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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON Remarkable- Strides Made in G nerhs&y Breed Development in Past 40 Year. SATURDAY, JUNE 18;: 1921. HIGH PRAISE PAID GUERNSEY CATTLE AS M LK PRODUCERS ; By E. L. Westover . Upon examination of the records of the American Guernsey Cattle cluboneis astonished at .the rapid progress of the breed. In 1877. when the club was organized, there were about. 150 purebred Guernseys in the country. '.' . . At the present time- 70.975 bulls and 115,663 females; have been registered. From April 1, 1920. to - April 1. 1921. there we're registered 7889 bulls and 12.828 females. The club census today has followed , a ; constructive and pro gressive program and has been very con servative in its policies. EMP10I8 BIO FOECE On May . 1894. William H. Caldwell was elected secretary-treasurer of the club. The first Bummer he was in charge of the work, it was possible for him to do his farm work in addition to keeping up the records of the office. At the present time, it requires a force of 66 clerks to look after the records. When Caldwell took charge of the office, there were 105 members. At the present time, there are 1027. The vast and complete files at the club offices in Peterboro, N. HI, tall a true story of the progress of this breed. Virtually all of the records of the club have accumulated under the administration or jaiaweu. wno nas pre' served them with the utmost care. FIFTY COWg X5TERED . The results of the breed test at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901 called the first' attention to the virtues of the old yellow and white cow. In a six months' public test with ten'breeds com . peting, the Guernsey produced butter fat at the lowest cost and made the greatest return for each dollar invested in feed Fifty cows were entered, five from each breed and three : of the top five , were Guernseys, and the - leader of all ' was Mary Marshall. Since this -test, the progress of the Guernsey breed has been steady. , The advance of the Guernsey first started in the east, and then the middle west, particularly Wisconsin, and now a rapid progress is being made in the ex treme west. ' To meet the growing de mand, for Guernseys more animals are being imported from the Island - of Guernsey than all other breeds combined. COMrS FROM ISLAND . The' prominent sales this spring lndl , cate that they are selling at nearer their ' par value than any other farm product. Two western sales, one in' Oregon and one in California, and four eastern sales, with a total of 232 animals, have sold for an average of $672.88. The Guernsey cow has the conforma- tion of a real milk producing animal. Ho pronounced is her dairy conformation that oo one can mistake the purpose' for which she Is developed. She is clean of : flesh, open in framework, - great in her ability to use feed. In the matter- of .constitution the Guernsey lacks nothing. She comes from an island which slopes ; from south to .north, where her ancestors have, developed great hardiness. The breed has developed a constitution which has enabled it to adapt itself to virtually every variety of climate, and it is dis tributed pretty well throughout the agri -. cultural regions of the world. i. HAS EVIN TEMPER - As to temperament,' she is perhaps the most even tempered milker to be found, and this quality is so persistent that there 'is strong ground for belief that it has been -evolved by the peculiar farm ing methods adopted in her island of origin. ''''''-'' If we were to attempt to trace the oria-ini of the breed, it is found that its development has always been along the lines of greatest production, particularly of butter, of a rich golden color.: - Economical farming has - also had its influence,-for in the island the universal practice for years has been to tether grazing animals by means of iron tether pins eight to ten Inches long, with . a chain 16 feet long and a swivel attached to the chain -or to the rope around the horn. The Vanlmals are moved every two or three ihours and only about three feet at a time, and while the main ob ject of this is to enable them to eat off the ground remarkably clean, the prac tice has undoubtedly resulted in a breed extraordinarily, tractable and docile. is