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THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 30. 1020 Salem fo the World, Rightfully So Named Years Ago, and She Will Bear the Palm Mpre Gracefully and More Generally as the Years Go By THE OREGON STATESMAN. -SALEM, OREGON. LONG STEMMED WATERHOUSE IS INDUSTRY'S LIFE SAVER That Variety for a Pollenizer and Honey Bees to Carry the Pollen Make Sweet Cherry Growing in the Salem District a Certain Crop, With Prop er Cultivation (The following article Is a year old; it was-written a year ago but it la mighty Important news to the beginner in the. cherry Incus trjr; la fact, it is the most import ant new he can possibly have, it he expect to grow sweet cherries. Aa the reader will ?e by reading th article" through to the bottom, the author is Harry L. Pearcy. He is a member of Pearcy Bros., Sa who are engaged in develop ing and selling fruit and nut or chards and groves:) The Royal Anne, Bins and Lam bert cherries need "the agency of some 'othr variety of cherry to enable them to bear a crOp. This was not known ten years ago." ' . -i . - i ' At that time there were no !arg commercial bearing cherry orchards in western Oregon. There were thousands of' cherry trees in bearing at that time, but these were in. backyard lots or in the family orchards. These trees were heavy bearers 'and profitable. On the face of tlrs results of these family orchard trees, large or chards of cherries were planted from eight to thirteen years ago, la all eases, not over three var ieties were ordered f rom ths nur serymen, these three varieties be ing the Bing, Lambert and Royal , Anne. Ia most cases some other varieties were unintentially nixed with the three above men tinned varieties. the result of which will be mentioned later, When these orchards had reached the bearing age, it was . found they were not baring en ough of a crop to pay for the picking. This apparently phenomenal condition, considering the fact that the Tamily orchard trees were - bearing large crops and the large commercial orchards were not, Id to an Investigation fcy the O. A. C. to determine the cause and therefore suggest a rmedy. The work carried on by Profes sor .Gardner, In , this connection, is commendable. It was while trying to develop a hybrid cherry tree that would e a heavy bearer, that it was dis covered that the Bing. Lambert and Royal Anne were self-sterile Is well as inter-sterile; that is to eay, that they would not set their own' fruit or the fruit of other mentioned varieties . . - - This, then, furnished the rea- loo. why the large orchards plant, td to, the above-mentioned varie ties were non-productlre. After tHe discovery there re gained bqt one thing to do. That step In the experiment was to find the variety or varieties that were responsible for tire large, set of fruit on the trees of the family orchards. The Black Re publican was found in most of these family orchards and was found to be inter-fertile, that is. ' a good pollenizer. Other varieties inch as the Governor Wood, Tar tartan. Coe. Elton and certain seedlings, were also found to be sood pollenlzers. while these var letles were fairly good as pollen- ix?rs. they had their drawoacKs. They were not first class market able cherries. While we should be satisfied to get a cherry that would pollcnlzo the commercial varieties, even if it was not variety of commercial importance still by rinding a variety that was a good pollenizer and at the same time a good seller, we would oe that much ahead.' Cherry Industry's Life Saver This variety was' found in the Long-stem meet- Waterhouse. This variety can truly be called the "Life Saver" of tha cherry Indus- In the early seventies, a seed ling of the Roval Anne growing oa the grounds of Judge Water hong at Monmouth, bore cher ries. As it seemed to be a desirable variety. It was propagated and named Waterhouse. Some of our best authorities and cherry grow rg claim that this is not the Wa terhonse that is known for Its pollenlzing value. It has no val ue as a pollenizer and Is mcn- tloncd here only as. a matter of information. The Waterhouse that is of val ue as a pollenizer, is designated M the Long Stemmed Waterhouse. Presumably it was so named be--fause of it similarity to the Wa terhouse. (Future reference to the Waterhniisa refers to the Long Stemmed Waterhouse only.) This Waterhouse, by way of iden tification, has a larger pit than the Royal Anne, is softer of flesh. Is somewbatpontedtiand slightly smaller in most cases. It is