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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1926)
Con uatsom '-of ,tH:e Slogan Pager Sulect .'TBb' W oniPHii : CD. MS PACK Has Had Special Cannery for Beans for Two Years; WiH Continue it Only one cannery at Salem packed strips beans the last two yeann the cannery of the Oregon lacking company. This same can " nery will pack beans again the coming year, perhaps from an in creased acreage. . -The canning of beans Is differ ent from the putting tip of fruits and other vegetables takes dif ferent machinery and appliances. The Oregon Packing company two years ago pot in special bean can ning equipment, at their big bond ing across the track from the Southern Pacific passenger depot, where they also hare their pickle . factory. Kntnre of Bean Industry A number of other canneries in the Saiem district pack beans. The Kentucky Wonder bean is the variety grown principally here for -canning. Some other canneries In this district use the Refugee, a bush bean; especially the canneries on the Columbia river, It is predicted that In the course of time, and probably soon, a large bean industry will be built up here growing beans of high quality for canning, and advertis ing them to the first class trade: making a specialty of salad beans. The Salem district ought also to grow hundreds of thousands of pounds more of dry beans; to sup .ply her own needs and those of the districts to the north 'of us, especially of Alaska. And we should grow our own supply of the Oregon Lima beans, making as good a quality as the California Lima. 13oneteela Motor Co.. 474 S. Com'l, haa the Dodge antomobile for yon. All steel body. Lasts a lifetime. Ask Dodge owners. They will tell you. () bear from two' to four tons per acre, while the Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake often produce op to seven tons per acre, depending largely on the availability of irri gation water. Where the soil and moisture conditions are quite fav orable, five tons per acre Is not an unusual yield. Prices Beans are ' usually worth from 2 Vi c to 3 4 c per pound delivered at the canneries, depending on the quality of the same. Crop Pest The-e are three possible injur ious insects that affect snap beans; first, the 12 -spotted bee tle, . which in the spring is very liable to do considerable injury by eating off the tender leaves of the young plants soon after they come through the ground. In some cases, this insect does a great deal of damage, but can be controlled by the use of nicotine sulphate dust as a repellent, or by dust which contains both this ma terial mixed with arsenate of lead, and a carrier, in the form of eith er lime or sulphur. Aphis are sometimes very injur ious, particularly with the pole beans, but dusting the plants with a nicotine sulphate dust will very largely control this pest, especial ly where the dusting Is not put off till too late in' the season, or un til the aphis have obtained a foot hold. Red spiders sometimes do a great, deal of damage to bean fields, especially where the plants are suffering from a lack of mois ture. Where Irrigation is avail able, the plants rarely suffer from attacks of the red spider. As a summary, the following five things are important in grow ing beans: (1) Use rich ground, thoroughly prepared for seeding. (2) Obtain and plant a good strain of seed. (3) Irrigate, if possible, to forego the danger of a short crop due to drouth. (4) Watch for insect pests that may be easily controlled by proper Bpray or dust material. (5) Harvest beans when in the best stage of development, picking often enough to prevent pods from be coming too large for acceptance by the canneries. SOKE DIM. IMIfl RECORDS Made by Cows of F. W, Dur btn&Son; Going to Pure Breds Only , ' A Holstein heifer, two years old. owned by P. W. Durbin & Son, of Salem, has just completed a rec ord of 22.61 lbs. butter in 7 days that places her first' for her age in the state. She is Lady Iris Homestead De Kol, and during the seven days that she was on official test she produced 454.9 lbs. of milk testing 3.977 per cent. She was sired by the herd bull on the Meadow Lawn Farm, Sir Walker Inka Homestead. She was exhibited at the recent Ore gon state fair, winning first prize in class and was then shown at the Pacific International, where there was one of 260 Holsteins ex hibited, and won third prize in a large class. Her dam is Lady Segis Pontiac De Kol Burke, grand champion at the Oregon state fair, 1926. This cow also recently completed an of ficial record of 499.6 lbs. milk in seven days testing 4.2 per cent. Another daughter of the latter cow and a full sister to the for mer Is Lady Marion Segis Home stead. She was first prize three year old at the recent Oregon