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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1924)
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.;i924 9 owpco: AT A FLATS A DAT, Broom handle, mon han dle, paper pin, tent tog. Ilea, all kinds of hardwood handles, manufactured f by the - Weatherly THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON L ZZ"t - : : ' " " , " 'V II I i'f " H TT TT TT TV " a t tT T TTv TT F II J 1 TTik. Hn I ii i iv ii - ii ii ii i tm ai if ' ii ill n ii v ii a ii ii ii ii n r in v .- ; II I V. II A II II II I W Jk U m ii ii j i ! ti T LI V II II 23 II 1 II III t i t "i i. 4. Oregon Wooli Products Co, jr ffaleaa , , BUYAN J OVERLAND AND Realize the Difference VICKBROS. QUALITY CARS HIGH ST. AT TRADES LLEY VA What Two Grosses to Pure-Bred Sires Did Scrub Angora Doe, right; Her Kid by Reg. Sire, next; Her Kid's Kid. left. The aid doe brings a pair of Kids every year. She shears 2 Lbs.; her Kid (as a year. I'ng) sheared 34 Lbs.; her Kid's Kid sheared 4.4 pounds. Shows result of us ing registered sires. In this case R. V. Hogg & Sons used William Riddell & Sons' 1201. A. A. G. B. A. 79124, on, one cross. The doe Kranddaiu, is owned by one of Mr. Hogg's neighbors. Second Cross Comparisons show increased weight in the fleece on ths first cross. A doe of no breeding, which shears only two' pounds, throws a kid which sheared 3 Vi pounds after lier f ;rst kid was born . direct evidence of the system and its results, a pure bred sire being used. The progeny of this yearling I S TES1II MONTHLY DEVOTED TO ANGORAS JUSTIFIED Leading Breeder Tells of the Many Advantages of These Dainty and Valuable Animals They Do Not Deserve Their Bad Reputation They Would Make the Coun try Beautiful Editor Statesman: have raised Angora goats we have If The Statesman were to devote found them the most profitable of an issue monthly to the interests of the Angora goats, we believe it would be space and effort well spent; for there is certainly no industry in Oregon in which there is less possibility of overproduc tion, and which can do more to make the country attractive to homeseekers. At the present time the demand for mohair exceeds the supply and would rapidly become much Kreat er If it were produced in suffi cient quantities to justify Installa tion in the knitting mills of the special machinery required for its manufacture. Mohair is an ex ceedingly durable fibre for which the uses are rapidly increasing. Lack of space prevents enumera tion of the many articles in com mon use that are made froni it. " As to the value of Angoras in Improving the appearance of the country; one needj only to call to mind any tract of land which has been goated for any length of time, where the underbrush and weeds have been replaced by crass, the unsightly fence rows destroyed, and with that air of prosperity about It which appeals to any man. Dnrinir the several years we HERE, MR. HOMEBUILDER I io BEST, SAFEST, STKONOKST, and, in the Ion run, tho CHEAPEST Material out of which to build your Lome. It is IIURNEI) CLAY IIOM-OW nClLV 1NO TIL) It insures Firc-Safetjr Health and Comfort. Ask for Catalog nd Booklet of SALEM BRICK & TILE CO. fUlcm. Orezon. Phone 911 I If Ira. of Burned Clay Hollow Building Tile, Brick, i.:;.. . :., and Dndn Tile. Dates of Slogans (In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day) Loganberries, Oct. 4, Prunes, Oct. 11. Dairying. Oct. 18. Flax, Oct. 25. Filberts, Not. 1, Walnuts, Not. 8. Strawberries, Not. IB. Apples, Not. 22. Raspberries, Not. 29. Mint, December 6. Great cows, etc., Dee. II. Blackberries, Dec. 20. Cherries, Dec. 27. Pears, Jan. 3, 1924. Gooseberries, Jan. 10. Corn, Jan. 17. Celery, Jan. 24. Spinach, etc., Jan. II. Onions, etc., Feb. 7. Potatoes, etc., Feb. 14. Bees, Feb. 21. Poultiy and pet stock, Feb. 28. Goats, March 6. Beans, etc., March 13. Pared highwaj-s, March 20. Broccoli, etc., March ,27. Silos, etc., April s. Legumes, April 10. Asparagus, etc., April 17. Grapes, etc., April 24. PACKING CO SCRUB DOE, HER KID, AND HER (i WW 1 First Crows in turn shows more weight in the fleece. 