im possible to distinguish it and the Royal Anne when canned except by the slightly larger" pit: Thwe- lore. from a consumer's stand point, it is as desirable a cherry as the Royal Anne. - The Waterhouse probably orig inated in the vicinity of Salem.;. The orchard in which it grew was a heavier ylelder and cions were taken from this orchard as grafting stock for nursery trees. All orehards (set out) which used trees from this nursery have been heavy ylelders, while orchards tset out) Using trees from other nurseries .were not hsavy yield- ers. We know now that the rea son' was the Waterhouse to be found in the first, mentioned or chard was a pollenizer and was responsible for the heavy bear ing. ' The Waterhouse Is a stronger growing tree than the? Royal Anne; and, with trees of the same age. will out-bear the Royal Anne. In 1918 as well as 1919, the Wat erhouse brought as much per pound as the Royal Anne. In years previous to 1918 it sold for less than the Royal Anne. It should sell for as much, and will if properly bandied. It should not be mixed with the Royal Anne because it cooks up quicker than the latter. The canneryman, therefore, has a just complaint if they are mixed, for he cannot turn -out a uniform product: either the Royal Annes will be undercooked or the Waterhousa will be overcooked. When deliv ered in separate containers, the price should be uniform, provided of course that the cherries are in good condition. The Waterhouse has the advantage over all other pollenlzers in that it sells for a higher price, is a heavy yielder, and is an excellent pollenizer. The Waterhouse Is uniformely the best pollenizer for the sweet cherry, s . This Is a broad statement to make, but- reflects the opinion of Professor Gardner, formerly of the O. A. C., an authority on cherry pollenization; and of W. G. Allen of Hunt Bros. Packing Co., ' who is an encyclopedia of horticultural information. The writer on making a tour of inspection in the large cherry growing sections , of the , state, namely. The Dalles,, Dallas, Sa lem and Eugene,1 found the same renditions to exist, as well as in the large cherry and walnut or chard (1200 acres) which he su perintended until entering the firm of Pearcy Bros. Averaging up the results, taken In these dif ferent districts, it was determined that the Waterhouse stood above the other varieties from a Pol lenizing standpoint, as well - as a producer of cherries .of commer cial value. . It has been the opinion of a few that the Lambert required a black cherry to pollenize it, but such has . not , proved to,be the ease, the Waterhouse giving ex cellent results. ' How to Introduce Pollenizer. What method of procedure must we follow to introduce the pollenizer into the' orchard, how far apart must the pollenlzers be, and when will they begin to func tion? Up to the sixth or seventh year of age. it may be budded in early August. Older trees have been budded, but the buds do not take as well on the older trees. Trees that are three years and o'der may be grafted with good results, whip, bark or cleft gfaft being, used. Whip grafts are best with trees ender six years of age, bark and cleft grafts being used on the older trees. The whole tree f boukl be grafted over and In one season. On large trees a few small limbs should be 'left" tin grafted to care for some of the supply of sap. and these should be removed after the grafts have been i growing six or eight weeks. If offfe or two limbs only are grafted, they will make" very lit tle growth and will never havi much Truitlng surface, which we are after. v Therefore, its pollenizing effect will be practically nil. Pickers cannot be expected to repp two varieties picked off one tree separate, and if two varie ties are mixod in the same box, the price received per pound will be less. If the whole tree is grafted over, a large top will be forme ir two or three years, giving a large amount of fruiting wood, therefore, a large amount of pol len will' be available for pollen ization. purposes. The third ' season after the grafting there Trill be some ef fect and the fourth year a heavy crop should be harvested from the trees surrounding the pollen lzers. - . '1 - No self-sterile variety should be at a greater distance than 75 feet from the pollenizer. Thej greater the distance from the pollenizer, the smaller the set of fruit will result on the r-elf-steril'3 varieties. Needless to say. bees should be a part of every orchard. Enough bees should be pro vided to be able to pollenize the whole