state fair and has also just completed an official record. Her produc tion for seven days was 402.1 lbs. milk, average test 4.7 per cent, with a total of 23.61 lbs. butter. Records Are Remark able These records are considered re markable for cattle that have just returned from a successful trip on the show circuit. , Another daughter recently test ed is Queen Inka Dell Homestead. Her record was 481.8. lbs. milk, average test 4,378; total butter 26.37 lbs. This record was made as a three year old. The state record in this class' is just over 27 lbs. Slate surface rooflne annlled over your old shingles. We have oTer2Q0 Job in Salem. Nelson Bros plumbers, sheet metal work, SSS Chemeketa. () GROWING CANNERY BEANS; BY AUTHORITY (Continued from page 12) Stringless Refugee, for example, does not develop toughness so rap idly as the Blue Lake. This fea ture concerning the development of the bean and the contrasting quality of the same, can best be emphasized by having the grower observe the difference in quality after the beans have been canned, in which case there will be a very noticeable difference in the qual ity of the beans, according to the development of the pod. Yield These vary largely according to the variety, kind of soil, possibility of 'irrigation, and the amount of ground planted. Small areas with good attention naturally bear a heavier yield than larger fields that are not so intensively culti vated and cared for. .The bush varieties are not so heavy yielding as the pole sorts. Such varieties as Burpee's Stringless Green Pod and the Refugee will ordinarily First National Bank, the bank 9f friendship and helpfulness in time of need. Interest paid on time deposits. Open an account nd watch your money grow. () L. A. Scheeler An to Wrecking Co., oldest in the Willamette val ley. New and used parts and equipment. Low prices and Quality service here. 1085 N. Com'l. () Close-up View of College Shown in Play at Capitol A elose-np glimpse of the side of college life that has nothing to do with studies, but a lot to do fered in a'n institution of higher learning, is shown in B. P. Schulberg's newest screen play, "The Plastic Age" -which plays for the last time at the Capitol theatre this afternoon. What do the students do during their spare time? This question has caused a lot of worry for in terested parents. Some of the things that they might do are pre sented interestingly in the Schul 'berg picture, tl is an adaption of Percy Marks' lively novel of col lege life and youth in. general, di rected by Wesley Ruggles. Ulrich & Roberts, realtors. 122 N. Commercial St., know property values and make for you profit able investments. Will both save and make yea money. () Roller skating at the - Dream land Rink, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. Ladies admitted free. Gen tlemen 10c. Skating 25c. () WONDERFULLY INSPIRING SCENES IN BEET HARVEST ' (Continued from page 12) in western Nebraska that is the Important feature to the growers j on the 70,000 acres in sugar beets i this year. And yet this 70.000 ! acres in beets .comprise only about one-sixth of the cultivated, irri-: gated acreage in this productive1 little valley that has made such as tounding seven-league strides of progress since The Great Western j Sugar Company built the first su-i gar factory there only 16 years ago. j There is & larger acreage In al falfa and sweet clover than in beets, and yet these crops are only a by-product of the great business of raising beets, productive as they are themselves in actual rev-, enue and in the rotation system. There are also grown annually ', about 15,006 acres of potatoes, I and there is extensive cattle and' sheep feeding made more profit able on account of the beet pulp and molasses feed. These same by-products of the main industry, sugar making, play an important part in the development of dairy ing that has sprung up in the val ley within the past few years un til there are five cheese factories now operating within a radius of 15 miles, and an enormous cream, butter and ice cream business be sides. In a way all of these great industries are subsidiary to King Beet for they all work in naturally with the principal crop, sugar. The output of more than 2,000. 