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THF. OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 10. 1921 HER i MILK GOATS IS I '.HOD FIELD FOR THE WORK OF WOMEN T It Should Appeal to Educated Women, for the Three ! Main Reasons Why "Any Avocation Should Appeal; First, Itj Will Pay; Second, It Furnishes Scope For - t Large Ambition; Third, ! It Will Render a Real Service In the World- . (On .February 16 and 17 the ' annual vocational conference was held at the University, of Califor nia, under auspices of the Asso- elated Women Students and tba Alumni association. At this con ference the women students were riven an . opportunity to hear speakers chosen from a large number ot fields which offer in teresting opportunities for women One of the announcements on the program whfen met with special Interest wait a discussion of the business of raising milk goats, by I rmagarde Richards. The follow- lng paper, forwarded to the An gora and Milk Goat Journal, is a transcript ia part of the rpeech - made by Miss Richards, although the actual J presentation of the subject was considerably more ' extended and informal than the written paper. It was received with appreciative attention by the young women students, and sev eral afterwards declared that or all the vocations discussed dur- "lng the conference, the milk goat had made the strongest appeal.) '. ' I take it that the pnrpoe of - this conference Is to offer, a with data of a sort to. satisfy your moat exacting approval. Aside from its special and cura tive qualities, there is a need for goat milk simply as milk, the Lest and most valuable food of mankind, whether from the cov or the goat.. This need in some special conditions i. met with more economy and convenience by goats than by cows, I mean in such conditions for instance as would be offered by a subnrban home or small town where there is some yard and garden space which can be assigned to a cou ple of sooJ milk goats and their support. Under such conditions a family with several children, and a consequent need of a pen erus supply of milk, can provide themselves with three or four ouarts a day throughout the year at the cost of one quart delivered by the milkman. Again desert and mountainous regions which might be impractical as the home of cows, will sometimes admir ably support herds of milk goats, thus supplying the best of milk to communities that otherwise would be dependent upon the canned article. Rut this practi cal and economic need of iuilk . . c v t i X 4 !- A- : ISMEf IS WELL UPTEO TO - GOAT RAISING. SMS Mil ICG As Well As To All Other Stock Breeding, and Every Farm Tract That Has Any Waste Land or Timber or flrush Land Should Have a Bunch of Angoras. An Angora Long Mohair Goat; Tht Fiber la Used for "Wig. Switches. ''Where can I Inform myself further, concerning milk goats, and where would I get the requl Fite training should I decide to n.ake it my choice for a lirell hotod?" For .information, it is my pleasure to defer you to Pro fessor Voorhies of your college of agriculture, who is one of the best friends this pioneer industry has ever had, and who is perhaps the best informed concerning it of . anyone in the United States. For training the soundest sug gestion I can make is the old. ap proved school of apprenticeship. All goat ranches that ever J heard of are chronically in need of help. Try and see how eagerly your services even as the green est of apprentices, would be ac cepted. And no other training could be so valuable as first band experience with the problems, the hardships, the triumphs and the dear rewards otj this most fasci nating of all vocations for wo men. lrmagarde Richards. Stanford. '02. .14V. ...,. earning a livelihood that hold an . RJ:nnflaPV to th appeal; .for university "traine o- of goH fof Us ,iar curative : qualities. . Roth needs men. In relation to my own dusi- ness, I have tried to formulate the challenge that such a woman would make to any vocation pre sented to her as a possible choice. First, being a practical young person, she will want to be as sured that It will really provide her a' reasonably good living in return, for a reasonable amount of effort, i Second, she will ask that It have within its possibili ties a vision of the future con- offer a