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By B. C. Stewart.
An Immense "waste occurs each year
is the storing of food product, ft has
been said,' that if this waste could be
saved. It -would W sufficient to feed
all of Uue hungry people of the world.
;No doubt this is true, if we Add to It
that which ia wasted in handling Lnd
marketing. Elimination of waate should
be and is in falct Just aa important as
the increasing: 'of cproduetion,
American methods ' are- known the
world over to be wasteful, although
the progresslveness ot tIie people here
la envied by, many nations. Speed and
impatience at any idelay do not tend
,to work toward a saving; system. Some J
iday,. when the,1 natural -resources --or
i this "nation have been used upland the
I population L haa irtcreased, different
methods will have to come Into style.
Preventable waste really starts when
the crop la planted or. the food animal
born..
, Use of fertile certified seed increases
the grain or potato yield per acre. Use
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the offspring- and cuts down the
amount of feed necessary to put the
animal or ita product upon the mar
ket. Losses resulting- from attacks of
parasites, pests and blights, while food
products are growing, are proving to
be largely, preventable, but are harder
to .control' than , those thirtgs which de
stroy products. after they are harvest
ed and in; a marketable condition. The
grain thai matures, but never reaches
the mill, runs into millions of bushels
annually. Poor methoda of cutting.
Hacking. threshing and storing are
largely responsible for this, but large
' ' losses also occur because of mice, rats
and weevil, which take their toll, both
in Ithe fields and storehouse.
Considerable attention is being given
- to the extermination of field pests and
the holding in check of rodents which
atf.rlr rVHrtri imttf.r it In harveatcfl. Thft-
success of this work depends entirely
upon thei assistance and full coopera
tion of everyone who grows or helps
take, care of food products after they
are stored. '
Much fruit is wasted in the orchards
because of depredations of birds, bees
afrid i yellow Jackets. This, while con
siderable and preventable to 'a great
extent, does not compare in magnitude
. with that which irf not harvested or
becomes unfit for consumption before
if reaches the consumer. Glutted mar
kets often cause great losses, for, when
the; supply Is greater than the demand,
fruit is left to -spoil and is finally
dumped. An orderly system of mar
keting, which would prevent oversup
ply on some markets and scarcity on
others, would- prevent this loss.
Meat packing plants are making an
effort to reduce the waste caused by
abuse of animals, both on the farm
and in transit to the slaughter house
A great deal of meat is ruined or
- lowered in value by bruises caused by
careless methods of handling meat ahi
m'als. A careful check has revealed he
fact that 15 per cent of all of the
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HELPS SAVE WASTE
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Largest Livestock Show in the yorId -10,
FORMER SOLDIERS FARMING
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meat! cuts passing through packing
plants' show injury from bruises,' the
greater part of which could have been
avoided. . When :a stubborn hog is
kicked?. in the ham, that kick makes
a difference oT about 75 cents in what
the ham will bring. " t
- Prevention , of ' unnecessarjr waste
should be accomplished wherever pos
sible. Educational, methods ; will do
much toward this. Orderly 'market
ing and conservation of by-products
wilt 8ave'that which is harvested.
3TEED I52W FOB COTTXTY AOE5T
. Eugene. Oct. 21. The estimated cct
of the L&ne county agricultural agfeiit
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A lew of the 200 former service
rhen 'of Oregon who are being1
trained as farmers because they
were qnable to rcsdme their for
mer occupation on account ot
war in jurjps.
for next year is $5200, of which the
county court will be asked to pay
half.
"KTS PRIZES'
Kewberg, Oct. 21. William W. Dolph,
West Chehalerd fruit man, won 11 blue
ribbons on his apple display at the
state fair this year. Varieties included
Delicious. Hydes King.- Grimes Golden.
Welthy, Wolf River, Kings and Winter
Banana.- He also won first on best
three boxes of peaches at the fair.
Oolph's big winning has stimulated in
terest here and a large number of
local growers will compete at next
year's fair.
ions at
acres under one roof
WAR VET
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BECOME FARMERS
H Many disabled -,. war. veterans are
taking up some phase of farming, ac
cording to information given oat at
the Portland office of the United
States Veterans' ; bureau, which -has
charge of rehabilitation ' of , war
veterans in the state of Oregon. They
are taking- up farming for the double
purpose of regaining health and . mak
ing a living, says B. C Culver, who
has charge ot the veterans' farming
work in ths state. 1 1 N
The latest feature in connection with
agricultural training is . that certifi
cates of graduation are to be issued
to al veterans who complete their
institutional and practical courses suc
cessfully. This means that although a
man may not have a college education
he may secure a diploma If he learns
what to feed chickens Or how to grow
berries. Officials of the bureau be
Seave' that agricultural training is one
of the ' best means of war veteran re
habilitation. The Oregon Agricultural
college Is one center of training where
more than 100 are- specialising' in class
work and others on farms are -being
assisted. Portland la the other center
and many veterans on farms in this
district are being given every assist
ance. -
In many instances the disabled war
veteran is doing better financially
than he did .In the occupation be fol
lowed before the war. William Pod
wysocfcl of Banks, Or., is a good ex
ample of a successful trainee working
along an unusual agricultural, line,
that of raising medicinal herbs. 'War
experiences caused Podwyscki's eye to
fail and so he undertook the learning
of this old occupation at the. expense
of the -government. He now has 40
acres of intensive production and ex
pects that he will soon make "a barrel
of money. v ,
Richard L. Smith of Hermlston will
be rehabilitated shortly after the first
of next year in .dairying and poultry
husbandry. A wound in his arm kept
him from 'entering his pre-war occu
pation as a: truck driver.
