THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. THURsriAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1928 The Slogan Pages Are Yours; Aid in Making Them ; H to Your Wonderful City and Section S&LE GT THE DAILY STATESMAN dedicates two or more pages each week in the interests of one bf the fifty-two to a hundred basic industries of the Salem District. Letters and articles from people with vision are solicited. This is your page. Help make Salem grow. 8 INDUSTRIE'S 1 I 4 DISTRI i . NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR U TIN. STUDENTS OF The Statesman will pay $5 a week, till further notice, to the student of any school of a Willamette valley county, public or private, college or university, who will submit the best article on the current Slogan subject. The articles are to be in the office (or mailed) by noon of t Thursday pre cedimr the date of the Slogan subject. The articles submit- ted to belong to The Statesman. The editor is to judge as I to the best, in deciding who shall receive the $5. There I will often be special prizes for articles of merit not receiving 1 first prize. The idea is to furnish an opportunity to make members of the rising generation acquainted with the many land great advantages of the district in which they are likely I to take active part in the future. They are to be the Headers of our industries as they grow into manhood and i womanhood. This offer takes effect as of the issue of February 5th, iwhen the Slogan mattter will be transferred to the Farm land Industrial Magazine Section of the Sunday Oregon Statesman. The first subject will be Spinach. HI GROWS ON T AVERAGE iScme of Our Ambitious Growers Are Working for 100 Bush- els to the Acre Yields, and Will No Doubt Reach That I Goal Luther J. Chapin! Father of the Corn Boom in Marion and the Other Valley Counties, Writes an In I structive Article on the Growing of Corn in This Section 1 Corn Better Than Wheat I By Luther J. Chapin 3 That corn growing has become n established and important in dustry in the Willamette valley Is evident to all who travel about the countrv during the growing seas i'on. Few farmers in the valley can fbe found who are not growing corn enough for home use. andi many are making corn growing a major enterprise. Corn-fed hogs jand poultry are the rule now ln I stead of the exception. 1 While a majority of the corn 3 grown In this section is for home 1 consumption, many farmers are I finding R a very profitable money J crop. Net returns per acre are 'greater than for other cereal crops. land it afford a clean tillage crop in the rotation which increases the yield of succeeding crops. Compared With Wheat Compared with wheat with an average yield of 30 bushels per acre, corn on the same land should produce 60 bushels per acre. Based on the above yields, a bush- I el of wheat would cost 55.6c and fa bushel of corn would cost 4 3c. lAt average prices for each during the past year, this would give a Hnet return per acre of $20. 82 for wheat, while corn would net I $34.50 per acre. I It is assumed in the above cal culations that both crops are to be Isold as grain. It is the usual prac- 4 I cases to feed the grain out on the J farm to live stock. The difference in favor of corn is much greater t When fed to hogs, since according to many feeding tests made by ex I periment stations corn and wheat Ihave practically the same feeding value. At the above yield of 50 X bushels per acre for corn and 30 bushels per acre for wheat, the 4 corn would produce 1000 pound? more feed than wheat per acre. 1 Wheat Brings Success 1 " The present success of the corn 4 growing" industry in the Willam fj ette valley" is due principally to the fact that local grown and thor oughly acclimated seed is used. Many farmers have specialized in B the production of high grade seed for several years, so that seed from high-yielding strains of several . varieties of dent corn is available for all. . Golden Glow and Minnesota 13 are the most popular varieties of yellow dent in Marion county and appear well adapted to conditions here. 