Seal worker - - It is, above-all,, an animal bred with a . temperament which quickly responds in a practical "way,iand which: now possesses ' the instinct of eating close without wandering. . .As a real worker, the Guernsey has no JLJcorvom: : . "-- j;. ProductioiSiS The Guernsey is a medium; sized cow that produces with greatest profits large quantities of milk and butterfat of the highest quality. She is exceptionally gentld and responds promptly to good feed and care: Send for our free literature. ' - i-. . : , ' - - , , . Bos H46 OREGON" FARMS SEEK GUERNSEY RECORDS , J jL m Hi.m.iui.ii in ,!,,-, , . ' - 1 9 If ' J W f (;:' t 1 '- i . ' ' m . ' f - -. in,: i ii a m f f A i- ' 5 11 h i) H Iff i in 1 i 1 if 44. i i I -v : Lt fa;:! .... W... j iSl it I f: I Above Countess Iruc, highest record cow tn Gaernsey breed. Below Scenes on Guernsey farm in Clatsop county, where are located some of the finest, Gaernsey herds In the country. Rapid strides are being - made there In the development of the Gaernsey breed, the county now , . having over ISO pure-bred Guernseys and about 100 high grades. " equal. Though beauty of outline is sub ordinated to utility, the Guernsey has a frame appealing directly to the practical dairyman, for she is a worker and so to speak, a wage earner, for in return for her keep she fills the pail with the richly colored milk which churns into a butter relished the world over. v It is a cow which without booming or GUEKNS THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB 6 i'll v- v iff: f rfi.V " li V i ii n wi i ii iwiii i ii i wish m tfirrrifl boosting, and without special advantages being created for it, has traveled to a leading position among milk cows solely on her merits as a worker. " In. 1901, the American Guernsey Cattle Club was the first breed to establish the advanced registry testing for the keeping of yearly records as a measure of merit of the breed. 4 : n.:- I The, first cow to" enter this advanced registry test was Linden Girl VI, a cow that made ; a record of 501 pounds of butter fay This was the leading record at that time. At the present time, the leading cow of the breed is Countess Prue, with a record of 18,626.9 pounds of milk and 1103.28 pounds of fat. The 70 single letter class leaders have an average pro duction of 15,446.51 pounds of milk, and 809.63 pounds of butter fat. an average test of 5.24 per cent. Of the 10,919 ad vanced registry records which have been made up to the present time, this in cludes cows of all ages, two year olds as well as the mature cows. The average production is 9116.51 pounds of milk and 457.22 pounds of butter fat, with an av erage test of 6.015 per cent fat. -. . Arsenate of Lead . Used to Kill Pest Logan and raspberry growers, whose plants suffered injury to foliage by the raspberry aawfiy. should spray with ar senate of lead. The solution used by the entomologists of the O. .A. C. experiment station is 1V& pounds of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water. It is applied with an angle nozzle to the under side of the leaf. The insect causing the damage is a light green, spiny caterpillar. It-feeds on the underside of the leaves, causing a serious ragging, in some cases . the complete loss of the" leaves. Peterboro, N; H. ii X : - W GUERNSEY GAIETIES BEGIN WEDNESDAY Guernsey , breeders of Oregon, Washington and Idaho will hold a three-days' session 5 of "Guernsey Gaities" June 22, 23 and 24, during which : time visits will be made to the tiomes of pure bred Guernseys In Clatsop county and the lower Co lumbia river section. . . v " The "Gaities'will include a trip down the Columbia river highway, a salmon bake at Astoria, a clam bake and a dip in the surf at Seaside, .a trip. across the Columbia to Pacific county, Washington, with stops along' the way to view the herds of prominent Guernsey breeders of that ' section. "... TO FORM CAKAVA1? ' -. Those making the trip will assemble at the Imperial hotel at 9:30 the. morn ing of June 22. There an automobile caravan wilt be formed to proceed down: the '; Columbia highway : to Astoria." ar riving in time for a salmon bake by the Chamber of Commerce, after stopping to view the Guernsey herds en route. Two stops will be made in Columbia county, one to view the herd of R. B. Magruder of Clatskanie