Presley Smith, project trainee of
Canbjr, Or., lives on the produce of
his land plus an average of H a
month. He has three and a half
acres of land and from this cans many
bushels of beans, corn and fruit for
winter use. Disposal of poultry and
other products nets Smith a good
income.
The government supervisor of the
agricultural trainee demands that the
veteran keep an exact budget system
and record of his receipts and ex
penditures. He is furnished with good
farm Journals and must keep up on
farm marketing conditions.
OPEITS GOAT DAIRY
Eugene, Oct 21. A modern goati
dairy with a herdor 18 goats has
been established at 24th avenue east
and Columbia street by L W. Parks
who came to Eugene this summer from"
California. It is the only goat mils,
dairy in the country. .
RAHSTQ
Are you receiving less
than market prices for
dairy
N
O ONE sells his cream
market price.
But setting at market prices and receiving them are
two different propositions. You receive the highest market
prices only when your cost of production is down to the
lowest point. '
And the lowest production costs are reached only with the
best equipment. & .
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For twenty-seven fears we have been. supplying dairymen
and creamery, men of the Northwest with equipment that
has enabled them to receive the most for their dairy
products.
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Scappoose, Oct. 21. K. E. Elliot, state
director of agricultural education in
high schools throughout the state, -has
been surveying the recently-established
department of Smith-Hughes work in
the Scappoose high school. The new
teacher, Stephen Smith, from Cor
vallis, where he has been employed. in
the same work in the high school, and,
according to Elliot his work has been
and is entirely satisfactory, i
Director Elliot said that x the state
now has 26 Smith-Hughes departments
In its high-schools and that the work
is more than successful. He said that
it has been hard to get departments
established, but once adopted it is hard
to drive them out and he looks forward
to the time when the state will spend
more time on Vocational education. He
lectured before the student body upon
"Vocational Education." He has Just
recently finished a tour of Eastern
Oregon and is ntow covering the west
ern part of the state. '. , "
CONTEST
More than 30 girls and women of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho have
entered ' the three-day relay making
contest to be held is the main arena
of the stock show pavilion during the
stock show week at the Pacific inter
national Livestock exposition, accord
ing Jo O. M. Plummer, manager. ;
On each afternoon -a competitive
milking period will be held for five
minutes, and at the end of the third
period the results checked up and the
candidate having Jhe largest amount
of milk to her credit will receive the
grand prize of 950. "Prizes ot 140, 130.
itO and $10 will be awarded to the
four having the next highest records.
Cows all of one breed will be used at
each milking, Holstelns. Guernseys and
Jerseys to be taken In turn.
R. C Stewart, editor , of . Oregon
Country Life of The Journal ; II. C.
Browne, editor of the Western Breed
ers' Journal, and W. L. Tennant? edi
tor of the Western Farmer, will Judge
the contest
HERD WKfS PRIZES
Kalama, Wash., Oct 21. The Guern
sey herd exhibited by, C. A. Brandt
at the Cowlits county fair this fall,
won nine of the -10 prizes offered.
five firsts, six seconds and three grand
champions. Grand champion on Guern
seys and Grand Champion over all
herds in the country was won by
Jot hern Jethro. a yearling bull pur
chased by Bradt some time ago from
the Batman herd of BeUinghaot
Bradt' owns a fine dairy farm Just
north of Kalama. He recently sold
one of his Xme young Guernsey bulls
to J. W. Schatz of Lewis River.
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Spokane. .Wash, Oct.' ItA Port
land day" Is planned as-a feature of
the Western l Royal Livestock show,
which open here October 2S. it
was announced when It became known
that Portland .livestock enthusiasts
plan to come to the fair on a special
train. . . . si - - " '
A letter from O. M. PJummer, gen
eral .manager of the Pacific Inter
national Livestock exhibition, said that
the Portland delegation will "follow
the example set by Spokane livestock
men for years past." Every year Spo
kane Is largely represented at the Port
land shOW. , j. ; f
A Bale of 35 head of registered Hert
ford range bulls andr breeding females
on Wednesday, JCovember' 1. , will be
one ot the interesting Teaturea of the
show." i ' I r1
Plans for the! sale; hive been an
nounced by William O'Brien, secretary
of' the Western Royal ; Herbert Chand
ler of Baker, Or. ; Henry Hiessen of
Sweetwater, Idaho ; William Gainer of
Winthrop, Wash.; Clyde Weatherford
of Dayton. Wash., and Will Piatt of
Genesee. Idaho, form the committee In
charge jof the sale.
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fair , compared to former-years. An
especially busy grain seeding season Is
held responsible for the lack jof large
exhibits, especially ia the ilvetock de
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The graded" schools of Mora. Grass
Valley. Wasco and Kent each Kad a
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Veterinarian Plans I
To Protect Stbck.
8alemj Or , Oct. JL Every precau
tlon will be taken to guard livestock
destined for the Pacific International
exposition ffom disease this year. ao
cording to Dr. W. H. Ly tie, st ate vet
erinarian, who will supervise, the work
of caring for the health of the blooded
stock which will find its way to the
big show. A health certificate will be
required! of every head of stock which
enters the slioW pavilion, cars in fcv-hlcb
the stock ii shipped must first be
thoroughly (cleaned and disinfected ,
and all -eterir)arlana will be required
to-report a once the appearance of
any infectloss disease among the stock
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