000 bags of sugar is more than enough to supply the entire state, and yet there are about 750,000 bags of cane sugar 'shipped into Nebraska and consumed here ev ery year forcing an equal number of bags of beet sugar to find a more distant market outside of the state, at additional expense through a bigger freight bill. Who pays these higher freights? The grower stands his share for if all the Nebraska sugar could be sold in Nebraska the average net re ceipts from every bag of sugar would be much higher than it is when half of It is Bold in distant markets, and the grower shares with the manufacturer in the su gar, receipts through the sliding scale. .'t Through the sliding scale plan, -HERE ABE THE 'PJGCRES 1 In the language of the clas sics some crop! " " Joined end to end the rows of beets grown this season for sale to the Great Western Su gar company would reach 60 times around the earth. The material used in the burlap su gar bags would give Sir Waiter Raleigh a roll large enough to pave the way for his lady friend clear around Merrie England, and leftovers sufficient to put down a, burlap path .across the world to Australia with enough to carpet Main street in Sidney. The sugar output would filL 16,666 cars, or' a train 175 mfles long. The beets them selves would require a train of 74,680 cars and 746 locomo tives , and it would be so long, that when the engineer would be whistling for his wife to get supper ready in Denver the rear brakeman would be waving goodbye to his girl in Kansas City. (These figures may be veri f ield in The Sugar - Press - for September). the beet growers are jpald a cer tain guaranteed minimum price per ton for their beets delivered at the dumps. Then in case of a high sugar content in the beets, or a high price for the finished product, sugar, or both, the grower shares in the extra profits with his partner, the manufactur er, who in the North Platte valley is The Great Western Sugar Com pany. The growers are paid a bonus, or extra payment, that is based upon the number of dollars actually received from a ton of beets, as sugar. . If over half of this sugar is shipped out of the state and large freight bills must be deducted from the utimate receipts, the grower takes his loss along with the manufacturer, down to the minimum guaranteed price per ton, which this year was set at $8 per ton. the highest it has been for several years. In other words if the people of Nebraska would use only beet sugar, nearly all the money that Is now being paid in freight bills on the cane sugar that is ehipped in and on the beet sugar that is ehipped out could be saved. The beet grow ers in the western part of the state would get their share, which would result Lb an increased pros perity in just that proportion over the whole territory. The saving in freight and more efficient dis tribution would also logically op erate for lower sugar prices to the consumer eventually because : of the saving in freight not only ; to the beet sugar companies but I to the cane sugar manufacturers as well. But cane sugar is better, some people say, and there are still ', some old-fashioned housewives , who believe that beet sugar L ; pot good for jelly making, fine i cake making and candy making, j It is interesting, but true, that there is absolutely no chemical ! difference between the two kinds of sugar and that no chemist has yet found a method whereby he can tell the difference between Fhem. If thesa chemists with all the knowledge pf . their profession and all their equipment for mak ing tests of all kinds cannot de tect any shortcomings in the beet sugar, it is a pretty safe bet that the housewife herself would be hard put to find by actual experi ment that either one is Inferior for any purpose whatever. ' After visiting the sugar beet territory as I did and after receiv ing such a tremendous "kick" out of observing this mommoth agri cultural industry .in full operation right here In Nebraska I natural ly became more interested in lis tening to the arguments pro and con as regards beet or cane sugar, and I asked a number of house wives what the difference was. Some told me the color and some Vibbert Todd Electric Store. High at Ferry Sts. Agents for the Easy Washer. Good service and low prices are brlnging-an increas ing trade to this store. () 3 travel in comfort and at low cost Go comfortably by train. Relax and rest enroute; plan your activity at journey's end. Save time,money and nervous energy. Convenient depar ture and arrival times. Note This Schedule Lr. Salem At. Portland 6:41 a. m. No. 16 8:50 a.m. 9-.33a.in. Ncvl8 11:35 a.m. 1:25 p.m. No. 14 3 -30 p.m. 5:35p.m. No. 34 7:40p.m. Delicious meals fn Southern Pacific . dining cars on trains 16 and 14. Save money. too,$SM roundtrip week-end fare roondtrip ticket foruaeany dy. - 15-day limit. Stopover on this ticket. City Ticket OfHce 184 N. Liberty St. 'p: Enduring Channp THE- GIFT e! Exauisit Things of beauty and a joy for ever silken undergarments and negligees are the most truly acceptable of all fermnine g i f t s 1 Teddies, nightgoWns, pajamas.' .slips, step-ins and bloomers, in all shades. TEDDIES ..I.:.........' ...... 