and the other at the farm of T. Graham of Marshland. One stop will also be made at John Day, in Clatsop county, before arriving at Astoria, to look at -the 13 , Guernsey herds owned by members of the Bull association. These herds are headed by a son of Lang water Frederick and a grandson of King of the May. WIIL INSPECT5 HERD ':': f -The second day of the tour will be spent in Clatsop county, beginning with the John Jacob Astor experiment sta tion, 'where Superintendent A. E. Eng bretson, who is secretary of both the Oregon Guernsey Cattle club - and. the Clatsop County Guernsey Cattle club, will show , the breeders the : Guernsey herd of the station. . : i After leaving: the experiment station, the herds of W. O. Reith and L. Wilson will be viewed. Reith has a herd of 23 pure breds. Next will come the herds of Ii P. Johnson. J. F. Sale, Ernest Anderson and the : Gustafson brothers.- Noon luncheon will be served on the farm of Mark Johnson on the Lewis and Clark river. After lunch, stops will be made! on the farms of Pearl Cole, Victor Har wood, William Larson and Mike Seppa. A stop will be made at the Lewis -and Clarke cheese factory to sample the prod uct of the Guernsey milk. WILL TAKE DIP . The caravan will then drive to Colum bia Beach and from there to Seaside, stopping enroute to view the herds of David Tagg, '- Robert Poole, ; and Fred Hurlbutt. A clambake and a dip in the surf at Seaside will complete the day. The third day will include a trip across the Columbia from Astoria to Pacific County. Washington. A. L CUe. of Chi nook; will provide for the entertainment at luncheon. The herd of H. 8. Mc Go wan will also be viewed at this place. '' Much . of . the H success of the rapid strides made by the Guernsey breed dur ing the past year, is due to the work accomplished by E. L. Westover, western field -man for the American Guernsey Cattle .club. r Those who follow national Guernsey activities have said that perhaps more publicity has been given this breed in this section than in any other part of the United States - during the - past six months, due for the most part to the ac tivity of Westover. PROGRAM A3fKOtTSCED Following is a detailed program of the "Guernsey Gaities" : Jun 22 -Lt Imperial hotel, ' Portland, 9:30 a. m. : arriva Astoria, Btoppin enrouta at Gnaraaey breeder farm, 5 p. m. ; "Hw bake, Astoria, Astoria Chamber of Commerce, 7 :SO p. m. . Juna 23. Tour of Clatsop county. LcaTe Wei n hard hotel, Astoria, 9 a. m. ; leate experi ment station, 10 a. m.; leava W. O. Keith's. 11 a. m. ; leave K. T. Johmon, 11:45 a. m. ; arria ilark Johnson's for.hinch. 12:80 a. m.; leave Mark Johnson, 2 p. m.; leave Pearl Cole, 2:30 p. m.; leave Victor Harwood's, 3:15 p. m. ; leave I-wia 4b dark cheese factory, :45 p. m. : ar rive Coinmbia beach for drive down beach, 4:16 p. m. ; leave David -Tact's, Clatsop Plains, 5 p. ru. ; leave Robert Poole's and ft red HurlbuU'a. 5:5 A p. m.; arrive Seaside hotel for dinner. 6:30 p. m. June 24. Leave dock, Astoria, for river trip to faciiJc county, vt astuncton, V a. m. Tillamook Leader In Production of Butterfat in May ' Tillamook county cows lead all others in the state - in average production of butter fat, according to reports Just 're ceived from Peters and Hall, testers for the Tillamook Cow Testing associa tion. A total of 1073 cows were) tested in May. with an average yield af 47.84 pounds of butterfat. This is a daily av erage of more than 1.6 pounds of fat and . is the highest monthly average yet reached by any association in the state, reports E. H. Fitts of . Oregon Agricul tural college; who is in charge of this work."1 - The highest yield of butter fat was 100.53 pounds, made by a grade Jersey cow owned by Carl Posetti, and the highest yield of milk was 244 pounds, made by a Holstein cow owned by Durrer Brothers. 'The honor roll for the month follows: Class A, cows S years old and older. 145 cows gave more than 60 pounds of fat each ; class B, cows 4 to 5 years,- SI cows each gave more than 55 pounds of fat; class C, cows 8 to 4 years. 38 cows each gave more than 60 pounds of fat; class D. cows 2 to 3 years. 