THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
Demonstrations Should Be Held to Instruct Exhibitors in Arts of Show
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1921.
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RUING OF STOCK
FOR EXHIBITION IS
IMPORTANT FACTOR
Increase Interest Is being shown
in the fitting, and .exhibiting of llveT
stock at county, state and Interstate
fairs. ' Many breeders! are novices at
fitting livestock for the show ring
.and have been depending largely
upon the quality of the animal fn Its
unfitted condition to carry off the
prizes. ; ' j
.The-fitting of an animal for the show
ring raan art in itself and but few peo
ple are capable of ever becoming real ex
perts at it.. -However, with 'a little train
ing, .moat anyone can fit an animal to
good condition so that it will show well
in any of the smaller fairs. There are
many eases on record where an animal
was beaten in the show ring only be
cause it was not fitted quite as well as
some of its competitorsf
TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE
While a show animal must have a' good
deal of natural beauty and type, a well
fitted anlmai of mediocre quality may be
fitted up until it will win over an extra
fine quality animat which has not been
fitted. It takes but a. small amount of
special machinery and tools to do this
work and any one is capable of doing
the work after they once- learn some of
the main methods used.;
The real expert fitters have for the
most part developed many of the de
vices they use and are sometimes loathe
to' let any one into some of their secrets.
but the ordinary exhibitor is not going
to have to buck up against very many
animals which have been fitted by ex
perts.
The next most important thing to
properly fitting an animal is the train
ing necessary so that one may expect
good behavior and a maximum amount of
style when in the show ring. Many an
animal has lost, first place because it
would not lead well or because It could
not be quickly dressed- UP into the prop
er position so that it would show at its
best.
This style and obedience may be eas
ily secured by a little, training in leading
and handling the animal every : tew
days-for a month or o before it first
goes into the ring.
ART OF HOLDING
.Through a little study most any one
can learn the art of holding and the best
positions for the animals. This always
varies with the different breeds and the
.Individual characteristics of the animal.
It is merely a matter of getting the feet
and head into a position so' that the
animal will show at its best.
Almost any county , agent would be
very glad to give a demonstration in the
fitting and caring for show animals.
Such a demonstration could be given at
a breeder's farm in each community and
thus give everyone interested an oppor
tunity to become proficient in fitting
for the show ring.
It is not doing the animal nor the
breeders Justice to take an unfitted Or
poorly fitted ' animal into the show ring.
BREEDER IS REPAID
Shows are held to bring out the best
animals of every community and these
animals should be loosing their best.
' The breeder is repaid in many ways for
his trouble in fitting up a show herd.
Ite will wiri more prizes and the self
satisfaction "he gets out of it will more
than pay him for the trouble and ex
pense which he goes to. - .-
More and better stock with a good rep
resentation at all fairs should be the
slogan of every neighborhood.
County Agents Join
In Corvallis Session
Corvallis, May 7. To plan for a state
conference in Corvallis in June following
farmers" week at the .college, promote
cooperation between extension workers
and-the farm bureau members, and ex
change Ideas, a meeting for county
agents home demonstration agents, and
club leaders was held at the courthouse
here Wednesday afternoon. County
agents present were A, C. Heyman of
Liinn county, Paul Carpenter of Polk.
Chester C. Farr of Coos. Ira P. Whitney
of Lane, and George W. Kable of Ben
ton. Mrs. Norma Olson, demonstration
agent of Benton county, and Fred Wil
liamson, club leader of j Linn couny, at
tended. Frantz New Head of
Loan Association
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Corvallis. May 7. L. Frantz was
elected president of the Hoskins Farm
Loan association at a meeting: in Cor
vail is Saturday. H. E. Walter of Cor
vallis was chosen secretary-treasurer
and W. S. Brown a director to succeed
K. B. Hull, Jr. C, E. Widdoes. assist
ant secretary of - the Federal Land
bank, who was here to assist in the: re
organization of the association, reports
'that Benton county has an allotment of
jr.0,000 for use through the Hoskins
sociatlon.
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MARKETING POLICY: 7
WILL BE ADOPTED Jb '
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, May 7. Interest being . dis
played byl prominent farmers.of the
state indicate that the marketing
conference, which will be held in
connection with Farmers' week pro
gram atthe Oregon Agricultural col
lege, June 13 to 1 8. will be one of
the leading features of the week.