'While the latter appears best adapted to the higher land, the fprxner produces higher yields and is better adapted to the river bottoms and lower lands. Yields of from 50 to 75 bushels per acre are not uncommon, while SO to 85 bushel. are obtained under most favorable conditions. .. - ' After 10O Bushel Yield A few of the more ambitious farmers are working for a 100 bushel yield, and this is quite pos sible when the best cultural meth ods, and possibly a Judicious use of fertilisers, are applied. The large yields reported from the older corn grdwing sections are obtained from fields that have been well prepared by previous cultivation and enriched by plow ing under heavy cover crops and the application of commercial fer tilizers.' Since limestone soils ap pear best adapted to corn culture, an application of lime to the acid soils ; of the Willamette valley would donbtless - materially In crease th yield. - r : Deep fall or early winter- plow- E PRIZES OFFERED TO THE VALLEY COUNTIES T ing has always proven beet for corn, especially when the soil is left as rough as possible for the action of the frost. Freezing is I especially beneficial to heavy soil. as It mellows it, and insects harm ful to corn are killed. Fall or win ter plowing of meadow lands is particularly desirable, since wire worms and other harmful insects winter In grass lands. After, thef first cultivation, which should be deep, subsequent tillage should be frequent and shallow, not more than three inches deep, since the feeding roots of corn fill the soil as near the surface as the moisture content will permit, which is just befow the surface mulch in properly tilled soil. Deep er cultivation after the corn is one foot tall tears these feeding roots and does great harm to the crop. For Young Orchards Corn growing has proven profit able and beneficial to the trees in the rearing of young orchards. Thi3 ie especially true In young prune orchards, where corn has been grown for the first five years. Not only is the cost of the neces sary cultivation paid for, but the trees make a better growth than when clean tillage Is practiced. This is doubtless due to the organ ic matter supplied by the roots of the corn and the shading of the ground during the hot' summer days, which prevents the too rapid nitrification of the organic content of the soil which takes place under clean tillage, or summer fallowing While the state of Oregon stands well toward the foot of the list In total number of bushels of corn produced per year, the av erage yield per acre of 30.5 bush els ranks ahead of Kansas, with an average acre yield of 22.5 bushels The same report gives Illinois an average yield per acre of only 32 bushels. When the same cultured methods are applied to corn grow ing in Oregon that the older corn growing states use, the average yield per acre will compare fav orably with the best of them. (It is not too much to say that Luther J. Chapin, the writer of the above, may properly be called the father of the corn boom In Marlon county, which has-spread to Polk and the other valley counties. Mr Chapin was for several years coun ty, agent of Marion county, and during that time he worked up the corn ehows and was Instrumental in promoting seed selection and proper cultural methods. This work was largely responsible for putting Marion in the front rank In the counties of the Pacific northwest in corn growing, and Polk county well up towards the lead. This corn boom continues. and ought to keep going. While most of opr corn acreage ie given over to the production of the corn that is so largely used in filling the silos on the farms, theTe is a mounting portion of field corn ma tured for feeding and fattening of farm animals, and for the markets. Mr. Chapin is now an extensive grower of flowers and bulbs, on his farm on the river bottom, on Route 8, several miles below Sa lem, and he is prospering from the thrifty use of the wonderful .soil in that section; near where the early Oregon missionaries started the germ of civilization la the old Oregon Country. Ed.) .. - f he Japanese ; word, i Joltsu, means musele science, according to an 'answered flB.astion in Liberty. MORE COON TO THE 1 KANSAS Dated of Slogans in (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October 6, 1927 Prunes, October 13 Dairying. October 20 Flax, October 27 Filberts, November 3 Walnuts, November 10 Strawberries, November 17 Apples, Figs, Etc., Nov. 24 Raspberries, December 1 Mint, December 8 Beans, Etc., December 15 Blackberries, December 22 Cherries, December 29 Pears, January 5, 1928 Gooseberries, Jannary 12 Corn, Jannary 19 Celery, January 28 Spinach. Etc., February 