The Oregon daily journal., August 13, 1921, Page 3, Image 3

THE " OREGON TDAILY JOURNAU " PORTLAND. : OREGON -.
EFFICIENT MARKETING
I BETTER FARMING
; SATURDAY, -AUGUST 13, 'A 1921.
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, By R. C Stewart
There .seems to be considerable mis
understanding as to the exact purpose
and objects of the farm bureau.' Many
seem to mix. the farmer bureau up a
great deal with the cooperative market
ing: associations and still others seem lo
think that it is to a great extent a po
litical body working: under cover until
thoroughly organized.
The farm bureau was originally
formed and still has as its purpose the
bettering7 of home conditions and im
provement of methods wupon the Ameri
can farm. Its purpose is to work out
mutual problems and assist fellow, farm
ers in adopting- newer and better
methods.
FOR COMMUNITY I5TEREST
During' the late war, when production
of more foodstuffs was essential, it was
found that a great many of the produc
ers could not be reached through the
, county , agent nor the agricultural
schools; nor in many cases could sup
port be secured from the counties with
which to employ the county agents.
It was found that the best means of
securing1 the support of each and every
farmer was to develop projects with the
purpose of solving some local problem
with which each and every producer was
confronted. This was best accomplished
by the county agent or a public spirited
citizen getting together three or four
of the best thinkers of a community
and having each exbress his idea as to
the things that would' be of the most
benefit to the community.
These things were! assembled into dis
tinct ideas and then before a meeting
: of the entire community were thoroughly
discussed and the general - opinion of
. them asked. If they met with approval
they were called projects and leaders
chosen to see that the projects were car-
.. ried to a successful completion.
TOO' SMALL FOR EXPERT
The community is really the funda
mental unit of the farm bureau. A
community is too sma'I, however, to re
quire the services of an expert adviser
to spend all of his time there, nor would
a neighborhood be able to support such
an expert.
For these reasons it ' was found ad
visable to organize all of the communi-
ties of a county into a county farm bu
, reau, and to employ one or more county
advisers or county agents to spend all
of their time in the county, dividing
their time among the different communi
ties.
The movement for county farm bu
reaus became so general that it was not
long before a large per cent of the coun
ties of each state had organized in some
form or another. With the closer coop-
eratlon of the farmers in the different
parts of the Btates it was found that
there were a great many problems which
could not be solved through local project
work and so statewide organizations
were formed to care for matters which
. concerned all or a large part of the com
- munity and county bureaus. In a sim
ilar manner the national farm bureau
was conceived.
LOBBYING NECESSARY
Although the primary purpose of the
. entire system of farm bureaus is to bet
ter home conditions on American farms,
it has .been found impossible to bring
about the best results in localities until
certain conditions which confront a great
1 number of the producers of the nation
are overcome.
For this reason it has been found nec
essary to do a certain - amount of lobby
ing both in the state and national legis
lative bodies. Although the farm bureau
is con-political in nature, yet the results
which it is its purpose to bring about
could not be gained until pressure was
broughtto bear upon legislative groups
in order to correct these many condi
tions. It has developed, therefore, into
a body through which the mass of farm
ers of the nation could quickly make
their voice heard.
The farm bureau has not, and is not,
organizing cooperative selling agencies.
Most of the associations now in the
country were organized prior to the farm
bureau.
"WATCH 'ORGANIZATION
The bureau has been called upon, how
ever, to form an opinion about the feasi
bility and standing of certain organiza
tions and has gone so far as to hold
'hearings. for the purpose of determining
whether or not certain plans and systems
were sound in principle or not.
.This work ,1s in direct line with the
purpose for which the farm bureau was
originally formed, since farm and home
life conditions cannot be bettered until
. marketing as well as production prob
lems have been solved.
Kotary Plow to Be
Demonstrated on
Farm Near Chehalis
Chehalis, Wash.. Aug. 13. F. T. Ham
shaw, who has recently returned from a
trip to California demonstrating the new
rotary plow he and his business associ
ates are placing on the market, adver
tises a big local demonstration of the
machine, to take place on his farm .eight
miles west of Adna. Hamshaw has news
clippings to substantiate his claims - of
what the plow will do. These items tell
of demonstrations around San Francisco,
where all kinds of trying; soil conditions
were put to test. The tractor is praised
highly in these articles, for it met suc
cessfully all tests to which it was placed.