The formulation of a state wide mar
keting policy has interested the enthu
siastic support of George A. Mansfield,
president of the State Farm Bureau Fed
eration ; i C. E- Spence, master of the
state grange : A. S. Hall, general man
ager of the Oregon Dairyman's league ;
U. I Upson, manager of the Pacific
Poultry i Producers' association, and
many other prominent farming authori
ties of the state.
"Oregon i has undertaken a co-operative
program which, if conducted with
success during the next five years, will
mark a ' distinct step forward in coop
eration," said Paul V. Maris, director of
college extension. "There is a growing
feeling that support must be mobilized
behind existing organizations and that
new ventures must be undertaken with
caution.! I
Dr. Hector Macpherson of the bureau
of organization and markets, is chair
man of the farmers week committee ar
ranging; the marketing conference. An
effort is being made to get J. R. Howard,
president of the American Farm Bureau
federation, and other men of national re
pute in marketing matters, for addresses
and consultations during tne week. ,
DATES ARE FIXED
FOR COUNTY FAIRS
Dates for fairs to be held in Ore
gon this -year have been announced
as follows:
Lane; County fair, September 13 to
IS at Eugene ; Tillamook fair, Septem
ber 13 to 16, Tillamook; Clackamas
Countyi fair, September 14 to 16,
Canby ; Jaackson county fair. Septem
ber 14 to 17. Medford ; Umatilla county
Northwest Hay and Grain show, Sep
tember 1 19 to 24; Multnomah county
fair, September 19 to 25, Gresham ; Co
lumbia j county fair, September 21 to
23. St. I Helens ; Wheeler county Fossil
fair, September 29 to 30 : Crook county.
Oregon i Interstate fair. October 5' to 8,
Prineville ; Linn county fair, October 3
to 8, Albany ; Wallowa county fain Oc
tober 3 to 8, Enterprise; Wasco county
fair. October 4 to 7, The Dalles: Polk
county i fair. October 6 to 8. Dallas ;
Sherman t County fair, October 10 to
14: Moro.
Tentative arrangements have been
made to hold September fairs in Grant
county,; at Canyon City ; Lincoln county
at Toledo; Union county at La Grande,
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Road Bond Issue Planned
Toledo.1 Or- May 7. A big road meet-
inc. with, delegates from all parts of
the county In attendance, was held here
Wednesday. The; meeting was for the
purpose of formulating plans , for the
putting Over of the special road bond
issue of $343,240, to be voted on June 7.
Tlrj money when voted will be turned
over tQ the staje highway commission
for the completion of the Corvallis-New-port
highway,: the Corvallis-Wald port
highway, t and a highway south f roiri
Tillamook county to Siletz bay.
Many advertisers In this paper put out
bulletins and catalogs full of helpful im
formation. Ask for them, always men
tioning Oregon Country Life. Adv. v
OCHOCO DAM
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The Ochoco irrigation nroject is no
of water. A leak around the dam
can be stopped.'
AT OCHOCO DAW
Surplus water, which in the future
will supply most of the 22,000 acres
in the Ochoco irigation district in
Crook county, overflowed from the
new Ochoco dam for the first time
since completion of the giant reser
voir April 12. The reservoir now
contains 47,000 acre feet, or approx
imately 500,000 cubic yards of water.
The spring flood waters are causing
a heavy run over the spillway.
Commissioner Smith of the Farm Loan
bureau says that investigation by ex
aminers of the board has shown a leak
age of 40 per cent, which he considers
excessive- ; This leakage -forms basis
for his refusal" to make loans to the
district until the condition is corrected.
Smith's decision Is not final, as he con
siders it quite probable that the leak
age will be corrected by the end of the
present season. Some reports state the
leakage much less.
Sale of 50 Jerseys
Scheduled for Fair
Salem, May 7. A sale of approximate
ly 60 registered Jerseys is scheduled for
June 7 at the state fair grounds here at
which time animals bearing some of the
best blood strains of the Jersey world
will be offered. This will be one of the
largest sales of Jerseys ever held in this
section of the state. ?
Land Is Donated to
Improvement Club
Central ia. Wash., May 7. A tract of
land in the north end of Bucoda, near
Centralia, has been donated to the Bu
coda Improvement club by the Mutual
Lumber company, to be used for a public
park. Employes of the mill will put in a
day's work on the site, getting it in
shape. ' , i
Paving Contract Let
By Highway Board
Kelso, Wash., May 7. The state high
way board has let the contract for
grading and graveling seven miles of
the Ocean Beach highway between Grays
river and Deep river, in Wahkiakum
county, to the Pacific Coast Paving
company of Tacoma, at a price of
1132.800. - t.. ,
Wilsonville Bank to
Sell Seed Potatoes
Wilsonville, May 7 The offer of the
Farmers bank of Wilsonville to sell
certified Burbank seed potatoes to the
farmers of this locality has resulted in
the bank filling orders for nearly 1000
pounds, secured from Ridge field. Wash.