5 Onions, Etc., February 12 Potatoes, Etc., February 19 Bees, February 26 Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar 4 City Beautiful, Etc., March 11 Great Cows, March 18 Paved Highways, March 25 Head Lettuce, April 1 Silos, Etc.. April 8 Legumes, April 15 Asparagus, Etc., April 22 THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW that Salem is the center of a good corn country; that with proper seed selection a yield as high as the average crop of corn in the great corn belt states can be matured here; that our growers are favored in prices to the extent of the freight costs from the eastern corn states; that with the increase of the production of corn that is going on 'so rapidly here the wasteful system of summer fallowing is being abandoned; that Salem is now the center of the leading corn district of the region, Marion being the leading corn county in the Pacific Northwest, and Polk county second; that we still need more corn growers; and especially that we need the growing of a great deal more corn for silage to aid the growth and add to the profits of dairying and live stock breeding; and we should have corn canneries? Ulf THREE MILLIONS FOR TIE G FaCTORi The One at Loveland, Owned by the Great Western Sugar Company The Payrolls at the Factory for the Run Just Finished Went to About $300,000, and the Gross Income to the Farmers for Their Beets Delivered Was $2,510,000 Rev. Shanks, Former Salem Pastor, Writes (Rev. E. H. Shanks, now pastor of the First Baptist church of Loveland, Colorado, formerly pas tor of the Firet Baptist church of Salem, writing to a member of the staff of The Statesman, under date of January 13th, sends the follow ing:) "I wanted you to have the short article on beet sugar as it is very interesting, and mav be of Interest to Salem. The sugar people build the factories In territories where they can get the contracts trom the farmers. Sugar factories are an expensive luxury, but the Great Western company, a pioneer in the industry, has upwards of 30 fac tories, the largest of which is here in Loveland. They are constantly reaching out and entering new fields. ,Having the time of my life here. This Colorado sunshine Is sure wonderful. Sun shines every day. For the. past two weeks the climate has been more like lovely May than like January. Baptized ten new converts New Year's day, and have received 25 new mem bers in the last two months, and our goal is 100 for the year. "I often think of you and Salem folks. I appreciate the many cour tesies extended me by The States man." , The XewspQerArtlcle (The newspaper sent by Hev. Shanks ls-the Loveland. Col., Daily Reporter-Herald of January 11th, and Is as follows:) Nearly three million dollars will be the amount paid into the Love land trade and buslnees channels by the 1927 beet sugar crop which Is the second largest ever grown in this district. The 1926 crop with its run of about 340.000 tons of beets will exceed this year's run by' about 2,000 tons, and this year's run will exceed any other year's run. with the exception of the one last year, by 20,000. The third largest crop was grown In 1924 and was 294.000. The farmers this year will real ise eight dollars per ton. making their gross Income. 12.510,000. During the campaign there are about 500 men at work at the fac tory and their total payroll for that period of time will reach near ly 1300,000. The campaign this year will end either Saturday night or Sunday morning. . Tbe last of the beete came Into tbe factory from the snr- rounding dumps last night Oregon Statesman Grapes, Etc., April 29 Drug Garden, May 6 Sugar Industry, May 13 Water Powers, May 20 Irrigation, May 27 Mining. June 3 Land, Irrigation, Etc.. June 10 Floriculture, June 17 Hops. Cabbage, Etc., June 24 Wholesaling, Jobbing, July 1 Cucumbers. Etc., July 8 Hogs July 15 Goats, July 22 Schools, July 29 Sheep, August 6 Seeds, August 12 National Advertising, Aug. 19 Livestock, August 26 Grain & Grain Products, Sept. 2 Manufacturing, Sept. 9 Woodworking, Etc., Sept. 16 Automotive Industries, Sept. 23 Paper Mills, Sept. 30 (Back copies of the Thurs day edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman are on hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies 5 cents. The Loveland factory has ship ped on the average of eight car loads of sugar per day, since the campaign began. A