This plow wilt cut the soil from one to 15
inches deep, pulverize it thoroughly, cut
it and leave it ready for seeding, all in
one operation, cutting; through heavy turf
and roots and soft ground alike. The
spongers claim it will revolutionize farm
ing when once in general use. The dem
onstration will be held Saturday, August
Hen Raisers Sign
With Association
Spokane, Wash.. Aug. 13. Owners of
"5,000 hens have been signed up by the
Civic Cooperative Poultry Producers'
association, now engaged in organising
the growers of market eggs in eastern
Washington. John. IX Balmat, president
or the association, announced. The objec
tive is 60,000 hens, which is expected to
oe reached in time for th association
to begin operations October L No breeder
marKeting less than a case of eggs a
ween, is solicited to Join. The larrest In
dividual collection of hens signed. 7000,
owneo oy 4. u. Tracy, Waitsburg. .
FARM BUREAUS .
IMPORTANT IN
COMMUNITY LIFE
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The Columbia County Jersey Cattle
olub held a picnic meeting at the Sunny
bank Jersey farm near Scappoose, on
August, 6. L. G. Smith, manager of the
Sunnybank farm, as well as president of
the Columbia Jersey Cattle club, had in
vited the Boys' and Girals club members
from Multnomah and Clackamas counties
to take part in the judging demonstration
and a' large number were on hand to take
part
-La. J. Allen, one of the state leaders of
livestock clubs, supervised the judging
contest and assisted in bringing out in
teresting . discussions upon, the points 01
animals. Harry West, owner of the
farm, who has just returned from a trip
to the Jersey Isles, acted as final judge,
and explained to the club members wny
he made his decisions. He also told
them of the conditions upon the Jersey
Isle and how ' the home-grown calf has
many advantages over those which are
raised on the island and fed for the most
part on sour milk. 1
Livestock clubs are practicing- at every
opportunity for the contests to be held at
the county, state and interstate fairs.
" Mrs. Anton Malar, secretary ; of the
Claokamas County Jersey - association.
exhibited a gold medal won by Clacka
mas county for the best Jersey exhibit at
the Pacific International last year.
100 Holstein Cattle
To Be Exhibited at
Fair at Centralia
Centralia, Wash., Aug. 13. Almost 100
head of Holstein cattle win Te on display
at the opening of the Southwest Wash
ingtou fair. August 22, according to an
announcement made by George H.
Walker, secretary and manager. This is
due largely to the activities of the Lewis
County club, it is said. Many herds will
be' exhibited by breeders outside the
state. Jersey boosters claim a bigger dis
play than the Holstein breeders will have.
so there , promises to be some rivalry
among breeders. There also will be dis
plays of Guernseys, Ayrshire and Aber
deen Angus. Additional sheep pens have
been- built, indications pointing to an
unusually large display. There also will
be bee exhibits and poultry exhibits from
all over Washington. Special prizes are
being offered for grange exhibitions. A
better babies contest and an ; educa
tional exhibit will be on the program.
Writer Sees Great
Crops for Oregon
The crops, especially wheat and hay,
look good all over Oregon, according to
C. J. Mcintosh, agricultural ; writer of
the Oregon 'Agricultural college, who
has just completed a tour of all sections"-
of the state. - The county; agents
and branch experiment station men esti
mate-that the wheat crop will run near
23,000,000 bushels, with Umatilla county
leading with 5.000,000 bushels. The great
est increase over previous years is m
Sherman and Union counties, and Mcin
tosh sees in this the direct result of
work of the- branch experiment ; station
in developing -new strains of wheat
Grays Harbor Fair
To Be on New Site
Aberdeen,' " Wash,, Aug. 13. Opening
of the Grays Harbor county fair the last
days of August and the itrst days of
September -at EUma will be of much
greater . interest this year than hereto
fore' on - account of the new grounds
which are to be detailed. The race track,
grandstand and all the buildings are of
new' design. The outlay represents IZ5,
000 and has been expended by the county
commissioners who now control the
fair and provide an annual sum under
a legislative enactment -with-which to
carry: on the project. A wedding on the
big. day of the fair is to be a feature
this year. Merchants of the county have
contributed, largely in the way of pres
ents. -'. .