The bank has disposed of practically all
of its first shipment. ? ,
Festival Managers Named
Centralia. Wash.. May 7. Centralia's
home products exhibition and strawberry
festival, to be held here about June 15,
will be under a board of managers In
cluding E. H. Colson, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. Albert Smith,
O. C. Goss. Mrs. F. G. Gilbert and Mrs.
P. K. Stahl. An executive committee
from the Women's Civic club consists
of Mrs. W. A. Ruble, Mrs. P. R. Stahl,
Mrs. W. W. Dickerson, Mrs. E. C Trues
dell. Mrs. W. F. Helling. Mrs. Albert
Smith and Mrs. O. D. Hall. Prizes of $5
will be offered school children for best
slogans and posters.
. : Y. M. C A. Starts Drive
Centralia, Wash.. May 7.To obtain
18400 with which to carry work of the
local community Y. M. C A. through a
period , of two years, a drive was
launched Thursday in Centralia and
$2652 has been subscribed.
WATER
OVERFLOWS
hotesa mow
Shrubbery should be mulched between
now and the middle of Jane. In case
of shortage of water a heavy coating is
best, either of straw or manure. In order
to preserve the moisture. This mulch
should be spaded in lightly the following
spring.
Broccoli is becoming more popular all
the time, as indicated by the -acreage
planted this year. Coos 'county is plant
ing from 25 to 40 acres, and farmers
of the New berg district are becoming
much interested in the crop. The acre
age will probably be limited by the
amount" of seed available, which seems
to be limited this year.
Pruning of early flowering plants.
such as lilacs or spireas, should be
done just after the plant, is through
blooming.
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has started tout experts Believe it
BENTON WOOL MEN
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
Corvallis May 1. Leading Ben
ton county wool growers assembled
at the county courthouse April 30
and indorsed the plan of wool mar
keting as presented by R. A. Ward,
organization nianager, and made
plans for a campaign, for members
in Benton copnty.
The meeting' was also addressed by
George W. Kable, county agent, and J,
B. Cornett,! secretary-treasurer of the
organization. Project leaders of the
Benton farm bureau are assisting in the
work. Meetings have also been held at
Kings Valley, Wells, Alsea, Philomath,
Willamette Grange and Monroe.
In the face of the present wool 'mar
ket, sheep growers generally realize the
value of the cooperative- marketing of
their wools in large graded lots con
centrated in the . large wool centers,
Thousands Of sheep are being signed up
by the association in Benton county.
IS TIE TO
KILL FRUIT WORMS
Fruit worms shouldrhe put out of ae
tion now, while feeding on the leaves.
although their greateat injury comes to
the fruit later, explains A. L. Lovett of
the O. A. C- experiment station. This
can be done economically by adding lead
arsenate to the lime-sulphur pink
spray for scab." '
The lime-sulphur is made up in a 1-to
40 strength, and the lead arsenate is
added at the rate of two pounds to 100
gallons diluted lime-salphur.
The fruit worm hatches from eggs laid
at about the time of the delayed dormant
spray, the t larvae appearing near the
"early pink" blossom stage. The larvae
feed mostly on the leaves for about two
weeks, and are then most readily poisr
oned. When the fruit seta they change
their. diet and begin on the young fruit.
They often take but a single meal from
a fruit, thus injuring many fruits.
The Fruit Growers' Handbook, free to
Oregon growers, gives .fuller information.
It . is small and handy and covers the
worst pests. Write to O. A. C, Cor
vallis. 1
County Beekeepers ;
Willi Meet Sunday
For Demonstration
If the weather permits, the Mult
nomah County Beekeepers association
will hold an all-day meet, tomorrow,
at the home of E. H. Bauer, 1108 Glen
wood avenue. If the weather does not
permit, the . meeting will be held the
first favorable Sunday. Take Sellwood
car : at Second and Alder streets, west
side, transfer to Eastmoreland- car at
Bybee avenue, and go to Thirty-sixth
street and Glenwood avenue. 1
There will be 30 or more colonies of
bees for Inspection, demonstration in
the handling of these to begin at 2
o'clock. Everyone is requested to bring
a bee?veiL Those corning before noon
are asked ' to bring their lunch. .If it
is not possible to secure a bee veil it is
probable that one may be borrowed for
at least part of the day.