conclusive answer to the demand of the college woman, that her business in life should be of real service as well as the source of her own livelihood. Last. In order, what Is the scope of this business, and what promise does It hold for your am bition and youV initiative? It of fers yon the lure to which Amer ican hearts have always thrilled. E, tHa tiii4nif ma on1 tha trtnnitria alderahly la dtance 'If,? l of a pioneer field. It is only yes ent limits, else it will give no tA .r, ... . scop, to her ambition her gifts - shVb.d Initiative, i Finally, being a uni versity woman, trained in the vision of service, she will demand of her chosen work that it not only provide a living for herself. and sedpe for her ambition, but that It will be really serviceable in itself, serviceable to the larg er needs and hopes of this needy hut hopeful big world. . In offering . for . you. consider ation the business of raisrn'g milk none. Those that came with her first colonists in New England and Virginia had been neglected and were hopelessly degenerated for true dairy purposes. There Is an explanation for this neglect and consequent degeneration that is involved in the fundamentals of our agricultural and economic history. Again, this time and place does not permit me the his toric explanation you would have the right to ask. Rut the fact is. goats. I feel confident that it will I fifteen or twenty years ago the meet your - challenge at these I leaders of our agricultural life three points. Will it make you I were already aware of America's a decent living? Well, a lot of I need for milk goats, and as this women. are making their living I need was more and more pressed at this business. Need I say any I home, there came with it a reali- more? If there Is anything in I cation that we had nothing with the world that has never been j in our territories to meet it, noth done -that Is all one need say to I lng but the degenerate scrub goat the normal young college woman, I which was hopeless as a dairy. unless she has changed remark-1 animal. ably since I was in college!; I Our true dairy goats of today The other nomts or vour de-1 are the result of importations mand I will meet in reverse or- fr0 ,SwliIrU"d,ltt tbJ? ma!n' . , . and of one breed from England, der. Does the business of raising These lmp0rtati0ns were meager milk goats serve any seal andtin number and were almost im- large need In, the world today? I mediately and: permanently dis- Yes, a need limited only by the I continued because of our govern- xtumber of little children ana sick l ment regulations against live- folk, in the world today. This is stock from Europe. Those that not the time nor the place to came through to America after give ypa a technical exposition of great hardship were indeed the qualities or goat mil as air-very little leaven wherewith to fering from cow milk. I shall J leaven a great lump. The pure hare to ask you to accept on faith bred Swiss dairy breeds have tne statement 1 abunaanuy Dome been nsed to cross uaon our na out by experiment and experience,! tive stock, and with time and care that In' many specmc instances I large numbers.of excerent dairy tne nse ot goai mns means aa goats have been produced.' in ad tue dinerence between me ana dition to the pure Swiss stock death for little babies, lor older land its increase. If I Fay "large' persons witn certain types or ai- numbers, it Is only by way of geqtive disorders, and for those contrast with the total absence fighting the grim battle against n the United States of such an! tuberculosis, wouia it not satis fy that larger vision In which you have been trained to serve as an ally in this victorious 'fight ' against disease and death, with mals 20 years ago. In relation to the present day ffeld of need the numbers are woefully inade quate What then Is the call to your life and joyous health the prize ambition in this pioneer, field of your warfare? Years ago It was, my business to teach Latin and Greek., to guide and coax and coerce young women through the underbrush of declension, conju- , gallon and conditional clauses in to the broad, noble spaces of that great literature. Of late It has been my buslaess to raise milk , goats and to sell . them where their milk Is needed for little ILK BOATS i ; 1 m T IKS CALIFORNIA. SEEN BY WOODS he Selling Prices of These Animals Range up to $2000 Around Los Angeles, and California Has a Great Many Good Ones; Not Better Than Salem, , How ever Mr. Woods Buying Some Fine Ones. The work of organisation and education, and of publicity both by pen and speech. Is one of the great needs of the Industry to day. Again. methods of care and management are all In the ex perimental stage, the whole field of expert breeding and develop ment calls for leadership and In itiative. Last, the business side of the industry, the establishment (The following letter from K. Woods to Julias Nelson of Sa lem will be interesting to milk goat breeders. Mr. and Mrs. Woods are among the leading milk goat breeders of .Salem. They pell milk goats to customers over a wide territory. Mr. Woods is a painter and decorator, and Mrs. Woods gives a great part of her Irae to the milk goat industry. Following is the letter, dated at Los Angelas. Ftb. 2'j: ) I will write a few lines this evening and let yon know I am alive -and hearty yet. I took in the northern part of California ill after the first ot the year. I was In all the towns and cities south of Marysville with the ex ception of San Francisco and the bay towns. The weather was cold: cold north wind nearly Ehaves a person on a clear day. and heavy frosts: and lots of rain. visited Laud Hamilton two or three times. I saw him just af ter he had been up there to bury his father. After the first of the year I came from Lodi to Los Angeles, In a car; had a fine trip and it was fine ever the raonn tains. Here we found better weather, although I haVe seen some bad weather wind, rain and cold nights; heavy frosts. We had a nice flood here; stopped street cars and autos. Lightning hit a trolley wire and hurt nine people who were in a car. Are having heavy frosts every night, and the papers give it 42 and 41 above. What d- liars th-v are!. I have seen a lot of hail here also. The nights now are cold, but warm up quick in the morning, and as toon as the sun Is down it gets awfully chilly, colder, I believe, thanOregon; at least a person feels it as much or worse. After I was here a couple of weeks I took a trip east through Pomona. Ontario. Redlands, San Rernardino, Reu mont, and over to the Imperial valley I ' was otit over a week then I started back: came to Red lands. Loma Linda. Riverside, Santa Ana, Oceanside and to San Diego. I made this trip on my bicycle; some trip. I visited San Diego about a week went everywhere around there ot any importance including Mexico. One day that I was there, there were 15 coaches filled with pas sengers besides the road was lined with stages and autos; a tremen dous crowd. There were the rac es going on. Also there was plen ty to drink. I believe it was the finest booze I ever drank, beer 7 per cent, and plenty of wine and cactus whiskey, including- other makes, and with all the ciowd Editor. tSatesman: Your letter requesting an arti cle on the advantages of Ani-ora goat breeding in this district re ceived. Not long' ago received one from you requesting an article on bees. You must think a farmer has lots of time to sit down and write? If j you do, just come out and follow me from before 5 o'clock a. m. till about 8 at night and see if jxu would feel like writing. . . This valley is well adapted for goat raising aa well as all other live stock. Every farm that has any waste land or timber or brush land is not getting off all.it should if there is not a bunch of Angoras to keep all this Iced from going to waste. Many farms have enough of this land that if goated would more thaa pay their taxes, to say noth ing of the way they clear up the land. For a long time we hesitated to get goats, for we were told that they were hard to keep in a fence, but wo have had them now nearly four years and had no trouble. Most of our fencing is woven wire, but we have some that is just five poles nailed to posts, and they have never bothered it yet. In buiMing a goal fence it is necessary to get close to the ground and not have any stumps close to the fence or they will get up on the stumps and jump over. Or course if there was brush or any feed Just over our live pole fence they would rear up ana go over it. If there is any heavy timber where they