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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SAtEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 19?i GIDEON STOLZ CO. Manufacturer! of Dependable Brand -'Lime-Sulphur Solution Il - 'I ......... : . . ... - ........ , ... I I i q in u ir f m fz c a it is jmi :j it s nr id .if (nrv. mm ii si 1 1 ii ii ill . vi vi ii . m a ii ii n 11 it n ..Mill ii w ii i . ii i ii i iv . ii i ik i -vi' - ik. - a mm m m f m a i si u ; a r 11. t mm a i Tb brand ym can depend for ij purity sad teat. ' I ) ,r . zj W '4 ... .r-- Frices upon application , Factory nar corner ot . -s BuBimrr and Mill St, i Salem, Oregon. Wa Ara Out Aftar Two Minions Vfm ara aw nayinr m threa quarters of a million dollar a year to the dairymen of this section for milk. "Marion Butter" jls the Best Batter Here Cows and Better Cows 1 the crying need MARION CREAMERY & PRODUCE CO. Salem, Ore. rhone 2488 Hext Week's Slogan j Subject Is! BIG BLACKBERRY 1ISW cheat caivs irj OREGOrJ DUE to vision , ailKOFGHWJffllflOIEGOfl The Older Generation Laid the Foundations Well, and Those Who Have Followed and are Still Following Have Kept and are Keeping Faithfully the Cherished Tradi tions The Element of Climate Editori Statesman: ' ' ' Yottj ask me for "An article, telling about our great cows, and about our wonderful advantages In breeding them, and "in dairy- ins." ; -. ; "... The first thing that comes my mind is the word 1 of C Graves of Missouri at the Portland show a couple of years ago. Mr.1 Grares ,1s a breeder ot great, re nown, and' experience. In sub stance he said, "You have wonder ful cattle here: and 1 am not. sur prised, . for I have seen yoar Edtter-Nut Bread 1 Trie Richer, Finer Loaf CHERRY CITY BAKERY ir IdI: Our Vetaod: 'Th. Baat Only Cooparatioa Ccpilsl City Co-cpcruti7eCrcsry A non-profit orran!iatln .mod fntirely bjr tha dairymeB. GiTa na a triaU Maaafaeturrr of Bntterenp Batter At your Grocer" Pnona 299 137 8. Com'l St. DIXIE HEALTH DREAD Ask Your Grocer For Years And Years The Statesman has been supplying the wants of the critical Job printing trade Proof postUre we are printers of worth and merit. . Modern .equipment and ideas are the ones that get Statesman Cdiripany rhone S3 or DS3 V S15 S. Com'l BU Devoted ' 1 ' . The Way to Build : Patronize Selling Salem District is a Continuation of the Salem Slogan and pioneer breeders bringing out the best the breed afforded for many years." . I : remember also the story of W. C.JIyer. of Ashland, in send ing his order for the first large shipment of Jerseys , to come to Oregon. ' His instructions to his agent were, "do not let a little money stand between you and -the best." .Thia Is the. spirit . of the pioneers, a tradition " handed down, and let us hope being lived np tO. : : ; " 1 ' T '. .; Anyway, it was this spirit that prompted the Ladds, father and son, It was this spirit that urged Harry West and D. H. Looney it was this spirit that urged ex Gov ernor Lord and "Dick"; Carey, it was this spirit that is urging the importation and trial of the best that can. be brought In -today. Something : cannot be made from nothing, nor can . good ones ' be bred from poor ones. .Without the cattle of the very highest class that have been brought in, no such progress could have been made as has been achieved. Ore gon and the Pacific northwest do not fully realize 'the enormous debt they owe to these energetic, rarseeing men who bought "even better than they knew.' " The second phase is the men who followed these pioneers. "The seed they sowed fell upon fertl'e ground," in that it fell into the hands of those capable of develop ing it, adding to it, and bringing it to still further heights. : In spite of; all , protestations to the contrary, all the reasoning, all the argumentation possible, it is still true that on the whole the American purebred industry .is still dependent upon a steady suc cessions of new blood from native European pastures. ? Why?i The first and probably most ob vious answer is climate., And, while further on I intend to an alyze and acknowledge the clim atic influence, it would be ren dering most unkind award to the men who haye achleyed. : In Hands of Owners In most of America the leader ship in the purebred industry in all its phases has fallen