Demonstrations in
I Culling Are Planned
Eugene. Or., Aug. 13. A series oS poul
try' demonstrations, this time in culling,
have been scheduled for August IS and
19 in the Coburg and Irving communities
and at the four poultry demonstration
farms, . Professor H. K. Cosby, poultry
extension 'expert of the -Oregon Agricul
tural college, will conduct them. -
The four -official poultry demonstra
tion farms are operated by J. G. Gilmore,
Junction City.; Oscar L. Dunlap. Meadow
view; Henry Yeoman, CreswelL and T.
C, Shaw, Cottage Grove.
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BtCI SHEEP SOLD !
' Dayton. Wash.. Aug. - IS. The R. A.
Jackson Tu canon and Ramboullet Stnrfc
farm has sold 400 bucks to the firm of
Foster & Melton of Dillon. Mont, for
1.14 per head.. These are the first sheep
ei inn tuna soia since the drop in prices.
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the experiment station farm at the
Poultry
jl notes
Professor A. G. Lunn, acting head of
the department of poultry husbandry,
Oregon, Agricultural college, has been
in Seattle, where he took part in the
American Poultry association , meetings.
He gave the history and some of the
important facts about the Oregon breed
of chickens developed by Professor
James Dryden, and . of the O. A. C.
strains of Leghorns and Barred Hocks.
The number of chickens on farms in
the United States on January 1. 1920,
according to the fourteenth census, was
359,537,385. Of thia number only 2.500.123
were on Oregon farms, surely showing
that therje is much room for the develop
ment of poultry in this state. .
f -Get
ready to exhibit your best fowls
at the fall fairs and shows. After yof
have made an exhibit and won. then
advertise and you will find buyers in
plenty.
Poultry demonstrations are being held
in many counties throughout the state.
Most anyone can learn a few things by
attending one or more of these demon
strations. -
Clatsop Guernsey-
Cattle Clubmen to
Gather August 17
The Clatsop County Guernsey Cattle
club has designated August 1? as Guern
sey day in the county and plans to hold
a dairy picnic on the David Tagg farm
on Clatsop plains between Warrenton
and Seaside to fete the Guernsey breed.
The committee in charge intends to
make this picnic a rival of the Guernsey
Gaiety, as a stimulus for the breeding of
better cattle. Noted breeders of the
Northwest will be invited -to attend this
evnt.
At this picnic will be held the annual
meeting of the Clatsop County Guernsey
Cattle club and officers for the coming
year will be elected. There also will be
a stock judging contest . open to young
and old. Prizes will be offered to the
persons making the two highest scores
In this contest. The purebred herd of
Tagg will be used in this judging con
test.
Clatsop county Is becoming known as
a center, of Guernsey cattle.
10 Per Cent Gain in
Wheat Output Goal
opoKane, w aan., Aug. 13. Ten per
cent increase in wheat production in the
state of Washington, or an increase of
approximately 3,500,000 bushels during
me next live years, was the goal set by
county agricultural agents of Eastern
Washington in conference here recently.
"I believe that this goal can be reached
by introducing methods of better cul
tivation, planting better seed and pro
moting pest control," said S. B. Nelson
of the Washington state college, head
of the agricultural, extension work of the
state. 'This campaign to attain the 10
per cent increase will be - conducted
throughout the state of Washington.'
Prospects Bright
For Fair at Yakima
Olympia, Wash.. Aug. , 13. Prospects
ior uie success or the Washington state
fair at Yakima are brighter this year
than ever before, according to . Frank
Gloyd, supervisor of agriculture, who has
Just returned from inspection of the fair
grounds. Exhibits in dairy and livestock
lines will be more extensive than ever.
ana au uepartmenta will .show considers
me. growth. An enlarged and rebuilt
grandstand will attract - attention, also
the addition of a ladles' rest room. Re
ceipt from all sources must m1
330,000 in order to cover the expenses
of the fair. -The - legislative appropria
tion is tu,uuo ror two years. " .