can run it is hardly necessary to build a shed though it is well to have one if the kids come early. Our goats never come to the barn unlet It is very bad weather; they prefer to sleep out 1LVtmtL0nyon.T0i1HXn M Wr ha. a bunch that I If it had been in the good olJ U. ' orfPPril, uT. mli;, ":. a vi- I Preierring bis timber. S. A. the whole crowd would have been drunk. Not the least of dis turbance all day long. Just like an Oregon Sunday school picnic; only ,a much dilierent crowd. They were all enjoying the good freedom of old Mexico. This bunch of coats has never been fed yet; they hustla their living and are faL. - , We were always told that aoats were, imd to dro their kids and never return to them, but we have Then I made my. start Wfc fori " Ul""':u'- " Oregon again after visiting a con thev make the best of mothers; we have never lost a kid yet In that way. It is surprising how much of the fir, as well as other browse they get away wkh; our pasture is trimmed up as high as they can reach, fir and all. and the big rose bushes and Evergreen briers are about all killed out. but we seem to have more pasture now than be fore we got tire goats at least our goats were fatter this year than ever before and sheared an average of 7 pounds a head; our average for other years was 5 pounds. We have all registered goats and believe it pays, though one can soon breed up a good shearing herd by getting a good buck each time. My neighbor has an old ocrub doe that shears only 2 1-2 pounds at clip, but be bred her to our good buck and her offspring over one year Id all sheared over 5 punds and no kid under 4 pounds. Three years aeo he start ed with the one goat aud has now 10 head and will havn quite a flock after this spring crop of kids come. It don't take long to get a flock from a few goats. I believe the goat is the clean est of all animals In what tLey eat. Any feed once on the ground and trampled on is wasted; then they do not have dirty noses and do not have to Jo tagged as often as sheep. We have found it a pleasure to work with them, as well as very profitable In both cleaning up the brush and briers and a good in come from sales of surplus stock and mohair. There should be many more Angoras at work in this valley. R. W. HOGG. Salem. Ore., Rt. 2, March 7, '21. (If the' above is the way Mr. Hogg writes when he is tired, the reader will wonder what be might do when he is rested. He Is a suc cessful breeder of live stock and also fruit grower, and be knows the Importance of bees as well as goats, over on his I'olk county farm, or on any farm in the Wil lamette valley. Kd.) DATES OF SLOGANS IN LJAILY STATESl!u (In Twice-n-Week Statesman rollovvlnj Day) 7. 1 Drug garden. May s . Sugar beet. May 12. Sorghuni. May 1. CalbaK. May JC. ' " Poultry and Pel Stock. JSI Land. Junes. Ju In-liydration. Jaae II. ' Hop. June ?3. Wholesale sad JotMjt I 0. Cucumber. July 7.' ' Hogs. July H. City Ufaatlfnl.- flow... bulbs. July 21. , ' Schools. July ;g. Sheep, Aug. 4. National Advertlslag. sir Seeds. Aug. is. . V Livestock. Aug. 23. ' Automotive Industry Sew Grain and Crau'.froL Sept. S. , , Manufacturing. StpL 15 Woodworking and otW V. ScpL 22. 7 raper Mill, Sept.' 2t. ' (Rack copies of Salem fc editions of The Daily fJ. Statesman are on ft tad. nM . for sale at 10c each, m; ,4. any address.) ' Locanberrlf. Oct Prunes, Oct. 14. Dalryine. Oct, 21. Flax. Oct. 2S. Filberts. Nov. 4. Walnuts. Nov. H. Strawberries. Nov. IS. Apples. Nov. ZZ. Raspberries. IK-C. 2. Mint. iJec. 9. Great cows. Dec. 16. Rlackberries. Dec. 23. Cherrb. Dt-c. 30. Rears. Jan. 6. 121. Gooseberries and Currants, Jan v . Corn. Jan. 20. Olery. Jan. 27. Spinach, Feb. 3. ' Onions, Feb. 10. Totatoes. Feb. 17. Rees. Feb. 21. Mining. March 3. Goals. March 10. Reans. March 17. Paved highways. March 24. Rroeeoll, Marcr 31. ' Silos. April 7. "Legumes. April 14. Asparagus, April 21. Grapes. April .28. pie more days In San D:ego. I took a boat to L03 Angeles, and have been here for a few days, and expect to remain for about two weeks. A few more places of interest I want to visit yet. i Wooded Milk Gouts Talk about mllk goctsi I have seen some real Saanca milk goats. No better than some we have, and Oreston Jewel. Ra they are sure ly fine, ranging ;n price from S350 to $2000. and a kid