total of 485, 000 sacks has left the local fac tory. In addition to this amount 440,000 sacks of the 1927 crop have been stored in the factory warehouse and by the end of the week it is possible that . the fac tory will be stored to Us capacity, which Is 505.000 sacks. According to the officers of the factory this hae been a very satis factory year and a very successful one. and with the aid of the large crop of 1926, the community has been very greatly benefited. The total amount paid into the trade channels of Loveland by the two years' crops in wages and best checks reaches nearly seven and one-half million dollars. Five to 25 Acres, For Hogs, Sheep, Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys Editor Statesman: Having been asked to contri bute towards your annual corn Slogan, I concluded to help, from my view point. Western Oregon no doubt is adapted to the production of more diversified crops than any other part of our state, and, so far. as I know, any state in the union of states, and corn is now fast be coming, a staple crop. However, I must qualify, for I would not advocate that field corn can be grown here as a commer cial crop, for any one attempting to do so must meet the inevitable failure. Much of my early years was spent on the farm in Ohio, and I know a corn crop when I. see it. So when I say field, corn can be made a staple crop, I mean that every fanner In this valley should have at least from five to 20 acres of corn each year If he has corn land. However, be cannot har vest, dry and shell any of this, and compete with eastern corn. 1 CknteV Hogs, Ete. - Here la what" he can do "at a CORN ON EACH FARM 11G CORN LAND good profit. If he has a dairy, herd, he 'should fill his silo, or silos. For this I would plant eastern seed, say Yellow Dent, grown in Iowa. Then every farmer should have brood sows. The product can be raised on clover, then turned in on the corn i in small divisions and finished for the market. These two methods save expense of har vest, and there is no waste, and the ground is ready for fall wheat, with an assured crop the follow ing year. Recently I met ; some exper ienced sheep men who assure me that the same methods will apply to sheep as well as to hogs, with fine results; putting the lambs in pink shape for the market, and the balance in good shape to win ter over.: So this leaves only a small portion of your corn crop to harvest; namely, for your chick ens, turkeys and ducks. Selecting Seed Seed corn for western Oregon must be selected from the best rows. Perhaps in too' other crop does the element of seed selection cut such an Important figure, and every grower should try to de velop his own strain. I do not. wish to be taken as authority on some points I wish to point out. To get -Yellow Dent and other field corn to ripen, we have grown it and acclimated it, so that ripe corn can be grown al-j most every year? yet year by year, the stock; has become shorter, and the same, with the ear. till the yield has also become less. This is the general tendency and varies; according to the soil and season. You can keep up the vitality of( your corn it you win mix say aj third eastern seed of the same strain each year and thereby grow a large average stock and a larger ear. In conclusion, I wish to say that what I have given on this subject is from personal experience and from observation of what others are doing. I GIDEON STOLZ. Salem, Or., Jan. 14, 1928. i : Tells of Careers Through Training jn Branches-of Home Economics (Following is a current bullet tin of the department of industrial journalism of the Otegon Agricul tural college: ) : A new booklet, "Women's Ca reer Through Training in Home Economics," pronounced by many-j the most attractive ever published here, has just come from the cal lege pres3 and is ready for free distribution to citizens of the state. The new booklet is a 40 page publication and is one of a series on vocational guidance Is sued by the college to assist young people in planning their education. Mrs. iZelta Geike Redenwold. home economics graduate and for merly secretary of the O. A. C. Alumni; association; is author of the booklet, which Is well illus trated. ! It sketches the various careers! open to women trained both as; home makers and for spe cial work. Careers treated are interior decorator, tea room man ager, dietitian, home economics teacherj extension worker, journal ist, social service worker, and per sonal director. The booklet may be obtained by addressing the registrar. Chance Discovery. Jack "Harry moved out of that board ing Vbuse after staying only two weeks.'