Lincoln County to
Hold Fair Earlier
Toledo, or, Aug.. 13, The earliest
county ,iatr-to-be held in the state will
be vthe Lincoln county fair at .Toledo.
September 8, 9 and 10. . During the two
years which the Lincoln county fair-has
been held the week preceding the state
fair, difficulty has been caused by the
inclement weather. consequently-, the
board reached the. decision this year , to
hold the fair earlier. This year the live
stock and poultry exhibits will be spe
cial, features. A new stock barn 40x100
feet is being built upon the fair grounds,
the newly organised Lincoln County Jer
ser Cattle dub- ha vim? alreadv arrand
for the financing and constructing - of
UUs bulMing.' ; . .
COLLEGE HEE3 TO E3TTEB'
. Kn tries from the Oregon Agricultural
college dairy herd will appear in the
leading fairs and stock shows ' In the
Northwest, according to Professor P M.
Brant, head of the department of dairy
husbandry, who is preparing 30 animals
for the show ring.1 Animals representing
toe loar ieioms aa-ry Dreeos Ayrshire,
Guernsey., Holstein, and Jersey,., will be
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Oregon Agricultural college.
FAIR
IS
Chehalis, Wash., Aug. 13. The pro
gram for the Southwest Washington
fair, to be held August 22 to 27. accord
ing to the announcement of Secretary
and Manager George R. Walker, is as
follows :
Monday, August 22, Children's day and
Arrangement day. No admission will be
charged.
Tuesday, August 23, South Bend, Ray
mond and all points on South Bend
branch line ; also Cowlitx county day.
Wednesday, August 24, Tacoma. Se
attle, . Portland, and all points north of
Centralia.
Thursday, - August 25, Governor'sday :
also Olympia, Aberdeen, Hoqulam and
all points on Grays harbor; also Elks'
day. -, .
Friday, August 26. Centralia Chehalis
day; Tono and Ford's Prairie day.
Saturday, August 27, Lewis county
day ; Pure Breeders' and Automobile
day ; automobile races.
Harness races are arranged for Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
afternoon, with prizes ranging from $100
to $500 per race. The entries this year
far exceed those of any other season.
The superintendents of the various de
partments of the fair met with the mem
bers of the Chehalis Citizens club at
luncheon Monday noon, and the sub
ject of the hour's discussion was the
local fair In Us different phases.
The new stock barn.' built by N. C.
Sears, was dedicated Wednesdays' The
new barn will give room for 300 head
of cattle more than has heretofore been
cared for. besides other equipment: this
allows the fair organisation to handle
in the neighborhood of 500 head of cattle
during the week of the fair. In addition
there is ample room for the sheep ana
hogs that will be on display. The occc-
sion of the dedication was the annual
picnic of the pure breeders organisations
of Lewis county, which was held this
year at the fair grounds. 4
Among the cattle breeds represented
at the picnic the Holstein breeders pre
dominated. Following the dinner were
speeches and toasts, presided over by
E. A. Donaldson, president of the Lewis
eounrr organisation. The address of
dedication of the nejr barn was made by
William Bishop- of Chimacum. otner
speakers were : N. B. Coff man, the Che
halis bank president who was nrsi in
breeding pure bred Jerseys ; N. C. Sears
of Winlock. who built the new barn ; F.
S. Stinson of the Hollywood farms. Seat
tle: Stanley Butchart, secretary of the
Holstein organisation ; W. IS. Macomoer
of Oakville ; Secretary George R. Walker
of the Southwest Washington Fair or
ganisation ; and Rev. H. W. Houlding. a
former missionary from China, who spoke
of stock breeding in that country.
Greater Wenatchee
Project Is Revived;
Jarmers Organize
Spokane. Wash.. Aug.' 13. Farmers of
the district bounded by Wenatchee,
Orondo. Trinidad and Moses Coulee are
getting together to put over an irrigation
project that is expected to be a close
rival. Of the present Wenatchee and
Yakima projects. They are forming the
Greater Wenatchee Irrigation project. ,
The Greater Wenatchee project is . to
be a small successor to the Quincy-Lake
Wenatchee plan, proposed about 10 years
ago. and abandoned. in the face of ex
cessive costs. . The Greater Wenatchee
project will embrace 48,000. acres.: with
about 8000 acres accessible by pumping.