dee two weeks old from 130 to $350. I have bought one yearling- and may take a kid doe. There was a ady today asked me if I didn't. want another one. I asked the price; she said $1500. I fold her that I would take it only I hated to take it away from her. This was an imported doe from Switzer land. I saw four does milked at the same place which gave two gallons each per day, and seven others that cave from five quarts to seven quart 4 each pr day. This is the "tind of goats Oregcn the 1921 show with their stock. Of the 30 odd members present, some xuu goaxs were promised for this exhibition. Pluiumer pointed out that the milk goats were left out on ac count of the small Interest shown by me breeders and the lack ot animals exhibited at for mer shows. He stated that when the breeders gave their word to have one or more at the show we should be there with them when the show opened. The above num ber was promised with this in view. Think of an exhibition of 100 milk goats! Is it not some thing to look to and strive for? Let your goat be one ot these. This assciation also at this meeting purchased a hare of stock In the Pacific International Live Stock association. ThisSsnews the inter est taken by members ot this new organization. The last census ave the num ber of milk goats ,ln Oregon as around 3000. Wffh this number needs, and I wxs gins t have J 8houd n tP t 100 head at .1 1 r 1 ...ni l iuis snow. t3 jia un auu win babies, lit has been my happiness I Qf commercial HAtriea th nrn to see 1 pitiful wee creatures, izatlon of co-operative associa whose black claw-like fingers had tions, the development of the almost loosed their hold on life, methods of marketing, call for come back, when they were given leadership of a different sort, goat milk, to normal sleep, nor- if tnen you love animals and mal hanger, to rosy happy child- J outdoor work, if your heart an- hood. Believe me, there was more thrill in the sight of one such child than ever I had from ." the most brilliant recitation of ray Horace class! You are prac tical young women if you think I am Indulging in sentiment leave me your name and address, and 1 shall see that you are supplied swers to the call for pioneer lead ership, if you desire true service in your lire work, the field is open, and be assured itvwill ex act from you, and give employ ment to. every good gift of mind and spirit that you possess. In conclusion, you will want a practical answer to the question V. ... -: i m H5 )- Grade ToggcnhnTg Slilk Goati gfotg Tdder Dcielopment them. have more. This is a great Industry here. My next mov wni be to Fres no. San FrancUcc, Oakland. Stockton; then I think I will buy a ticket to Salem. a- I. haven't seen any part of .California that suits me as well as Oregon to take It all around for a period of 12 months; which has th Indus try that has the Willamette val ley, and I expect to arrive there about March 15. This is about all I can say in regard to my visit without going into detail. - One more thing 1 can sty i.-. eveiy- thing here is at iect one-third cheaper than Salem and one-half less than the northern part ot the state in living. Wages about tr same and plenty of help. of the most expensive hotels in London. Next morning he saw In front of him a silver sugar bowl con taining white lums of sugar. He was on the point of helping him self when his wife whispered, ?Don't nse-er fingers; use the tongs. Ain't you got no sense? "Orl rite!" he retorted as he complied with the admonition. "Rut ow was I to know the bloomin' stuff was 'ot? t 4 Have You Tried, Snow' Fakes y V;; the Family'TiiQ ' Yoa' know' bow' tood Snow Flakes are bow crisp and tasty? You can serr the dataty . wafers on so many occasions. Why doc buy a , . ' tamtlf -ute tin. which wdl hTCure a cpo&c? supply ? - Your groiXX Off jupppjt yosfeTT - XWl iHTlaTittSiTt is r snowfu iz: fV . "Nil. r, kw ! ifc I n 1, .11 'Ul " Pacific Coast Biscuit Ccc MILK GOAT BREEDERS OF QUI NOW HAVE' A STATE ASSOCIATION They Will Exhibit at Least 100 Milk Goats at the Pac ific International Live Stock Show at the 1921 Exhi bition Over 3000 Milk Goats in Oregon Now. (The last census showed about! 