into the hands of wealthy men with whom their agricultural efforts are but secondary, a i plaything, as it were. It has been a matter of recreation. ; of pleasure, rather than a serious, all embracing pur suit. - U The Oregon Jersey has been oarticularly free from this In "uence. The cattle have been in the hands of their owners. -With these owners their mating and care;v has been life's whole object ive, the end of all their ' waking thought- and . effort, probably Toven into the, phantasy of their dreams.' ,cp - J - , In a!l lines the professional sur passes the amateur, with just enough exceptions to prove the rule. A few years ago Harry Jen kins of Chicago, who has made Jersey his life time work, judged at Salem. In; writing in an east ern paper of his observations he said. "It is wonderful the knowl edge these Oregon breeders have of their cows. -what; they are eat ing what, they are doing every waking hour of the day." lie might easily hare gone on and added that this knowledge was the finest foundation for a successful breeder that could be imagined. Steadily America is drawing on Europe for new blood, the product of the Uvea of those who give all their best toi their work, those who have had a knowledge devel oped through t generations, who will endure through their crea tions long after they are dead. Oregon is offering thia same warp of practical, - personal contact, holding together the woof of knowledge, of ability, of achieve ment. . . - - . And. with this personal contact, there is a difference In the point of view, the viewpoint of necces- to Showing Salem District:. People the Advantages and Its Cities arid Towns : Up Your Home Town Is to Your Home People This campaign of publicity for community upbuilding has been made possible by the advertisements placed on these pages by our public spirited business; men men whose untiring efforts have builded our present recognized prosperity and who are ever striving for greater and yet greater progress as the years go by. sfty. With these men of limited means, the first as well as the final thought is Income. Money must come in day by day to pay j the ever-present obligations. This has meant production, production, and yet more production!, , A cow that couldn't produce must give way at once to one who could. The sire were selected with this end in view. r . j Pretty IsA Pretty Does "Pretty is as pretty does." There is a definite relation, be tween form and function, or func tion and form. Any stock that will produce, and then hand on this ability to produce to its de scendants, must be built nearly right. There have been a few ter rible examples of those who hare spoiled a great blood by breeding for' either function or form alone, but on the whole substantial pro gress in both directions has been achieved, and where there are permanent results they have come on together. j . t -; , Ami Our Climate " And, lastly, as to climate. The climate of the northwest Is the most like that of the native European surroundigs of our im proved breeds ot any in America. This undoubtedly aids in the growth and developement of the young stock. The winters are not so cold, nor so long as in the east, allowing opportunity for exercise that is all essential for health and proper organic functioning. ! .This, with the heavier feeding, has resulted in a larger, more powerful cattle, with records to match, till the northwest stands supreme in this regard. These worlds records are gen erally a matter ot care, handling and feed, and knowing what I do of man's ingenuity in overcoming weather Coditions with high test cows, I cannot give much weight to the climatic factor in these world's records. There may be a difference in a practical , working herd, but In these extra' records, what the weather Is doing outside makes very little difference. In stead of climatic conditions being responsible for an immediate ten or twelve months work, the work is Independent of the weather and depends on the cow herself and the man behind her. i His Judg ment, his industry, and his stickr ing on the job for long hours, each and every day. In some cases we are bringing on our cattle too fast, forgetting the consequences of coarseness and lack of type, and instead of greatness we are getting medio crity or worse in these