orchard in a few boars' time. for. during rainy springs, there may not be .more than a few hours of weather that the bees can work in. A strong hive should "be pro vided for every three or four acres of cherries. The wind does not carry cherry pollen; we must depend upon the bee to do this work." The best cherry insurance ia an abundance ot fertile pollen and an abundance of bees to carry this pollen to the sterile cherry blossoms. HARRY L. PEARCY.f THE DRIED CHERRY MARKET HELPED GROWERS SOMEWHAT Amounts of Money Brought by the Pools of the Oregon Growers Co-operative Association for the 1920 Crop During the past rainy , season, when thousands of dollars were lost during cherry picking time. on account of cracked cnerries. the Oregon Growers Co-operative association savedj many of its members serious loss by taking over cherries that canneries had refused, drying them and shipping to eastern manteis. . . To be exact, the association ac cepted cracked cherries and dried them to the value of $13,450. ev ery dollar of which would have been lost to its members. - During the rush- of the cherry season. with a crop much larger than es timated, canneries could . not ac cept cracked cherries and there THE CHERRY ACREAGE ; IN OREGON AND MARION Yamhill Is the Leading Cherry County in This State, "With 'Adjoining Counties Running Along Close jd'nary short day of winter. 1 1 where feasible, la south, east and I think thia idea has be a prttet. rr!l e:abUbd ia experiment -Reflect light where wanted. I aucK-est that von write to Pro- S Light the floor and maaa horPer I. was an immense loss in the Wil lamette valley. It was at this critical time" that the association took over cracked cherries from its members and prepared the fruit for the eastern market. The total amount received this year by the Oregon Growers Co operative association from its cherry pool amounted to $ 1 23. 566.12. this including all sales Ily C. K." WILSON Taking the figures of the slate tax commission in its horticultur al report for 1920 as a basis, the cherry bearing acreage in Oregon- -increased during the past rear 1.147 acres, while thenon bcaring acreage decreased 279 acres. The barln; acreage of cherries In Oregon, according to the 1920 statistics are 3.637. whllo the non- bearing acreage ix 663. There are more acrs In the state plant ed in blackberries and raspberries together, than cherries, and the strawberry acreage in about 1000 acre less. 'The walnut acreage in the state is within 11 acres of the cherry acreage, with Its total of 4,289. ' ' ' Yamhill county ranks first in the state In bearing cherries with 621 acr?s. while Polk county is second with 523 acres. In Marlon county there are 416 acres In bearing cherries, while Lane county bag just a few more with its 462 acres. . - , . t , In Marlon county, according to the records of the.county assessor the heaviest cherry producing see tion is near Sublimity where the big majority of fruit urowers have a heavy acreage. This Is also true of the Silverton. Shaw and Stayton pans of the county, where almost evry grower has cherry acreage. Assessors are now required to take an acreage census each year and tlx acres 10 acres .bearing non-bearing. In the Shaw section of the coun ty. Alrl Kohl Is credited with 19 acrqs. J. n. Petemon with 12. Matthew Gibson with 10. A. C. Parrows 20 and Thomas Ileckcr. 30. In the Sublimity country, the acreage Is mostly in from two to six arra tracts. William Hell ia credited with 10 acres of chrrie. Rudolph Weber with 14. William Tate with . 12 acres. Camper Hurg- hart with 10. P. P. Uarkmoyer with 1t.CC. Heater 10 and J. T. Halfner. 12 aer?. George Weeks north of Salem on mural route 8 has 10 acre feseor James Irice. poultry de partment. Cornell aalvertity. Ithaca. N. Y.. for la forma tioa." Mr. Hamilton had already writ lea to Proteaor Rice, and the answer was a form letter which Irofe.'eor Rice aaid they hal pre ixml at Ithaca to ait them la handling their lncrea4 eorre-tpoid'.-ncQ on the sabjeM. aad also three other forma along the same line: aad Profeaor Rico added: "Will tee that you re ceive oar bulletin when it u avail able for distribution the latter part of the summer. Mr. Hamilton ha not yet re reived the bulletin, thoaxa he has teen looking for It and he bopea to have aa ample number of free ccrte for dictributloa when It ia rady. Profeeor Rice sal4. among other thlnca: "Out experiment lat year and this year confirm our opiaioa that artificial light I reArvel w aa rnf 4 aI Aa iKa 4 rhl and Ptolx MeNary. 