The, cost of the project, according to
estimates made by a Wenatchee commit
tee, .will be about $4,708,000, or less, than
$100 an acre. . The land is now assessed
at $4,708,000. . When completed. . the as
sessed value ia expected to be $17,500,000.
0. A; C. Husbandry
Head Visits East,
' Inspecting Poultry
Professor s James Dryden. head of the
department of poultry husbandry -at O.
A.,C, has Just finished a. trip through
Pennsylvania, Washington,. D. C. and
New "York, studying poultry conditions
and quality of fowls in that section of
the country, preparatory to writing an
article for- the- Country Gentleman. " His
headquarters is in Gault. Ontario. V
Professor Iryden Is on a year's leave
of absence from the - college, and will
spend, the entire time traveling over the
Eastern and Middle .West states, writing
ior roe country uenueman.
ATTEND -EATTLX. XEETIKCf
Corbett. Or., Aug. 13. A. i. Raner. the
Rhode Island Red poultrymen on Julius
Meier's ranch. Is attending the Northwest
Poultry association meeting at -Seattle,
THRESHING MACHINES DELIVERED
v Kelso, .Wash Aug. 13. Threshins- ma
chines have' been delivered to Charles
Jabusch of this city and to G. J. Ponkr
William Jarri and -Qti Sbepardson of
Mount fcoio. Harvest is now in - full
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PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED
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TANGIER PEA VIELt
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ADAPTED TO OREGON
' By H. B. Shaw
Oregon Agricultural College Experi
ment Station, Cofvallla. Aug. 13. The
Tangier pea, a new and heavy produc
ing silage crop In the Pacific Northwest.
nas proved well adapted to this region.
It is winter hardy, aphis resistant, an
immense forage producer, and a. good
seed producer. Development of a spring
variety by selection and multlollcaUon
of the present supply of the winter vari
ety for distribution in the fall is now
under way.
The Tangier pea is an annual legume.
originally imported from Tangier, North
ern Africa, and is similar in a general
way to the garden sweet pea and vetches
but is much more 'vigorous in growth
and chokes out weeds perfectly.
A supply of seed was obtained from
the United States department of agri
culture, for experimental work at the
Oregon station in 11-5 and the resulting
crops have more than come up to ex
pectations. The Tangier pea has eon
sistantly produced greater silage yields
than .any other crop grown for the pur
pose at the station and. in limited trials,
stock has shown a preference for it over
other ensilage. . , -
SEPTEMBER SOWING TIME
Best results were obtained by seeding
at the rate of 100 pounds an acre when
used alone or 80 pounds of the Tangier
pea with a bushel of winter cereal, the
best results coming from the use of oats.
The time of sowing is as soon after Sep
tember 1 as possible.
The soil best adapted to Tangier pea
culture should be drained, rich and
loamy and the seed bed should receive
careful preparation to insure maximum
yields, according to station specialists.
The aphla resistant character of the
Tangier pea alone is sufficient to recom
mend it for use In Western Oregon is
the belief of many who have applied for
No seed will be available for distribu
tion until all trials have been completed.
which will not be before 1922. These in
clude a winter stock feeding test to be"
carried out with silage put up In one or
the exoerimental silos of the station and
it will be necessary to multiply the pres
ent seed supply to meet anticipated de
mands.
HARVESTING SOT DIFFICULT
Growth is so thick that visitors have
expressed doubt about the ease of har
vesting the crop. No trouble has been
found when the dividing board on the
end of the sickle bar la removed and the
awath ia rolled back after the mower to
clear the way for the next round. When
cutting for seed it is advised tnat me
pmn b cocked at once to prevent shat
tering as the Tangier pea is inclined to
shatter.
Experiments are being made, by selec
tion, to get a strain of the Tangier pea
that will not shatter as badly "as the
one now in use does. In spite of the in
clination to shatter on the part of the
pea, the average ed production at the
Oregon station has been In excess of 20
bushels to the acre. Another experiment
is being carried on wlta tne nope or ob
taining a strain that is adapted for
spring sowing, as it is useless to expect
a crop from the ordinary seed if planted
later than early fall.