? Sprat "He musji have finally found out that the place had nb bathtub." George Washington Ghost. ! Kmi Tnr Money in Orca Bay MoaoiMBts Wj4f at jSaUa. Oregaa. CAPITAZ. XOKTTMEjrTAXi WOsM J. O. Janaa k Co Proprietors All Jonas of Moaimaaui Work ' lsctory and Offlco: 2310 . Coh'1. Oppoalta X. O. O. T. Oaautory, Box 11 Psoas M9. 1 UALEM, OXBOOY Air Painting DONE WITH A GUN M. B. Sanderson 1144 North Cottage THIS INTERESTS WON STUDENTS NglCOPY PATTERSON M HE MATURES AND He Feeds Corn Instead of Balance of the Crop Goes to Farm Animals, a Large Part of It to Hogs The Governor Prepares the Ground Well and Plants Early, and He Seed He Thinks He Has Editor Statesman: Complying with your request for a letter for your corn Slogan number. I submit the following: I have always grown corn for the purpose of maturing and rip ening the crop, and not for ensil age, so what I have to eay will be from the standpoint of harvesting a mature crop. I have obtained the best results by deep plowing in the fall or early winter, and In the soring discing a number of times each 'way, harrowing and rolling in order to pack the ground and conserve moisture. I have found that when the ground is re plowed there is considerable loss of moisture and a shorter crop than when the above plan is fol lowed. He Plants Early On account of the short season and the necessity for early matur- lty, I plant as soon after the 20th of April as possible, and like, at all times, to have the corn planted before the first of May. This will give a two weeks earlier maturity than if the corn is planted about May tenth, as was formerly the custom of most growers. The cul tivation and preparation of t he ground before planting is really more Important than cultivation after the corn is planted. My first cultivation is deep, and after that I employ shallow cultivation to avoid disturbing the roots. Seed Selection Another very important matter is seed selection. By attending corn shows and observing the types of corn that win in the con tests t6r premiums, one can soon be able to select a proper type for seed. In making the selection. care should be taken to select from corn that matures early. I have in this way. I think, been able to advance- maturity since I began growing corn by at least two weeks, which Is an important fac tor in the Willamette valley, where we are very likely to have early rains. Feods Teams Corn I find corn one of the most pro fitable crops that we grow and very desirable where one follow? rotation of crops. It is quite no ticeable that other crops following corn produce more than where a proper, system of rotation is not fbllowed. Growers may be Inter ested in knowing that for the past four years we have fed our teams no oats, feeding them only corn, which we produce more cheaply than oats. We usually grow an acreage of from 50 to 75 acres, feeding it all on the farm, a large part of ft to hogs. I. L. PATTERSON. Salem. Or., Jan. 16, 1928. (The writer of the abeve Is the governor of Oregon. His testi X. B. DTTXSMOOm Salem Wicker Furniture Manufacturing Co. Wo Sell Dlract Oaowlao Battan Bead Quality Furniture Bepalrtnf, BeflnlaMnc, TJpbeliterlns S21S State SU, gaUea, Oregon GIDEON STOLZ CO. Manufacturers of Vinegar, Soda Water, Fountain SnppUee 81 cm Phone 20 Ore. W. W. ROSEBRAUGH COMTANY Manufacturers of Warm Air , Furnaces. Fruit Drying Stores. Smoke Stacks, Tanks, Steel and Foundry Work, Welding a Specialty. 17th and Oak St& Salem, Ore. S... -"Buttercup Wheu You 'Ask for Butter Buttercup" Butter is for-sale at every grovery store. Just say "Buttercup" and you will get a good high, grade butter. r . Capital City Cooperatire , Creamery " Phone Jl CHJ'.'JS CORN FEEDS IT, TOO Oats to His Teams, and the Attends to the Selection of the Advanced Maturity Two Weeks mony In favor of corn growing is valuable. He has grown corn for a long time. He produces a con siderable acreage, and has done so for several years, and he gets a large average yield. He makes it pay. It is not theory with him Oregon's governor Is a real dirt farmer. He farms his farms. They are in Polk county, where he lives; across the river from