12 acre. of,k,nd of M f oar most effective method of con front the Pmpfua and Willamette valleys. The Royal Anne easily, and. according to this report, the led all others with sales of $98.- i larCKt cherry growers in the ul5.7. The Imoert ana lung pool brought in $2 4.068.83, while the May Duke cherry stood at the bottom ot the list with sales of only $2.66. county are as follows: Ray Jones. Uervals. 17 acres: W. Al Jones estate. Gervals. 12 acres; L. L. Mncent. baiera. -w eres and J. C-Morris of Turner COUNTY COMMISSIONER HUNT HAS THE OLDEST CHERRY TREE ' -. rt He Thinks This Is a Great Cherry Country, and He Fa vors the Hills What He Would Do If He Were Now Going Into Cherries on a Commercial Scale DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN (In Twicc-a-Weck Statesmaii Following Day) Drug garaen. may 'Sugar beets. May 11.' v ; ' Currants, Loganberries, Oct. 7. Prunes. Oct. 14; I Dairying, Oct 21. r.ix, Oct. 28. : Filberts. Nov. 4. Walnuts. Nov. 11. Strawberries. Nov. 18. Apples, Nov. 25. Raspberries, Dec. 2. Mint; Dec. 0. Creat cows. Dec. 16. lllackberries. Dec. 23. Cherries, Dec. 30. Pears. Jan. 6, 1921 Gooseberries and Jan. 13. Corn, Jan. 20. Celery. Jan. 27. Bplnach. Feb. 3. Onions. Feb. 10. . Potatoes. Feb. IT. Kees. Feb. 24. Mining. March 2. "oats, March 9. Peans. March 16. Paved highways. March 23. Broccoli. March 30. Silos, April 6. . Legume,, April 13. A'nmrtnrr April 2 o.rr.:;"; . Crayei. April 27. Sorghum, May 18. lC4bbage, May 25. ; - Poultry and Pet Stock, June l. Land, 'June 8. - Dehydration, June 15. Hops. Jnne!22. Wholesale -and Jobbing, June 29. S t Cucumbers, July 6. - Hogs, July 13. - . . City beautiful, flowers and bulbs. July 20. . t Schools, July 27. v Sheep, Aug. 3. National Advertising, Aug. 10. Seeds. Aug. 17. i Livestock. Aug. 24. Automotive Industry, Aug. i. Grain and Grain Products, Sept. 7. . ; Manufactures. Sept. 14. Woodworking and other things, SCrIi'MiIl'Sdnt? t8l ? :t (Back copies of Salem Slogan wtitinn of . The - Oa41r'0gon ctatnemnn are on hand. They are viy aaareas.j Editor Statesman: In regard to the cherry Indus-' try, I think it is one of the most neglected Iruit crops We have at the present time. There is no place more adaptable to raising cherries than the Willamette val ley, especially in the hill sections, as I think the htlLs ars far ahead of the valley low lands for grow ing cherries. . . At one time my father, "G.W. Hunt, now deceased,- had one of the largest cherry orchards In Marion county. We had May Dukes, Late Dukes, Black Tar tarians, Black Republicans, Gov ernor Woods. Red Carnations. Kentish or pie cherries. Royal Anne, etc. The May Dukes, in my opinion, are at tne neaa ot the list for home canning pur poses. They are a dark red cher ry when let get ripe. The Black Tartarian is a black cherry, not very large, very . sweet, good to eat raw, but not considered a good canning variety." Trees vary. A healthy Black Republican Is a MacW variety, somewhat larger than Black Tartarian, good 'to eat raw, but not considered a good canning variety. The Red Carnation is a rather r-niall cher ry, pale red, very sweet. Tnl is a goort variety to eat orr tne tree and for- canning purposes. Trees very hardy. . The Kentish or pic cherry is pale red, rather sour, but a splendid pie cherry. Trees not as healthy as some other varieties. The Late Duke, a pale red, rather sour, good size, and is good for home canning. This is the latest variety and ia a good seller, as it comes on after all other varieties are gone. Tree3 very brittle and easily broken. The Royal Anne is the largest of the pale red varieties; is '.a good seller and a splendid ship per, as it is very solid. The trees are not very healthy. ; v The Rings am Lamberts are. a ftood deal alike, large, solid cher ries, good for shipping. Trees not very healthy. These are splendid selling "varieties, but I don't consider them good for home canning. The Governor Wood is a solid cherry, but I don't consider it a very good var iety. At the present time I think I have got the oldest cherry tree fn Marion county. It was either in the ytjar 185S or 1859 my father went from the Waldo Hills to Oregon City after supplies with an ox team, and there were a few fruit trees Just arrived by boat fr6m time east ern state. He bought three trees two Red Carnations and one Black. Tartarian. This last tree is still bearing fruit on my farm in the Waldo Hill?, and I cannot recall a eingle year that it has failed to benr since it was large enough Modern Commercial Orchard. If I wanted to set out a cherry orchard for commercial purposes I would get some good .Waldo Mill land and I would set out Royal Annos. Lamberts and Rings and Late Dukes, and I would set out a few May Dukes for our home use. J. T. HUNT Salem, Or., Dec. 29. 