1.39 to 2.98 NIGHT 'GOW..i.:..l.:.:98c to 4.48 PAJAMAS r. .;:....:.r:.,:.:i.98 to 3.95 slips ...l.f 5 to 2.25 STEP-INS ..:.....98c to 2.98 BLOOMERS .........98c to 2.98 PADDED ROBES -.7.95 to 12.48 NEGLIGEES .8.95 to 24.75 Capital CUy cooperaUve Cream, ery. Milk, cream, bnttermilk. The Buttercup butter has no equal. Gold standard of perfection. 137 S. Com'l. Phone 299. () said thai one is coarser than the other-aad some vice versa -and I smiled (to myself, of coarse) for several of the leading chemists of the sugar company, as well as the factory manager, and other su gar experts had admitted their inability to tell the one from he other and they farther explained that they can make their own beet sugar as coarse or as fine as they care to and can also regulate the color hazard at will. It is true that in the early days of the beet sugar industry there was a differ ence , but as the science of the business developed, better and better sugar was manufactured and for a good many years it has been, impossible for anyone to de tect any difference between beet and .cane sugar. As an understanding of the comparative value of beet and cane sugar is gradually spreading over the state and the prejudice against beet sugar Is disappearing a more economical distribution through a saving in freight rates and marketing problems will be reflected not only in lower prices for the consumer but in higher prices for the beets paid to the grower and the increased develop ment and prosperity of the state agriculturally and economically. A higher guaranteed minimum price per ton for beets is being paid this Tear to the North Platte valley growers tnan has been paid for several years. In the past there has been some friction at times between the two partners in the business of making sugar, the grower and the manufacturers, but the two partners now seem to be in complete accord and are working together for their mutual advantage. f Representatives of the Great Western Sugar company as well as officers of the Beet Growers association. Eben Warner, L. R. Leonard. County Agent Phil Shel don, and several growers whom I visited personally while in the valley seemed to be satisfied that no difficulty will be experienced in fixing the guarantee minimum price and the sliding scale for next year on account, of this mutual confidence that obtains a khe present time All in all it appeared to me that the wonderful North Platte valley is scheduled for. a period of rich development In the . future that can be duplicated only by its phenomenal development since 1910 when there were no sugar factories, no beets, no cheese fac tories, no large towns, no cattle or ebeep feeding to speak of - and very little dairying and alfalfa. It has blossomed out from this dis couraging outlook of 16 years ago into what is now called "Ameri ca's Valley of the Nije." and has yet to come into the full bloom of. its tremendous possibilities. More will be written aboat this rich irrigated district in. an early issue. EL L. Stiff Furniture Co., lead ers in complete home furnishings, priced to make you the owner. The store that studies your every need and is ready to meet it, ab solutely.' () County Banks Represented at Meeting Here Recently - Banking conditions in Salem are good and give no reason for alarm, it was brought out at a meeting of the Marion county, bankers' association here Tuesday, evening. Practically all banking towns in the county sent repre sentatives to the meeting. Alfred A. Schramm, cashier of the Cor vallis State bank, was the princi pal speaker. Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co., lumber and - building materials. The best costs no more than in ferior grades. GO- to the big Sa lem factory and'savs money. ) Attend the Statesman Today and Tomorrow - 2 p, m. at the Grand Theatre SPECIAL PROGRAM Jeanette Beyer, Domestic Science Expert, in charge. Come Early and Get a Good Seat Recipe programs will be giyen away free each afternoon of the school. There will be no admis sion charge as the cooking school is a public serv ice given to the women of Salem by The Oregon Statesman. Every one is invited to attend each of the daily programs. Prizes Given Today Include All Things Cooked, Crisco, Buttercup Butter, etc. Equipment Demonstrated Two Standard electric ranges, a Hoosier cabinet and two Hoosier tables furnished by the Giese-Powers Furni ture company. A dining room set by Hi L. Stiff Furniture company Table linen by the Miller Mercantile company. A Congoleum rug by Max O. Buren. A Frigidaire plant by B. Christensen. Flowers by C. F. Breithaupt. Buttercup butter by Capital City Cooperative creamery. Silverware by Burnett Brothers. Groceries by the Roth Grocery. Electric power by the Portland 'Electric company. Milk and cream by iheFairmount dairy Rex flour, Crisco preferred stock and Calumet are fca tured at the school. J t ft V '4 li m"' fcr '