37 cows gave more than 40 pounds of fat each. Jersey Breeders to ' Hold Picnic Tuesday ' Chehalls, Wash., June 1 8. The Lewis County Jersey Breeders' association will hold Its picnic on Tuesday, June 21. The day's plans Include automobile trips to the leading Jersey herds in the western part of the county. The party will start from the St, Helens hotel at 8 o'clock in the morning. It is expected that from 125 to 150 will attend the picnic, includ ing visiters from Oregon points and .from ether sections of Washington. : At noon a picnic lunch will be served at the So rensen place at Onalaska, after which the party will visit Jersey herds in Win lock and on the Cowlitx prairie. . , Will Attend Convention - Olympia, Waslu. June 18. Josephine Corliss Preston, state superintendent of public instruction, will leave next week for Des Moines, Iowa, to attend the con vention, opening July 4, of the National Educational association, of which she is the retiring' president, and the national council, of which site is vice chairman. CLATSOP COUNTY GUERNSEY CENTER . Clatsop county, with the lower Co lumbia river section, is destined to become one of the leading Guernsey centers of the Northwest, according to Guernsey enthusiasts wht' have been following the progress this sec tion has been making. 4, ? In Clatsop county over S 17.000 has been spent on the importation of ! pure ' bred Guernseys in the past 20 monthai Forty-two pure breds have been, pur chased for foundation stock; v : " V t Prior to "the organization of the Clat sop Guernsey Cattle club in November, 1919. there were only 35 pure bred ani mals In the county., The county, now has more than 130 pure bred Guernseys and about 1000 high grades. Fifty-four nerdi of the county are headed by pure bred Guernsey Sires. i ; ; . 19 OF PEER HERD OBTAINED At the recent sale of imported cattle at Portland by F S. Peer of Crawford, N. J.. 19 animals of the 49; were brought to the lower Columbia section.! For these 19 animals, $10,050 was paid, which was more than a third of the total amount paid for all the animals sold. R. B. Magruder of Clatskanie paid $4370 ' for eight animals. H. S. McGowan of Mc Gowan, Wash.; also bought j eight ahi mals, 'paying 4445 for them. ! ' A. Lv Glle of Chinook, Wash., 'which is across the river from Astoria, has the largest Guernsey herd in; the lower .Co lumbia river section. On the Chicona farm, owned by Gile, are; 120 pure bred Guernseys. His herd is headed by Lang water Traveler, a bull which has 50 per cent of the blood of Imp. King of May, Langwater Traveler's dam was Lang water Luster, which had an A. R. rec ord of 808 pounds of butterfat in Class C. TOU56 COWS WIS PBAISE Langwater Traveller's daughters are averaging over 500 pounds of fat with their first calves. Bedett Chicona, one of Traveller's daughters,! has produced 630 pounds of fat in 10 months, as a 2-year-old. If she had not died from an attack of pneumonia, it is thought that she would have been a class leader. In her tenth month she produced 62 pounds of butter fat. Many of the other mem bers, of 'Gtle's stock jare descendants of the King, of Med field and Langwater Butter-maker. - I W. O. Reith is the second largest Guernsey breeder On the lower Co lumbia. His herd is 23 pure bred Guernseys is headed by Imp. West' Moreland Squire, who has sired two A. R. daughters whose production averages 630 pounds of butterfat at three years of age. He is a son of Governor of the Chene. the sire of 102 A. R. dauRhters. " ' Reith was the first breeder of Clatsop county to make an adyanced registry record. He has made two A. R. records and has five cows on, test at the present time. Viva of Chicona made 501 pounds of butterfat. ' She Is the dam of . Be dett of Chicona, owned; by Glle, that made 630 pounds of fat in 10 months.. JUSIOa SOW OK TEST Billie. a junior E-y ear-old, owned by Reith, is on official test now and has 265 pounds of butterfat to her credit In the five months', test. 1 . . K. T. Johnson's herd on Young's river is headed by Arrowhead of Chilmark, bred by the Chilmark farm. New York, whose dam has an official record of over 600 pounds of butterfat at two and a half years of age. Arrowhead of Chilmark is strong in the blood of Antonette's Queen Prize Seventh, Masher Galore and Itcheh Daisy, III. Johnson's herd also contains Loretta of Chlcorla and Dorothy of Len wood, , granddaughters of King of the May. :- ' ' :-' .. On the John Jacob Astor experiment station near Astoria are found a daugh ter of Flora Second Sequel of Vimera, and several daughters of Imp. Royal Governor of the Groe, an advanced regis try bull that has sired five daughters having an average of 526 pounds of but terfat at three and a half years of age. Mc Arthur Advisory Judge at Dairy Show At St. Paul Grounds -Professor H. H. Kildee of Iowa State college will act as Jersey judge at this year's National Dairy show which is scheduled for October 8 to 15 at the Min nesota state fair grounds. St. Paul, and Representative C. N, McArthur of Port land is to be advisory judge.