1920. (Mr. Hunt tells the editor In a private-note that he is on the rick list; but the above is a val r.able contribution, from both the pioneer and the modern stand point. Ed.) " ". - Will 1921 be an unlucky year? Add it up and see 1-9-2-1- 13. cherries non-bartng In the Macleay district. A. T. Fellows Is credited with 10 acre. T. S. McKntle of rural route- 5. Salem "baa 2 acres, and J. W. Bekly of Salem. 10 acres. The Silverton district is also strong on cherries, with many growers owning two to six-acre tracts. . In this district, Henry Pal ton has 11 acres non-bearing. In the AnmsviSle section Alva Smith has 10 acre: Albert Ar thur of Stayton is credited with 12 acrra; J. T. HuM of Sublimity 12 acres; C. II. Rterman of Jef ferson 20 acres; Keen and Vood ard of Silverton with IS actes non-be-arinr and Willamlna Wol- tr of Salem, rural route . with 17 acres non-hearing. J. P. Bresslcr ot Salem haa 12 acres and Carpenter Brothers of rural route 4, Sal?m. 10 acre. South of Salem oa rural route 3. O. K. Brook haa 10 acr-s and on rural route 4.- Fred J. Brown- -( Continued on, page 7) . PROTECTIVE TARIFF MUST BE HAD FOR CHERRY GROYERS The Italian Cherries A" Being Sold Low in New York Markets, Due Partly to the Low Rate of Exchange Just while the cherry growers of th's section of the state are feel ing quite satisfied over the 1920 record of 13 cents a pound and amounts received, notwithstand ing the rains and losses from cracking, the' entire future of ihe industry for years Is seriously threatened. For' it Is a fact that Italy is importing into this coun try at present immense quantities of cherries. which are now being sold- on the New York market In brine at seven cents a pound. 4 To compete with this price. Oregon cherry growers would te ceive about three cents a pound or a trifle more. And to save thlsfh dustry such a calamity, the Ore gon Growers' Co-operative associ ation.: co-operating with the assis tance of Senator McNary. Is doing its utmost to have included In the new tariff bill a tariff on cherries. Senator McXary, In response to several telegrams from the asso ciation, urging immediate action, telegraphed December 28 that he would appear before the senate committee to urge a tariff on cherries and that. If necessary, he would offer an amendment on the floor of the senate. Other interest.- such as, the lemon growers of California, which have suffered from Italian importations, and the peanut growers ot the south, whose In- unstry was threatened, have suc ceeded in securing favorable ac tion by the tariff committee. The low value of Italian money is responsible for this condition, or rather the high value placed on American money. An Italian Im porting firm can sell 11 worth of its cherries in New York and this when converted into Italian mon ey will be the equivalent ot 18 And this is the reason why It is necessary. If the cherry Interests of Oregon are to survive, that a tariff be placed., oa .lmporja of cherries. 1 Telegrams were sent by the Oregon Growers' Co-operative as sociation to both senators and Congressman Hawley. Senator ChamberaMn has been tit and no word has been received from Con gressman Hawley. COLD STORAGE IS NOW THE GREAT AND PRESSING THING This Must Be Provided and in Very Large Measure, for the Saving of Our Surplus Fruits and Vegetables The necessity . of. cold storage facilities in Salem, and in fact throughout the fruit growing sec tions of Oregon, was evident dur ing the cherry picking time the past season, and the lack of such facilities cost cherry growers thousands of dollars. Many cherry growers had the sad PTnprinnrp thia spaann of (bringing their cherries to the market and being refused, simply because the canneries were unable to care for the unusually large crop, and again because many of the cherires were cracked. There were no facilities for holding the crop in cold storage and the loss fell on the cherry grower. ' - ; One of the greatest markets for Penalty for Waste and Mismanagement cherries is shipping In brine, one large eastern firm this summer sending an order tor 20.000 bar rels to the Oregon Growers' asso ciation. But with no cold storage facilities.' such a large order could not be filled. However, one firm In the state did fill orders to the extent of 3,000 barrels packed in brine. To large growers and associa tions like the Oregon .Grower' Co-operative association, it Is be coming more, and more evident that In order to properly handle the immense fruit crops of west ern Oregon, cold storage plants will soon' heeffme an absolute ne cessity. . ; , , . NEW YORK. Dec. 29. A com promise In the f ISO, 000.000 stockholders equity suit against William Rockefeller and other former directors of the ICew York. New Haven and Hartford railroad was effected today when Federal Jndge CBarles M. Hough ordered the action discontinued. 