instances. Let us be careful of our heritage and achievements. C. C. DICKSON, of J. M. Dickson c Son. Ashburn Farm, i Shedd, Or., Dec. 8, 1924. THE C0nH OF: DAIRYING IN POUS Report of Dairy Committee ' of Recent Agricultural Economic Conference ; (The following report of the dairy committee of the Polk coun ty agricultural economic confer ence, recently held fat Dallas, makes up a document deserving careful t,tudy and attention:) The dairy section of the; Polk county economic conference, rer cognizing the stability of the dairy industry and its importance to Polk county, desire to call atten tion to certain facts relative to the industry upon which their re commendations are based. (a) Statistical Data I. Production statistics. Data from the bureau of crop estimates phow that there are now 10,000 dairy animals of all ages in the county. This is an increase of 70 per cent since 1910. The annual production is approximate ly one and a quarter, million pounds of butterfat, or an average of 170 pounds per cow. There are 240 bulls one year old or over In the county, of which 60 per cent are pure bred Over 8,000 tons of legume hays are prod-aced anna-bred Pep and Progress Campaign ally and about 10,000 tons of suc culent feed. 2. Marketing Statistics. There are three creameries in the county, and in addition a con- densery, and two creameries oper ate routes throughout the county. The average Portland quoted price for butterfat in 1923 was 46.3c per pound. One of the local cream eries paid 47c at the farm and other local .concerns have paid prices which compared favorably, (b) Analysts of Statistics 1. Production exceeds consump tion. The production of one and a quarter million pounds of but terfat in the county exceeds local consumptive needs "by over 500, 000 pounds.' The state also pro duces a surplus, and with storage stocks much increased this year, improved marketing conditions as well as possibilities of lowering production costs .must be consid ered. . 2. Production per . cow low. Lillian Russell is Well Now Lillian Is Ella McMnnn's Cow; and She Was Not Really Sick; Just Had a Tin Can or Something Like That in Her Throat, and. AVas Healed Through Providence With a Lake Labish Carrot -Though Miss McMunn Missed Having a Chance to Itreak the Ten Coinraandments. - Editor Statesman: ' , Our cow, Lillian Russell, is all right. I thought you would all want to know. It transpired that she was not sick anyway. Just had a tin can or something in her throat, and she was healed entirely through Providence, "That moves in mysterious ways. His wonders to perform." I was Just home from town and tell ing my mother all about Mrs. Brady, who wouldn't let anybody be afraid ot her, and Frank Johnson, who is going to gravel our road out to the Perkins school, (tra. la. la), and Judge Hunt, who has already sent help to that family in Mission Bottom, and who listens so kindly to the woes of his many visitors; and Mr. Willett. a lovely, brand new man that has bought the Capital Drug Store and says he would like to have a million dollars to buy things for the poor and hand them out personally, and a lot more exciting things, when the cow unlatched the back gate and walked in. 1 When we arrived we found her pleasantly engaged with our freshly purchased wheelbarrow full of carrots. Here at Lake Labish carrots are fairly large, and one just the size of a joint of stovepipe was disappearing down her throat, . forcing the tin can or the football or whatever it was before it , Of course we are glad, but if it had happened sooner I could have stayed in town and broke the Ten Commandments. I mean saw them. ' " f I ELLA McMUNN The average production of 170 pounds of fat per cow is equal to the state average, but is lower than for some other counties and is lower than cost data show to be necessary for economical produc tion. 2. Too many inferior sires. Forty per cent is too high a num ber of grade and scrub sires to be kept in use, when possibilities of improvement are considered, and especially in view of the low prices at which well bred ones can now be obtained. 4. Size of herd small. Reports show that the herds of the county average eight cows or less. Cost data show that costs are materi ally lessened in the larger herds, and statistics further show that the larger herds usually have the higher production per cow. As a usual thing, too. products from the larger herds are of better aver age quality. 