Harvesting conditions ior langier
peas, for seed and hay are similar to
conditions that govern harvesting vetch
except that it is advised to make the
cocks very large, at least 350 to 400
pounds when cut for seed but smaller
for hay. ,
Because the Tangier pea has been
grown in various parts of the Lnlted
States with only fair success for the last
20 years, the experiment station special
ists have taken great care that It be
grown only under conditions, and on
sufficiently large acreage, to practically
Insure success under' farm conditions.
Grays Harbor Fair
Outlook Promising
Chehalis. Wash.. Aug. 1$. The Grays
Harbor county fair, to be held In Kim a,
August 31 to September 4, promises
to be of exceptional Interest this year.
Indications point to a large display of
every kind of fine cattle: both the dairy
and beef varieties. Better arrangements
for housing and displaying the cattle
are planned far at the new grounds than
were available at the old. and a larger
exhibition will be possible. One of the
raain features of the fair this year, and
certainly the most unique, will be a
public wedding on the last day of the
fair. Governor Hart wUl.be invited to
be present and give away the bride.
Gifts ranging- in value from kitchen
utensils tp a residence lot in Aberdeen
will be presented the .lucky couple.
JERSEY BULL CALTE8 -Kelso.
Wash.. Aug. 13. T. D. Dun
gan. owner of Coweeman Echo ranch,
east of Kelso,, shipped two thoroughbred
Jersey bull calves to a. Joseph, Or,
dairyman recently. Dungan has spe
cialised In Jersey . cattle for a number
of 'years and has built- up one of the
finest Jersey nerds m soumwesi Wash
ington. He finds a ready demand for his
stock.' s.
t COMMTJITT FAIR
Boardman. Or.. Aug. IS. The North
Morrow .County Community fair will be
held at Boardman September 13. with
the . cooperation of the Boardman and
Irrigon sections. All departments will be
represented and the exhibit collected will
be sent to Heppner to participate in the
county fair, beginning September 15.
. GOAT SELLS FOR MsSt .
A mohair Angora goat sold recently st
Del Rio. t Texas, for $3080. Bob Davis
bougi t the animal from J. A. Ward. Both
men are prominent livestock breeders.
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FARMERS MUST
GROV IRE FOOD
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Increased transportation coats and
lessened returns from the products
they have to' sell will compel thou
sands of American farmers to grow
more of their own food. In the opin
ion of officials of the United States
department, of agriculture.
Thee transportation -coets Lwin pre
vent - ahipmeats of - the more moderate
priced fresh fruits and vegetables which
are purchased by the growers of single
crops or specialties for use in their own
homes, and the lack of a market for
special products In turn will be a blew
to the buying capacity of tha growers
of those specialties.'
CAST PAT FREIGHT v
"The American .farmer Is not going
to be able this year to pay freight on
water," said a department official.
"Water makes up a large part of fresh
fruits and vegetable. The answer is
that he must grow his own table food.
He must also study the possibilities ' of
substitution. This applies to vegetables.
fruits, poultry, eggs and dairy products
which must be transferred from com
mercial channels to home consumption
If they are to come within the reach
of the average farmer's family.
"Specialised farming has created con
ditiona of which comparatively few per
sons are aware. The grain . farmer in
many instances buys even his potatoes
and green vegetables ; the fruit farmer
buys his dairy products, and even the
man who raises milk for creamery, con-
densary or cheese factory is likely to
send his cream' or milk away, feed the
skim milk or whey to the calves and
not make his own butter.
FAVOR OLD FLAX
This year, just as far as possible for
him to alter his system in a single sea
son. the department officials advise that
he get back to the old plan which was
aptly described as 'living at home.' This
means not so much remaining on the
farm as it does deriving every prac
ticable product for consumption - from
the farm. - ,
"Fruit Is likely to be scarce in large
and important farming regions, but its
place can largely be taken by vegetable
products. Two things are clear. In the
first place, the average farmer, as it
stands now. cannot afford to pay freight
on the water which makes up the larger
part of both fresh and canned vegetables
and fruits.