4.4 pounds, and progression continues in the flock, each cross adding weight. (This striking example was reprinted by tlie 1'. S. Department of Agriculture and the Canadian Department of Agriculture.) all livestock, more than doubling our original investment every year. The chief reason for this is that the mohair goat offers more sources of income than any other farm animal. In addition to the mohair clipped annually, and the j early increase of young, the ben efit to our farm in added fertility and increased pasture through de struction of underbrush and weeds amounts to many dollars each year. We also have another source of income from premiums won on our breeding stock at the leading faifrs. Numerous Advantages. We find that production of mo hair has several advantages over wool growing. In the first place, mohair nearly always commands i higher price than woool (see present market quotations for ex ample). More head may be kept to the acre than is the case with sheep, a greater variety of herbage is consumed, and the quantity of the clip compares more favorably than is commonly accepted. An average grade flock will shear about . pounds, and readily rt Kunnd to the Judicious selection I of good sires, so that the average liana, i i in Daily Statesman Drug garden, May 1. Sugar beets, sorghum. etc.. May 8. Water powers, May 15. Irrigation, May 22. Mining, May 29. Land, irrigation, etc., June 5. Dehydration, June 12. Hops, cabbage, etc., June 19. Wholesaling and J o b b 1 n gt June 26. Cucumbers, etc., July I, Hogs, July 10. City beautiful, etc., July 17. Schools, etc., July 24. 6heep, July 31. National advertising, Aug. 7. Seeds, etc., Aug. 14. Livestock, Aug. 21. Automotive industry, Aug. 28. Grain and grain products, Sept. 4. Manufacturing, Sept. 11. Woodworking, etc., Sept. 18. Paper mills, etc., Sept. 25. (Back copies of the Thursday editions of the Dally Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies, 5c.) KID'S KID NOTE FLEECE Scrub !x is easily raised. Our purebred flock, excepting the kids, averaged an S-lb. clip this year. As land-clearers the Anuoras are without peer. Put into slash ing or underbrush, they consume everything eatable" to a height of o or ( feet, and will peel sa l.ngs which cannot be brought to the ground. They are a necessity in the preparation of land for ths stump-puller or burner. We depend upon the sale of bleeding stock primarily in dis posing of our surplus, although we occasionally have a few fat weth ers. The flesh of goats lias been sold for years on the market, but usually in disguise. I'ntil recent years much of that particularly de licious bit of lamb was cut from a fat goat. 'Chevon." as goat flesh i.s now known, is really more pal atable than mutton, as any goat raiser will testify. Its bad repu tation was due solely to the mar keting of the flesh of the males by unscrupulous persons. When the consuming public becomes ed ucated to the real vale of chevon, a continuous market for surplus does, kids, and wethers will be assured. As a by-product of the slaughter yard, the hide of the Angora is of considerable impor tance, being used in the manufac ture of rugs, furs, and various oth er articles. ! The Anirora lines not deserve much of the bad reputation ordi narily attributed to goats. Al though they consume a great va riety of vegetation, they are (con trary to popular opinion I very dainty in habit. Wc have found them very easy to keep in fences as long as there was any feed to be had. although they are sup- Pos(1 " bH '"t-achy by habit. Cioats ar vrr' 1,a' an1 WJ sur t vive under more severe conditions than sheep, hut. UKe all tarr.i ani mals, they respond to proper care, and should have a slit Her iu the winter, and regular attention at all times. K. w. ikmh; K SONS. Hy J. Ilocu. Salem. Ore.. Kt. Mart h I'.tl't. o U. S. Inspected . , Falls City-Salem Lumber Co. Come to Us for Your Glass. Vc Have a Good Stock Sec the .Imericnn-Made glass for green houses Cut square ami all the tuime thickness Real Yellow Fir Finish in Two Grades A. B. KELSAY, Mgr. 319 S. 12th, Near S. P. Depot. Phone 813 MORE GOATS, AND STILL MORE The Salem district is the greatest goat country in the world For both Angoras and milk goats. Probably half the Angora goats of Ore gon are within a radius of 50 miles of Salem. Salem is the great mohair market. There should be more Angora goats in this district more and still more; tens of thousands of them. They are useful in clearing land and in increasing grain crops. They are profitable. And this should be the milk goat center. Salem should have a milk goat cheese factory. There is