5. Shortage of proper roughage. While there may be a sufficient amount, of legume hays produced for the needs ot the dairy cows of the county, too great an amount of grain hay is used and the legumes, are sold. The production of 10.000 tons of succulent feed is 15,000 tons short of the dairy cows requirements. 6. Local firms deal fairly. Prices obtained locally for prod ucts indicate fair dealing on the, part of firms now operating in the county, and since there are now enough plants to, adequately handle the product, additional plants are not needed at this time. We therefore recommend: 1. Increased production pr row. That every effort be mado ) to Increase the average production per cow in Polk county horis. and to this end: dairymen be encour aged to keep records of production either individually or through reg ularly organized testing associa tions. 2. Improved herd sires. That efforts . be made to bring to the attention of scrub bull owners the possibilities of .increased returns by ' breeding up with good, pure eires, andT that an attempt The 'Surest Way to Get More anrV Is to Support Those You be made to entirely eliminate from the county all inferior sires. - S. Efficient herd units. That dairy herds be built up to effic ient commercial units or be cut down to supply home needs only. Commercial units should consist of 10 cows or more. 4. Provide proper roughage. That every dairyman strive to pro vide at least 25 pounds of succu lent feed daily for each dairy cow when not on pasture, and to fur ther provide one and a half to two tons of legume hay annually per 'cow.;- 5. Tropical fats' make unfair competition. That since the vege table oils ; of the tropics are so produced and manufactured as to constitute a menace to American dairymen. our representatives in congress be instructed to introduce measures imposing increased du ties on raw products imported and higher taxes on manufactured pro- ducts, sold as substitutes for dairy products. 6. State law for T. B. testing, That the proposed law making testing for bovine tuberculosis compulsory throughout the state be supported.. 7. That the calf clubs of the county which have completed such a creditable year's work becom- mended and be further encouraged to continue so important an activ ity. Respectfully submitted. G. O. HEWITT. Chairman; W. B. ALLEN. S. L. STEWART. 1 II. D. ILIFF. ' " 1 C. HOSINGTON. ' K. J. WERTLE. ' ; I'VE. MURDOCK. Committee. II AND BEE BUMS And Other Timely Tips From the Experts at the Big School at Corvallis .;. (The following paragraphs are taken from the current bulletin of the department of industrial journalism of the Oregon Agricul tural college:) No progressive orchardist need stand for the neglect of orchard trees adjacent to his property which will result in the develop ment of diseases and pests which will spread to his own trees, says the experiment station. The Ore gon horticultural law provides the method by whicb such cases can be handled. .; Draughty houses and damp poultry litter are to be guarded against, particularly at this season of the year, advises the Oregon experiment station. - poult r on BUILHirJG A GREAT INDUSTRY FOR A GREAT STATE WITH ITS GREAT GDWS What Would Make for Finer Citizenship Than the Boys on : the Farms Doing This Very Thing Mention By Name and Ownership of Some of the Outstanding Cows of the Leading Dairy BreedsThere Is Light Ahead Editor Statesman: -: When writing on such a subject as Great Cows of Oregon, ; there are several angles to the subject and each angle represents a spe cific feature that is contributory to the word great. . To illustrate, first, we have what Is known as the great pro ducers; secondly, we have the great show cows; thirdly, we have the combination show cows 'with record; and fourth, there are the great transmitting . foundation dams in both type and production classes,' whose influence has been felt for years, and will continue to be recognized in their descend ants for years to come. No one breed can lay claim to all of the honors, in any of these classes: all have their wonderful Individuals in each class, but the Jerseys, on account of Oregon, having been the leading