3000 milk goats in Oregon. The number is much greater now. as there has been and is now great growth in the industry. The milk goat breeders of this state now have an association of their own. It has Its headquarters in Port land, and it has been holding its meetings in Room E of the Central Park library of that city. The fol lowing article in regard to that movement appeared In a recent number of the Northwest Poultry Journal. r published ' from the Statesman building. Salem:) There is now aw organization with headquarters in Portland, Ore., known as the Oregon Milk Goat association. While this is a young association, and has had only three meetings since its in auguration. It now has a member ship ot over 50. The officers are John M. Mann, president, and Miss Ethel Post, secretary, and the secretary's address is Troutdale, Ore., Route 1, Box 121. All those interested in the advancement, in troduction and use of the milk goat should get In touch with Miss Post, The dues or this association are now $1 per year and the wish es of the officers and members is to have every breeder and those interested in the goat become members of this state club. The milk goat is rapidly becom- Bpect the fence. If you are ing an animal of interest and the use of the milk as an article of food of the highest value is known to many, but the many that do not know of its uses and value are the ones this association seeks to in form. The meeting are held monthly and are well attended and items of interest to all are dis cussed. Samples of the cheese The classes wiIV ba d!errilned at an early date and published. A decision of having no . class for bucks was reached and to most this was .satisfactory. This action was taken after some discussion and owing to the odor of the males and the habits of same, it was thought beat to not include them in the exhibition. This could be arranrev ror as pointed out by our friend, Mr. Gage, editor of The Angora and Milk Goat Journal, by the photos. measurements, etc., if this was thought best. The association vot ed to dispense with bucks for this season as stated above. Mrs. J. D. inlow. "BILLY" EAGAN HAS BEEN A BREEDER (Continued from page 3) Cut down Hie tall wrush when feed is scarce, and the goat will eat on the light limbs and, moss. Save yie fir brush until after kid ding time. Iluy your goat arrer shearing: they are cheapest then and ready to battle with the thorns and vines; they will then have them under control before their fleece Is long enounh to tangle them to death by the vines. We re now ready to inspect your fence, and from my experi ence nine out of ten teace-build- ers fail to folios- these simple sug gestions. The goats ko out and the builders proclaim them out laws. Ask your li-vear-old. or oetter. son to go with you to in so un- ioriunate to not have one, ask your neighbor's. Offer him a dot larlf he can go through or over your fence without the aid of his hands or arms. For the fan and money there is in it be will test your fence. If he succeeds at anv point build it up so he cannot re peat the stunt. You are then ready to take on the goats with pleasure were brought to one meet in tr and I . v iriuiiu ii s very inieresunr to the v. : brush land, compute the Interest membership. ine last meeting was a decided and taxes on it nine win - iV tuccees with Intertinf tni,. a. l" . 5 ?n " ",BC. owned ,l. , . - .v,... (uu itrei assurea you will cut f8e?:,.7.he neatest of these was Lhort the losses and dec?de to hJJl Plummer secretarr of fh.' Si, at ,east one -fenced field and biiIIm T . tva stn v St"?"! ?. k of o.u. -Wm. H. Eg.n. hr rvr .jr-rnT. r- 2. March 9. -20 , " uicvuugf 1 lie placing of suitable classes and awards on milk goats at the nett big show. This was favorable to Mr. Plummer and left nothine to be gained by waiting, so the asso- LKAItXIXG FAST. The profiteer and hia wife were in the first flush of nrosneritv elation voted as a body to go to and they had taken rooms at one. ik:v.,-vl . , .-the .im?Ai mfm'Wm' ' ing Standard I -- - - - g m a mr- w lA - - SOUND TIRES and TUBES signed and built to render &1 MCE. The best 6S robber and cctl1 H the pledge of strensh 1 The NONT-SKID design kf , TILVCTION. The method of construction;; built throughout is the; guarantee of MILEAGE The ideal of service is n standard. To conform to it SOUND Tl must be in every respect SOUND ALL AROUND A VICK BRCS TRADE AND HIGU STTp i