a great opportunity open in this line here. Some one is going to take advantage fit. CASCADE BRAND HAMS, GOATS WILL TAKE THE DEER OB ALL OUR HUM SLOPES A General and Long Range View of the Development of the Milk Goat Industry in the States of California, Ore gon and Washington-There Will Surely Come a Great Increase All Over This Coast About t'.n years ago the pure bred goaf began to attract atten tion along the Pacific coast as . a producer of health giving goat milk. Interest in milk goats has steadily increased; the milk of flie preferred breeds continues to com mand a greater price than cows' milk and now, with tlie demou nt rated adaptation of this hardy little animal to pastures in lu brush bound foothills and lower mountain slopes, these looms the possibility of an important new in dustry. Peculiar significance at taches to tho building up oi the goat industry in that it trespasses upon uo other in'-eress as regards pasturage, but carries the promise ot utilizing waste areas, and of lo cating a new resource in the here tofore unproductive mountain belt. For the production of fine cheeses, and as the source of an ever ready local milk and meat supply, the goat has become as wiuly and firmly established in most Kuropean countries, as ha the cow in American life. Abroad, the herding of goats is a common practice, while with foreign peas ants Croats are as indispensable as chickens with American rural fam ilies. Curious to us is the sight of a goat or two in the household necessities of tlie average immi grant family. Hut these people have learned the value of the goat. Largely by means of its nutritious milk, tho rearing of their great numbers ol robust children is made possible. Moreover, the goat is a playmate as well as a nurse. Its place in the household is ahead of the dog's, it can, if obliged to. live on most anything; its cost of living is almost nothing, and, un like the dog. it contributes to the support of the family. The goat givej of its vitality all the time, and eventually gives its life. Pos sibly in this complete plan of util ization, the idea of being "made the goaf originated. The friend ly, faithful little animal has even learned to adapt itself to the con ditions of slums, into which so many peasant families unfortun ately find their way. Hut the goat much prefers the forage of tlie country roadside or hilly range to that ot the city dump-heap. That the taste of the animal is associ ated with tin tans pays tribute both to the goat's loyalty to its master and to its cheerful willing ness to make the best of a bad business. In southwestern America, the Mexicans early perceived the ad vantages, and acquired th- habit, of keeping goats. The range once occupied by mountain sheep and wild goats has proved well suited to the domesticated herds derived front the animals imported by the Spanish colonists. At present a BACON AND LARD SALEM, OREGON PLAGE DF large number of Mexican famines in our southwestern states and in -Mexico possess -goats, along with logs, burros' and chickens. The milk is an everyday staple. As the goats are compelled to shift tor themselves, the milk has a fat rung, wild flavor. To moderate this and to preserve the milk, the Mexicans practice boiling it. A TSovt Cr goat s -cottage-cheese rolaw - manze - like in appearance and texture, is curded. The flesh is greatly relished for i's venison- like savor; and by curing the meal in the .sun making "jerkey" of it one animal will provide meat for chili con came and other slews for weeks, or even months. letter Goats Developed - Quite a different grade of crea ture, providing better and more refined products in. milk, cheese, and nx at. is the pure bred goat of the developing industry in Cali fornia. Oregon and Washington. The principal breds cultivated are the Toggenburg. the Saanen and the Anglo-Nubian. The signifi cance of a pedigree pertains main ly to the quality and quantity of milk production. Swiss pure breds are worth more than crosses or scrubs because they tome from lines which for centuries have been , habituated to the maximum production of first-class milk. Cloati' milk first rose to promi nence on this coast when science discovered that the goat possesses high immunity to disease, and is particularly resistant to or free Irom tuberculosis. The milk was therefore recognized as being especially suitable