their boande, Aad aJt'ithlags shall bo In commotlonf aad sarely, men's hearts shall fall lhea r for fear shall come soon all people." ; (Doctrine A Covenants SS:S7-S1). , t It may bo argued that ths atoms, earthquakes and other destructive occur rences heretofore cited as not natural but: supernatural phenomena, specially Inflicted by Dlvlae intent. Ssy rather that these happenings are supernsturally directed, following naturally and Inevitably the sins of mankind and tho un regenerats state of the raoe. . ' v - "The earth, also ts defiled seder the lahsbllaats thereof! becsase they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken tho everlasting covs nanu tlsa.4:$. . . -., ,. . -i , For pries' list of Book ef Version- nnd other pablleaUoas, Iselidlar The VUaUty st Steraoslaaa," which comprises 14 of tbess articles, apply to Sorts western States Jttssioa, Sit East Madlsoa street, rortlasd, Oreges. Stock ' ' " " h nelly, A. E. Tipton. John Hunter, EL TLC Bathrickand and Charles Owens In ad dition to the regular officers. .;' The first reguTsr meeting will be net at Burns on November 6. when Us Ques tion of Issuing a brand book, for th aassoclation win be decided upon. At this time the. association will also. take, up the matter of cooperating with, othe livestock associations of the state In a4 attempt to steady the market for live, stock In the local shipping centers by; controlling the movement of stock from, the ranges and feed lots through central agency. The question of rang4 control and conservation, better s stocie through the enforcement of the Stat pure bred bull law and legislation lotk Ing to tne control of migratory flock and herds that are now a detriment t4 the local taxpaylng stockmen will at that time also have fuit consideration. r tax iic(i urowinj . . Flax growing appears to be on the ln ' crease, due to the cutting off of thj fV European product. The principal fla$ , j regions are Wisconsin, Eastern Michi gan." the Willamette valley of Oregonj i" and Northern Minnesota. says EUREKA PHENOMENA cities were destroyed by esrtnauaks. lire hours the unprecedented holocaust con U -!