Jersey state of the union, lays claim, per haps to the greatest number of outstanding individuals. , The Great Producers The short time allotted me in which to prepare this article, pre vents me giving complete data of the cows I will mention, and may cause me to Innocently : overlook and fail to include the names of some of our greatest cows. In re ferring to the t first class that I mentioned as the "great produc ers" we have a wonderful galaxy of stars in the world and state champions in all breeds. . The Jersey .breed includes the renown ed present champions in the dif ferent classes. I - r Darling's Jolly Lassie, owned by Pickard Brothers, Marion. Oregon. Poppy Dorthea, by F. Lynn, Per rydale, Oregon, Lulu Mary of Ashburn. by J. M. Dickson & Som Shedd. Oregon. St. Mawes Pretty Lady, by L. C. Daniels, Tillamook, Oregon. St. Mawes Lad's Lady, by; H, Iliff. Independence. Oregon. Empress Lass1 of Ingleside, by is. c. AItman, Gresham. Oregon.- . This last named cow, whose combined record as a two and three year old constitutes a world record as such, with the past champions , Lulu Alphea of Ash burn, owned by J. J. VanKleek. Heaverton, Ore.. Lad's Iota, owned by S. "J. McKee. and the "world famous Viva La France, owned toy Pickard Bros. I Included with, but not a world champion 13 the wonderful little 850 pound Miss Inez, owned by W. A. Forrest of McMinnville, whose milk record : of 18.848 pounds was 2:2 times her own weight and her fat; record of 950 pounds was 100 pounds in excess of ber body weight, a record that I believe unequalled by any cow of any breed, i Great Holstvins, Too . In the Holsteln breed there are several outstanding producers, no tably. Stanhope Belle Johanna. owned by H. G.; Mullenhoff. Gres ham, Oregon, the first Oregon Holsteln to give in excess of 32.- 000 pounds of i milk; and Model Segis Prilly Gelscbe owned by C. J. Bernini? of Mt. Angel, the first Oregon Holsteln that produced In excess of 1000! pounds of butter fat. Lady Aggie Armsby of Rock, with a record of 1100 pounds but ter and the state record seven day four year old Bessie Beeman Aggie DeKol now on official test that bids fair to establish a new record for the state, owned by J. Lu&her & Son, Fairvlew. Oregon.x Ayrt'Jiires and Guernseys The Ayrshire breed furnishes us the world record cow Ester Marea and the state roll of honor cow Bruce Bell of Wenatchee, owned by Earlcrest Stock Farm of Eagle Creek. - ' 1 ' ' In the Guernsey breed we find such great producing cows as Yejsa nowdrop. owned by W. A. Goodin of Cornelius, and Janis of Sequoia, state champion, owned by Larger Industries Have j THE GREATEST STEP FORWARD IN CHIROPRACTIC HISTORY The Neurocalometer For Further Information, and Competent Service Call Upon Dr. Q. 416 U. S. NATL BANK BLDG. PHONE 87 i Fitzpatrick and Edmunds of Tilla mook. The Great Show Cowj Referring to the great show cows, we have in the Jerseys the following that have been cham pions at the Pacific International, the supreme test, notably: Brood lands Lady, owned by Crandall and Linn, Salem, Oregon, this year's champion; Rinda Lad's Lady, owned by J. McKee, and Viva La France, owned by Pickard Brothers. V Also Golden Cicero's Happiness, champion Oregon state fair 1924; Lady Tiddlewlnk G. C, Oregon fair 1921, owned by Mrs. B. 3 Neal. - . The Holsteins have,' produced such great show cows as Lady Ag gie Ormsby of i Rock G. C P. I., owned by F. R.1 Beals of Tilla mook; "Model Segis Prilly Gelsche, owned by C. J. Berning, Mt. Angel, Oregon, grand champion, Oregon state fair 1923, and the outstand ing show cow. ? Tillamook Daisy Butterking DeKol, 'bred in Oregon and now owned by Carnation Milk Farms. i The Ayrshires have as grand champion at Pacific International 1923' Oregon Panetta, owned "by the Oregon Agricultural College. In Jewel of Rose City, an Oregon bred cow now owned hi A. L. Giles, Chinook Wash., grand champion. Pacific International 1923 and 1924. the Guernseys have an outstanding show cow with a promising future. Show and Record Cows In the third classification of show cows and record combined, the sensational Viva La France is perhaps the greatest representative of the Jersey - breed, combining the world's record for butter with the grand championship of the Pacific International. The Holsteln had in Lady Aggie