"In the second place, under existing
conditions, he can raise those things
cheaper himself than he can buy them,
and he can make many substitutes out
Woolgrowers Meet
To Plan Marketing
Of Season's Clip
The members of the Oregon Wool end
Mohair growers' Cooperative association
In Lincoln county, together with other
Interested wool and mohair men. are
holding a meeting at Harlan to complete
arrangements for shipping wool to the'
association.
Association organisation work has Just
started in Lincoln county and wool grow
ers generally are anxious to Join the as
sociation in order to market their wool
in a businesslike . manner. ' No offers
have been received in local wool, and
country buyers are not operating. The
association offers the best and only
marketing solution left to wool growers
this year, the association claims,
The Oregon association now has over
1700 members and over 250,000 sheep and
goats signed up. N
TAKES OYER CREAMERY
Em lie Christensen of Portland, senior
In dairy husbandry, is taking charge of
the Oregon Agricultural college creamery
during the summer vacation period. He ia
making 700 pounds of butter a day, be
side making ice, ice cream, and doing the
executive work. Milt Miller of Corvallis
is handling dairy products milk, cheese,
buttermilk and selling Ice cream to cus
tomers. HAS PIXE HERD
Corbett. Or.. Aug. 13. Karl Hanne
man, a local breeder of registered Jer
seys, has now a fine herd, consisting of
12 high priced cows.
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FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 19, 1921
For information write to the Registrar
Ores
ion
Agricultural
CORVALLIS
CROWN STABLES, Iric; ;
For Sale or Exchange-lOO Head Horses
Have some 1200 and 1300-pound- farm chunks, 4 and 6 years old, well matched
teams, from 175 to 1135. We-are gotng to sell or exchange these horses regard
iess of cost. . We are always, ready to trade a big one for a little one and
get the difference.. or a little one for a big one and pay the difference, if it is
coming either way. We are- always in the market for horses, mules and
ca"le- Have all kinds of harness, wagons and grading outfits. We hire by
the day. week or month to responsible- people. t. Everything guaranteed as
represented. . ' - , ,
PHIL SUETTER, PRES; : S i
285 FRONT. ST. PORTLAND, OREGON
Bordeaux Spray i :
Recommended for
All "Apple Trees
Hood -River. Aug.- 1$. Local experi
ment station experts recommend" the ap
plication 6f the Bordeaux spray on all
apple trees. ' especially those1 Infected
with antnracnoee. It is said that the!
most convenient plan for spraying large
orchards Is to have two elevated tanks
at such height that their, contents can
be run ' Into the spray tanks through
pipes which -should be large enough to
fill quickly. . . '.
This arrangement necessitates 'a plat
form level with the top of the tanks
where the lime may be slacked and the
vitriol aissorved in other tanks or barrels
sx-d then easily run into the tanks for
the diluted solutions.
For small orchards, a large mortar
box should be provided built to suit the
amount ef lime needed, and should be
large enough so that the mortar will not
be more than eight to 10 inches deep.
Plenty of nrrtar should be used and
care taken that the lime is not burned.
The number of pounds of lime used
should be : known, and but a small
amount stirred at once. . It will take
the lime at least a week to slack, and
then the water should be drained off
and the lime checked in squares so that
each-square will represent the number
of pounds of lime required to make a
spray.
The best grade of lime should be used
and If slacked several days ahead of
time, all . particles will slack down to
a paste, and may easily be put through
tne strainer Into the tank. In mixing
vitriol and lime water, the lime should
be put first into the tank unless both
can be run in together.
Lrosperity Advent
. Seen When Farmers
. Pay Water Gharges
i Yakima, Aug. 13. As an indication that
farmers are getting in a better financial
condition as the returns from the crops
come in. Floyd Foster, secretary of the
iieion water users' association, re
ports that In one day he took in over
$1100 In payment of construction, opera
tion and maintenance charges. , This is
more money In one dsy than he received
m the whole month of July, when he re
ports . collections amounted to only
$719.57. Since January the water users
have been' paying penalty of 1 per cent
a month on their delinquent assessments.
There is $30,000 still due from water
users and it is expected that payments
will be heavy during the next two
months.
Oats Yield to. Run:
80 Bushels to Acre
Donald.' Or..' Aug. 13. A yield of at
least 80 bushels per acre is expected by
John Scheurer upon a field of oats. Most
of the heads measure 18 inches in length
snd are well filled. They are of the
side oat variety. Harvesting in general
Is in full swing with much of the grain
cut and threshing started.
