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! r zzcg;;d izv3 gectio:i Society, Editorial General Hczs r::J SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY lOKNING, MARCH t, 1923. prici: 5 (TZZT I i:ego;.' hi retaifj ihphk 0 Til K0S SIIE IWS WEED She Has Won More Than Her Prcpcrticnate Share '-of 4he High Places in Laying Contests, ard I the Favorable Ccnc! tisns iiare Will Enable Her Breeders to Keep at the Head in This Respeqt. ; j . Qregon'msy not be the poultry mzn'e pafad Ue," but conditions ' in this etateand particularly Ja Jthe WUIamette7Tlley, r are certainly as pearly Jeal , for poultry ais log as one could hope to find - anywhere. i". . ... ' The milj winters of this section L obyiate the necessity for the ex- pensiTe boosing equipment of the f states In which real winter weath- er is experienced. It Is also pos - Bible to produce gfeen feed par Ucnlarly kale, so essential to the production of winter esss. all m thrpngh the winter months, an adrantage which obtains in no other section -of the -country, ' The cool ' summers of westejrn Oregon ; are also an ally of .the poultryman in th0 production of green feed, .giying to this section decided advantage over even ! hat' muchly touted chicken, icen- ter Petaluma. " , I - ; , It has been only.wlthin the past I few years, however, that these ad- rantases have ,beeonie generally Known, a tewyears Bgo.tJreson j was dependent npon'traports from i oiuer males tiur uer.ess uppiyv ! by the carjoad almost dally the year round .to New York. Cltyand other, eenters of population, and such Is the quality of the Oregon product- or rather the product of the poultry1 Xarms'of ".the Pa cific northwest that the eggs of ?this section .command a premium oyer the prodnpei of . eren the 1 nearby producers ' in ' those cen- j Slore Commercial Plants "Whereas pnly.a few years ago Oregon's egg supply came almost wholly from ; the small farm flock?, today ' this state, pontains number ' of large commercial poultry, plants Xvlth; accommoiaT Hions for from 2000 to 5000, hens, ftinst of tbetn retnfnlnff handsome fprofits to their owners whb-U : nearly every Instance are men of considera11e experience - in poul try eultufe, having built up.. theft large plants from modest tegin yilcg9, profiting by thelrN mistakes as they went along. ' For I-might !add rlghthere. It takes'more than mere' capital to make a success bf the pouJtry business. 'Expert ; ence' and ierseverance are abso lutely fessentlal to the success of any venture in ehicken falsing, fand the enthusI<'who attempts to plunsa Into . the poultry busi ness withoat' these two ; qualities .In large measure,' Is foredoomed to failure and disappointment. - ' ' No I51e Coast " ' 4 The statement that Oregon of f t. at a,' tnr fVv--1! j - ' " 1 ' - W 'A i.Ki) 4lnJ 4-a .......................... Chrrri CrtSrn; 10 Tb. rack zzzli ..... ClC a " r,Zmlm T? A crfi ' " ' """ 1 l Cb779. OIii c.i r. . . i v w D-per ten. -endt ? ....... ChcrTo Dcvc!::z j l.lzzli $50 per tea, tick.. CLcrro Ezz LzZlir, 52 per t:2, rack ..... .. Chcrro Ezz I.Ir.th 55 G per tea, jaclt Ch:rro Scratch p:r tea, jack Ccplial Scratch C7 per tea, sack ; Ccpital Ezz r.Tzrli IJ59 per tea, sack ,;:.L... h:rrO'Cc".-Chr.7 $45 per tea, sack .......... CI::rro r.I:!is::e 7ced 537 per tea, sack...... .Turn in or mail your purchase tickets to the Cherry City Hilling company and they will trive you of the amount of the purchase in dash. " . . . ... - , , - ' ' : fers conditions as nearly ideal for poultry production as can be found in .any ; aection is no, idle boast. The .-entire poultry world takes off Its hat to the Pacific northwest when; it comes' to egg production, and 'Oregon has gath ered In more than its .proportion ate share of the ; honors in every egg-laying contest in ,wjlch It ha been represented. . . Anigh fCprnj Umcnt So widespread has .become the fame 'of this section for Its poul try' production and p .persistent have been the hens of the north west in making and breaking new production records that the edi tors of .one of the world's largest poultry Journals apent ', several weeks Jn siting the poultry plants of Oregon and .Washing ton last summer .to , find out .ho it .was done ,in order that -the methods employed by the poultry raisers . of this section might be passed on to the poultry raisers of -older, Although .Jess progress-' Jve sections. v: ,'WiUri.,the ; adrajj tages ,with which nature has en dowed this r section, .hqweyer.