This will be the first bee meeting of
its kind to be held In the state, and
everyone interested in bees is invited to
be present, since the demonstrations to
be given will be of benefit to all.:
- Columbia and Clatsop : county bee
keepers met in St Helens May 5, and
organized j a joint county association,
with J. E. Miller of Scappoose as presi
dent; A. Mortenson of Clatskanie, vice
president ; K. D. Rake of Knappa, secre
tary and treasurer, and Edgar W. Stahl
of Portland as delegate to the state as
sociation, j " -r
; Lane Orchards Visited
Eugene, i Or ? May 7. professor C. L
Long, extension horticulturist of O. A.
C, is visiting Lane county orchards.
He is a new extension - man and is
familiarizing himself with local - field
conditions. . . .
NOW
CUT RAIL RATES,
FARM BUREAU A M
The following planks make op the
legislative platform of the American
Farm Bureau Federation as adopted
by the executive committee after a
fortnight's session in Washington. In
outlining the legislative program,
careful consideration was given to
the views expressed by various gov
ernment officials and experts, as
well as to the mind of the farmer
expressed by delegates from the state
farm bureau federations:
I A repeal of the guaranteed railroad
rates and a lowering of freight rates.
The same tariff protection for the
farmer as industry enjoys.
f Retention or tne excess profits tax : op
position to the general sales tax ; ' oppo
sition to the proposed 1 per cent cent
federal excise tax on land.
Commodity financing on warehouse
receipts ; livestock financing on . the
proper pledge; personal rural credits se
cured by proper1 insurance features; use
of federal reserve profits in a revolving
fund to provide working capital from
date of application for loan until sale of
debentures ; increase of maximum fed
eral farm loans from $10,000 to $25,000.
Fair and just packer regulation, vested
in tne umtea states department of ag
riculture rather than a separate com
mission, r
TO STUDY MUSSEL. SHOALS
John G. Brown of Indiana, W. G.
Jamison of Colorado and Chester H.
Gray of Missouri were- appointed as a
committee to employ the necessary engi
neers and make a study of the mussel
shoals nitrate project in Alabama. The
committee lezt lor Mussel snoais on
April 30 to make its preliminary survey.
Congressman Horace M. Yowner of
Iowa, chairman on the committee of in
sular affairs, introduced a bill (H. R.
4131) last week, which will increase the
amount that the federal farm loan banks
may lend to individuals from $10,000 to
zs,uoo. Tne American Farm Bureau
federation has been in favor of this
change for some time and expressed it
self again regarding it at the recent
Washington meeting ' of the . executive
committee and state delegates.
Eighteen states have formulated plans
ror pooling the 1921 wool clip, according
to C. J. Fawcett, director of the wool
marketing department of the American
Farm Bureau federation. Three new
states have just reported the completion
or pooling arrangements, in Virginia, a
Cooperative Sheep and Wool Growers'
Marketing association has been organ
ized to handle the pool. In Montana the
wool growers have recently incorporated
and are preparing contracts for wool
growers to sign when the wool is deliv
ered to the pool. Five wool meetings
were held in Indiana last week, and were
attended by representatives from 50
counties. . Plans ; were completed for
state wool pool to be marketed at the
warehouse, of the Ohio Wool Growers'
association.
The formation of state pools In Texas,
Utah and Montana are of peculiar sig
nif icance to the whole pooling movement.
These three states alone produce 45,000,
000 pounds of wool annually about one
sixth of the output in the, United States.
POOLS BEI7TG MARKETED
The manufacture of pooled wool IntO
blankets, as practiced by various state
farm bureau federations, has reached
substantial proportions. The Illinois
Agricultural association has manufao
tured approximately 6000 blankets and
the Iowa Wool Growers association has
sold about the same number. Michigan
has made much progress in this line also.
The psychological effect -has doubtless
been beneficial to- the consuming public
by causing a reduction of retail prices.
President J. Ri Howard of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau federation, with U. L.
Burdick and W.; Bv Schilling, directors
of the United States Grain Growers, Inc.,
leaves for ' the f Northwest early next
week. The- three constitute a special
committee empowered to consolidate the
Northwest Wheat Growers' associated
with the United States Grain Growers,
Inc. j
More than $50,000 has been pledged by
county farnt bureaus over Illinois for es
tabllshment of the national headquarters
In Chicago i of the United States Grain
Growers, Inc., f Robert N. Clark of
Stronghurst. one of the "committee of
17," announced, r Friday a check for
$5000 was i presented in person by
member of the Morgan county farm
bureau at Jacksonville.