I Ormsby of Rock, the greatest show cow the breed has produced in a generation, with a fine production record. Model Segis Prilly Gelsche is another notable combination cow, with great show type and a wonderful milk- and. fat record. Tillamook Daisy Butterking DeKol with her great record as a show cow, combined with a milk record in excess of 30.000 pounds, will doubtless go down in Holsteln his tory as one of the greatest repre sentatives of the breed. Great Transmitting Dams Referring to the class : "great transmitting dams" the Jersey people of Oregon have just reason to be proud, fori in the great cow Silky, owned byi J. M. Dickson & Son of Shedd. and the marvelous cow St. Mawes Poppy, owned by Ed. Gary of Carlton, net only Ore gon, but the Jersey world ac knowledged them the supreme and unequalled i "great " transmitting dams." '1 In the Holsteln breed. Oregon is fortunate in having such a great transmitting dam as Topsy Lola Butterking, owned by F. R. Beals Give Our Best Effori as At all times to assist In any possible way the devel opment of the trait and berry Industrie In tbis val ley. Oregon L. Scott of Tillamook.' this -great cow be ing the dam of the world's famous Tillamook Daisy Butterking De Kol, and -Lola Bt?-rMng De"-1. the firt friie "r reduce of d.. on the .-show4 circiit of. 1923. in cluding .he United ,Ues aci Can ada, Pacific International and Na tional Dairy shows, and all Amer ica produce of dam, as decided by the grade committee. Another outstanding Ilolsteiii dam was Stanhope Fine, owned by W. A. Frakes, Sea p pose, her de scendants including Lunde Oregon Fine, a cow whose offspring tare made her famous in the state cf Washington, and ia addition we had in Oregon the greatest milk producer the state tver had. end. but for misfortune, the world's greatest produeer--tanhope Bella Johanna,, owned by II. C. Mullen hoff ; of Gresham. As a great transmitting dam the Guernsej-s have in Princess Jewel, owned by W. A. Goodin of Cornelius, a worthy representative, her daugh ter Jewel of Rose City having tesa twice grand champion at the Pa cific International and also stand ing to her credit an excellent pro ductlon record. There Are Many Others 1 1 realize that I have only touch ed on a few of the great e&o cows in Oregon. There are nanj others. In a short time there will be new breeders bringing forward wonderful performers at the rU and in the show ring, and what could be a greater inspiration to any man than to try to improv on these fine records and pleaslrs show ring performances? In Oregon today it would seen that we have everything from t breeder's standpoint, blood linc, record of performance, type, cli matic conditions, grains of all kinds, and the best of dairying grasses and hays, and on account of geographic location we are cl 0E3 to the cheaper concentrates that are so valuable In balancing our dairy rations, ard all in a Mate that has the capacity to provida for more dairy cows than the stata of Wisconsin, and the last statis tics show we had less than one tenth as many cdws as Wisconsin. There Is Light Ahead The dairyman will say that dairying, does not.pay now, and I will admit that we are going through a drastic period today, but all business appears to go in cycles, up one year and down an other, but I have noted that, the man that plugs away, and we must all plug away in some capacity, will get ahead, and it appears to me that there is always some profit taken over a period of years hy the dairyman that selects his stock, weeds out, by intelligent methods, the non-paying cows, applies correct-feeding and breeding meth ods, and does not try to get in and get out on the crest of each wave of prosperity and. hardmes. Oregon Is a natural dairy coun try, its future is tied up with its great cows, and what can be finer than to own and love these great cows, as do these breeders? What will tie your boys onto the home like the owning, showing and test ing of the great cows, and what would make finer citizenship than the boys on the farms, building a great industry for a great state with its great cows? S. E. HODGEN. Hodgen-Brewster Milling Co. Portland. Or., Dec. 5, 1924. 9 Use Burned" Clay Hol low Building Tile for Beauty, Safety and Comfort. MANUFACTURED.- IV? 'TP". - - If 4 r i 1 I t t I. tf -4 . r I i t i t