-the poultrymen ; of Oregon ha.ve. little to fear from their competitors pf the: middle west or the .east, as 'r?lM".4!flB M ,1 :t this section more than offset any han dicap which . might arise 1 from added - distance to markets. A- I LINDBECK. - Salem, Or., Teh. 27, 1923. . 1 (Mr. ' Lindbeck Is the gentle- v. 1MHL l caj hrEsts." Read HIS ktf it nd thi rnany others in FREE ilhik- tratxd ixok which tells the tnu facts about such cases as&ours- and about my nc)'surgi.cal pain 1 less, narrruess treatment. v Investigate ray remarkable work as t hisKly jspcilizei physician before sub scribing tq(sd..caUe4' feo.mej'a: quack cures. . : , . . prn"9tntir em ywor flk 1G. J. DHAn 5 f ..$2.15 65c x$3.C5 ..53.C3; ..52.0 ?2,J5 ..?2.85 ..$2.G0 ..$2.40! ..$2.55 ..$2.35 -.51.55 - .- Cupper Expects Results From New Commission Bill Supervision of irrigation pro jects, the placing of Inspectors Upon them and other , functions that have been performed by the state irrigation andj drainage se curities commission,1 which have been of uncertain legal authority heretofore, are legalized by the enactment of the recent . legisla ture that places the governor and the state . treasurer ; on the ' com mission In addition to, the state eagineer.the .state superintendent of hanks' and the attorney general who hayef . served heretofore. Percy A. Copper, state jpnginwr, declares i the ' act ; will : ' greatly strengthen "- the . Oregon Irrigation system in the eyes of .the public. Ir. Copper drew the bill and pro cured Its approval by Governor Pierce before It was Introduced. i X y y y Y y y y y 9 i i Iriavo csen . : For 4. i i- manly and unassuming Salem cor respondent of the Oregon Journ al of Portland: He is blraseir a successful poultry breeded' and ;Is constantly adding to his facilities in this line. ' His home and1 poul try ranch are on Salem Prairie, east of the penitentiary and ' state hospital, where men- of his type .have already gone a ng way JUi. developing a section i that .begins to ook like corner of the fam ous Petaluma district; and "which is destined to do much greater things in the near future.: Ed.) V i I I I V .. ..... f f I t I I I ... ... 1 1 . .'. v 1 i . i I ft 1 1 : -1 J .1 I V II '1NV ' 'IV - ' j.A I V V 41 . XV J S i' " . - , . . - , . : - - - . -"- "-" ' .?.-;-";- . - - . ; .. 1 - - r. e . - ' v A ThteiGrefLt Stock, ot America's Fine& V V ?" y. Y y y : 5 : 5 .5 1 i t Y . C345 y Y . Y Y-" v t o i. -. ,If Ycii Are Cc rn mi Dua 'via mi wiawianin tuna :Pfjone for ; ; Evening Appointment SilLEM WBET A Possibility of I Flax" Pullers ' and Other Useful Devices. Being Made Here. - i f Ur. and M rs. II. O. .Tenney . of Portland passed through r Salem last week on ; the ; Ja.st leg t)f a 11,000 ; mile auto , tour from coast to coast and ; return. Pri marily, the trip was taken to in vestigate the fiber flax situation in the east and Canada. . . : .Qh iqyltation ipt the KJearflax Linen Rug Co., of Duluth, ' Minn.. Sir. "Tenney demonstrated for them with" the Oregon ' flaxpul ler on a farm at Superior,-1 Wis; It will be' recaed th&t this 4ffex puller- is the ' invention of one of our 'Marlon v county 'farmers, Mr. J. A. Bartosz -of Turner, its development j and -;! manufac" tnre Jraving7.heea ln.:the hands Of l ,Mr., ;Tenney. : Very satisfac tory demonstrations were made lnT.the cast as .well as locally, all .of which means thai the prob lem of 'pulling fiber flax has, been solved ; "and ' that' the - an noyance, .and expense of -Y hand pulling can be avoided by the use of these . attachments. ON :-SQME ':-0F OUR ;FRESEWT.;.:ti!iiJES 7 . i 1 7 v -; "--j t ft ; :P':everyJast.oheJn $200 Come prepared; to ;Buy, :Bec&use rW,e ve Got the Prices and 1 tKe Terms That Will Convince You , In the northern states .thWe Is no concerted effort ,. made to grow .for fiber, although v4here i a tlarge acreage ; grown - for seed and oV.- sThe climatic conditions are not , right to. grow flax for fiber ' of the better grades,'"- al though a great deal of time and money has been ' spent ? In experi mentation. ; Straw is worked .up I in ; a limited . way for tow and in isolated cases; for; fiber for yarn and coarse twines. : Piler Flax in Ontario '' ;'.Frpui??iilutn the trip was con tinned into Ontario,, Canada, where they; specialize Von fiber flax, their soil and climatic con ditions being more favorable for its . culture.. Total acreage : has fallen oft from 100,000 to 20, 000 ' or' less', tor the' last few years principally on " account of Ulghj labor ,,cp8ts n. the field The mechanical pujller, will in vigorate;: the j industry, ,as Canada looks "forward to helping' take care of, at least, a portion of the 6 flax Remand; that 'wag 'for merly supplied by Russia. Rus sia before . 