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Blossom' Time Late
In Eastern Oregon
Little Damage Done
Cove, Or., May 7. It's blossom time in
Eastern Oregon. The usual J riot ; of
bloom has been delayed two weeks by the
cold, wet weather. Prunes and cherries
are now at their best and the hillsides
look like one vast flower garden. The
fruit here is not much damaged. Tne
late blossoming has been its salvation. '
Mr. and Mrs. C L. Ttowe have re
turned from a trip to Pendleton; ;vv,r
Mrs. Harry Weimar spent Saturday In
Baker. i ..
Miss Edna Comstock of Nam pa. Idaho.
who has been visiting her sister. Miss
Lucy Comstock, at' Cova. has gone - to
Yakima, Wash, to be recorder for the
Tletan irrigation project. " - .3; :
Mrs.' Bessie M. Stockland and daugh
ter have returned to their- home here
after a winter in Virginia.; They are
accompanied by Mrs.' Stockland's nephew
Garret Smith. ' -;- --.
Rt. Rev.; Robert L. Paddock.' bishop
of Eastern Oregon, spoke in Cove
Sunday. " 1 -
Earl Landers and Helma Anderson of
La Grande' spent the .week end with Dr.
C M. RamsdeU. . - -
Cove post, American Legion, was en
tertained by the La Grande post Wednes
day evening. -
Miss Hazel Hauser of Baker spent
Sunday here, the guest of Mrs. A. G.
uonKUn. Miss liauser was formerly a
teacher in the public school here.
Mrs. J. W. L. Kaufman, who has been
ill for months, resigned as president of
the Woman's club.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Conley have re
turned to their farm home in Cove, after
spending the winter in La Grande.- -
J. B. Lowe has returned after spend'
ing the winter in Roseburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fulp have moved
from their home in town to their ranch.
Miss Effie Boswell of Union has been
visiting her brother, Edwin Boswell, in
Cove. . -,; . . .... - - :-
Commercial Clubs
Plan County Fair
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Freewater, Or., May 7. A committee
composed of G. W. Jessup. H. O. Mans
field. A. B. Johnson, George Bade and
S. A. Miller appointed by the Commer
cial clubs of Milton and Freewater in
terviewed the county court on the sub
ject of obtaining a county fair for this
end of the county, securing f 1000 for the
enterprise. The fair Will take in Ulna-
pine. Fruitvale, . Valley Chapel, Pleasant
View, Ferndale, Sunnyside, Tum-A-Lum.
Freewater and Milton and up the river
section. . . -:, - r-
The 300 select hens in the Tenth
National Egg Laying contest conducted
at the Missouri. State Poultry Experi
ment station. Mountain Grove. Mo., laid
6928 eggs -during the month of March,
or an average of 23.09 eggs per hen. A
comparison or production records from
different states is instructive. '
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DAM SITE FAVORED
BY IRRIGATiDNISTS
Baker, Or., May 7.The Thief val
ley reservoir -site could not be better
had it been made to order for the
purpose, was .the unanimous opinion
of 30 enthusiastic Irrigation boosters
who' visited the site Sunday. ..
The party left Baker Sunday morning
In six automobiles, going to Thief val
fey, where they , visited the site of the
proposed ' dam' with which the flood
waters of Powder river are to be stored
for irrigating more than 40,000 acres of
land. ' t - -
HATEBIAL FLEKT1FUL
The site is in a narrow gorge, the
walls of which are so steep that the
dam at a hlght of 140 feet would be but
B00 feet long on the top. The bedrock
la only 10 to 13 feet deep. . '
. An advantageous, feature of .'the loca
tion is a natural spillway to be secured
through a low place In a hill on the
north end of the dam, allowing water
through the spillway to run back In the
river bed some distance below tne dam,
There is plenty of rock and earth on
the site for all needs.
TWO MILES WIDE U .
Surveys have been made with a view
to making it an earth and rock dam with
a: concrete core. When built water in
the reservoir would be backed up the
river between eight and nine miles to a
short distance -from. North Powder
Farts of the reservoir will be almost two
miles wide. - - . -
The drainage area, the water of which
is to be conserved, is over 900 square
miles -
Included In this drainage Is the 200
square miles drained in the Sumpter
valley project.
WATER SUFFICIENT
The lower -project gets almost four
times as much water, from drainage
other than that of Sumpter valley, and
it is thought there would be ample water
for 'the project without using any of the
smaller DreJect.