for invalids and healt h-seekers. The strong flavor which repels many from the use of goats' milk Disappears entirely with the pro per feeding of the does, and their segregation from the bucks during the lactation period. The milk is then as mild and pleasant as t-hc best cows' milk, while it is almost as thick as cream. A first class milking doe gives from three and one-half to five iuar's a day; al though half that amount is a satis factory feurn. The average con- lent of butter-fat ranges around 4.7! per cent. The does remain fresh from eight to ten months. In rider to give them a slight rest between drying and freshening, bleeding is not ordinarily done until five months after kidding The period of gestation is about 152 days. or. a little over fivt months. I siially two kids are dropped. Coats' milk is undoubtedly les lined to find the place it deserves' in commercial production and dis tribution. The prejudice regard ing odor and strong flavor is cer tain to disappear when the public is taught, and the truth demon Pirated, by the' finality of the milk. that modern scientific methods have 'successfully eliminated Nan ny's trademark. Condensed goals' milk his already appeared n (he market, an.d will do much toward the popularization of this most be;ilthiiil ahd nutritious of lacteal food5. Goats milk enters into the com position of a great many different kiuds of cheese made in foreign countries. The American trade s accustomed to demand imported cheeses at fancy prices. I3ut there is no rcasoa why tho same sort of Valley Motor Ob 261 North High Strctl Boost This Community fcy Advertising on & SlogUI DID YOU KNOW that Salem is the center of the largest pure bred Angora goat industry in this or any other coun try; that this is the pioneer mohair market from first hands in the Northwest; that practically all the long haired goat skins going into the chaps (chaparajos: chaparahos) of all North America have been tanned and prepared in Salem; that the milk goat industry is growing here very fast; and that this is the natural home of the goat more so than even Asia Minor, the original home of the Angora, and that there is vast room for growth here, in both lines of this important industry? cheese cannot be manufactured in the I'niied Suites, both to supply the market at 'a reduced cost and to realize one Of the potentialities in the geat industry. Some goats' milk is already be ing utilized in this way. There are several goats' milk cheese fac tories in California a large one in Los Angeles. The very best sort of Neufchatel cheese is made trom goats' milk, whil there is every promise that a high-grade sort of Roquefort may be manu factured from it hero in Oregon. Industry Will Grow Both for milk and cheese the goat is destined to gain in favor as an essential member of the rural home and homestead. The time is drawing near when a great many American families will ap preciate the humble, faithful and self-resourceful goat. ' and better the health of their children by the possession of one or several of them. The animals of the better breeds are almost as cleanly in their habits as human beings. They wjll drink only the purest water, and eat only the freshest foods, is is a wonder that their milk is noted 'or its wholesomeness, and works such nlunmness of rosy health with the teething genera tioii With the three-fold object of supplying the ever-increasing de mand for milk and cheese, of pro viding pure bred cultivated milk goats for the famHy, and of intro uiicing a new sort oi wnoiesome meat upon tlie market, the goat industry laces an exceedingly bright future. To this may be added the important fact that a great unproductive wilderness of brush-hound mounains can be brought by means of goats Within the productive pastoral class. Help CltNir the I and Pasturing goats on brush land accomplishes a double good- The goats are reared in perfect health and the brush is discouragd in fa vor of natural wild grasses. Arable parts of the land tan be farmed to produce the sort of hay and grain' feed that will enable the goats to give milk of the very best quality; or, orchards may be economically introduced, with the help of the goats, where brush and weeds have hitherto reigned. Delicious As Venison Goats' flesh is considered by those who are accustomed to eat ing it as equal to mutton, and as deli.'ious