'the war was supply ing : from -60 to 8 5 5 per cent of the fiber flax used . In the f or eign market. : - -" The growers have a strong association,'; while the Canadian .overnment maintains va , fiber division of its department of ag riculture which cooperates wltb tfce growers individually as well as collectively. s Close, supervis ion of crop growth and seed sel ection Is carried on by the fiber - p. vV-., f 1 mm J.. . m WJ , . s m 1 Jf j , if - m . 1 1 tv f." - w " "OTflLW . . -n .1.! . . . .4 ........ 4 .v.' , . , N . . , 4 . - $160 Wait, Come in Today, division. Insuring good seed :' for home as 'well ,as export markets. Owng to - Joss of seed production In European markets during the war, Canada has been exporting large quantities of seed. : i ' Shortage! in Ireland Ireland, estimates they should grow 400,000 s acres of fiber flax to keep all the mills of the Unit ed Kingdom running full time, while their . present acreage" Js only 100,000 acres, their great est crop in one year having been around 300,000 acres.', The ' net -supply of fiber in the Dritish . market fell from over 100,000 tons in 1913 to 31,000 tons in. 1919. : ' . Shortage of Linen " Un New York City a visit to several of the' leading linen lim rcrters disclosed a marked short age in finished oods of ' the bet ter 'qualities, with many orders booked far beyorfd possible sup-Py- 4 .Fropi parties ; Recently .' Re turned from a i; European; trip it was learned ; that very little first class linen goods, such " as were obtainable before the ' war, . are to ; be found, most -linen shown being Inferior quality but high priced. . v- r. Our Great Opportunity ' AUf these points1 gleaned on tlio trip, by Mr. Tenney prdve al the' more 'conclusively, the opportunity- that is at hand, " in our own state, for development of the flax industry, and ve should all lend our aid in getting flax growth started throughout this 'v. 'ii il l .1 iiA. - 'liWv ' . II ' II l ! il v.'.IVV.- ":LJ .1 w . LW'tSlTv, ' v? --V-. is now on -a short, time Fish : Commission Placed, on Self-sustaining Basis i Governor Pierce yesterday at a late' hour signed house bill 358, which places the state fish com mission upon V a ''self-sustaining basis by increasing fees and pro viding for'4 poundage fee. , V Before the governor signed the, bill It was necessary for Presi dent jJay. Upton of the senate and; Speaker K. K."kubli of the house to hasten, to Salem and sign the measure, r In some way the meas- territory that- is ; especially well adapted to its growth and . qual ity. , . -. "By booBtiug flax raising," saysl Mr. Tenney, ."we can make possible , the efforts of, our gov-f-rnor to make bur state peniten tiary self supporting, bringing about the economies' we so much desire in taxation, as well as mak ing our own community more prosperous." r. Tenney made a canvas of the situation in Balem with re gard to the. possibility of loca-i tion for a factory, ' flax pullers and other machinery to be used in handling flax to ibe its princi pal output; 'one machine in ' par ticular beides' the puller, a small thresher for i use by ' the - farmer to take' Wed ' from his f lax be fore delivery to the mill, en abling growers ait a . distance from market, to bale .their straw for convenient ' handling and Shipment. f . ' r a r. -3 c f - !t I the market at prices $338 ure had been mislaid in tto hoc and did not reach the governor until yesterday, which was t: last day allowed the governor un der the Jaw for , passing ur--i measures enacted by, the reo legislature. ' Pollman Hot to Accept 'Highway Commsscicn Feci , ' - " ' 1 "' ... William Pollman of Eaktr yes terday Informed Governor Pi', rc by.' telephone that he wUl net ! ; abie to accept-an arpolntr'cr.t n state highway commissiorr. ; The : governor offered the ap pointment 'to Tollman mj re nounced hlni as the select! i while the legislature- was iu j s!onf but at the time Mr. Pollman was - uncertain whether he cc .' ;L accept.'4 The appointment v ,- t i be made to fill a vacancy ca by the resignation of T. li. I-ar-jratt of Heppner, w.fco became oualified to serve the eastern Or egon district when he moved from Heppner to Portland. Jljumcrs that Governor PI re j is considering Milton A. Miller tor the -"highway commission to succeed U. A- Booth are not takci seriously in Salem. ....... v - I. a cure u,r it; tut x " : ii. A rdlcfiscr: ntr- ' tt; . "",( ;' ; ' " Vest t7.. .njtn V 7V... .; H yt. t c a . 1 3C- . . . . m W . K ' W ' ' ' that will move 4 v 4 $215 Store Op on -.Szi'jrd:::: . , Evcni::f::i 1 ! t " t. A j Jfc