From Thief valley the party doubled
back on the road to the Medical Springs
road, going on to that place, where they
enjoyed a sumptuous dinner of the kind
for which Medical Springs Is famed.
The afternoon was devoted in driving
down the north side - of the project.
noting points where the north side canal
would pass, also the character of the
land, which is some . of ; the best sage
brush land of the Northwest. '
ALL BOOSTERS ,
At Goose creek, where Charles Duby
has a field of alfalfa growing on steep
sidehill land, showing what can te done
in lrrisratinir hill land, the oarty turnea
across lower Powder valley; returning to
Baker on the south side over the poet
road. - - ' - --".r
The trip covered 'a total of 110 miles
and every man in the party returned
more than ever an enthusiastic 'Tlga-
tlon booster.
"BUCKEYE" INCUBATORS
and COLONY BROODER
STOVES
iTl ID
Otai
Vaaeat, Hala 1$1f AeteaaUe, 5-7f
SeedPotatoes
a
Core Farm Barcau Meets
Cove. April 7. The regular -meetir-
of the- local -farm bureau was held
COve. Friday. April 23. Edgar L. Lu
wick, organisation manager of the Ore
gon Cooperative Grain Growers' asso
ciation! -was present, and gave an Irst
esting talk upon the benefits of -tk
association.
Many advertisers in this paper put out
bulletins and catalogs full of helpful In
formation. Ask for them, always men
tioning ' Oregon Country Llfe.-Adv.
Njrr;."V'r "
Give Your Cows a Chancs
.to Make Records by
. Feeding
wmjk
MAECEE
A feed that has been used when a
senior 4-year-old and a mature cow
of the Holsteln breed made cham
pionship records in their class for the
state of Oregon.
Made from selected products and
contains : Linseed Meal, Soya Bean
Meal, Cottonseed Maal, Cocoanut
Meal, Mill Run, Ground Oats, Corn
Meal. Ground Barley.
GUARANTEED
ANALYSIS
PROTEIN 20
FIBER 9
FAT 5
CARBOHYDRATES 50
; Order it from your dealer. If he
does not have It. write us and- we wiU
see that you are supplied.
KERR, GIFFORD Cz
CO., INC.
PORTLAND, OR.
ItHzlpstiQci
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An inexpensive but j
powerful solution, f
of . I
Pratto
Poultry
Disinfectant
kills many disease germs. Safe
and pleasant to use. Helps
maintain the poultry plant in
sanitary condition. e
1W Mmmt sWA If YOU A re
D-Ca
Pratt Food
Company
PVlladalpUe
For uahy Cc.:;
Conker's carriea tbem safety throw -i t
critical flrat 8 weeks. It to an ap? . r
combination of pure, sweat rrain mn4
pentratad unitary Butternut, ecient. - ,.
tr combined according to tbe ensiukl
Conkey process. avo
Cl toeksft ia Ua Crfnd Pt:h::i
Insist on Conker's. Don't be misted by th
misuse of the word uttermtik, whirh i
bems: used tocorer a multitude of "-fui
fraina, attracted into the market by Con- I
key's success. If your desler cant surt-sy
you, write us. frt-paae Poultry Look it.
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SASH AND, DOORS
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143 rtrrt Ava. So., SacUla
Hotbad SaMis
ft. by e ft., each ."
4 ft. by ft., aaoti t&.hij
CHICK KN HOUSK SASH
A oaa ffaraat tlxa la (tack for ImmadU
ahlpfnwt.
SKrLiOHT won CHICKEN HOUSrt
S6-ln. by 40-tn., prtca, glazaa... ... .H.rt
TU la aiaa recommended by Wetrn V -inrton
cxprrtmmt autkm. We carry them i .
atock for Immediate ahipmenL Note tba very &
aided price reduction in Uieaa Itema.
Doom and window bare been reducer f '"
ticaily 83 1-a per cent. Wa are pwarwi i
handle ail orders promptly and aaUafactortiy.
Our larse lllintrated catalorua No. i'i abuw:
full Una, of baiidins matarial in on requnt.
O. B. WILLIAMS CC.
KSTABLISHKIJ 10
A WEAK JOIir
An old sprain or atraln Is
helped by our Hand-Woven-to-i u
Elastic Stock in gr. Ankletn. Kr
Cap. Wristlets and Btltaiti ye&rv
experience.
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Send for Book aad Meaiare r: s ;
- Today
WOODABD, CLAHXE u CV
Wood-lark Bolldln?, Portlaad, Or.
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