Sa lem. Ed.) TES 0' PHONING No Limit In Working Over Nut Trees; Safe Limits On Other Trees (Following Is a current bulletin of the department of industrial journalism of the Oregon Agricul ture! college:) Finding the fountain of youth for old fruit trees is frequently a hard problem, especially where a man "inherits" a badly run down orchard. Many trees are too bad ly diseased to bother with, hut If the trees are not too old and falr !y sound and vigorous they can be -tarted on their way back to pro fitable bearing through pruning. ays W. S. Brown, chief In horti culture at the Oregon Agricultural college. Pear and sweet cherry trees from 30 to 40 years old will us ually pay for this type of pruning. Prunes and sour cherry tree ?hoivJd seldom be more than 25 ro 30 years. Peaches it will sel dom pay to prune after 15 to 20 years of age. Walnuts and fil berts, on the other band, have no 'leflnite age limit, provided they re sound and vigorous. . The amount one should prune an old tree depends upon condi ion and height. Short, weak growth and weak spurs are an in .iex of poor vigor. As much as a third or half of the wood may need to be removed eventually, depend Whe- Ta-Lon A Superior Breakfast Food A trial Will Convince Too Whe - Ta - Lon Cereal Co. M. A. BUTLER, Manager Telephone 1090-W SILKS 3: PAINTS Any Shade or Kind Made to Order Without Extra Charge Full Line of House and Barn Paint Carried in Stock. Bay Direct Save $1.50 per Gallon Salem's Own Paint Factory J. C. Silk 2049 Portland Road Tel. 2768 BRING IN YOUR NEW WHEAT And exchange ft fur hard wheat patent flour, or any of our long list of milling specialties. We do custom grinding. We sup ply what you need for what you have, i CHERRY CITY MILLING CO. Salem, Oregon. 81 Trade St. Phone 818 PEPPING Oregon Pulp & Paper Co. j - Manufacturers of i BOND LEDGER GLASSINE I GREASEPROOF TISSUE I - Support Oregon Products 7 Specify "Saka Made Paper fox Yewc . Of Act ing upon tbe inroads of San Jose scale, anthracnose, blight, and so on. If all this wood that finally needs to come out is taken out at once, however, tbe tree is thrown badly out of balance as far as the moisture and food supply for the roots and the retention of this food and water supply by the branched Is concerned. Such very heavy pruning results in a large number of suckers being grown in the tree and dense shading as a conse quence. It is better to spread the pruning work over two or three years, depending upon the amount of wood one has to remove. The beet way of pruning old trees is often a head-scratching subject. No two trees are exactly alike, and one's biest judgment must be used on each just as if it were an entirely new problem The best that can be Bald is to give some general suggestions for handling tbe work. High headed, vigorous trees can often be lower ed from 30 feet or higher down to 20 or 25 feet It Is usually best to cut back tbe main upright limbs to sidsjlimbs at the height where the sure limbs are needed. This will give the tree openness and spread. When the TBlde limbs are too long they in turn should be shortened to an upstanding branch wherever possible. -Pruning of this type is usually done In winter, largely because it is less expensive. When the growth of limbs or water sprouts is heavy a thinning out of such wood and the topping back of ex tra long shoots in summer time is an excellent supplement to the winter pruning. Oakland Pontiac Sales and Service ,: VICK 15ROS. High Street at Trade DIXIE HEALTH BREAD Ask Your Grocer OIL-0-MATIC What Is It? SEE THEO. M. BARR Phone 192 CHIROPRACTIC FOR SCIATICA The Chiropractor Is spially trained to locate the vertebra which Is in an abnormal posi tion and which is primarily producing the inflammation, or abnormality, in the sciatic nerve. This he does with the use of the Xeurocalometer which accurately locates the nerve pressure Not oirly Is he able to locate the vertebra which Is subluxated (slightly displaced), but he Is also trained to determine the direc tion in which this subluxation exists. Furthermore, he pos sessesthe ability to restore the' vertebra to its normal position through adjiKtments. Remem ber the Neurocalometer locates nerve pressure. Chiropractic Adjustments remove nerve pressure. Neurocalometer. read ings by appointment only. Dr. O. L; Scott, D.C. 256 North nifih Street Phone 87 or 1471 J Statlcaery ,.7 : I.