Clover seed
Ir already
being hulled by the i Case
brothers.
INSPECT EXPERIMENT STATION
Baker. Aug. 13. J. K. Weatherford of
Albany, president of the state board of
repents of the O. A. C. ; C L. Hawley,
state dairy and food commissioner; Sen
ator Walter M. Pierce of La Grande :
Jefferson Myers of Portland ; - James
Jardine. director of the experiment sta
tion and C J. Mcintosh of the O. A. C.
sre making an inspection tour of the
agriculture experiment station located
in this section of the state.
. CROr EXPERTS GATHER '
. The fourth annual convention of
Northwest entomologists. pathologists
and horticulturists held in Hood River
recently brought - together some of the
best trained minds in this line of sg
ricultursl effort. The meeting was well
attended and a success in every way,
; LECTURES OX BEES
Kelso. Wash., Aug. 13. State Bee In
spector Siocum nas been spending s
week looking after bees in the Oak Point
district. He also gave a lecture and in
struction upon bee culture at Kelso.
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in fniM
College
FARM VOCATIONAL
WORK DISCUSSED
Oregon. Agricultural College. Corvallis,
Aug. 13. Conferences for instructors of
vocational agriculture In high schools.
with the staff of the school of vocational
education have been held here. School
superintendents, principals ' and board
members. Interested in - vocational agri
culture, attended.
Features of the conference were stock
Judging contests, an address by J. A,"
Churchill, state superintendent of public
instruction, discussions of organisation
problems, and a banquet at Waldo ball.
K. H Elliott, director and supervisor of
agriculture in the Salem schools ; K. D.
Doxee. Instructor In agricultural educa
tion. O. A.-G; E. IX Reaa.er. dean of
the school of vocational education; Bor
den p. Beck. Redmond : C IX Thompsenr
Medford. an.d O. ; L Paulson. Alsea, pre
sided at tne meetings.
Twenty-two men are holding Smith-
Hughes" teaching positions: In high
schools in the state.
U. S. Standards for
Corn Are Changed
A change in the official grain stand-'
ards of the U. S. for shelled corn has
been made. - The sise of the perfora-
tions in the screens used for determining
foreign material and cracked corn is
fixed at twelve sixty-fourths of an men
Instead of fourteen sixty-fourths of an
inch as st present. This action- was
taken after a thorough investigation -which
disclosed the fact that larger
holes permitted a considerable percent
age of small whole kernels and fair
sised pieces of broken kernels of corn,
which are entirely suitable for milling
and feeding purposes, to pass through
the sieve. . and , be classified as for
eign material and cracked corn, which
resulted in a lowering of the grade.
Billion Killed, But
Many More Remain
Bend. Aug. 13. Almost a billion
hoppers have been killed with arsenic
poisoning at Crane Prairie, but the dis
trict Is still thickly populated, me
dead are strewn over 200 seres. . An
armistice has been declared until Just
before egg laying time, as the hatching
season is still on and extermination la
difficult on account of steady migration
of the insects. County Agriculturist D.
L. Jamison is in command of the attack
ing force.
SrifSTSLOPE ACREAGE SOLD
Wenatchee, Aug. 13. J. N. McCleary
has sold 40 acres in Sunnyslope. sd Join
ing the property of the American Fruit
Growers, to C M. Kr ancles of Wenat
chee. Thirty-four acres of the tract are
in 10 to 12-year-old apple trees..- The
varieties are Wlnesaps. Spitxenbergs,
Delicious and Jonathans. There is a
five room modern house on the place, as
well as a barn and packing shed. . It is
under the high line canal. .
SOIL SURYET PROMISED - -Kugene,
Aug." 13. A soil survey 'Will,
be made of Lane county by soil experts
from the Oregon Agricultural college,
according to a promise received from
that Institution by Melvin Hansen, presi
dent of the Eugene realty board.
HIGH-GRADE SHOES
FOR ALL WORKERS
If you want dry feet ask for Bergmans
Water-Proof Shoe OIL Ask your dealer
ir write us for catalogue. .
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