as venison. In a Cali fornia town there is a butcher who sells nothing but goat meat. If a custom?:- asks for mutton, he takes home goat meat and never knows the difference. In case two customrs are present, one asking for goai chops and the other want ing mutton chops, the butcher cuts tlu ir orders from different chunks but both .get identically the same meat. To overcome the popular preju dice against the flesh of the ple- bian goat tribe, with their bad , reputation for consuming rags and i tin-cans, is going to take a great' deal of eduta'ing. and clever, lion-' est advertising. Few people are aware that goats' flesh, especially : that raised in the hills, is hardly to be distinguished from "venison, j tin; connoisseur meat of the most -. particular palates in the land. Nor do they realize that, like the flesh of the deer, it is exceedingly! wholesome and nutritious, the purest meat to be lound. a health making product from a perfectly i healthy animal. When these facts! are generally known and accepted, j mi. FARMER Have you seen the MIL EST ON E Septic Tank " . (Prc-Cast) "It's the modern way" OREGON GRAVEL CO. 1 1403 N. Front Phono 1195 then will the goat industry spread far and wide to the subduing and utilization of millions of acres in the coast states that ife .now prac tically useless and impenetrable. The successful mountaineer goat rancher must have a market for his bucks as well as for his does. In the pelts he will have a valu able byproduct. The leather is used in the manufacture of gloves, shoos, upholstery and book covers. Every year great quantities oi goat skins are imported by the furriers of the United States under a variety of fancy names. It would, therefore appear that the need and demand for the great development of the goat industry in the coast states, are both very real- But the matter hangs curious ly upon a physiological factor, and, before rnpid strides can be made, the public taste mrt 1-e' educated up to an nppreciat.ou r: tlie sev eral products of the cleanly and healthy goal. "If Group of Farmers Should Get the Vision, the Dream Would Come True" The Slogan editor had a dream about Salem becoming the Roque fort of Oregon, and told of the dream in these columns in a for mer Slogan number of The States man. The Slogan editor was "kidded"' by an erudite friend of his concerning this dream. But, as with poultry, celery, and a long list, again he laughs best who laughs last For the dream has come true. How? Where? In Los Angeles, Cal. It might have come true in Salem. It may come true here yet. The natural conditions are here; better, far better, than at Los Angeles. , For Iteal Kstate Men But it was not a group of farm- DH Oil SALEM AHOQUEFORT Next Week's Slogan SUBJECT IS THE BEAN GROWING INDUSTRY A Licensed Lady Embalmer NOW IS THE TIME!! to car for women and J , children is necessity n To look after yonr heati, all funeral homes. We are ins plants and see that It H the only ont furnishing in good order, or if 70a are such service. going to need a new one. : Temilliget . tlZm MProtr,"j 179 fChemekeU St, THEO M. BARR Phone 724 Bln. Oro Hi 8. Com'l St. , j The Salem district is the best goat country in the world, and should have tens of thou- sands more goats. vf OUR TREES Manuals, School Helps and fYfrfuIly c-rw-iir Supplies SeJfPt-ted Carefully racked Your order will be glrea 8atisflrliull i0 tbo PIIOMI'T attention planter The J. J. Krap SALEM NURSERY Company COMPANY j Iiox 00 Additional Salesmen Wanted Salem, Oregon - - - --'- - v SOLD EYEBYWHERB Ji Buttercup Ice Cream Co. ?.M. GREGORY, Mr, . . ,-"v 240 South Commercial St, SALEM Dodge Brothers Sedan Boneitccl Motor Co. 184 B. Com! St. Phontj 42S ers down at Los Angeles who taade; the dream begin, to come true.' It was an editor, and some real estate men; realtors.. The Goatp World. Los Angeles, the only mag, azine on earth devoted exclusively to milk goats. Is owned and edited' by F. T. Heintz. He conceived1 the idea that there might be bnil up a goat colony near Los AngelesI He acted upon, the idea, In'cooperi j (Continued on page 10) Anto Electric Work R. D.BARTON 171 S. CommercUl St. J HOTEL MARION SALES!, OREGON The Largest and Mot' Complete Hostelry ia Oregon Out of Portland I DRAGER FRUIT Dried Fruit Packers 21 8. High St., Salem, Or. Always in the market for i dried fruita of all kindj s !? 1 Ii 1 i i