- McArthur, who is one of the directors of .the Ameri can Jersey Cattle club, has also been appointed on. the executive committee of the club which Includes M-IX Munn of Minnesota. E. A. Darling of Vermont, P. If. B.( Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, and William Ross Proctor of New York. WE WANT MORE GUERNSEY MILK Consumers know of its richness and we can not supply the demand for It. HOOVER'S GUERNSEY DAIRY CO. 10 N. Front St. Sear Barnside , Portland, Oregon GUERNSEY HEIFERS AND "BULL GALYES OF MAY ROSE BREEDING FOR SALE Go with Guernsey breeders to Clatsop county and visit the Guernsey herds-1 ' JOH3T T. WH ALLEY . :- ' 81S McKay Bid.. Portland, Or. WE HAVE THE THREE COWS that pot SILVER OHIMCS OP S. B. in tas SOLD MIDAL CLASS. H sow has 8 Gold Uedal daoshtcis, 'Toons stock for aaJ. - DEL. PERKINS CARLTON, OR. '- , WniTC rv (.ATALOo. ftl-B Poultry; 1 NOTES NOTES Guinea fowls utllixe waste that would escape both hens and turkeys) Taking a wider-range than chickens and yet not so wide as turkeys, keeping largely to thickets and weed' patches, and com mitting fewer depredations against field; and garden than either .chickens or tur keys, requiring little feed at any time, being prolific layers, during their season of eggs, their eggs are thought by many to have a ; richer and finer flavor even than hen's eggs. - The guinea fowl is well worth ' considering on - .any ; farm where a serious effort Is made to con vert all waste into meat and eggs. In building - a. poultry house, new lum ber will of course make the best appear ing structure and wilt also be somewhat easier to work up because it can be bought in. lengths, most advantageous for. the purpose. Houses for a few hens can . sometimes'', be constructed , : from packing boxes, while' used . material or eec&nd hand lumber, if it can he pur chased cheaply and la 'close, at -hand, will sometimes "lower the coil, of the bouse materially. :; , , ; . ; - If skim milk or buttermilk is available at reasonable coat, no other animal food will be necessary,' prqylded the fowls can be - made to use enough milk to supply the necessary amount of animal nutrients. It will be necessary to give them 'milk for drink and not give them water, and also use the milk for mixing the mash. - In the absence of milk, meat scrap or fish scrap must be , fed, or a combination of both. Whichever is used should :' be of good quality . and of standard protein content. .. r KILL ! HOGS THAT T E Failure in the ability or desire of swine toi reproduce "may ) be caused by any of several conditions, say specialists of the United ' States de partment of agriculture, j '. It may result from a disease or Injury that' seriously affects or destroys the secretory reproduction organs. It may be caused by improper functioning of the system, which in turn is often brought about by Unsuitable feed or faulty elim ination of waste products, or it may be due to a j general lowering of body .vi tality, r . . . ' j ;: . .' . . - There are also cases of sterility or im potence for", which definite; causes are difficult to -find. Failure to breed quite frequently occurs) in boars and sows which have been fitted and kept in high condition for show purposes. In some instances ; the sow fails to come In heat, or perhaps indicates that. She is in heat, and Is successfully served y the boar without resulting conception. , In other cases the( boar shows no desire to male, or acta ineffectively. - The "first step . in ' overcoming the trouble is to find a positive cause, when possible, by making a thorough examin ation. This should include a search for physical defects, the presence-of disease, the results of injuries, or lowered vitality from any cause. It ' ' i " . When, from such examination; it ap pears that proper treatment will ' prove successful, remedies should be admin istered promptly. But if the cause Is obscure or It there is little likelihood of correcting-the defect successfully, it is best to remove the animal, from the breeding herd. Roars may) be castrated and fitted for slaughter as market hogs. Similarly, sows should be discarded when they become ' uncertain breeders. - Many advertisers in this paper put out bulletins and catalogs full of helpful in formation. Ask for them, i always men tioning Oregon Country- Life. -Adv. t s t s a 'NiMH WTuinVii Bowl is separate from the spindle. - The Discs are exactly alike and go into the bowl in any order. , K.very part of the new! Disc bowl is open to view and easily cleaned. - "Toil Lest With a U. 5." " P.E.EsbenshadeCo. Agriesltsrsi Inplementa aad Gcaeral -i-..::--ri Farm Machinery .;;;...-,,;-.-'; 360-366 E. Morrison I- POBTLAfD, ORE, Call or write for catalog sad prices. Runninflr Vatp 1 . in the Country Xssai sbssj MM fWMMMMMWW OlcevAtiEEO watts ntm v vrms wr turn. fe M, wuiosM sas III Suit fcKa5aHtaaSsUS3 y "y- Wr. ANrw litkmmt ami Mi mm -H- ... M. D. SRtNCER . S71 E. MarrlaM SU, Portland, Qrsgsp. re t Jlor s-h 1JJ I! K j iTiS "Ts . . . .... ti FROHT T., PORTLAND, ORE, WON REPRODUC ! m SUGGEST REMEDIES FOR TREE PEST! The shothole borer is causing or chardlsts considerable, alarm in the Willamette valley, according to re ports received by the Oregon Grow ers' Cooperative association. " Orchardists from other districts re port fruit dropping from prune and peach trees, due to the ravages of the twig miner, a ' very serious pest be cause of Injury by the larvae In tun neling .down the ' terminal twigs and killing them. . Holes made by the shothole borrr appear very much like those made t y buckshot when fired into the treo or into its branches All varieties of trors suffer from the shothole borer, but this season it is the pear and prune" that are suffering mostly. . , According to C. I. Lewis, assistant manager of the Oregon Growers. It is th.4evitalised tree that suffers mostly from the shotborer. The remedy for thu shotborer is first to keep up the vigor of the tree. . Hence, In order to discourage the shothole borer, special care - should .be taken to keep the orchard in vigorous condition by cultivation, drainage, irri gation, fertilisation or any other means that will make a vigorous tree. If the trees have become devltalicd. the Oregon Agricultural college. In" its third crop pest and horticultural re port, saya: -. - "In the spring, paint the infestel trees, covering Infested portions only with the following: Water, 8 gallon: softsoap or liquid fishoil soap, 1 gal lon : crude carbolic acid, V pint. J,For the twig miner, nothing can t done this late in the season. The lar vae of the twig miner , tunnel into tf,. young fruit when it is about a thiri the size of a cherry. This causes U infested fruit to drop. The standard application for twig; miner on prune mi l peach is commercial lime sulphur ap plied at a strength of one 'to eight Ju. t as the buds are swelling." v Givm Your Cows a Chance to Make Records by Feeding MAECEl.. A feed that has been used when a senior 4-year-old and a mature cow f the Holstein breed made -championship records in their class for tt. state of Oregon. Made from selected- products ani contains : Linseed Meal, boy a Bea n Meal, Cottonseed Meal, Cocoa nut Meal, Mill Run. Ground Oats, Corn Meal, Ground Barley. GUARANTEED ANALYSIS PROTEIN 20 FIBER 9 FAT 5 CARBOHYDRATES 0 Order it ftam your "dealer. If r dees not have It. writ us and we win se that you are supplied. KERR, GIFFORD Cz CO., INC. PORTLAND, OR. flies, fle: "WOOD-LADt: li asm Vjfamm baas Mas hm m v- EFFICIENT AND SIMPLE PUT UP IN NEEDED SIZES Quart 75. half Ration f 1.5. !.!; 92.00. Order from your dealer, he hasn't It we will send you one r- Ion, all charges paid, for $2.00. l'o.-.i. stamps accepted. PBEFABKD BT CLARKE, WOODWARD DEl'3 C PORTLAND, OHKOO.V A WEAK JOE: An old sprain or strain is u. . helped by our Hand-Woven-to-t Klastlo Stocklnga, Anklets, i:.-. Caps, WristieU and Helta b& yt .1 experience. Satisfaction or Money Back Sead for Book and Veatara 1 " Today WGOOAnO, CLAHKE b f . Wood-lark Bnildlagr, Port!as , a? s,'. i .x ' Wi'J 'A ; tz ' -