'Th lamia of Lh compromise provided that the individual de fendants against whom waste and mismanagement were charged. pay the New Haven, the corporate defendant. Z.500.uoo, whicn counsel for the road tonight said had besn done. Then the judge lsued an order allowing th lawyers for Ihe com plainants $823.232.22 a third of th compromise sum upon their Mnnliratinn for (pm. disburse ments and expenses, to be pa'dj out of the settlement money. I trolling production and that as a result we are able to materially Increase the proportion of h'rh prleed egrs that are laid aad alao Increase the total number of eggs per btrd at a leas coat per dozen of esgs and apparently without injury to the birds. The Theory of It. Following are excerpt from the forms furnished by the Cor nell tuotltatloo: . Ia the tropics, where the do me tic fowl originated, the length of the nights and the days are essentially equal. As a result of this the reproductive and diges tive system of th fowls were developed to fit the environment of the 12-hour night aad the 12 hour day. The fowl I therefore like aa alarm clock. Kb ran at be wound up about every 12 hours. Ia tho winter time la the north her stomach strikes at aSout 3 to 4 o'clock la the morning. Not hav ing the ere .of an ow to see in the dark, she has no alternative but to rhiver and wait uatll day light or when the caretaker gets around to feed her. ''Carrying the domestic fowl from the tropica to the north tem perate zone where the nights during the fall and winter are from 12 to IS hours long changed her habits bnt not her natare. She merely tucked her head vo der her wlag and hibernated until erring. She still take her vaca Hon .when she has the leaat to cat and (o do. She acta from necessity rather than from choice. She Is an 'opportunist She lays when she has an opportunity to eat. exercise and enjoy herrelf. "Overcoming the long nights b the right kind and amount ot artificial light, feed, water and exercise starts the erg-making machinery aad automatically feeds It. lubricate. It and keeps it an re Da I r. M " Tirre is money.' Take time by the forelock. Get eggs when the getting is good. Why board unproductive hens all winter Jnat for the sake ot their society? An early lay makes early pay. Pay the bill with .high priced eggs an a,e paying Interest. - 'Robblnr Peter to pay Paul" pays. Robbing Peter of low priced eggs in the. spring and summer and paying Paul In high Triced egg In the fall and winter months, suit the hen aad satis fies the owner, tickles the con sumer, and everybody ta satis fied. Correct lighting does It. 'Illumination does it. It con trols. "Turn time Into money, by st ing twitches, time clocks aad dimming devices. "Save light. by adjusting helrht and distance between lights and walls to fit the room. "Minimize fire risks by safe In stallation and watchfulness.' "Old Sol's llKbt Is the cheap est. Save artificial light by ns ine aunlichf. Place windows. b white celling aad aide wails: ilcht kind of reflectors; clean lamp. -Give brtxht lights. Fowls should tee fine grain la the litter. "Imitate spring condition. They are ideal for egg prodae tloa. isat tsed In the morning permits grata feeding the night before. The bens work while the owner sleeps. Utter sbosld be aondaau c'.eaa. dry. It keepe the oirda baty. warm, healthy aad happy. "Alt rral a should be acattered ;a the titter. Hens like tJ work for their living. . "Oyater ahella aad grit altrara hoald be available. The tea U her on dentist. "inamlnatioa eaa be nsed to iet financial advaaUce oa birds that have molted daring Aagnst and September and now areaear ly read) to lay. and apoa pellet which have practically reached tuatarity or which have already commenced to lay or are aot faUy ma tared. "According to the experiment which we have tried, the 3 o'clock morning daws Iliad inatloa has riven a the most satisfactory re mits, 'all thlag considered, aa romp a red to evening illumination or both evening aad morning. This was true both wltr bens aad pullets. The morning lllaaa inatioa apparently better sneeta the directive requirement ot the hen. It also ha the advantsr of making It naneceiary to use dimmer. It 1 aecesaary. how ever, to have a time clock twitch arrangement which will automati cally tern oa the .light early la the morning sales one it aa ex ceptionally early rUer'and doe this himself by hand. It la bare ly possible that oae ahoeld have a ltttle Ulnmlaatioa early to the evening to supplement the twi light la order that the fowls may he certain to go to roost with fall crop. I Store. The a latere All of the above 1 more than merely Interesting, especially to people who have ae&s aad also mean of giving then artificial light: especially to the growing number of farmer la the Salem district, la every direction from thia city, who are securing ex tensions of the light aad tower line. These men are very likely to take advantage of this modern way of making hen make money. The Statesman will be pleased to 'tear Trom' any'of ttt reader concerning their experiment la this line, now aad la the fatare. for the geaeral good of the poul try Industry ta thia aeetlon. Local reader of The States man will be Interested to know that the great Hollywood poultry plant, at Hollywood. Waah ha been using artificial light for the laying hen for some time, and so bar several others of the big poaltry plants la the Paget Sound country. "What did your wife nsy whea yoa stayed oat ro lata last night?" "I don't know. She han't fln Uhr telling it all to me yet," What You'll See II . In KISMET 1 1 Hundreds of gorgeous robes and gowns design ed especially for the pro duction by a large Etaff of-artists and designers assembled from differ ent parts of the world. WESLEY mm What You'll See In "KISMET it One of the most note worthy supporting casts ever assembled, includ ing Hamilton Revelle, Rosemary Theby, Her schell Mayall, Elinor Pair andLcoiL Bary . L1VESLEY, Ore;, i- Dec. 20. The members of the G. T. club held their last meeting at the home of Mrs. H. B. Carpenter. Miss Lelia Johnston is spending her holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Johnson. The school gave a Christmas program last Wednesday evening, to a large audience. The school room was beautifully decorated with evergreens and gold paper chains which the pupils had made. There was a Christmas tree in one corner which had on it a gift for each pupil of the school. J. P. Bressler is working on his boat near Salem this week. There are special revival meet ings being held at the church this week. Rev. Stanley Hall of Salem, preached on Monday and Tuesday rights. Rev. and Mrs. W. Hawthoruc were Christmas guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. IL B. Carpenter. Doris I rather like Tom. He has a good firm month and chin. May Oh. has. he been kissing, you too? . . USING ELECTRIC LIGHTS TO MAKE HENS LAY MORE EGGS The Idea Is To Give the Fowls the Conditions Under Which Their Remote Ancestors in the Tropics Lived Their Lives and Performed Their Functions More Eggs When the Prices Are High , . . -1 Read the Xlassificcl " Atls: Can egg production be Increas ed by the artificial lighting of poultry houses? It can." . It is behiK done. Hc-chming back in April.. W. M. Hamilton, manager ot the WtllMiw tti valley division of the Portland Railway! Light tc Pow- Ler company, with headquarters at Salem, - commenced . making, w- Liiryrot. the rited;State expeTV meat station concerning wu very interesting subject. Mr. Hamilton first Inquired ot the experiment station at Corvat lis. and Jame !rydn, poultry husbandman of that nation, an swered under date of May . Among other thicg?. Mr. Dryden taid: "The idea seems to he that by Icngthenlns the day by the use of artificial light, the hen It able to store up roye .f!i?lyd, 'JST". duc9 more eggs than in the or r Cane Molasses .... . , We have a special buy on Feed Molasses that is .under the present market. Molasses is provino; a treat feel to put over hay or straw and very profitable. Try a barrel and see the results. Eastern Corn Com is now the cheapest feed on the market for hojn and poultry. We have some very good corn, whole, cracked and ground. Our price in right. Special Scratch Feed This is going good and is a dandy good feed at the right price. Laying Mash This fed with the Scratch feed makes a balanced tiorv for the hen and makes the eggs. We are selling tons of it. D. A. WHITE & SONS Phone 100 233 State St;1 SALEM