The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 19, 1928, Image 26

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Newspaper Page TextFARMING AND INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE OREGON STATESMAN Israed Weekly b ...r THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8 15 Sooth Commercial Street, Stlem. Oregon. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ..... . ... The AmM PrTi. .widely .ntitWd to the Lj" 'Hl ,5," iiewi cfcpateh eradited to it or net taerwiaa eredrted m Uua p.per ana naa Wal mvi iMAedkMi. " BTTsnrass omen: .M.TtT a iinld, Chomher of Commerce Bldr. ... Bid. Thorn. F. CUrk Oo.. Now York. 128 16 W. lt St.; Chicago. Margate das- TEUBPHOHE 5g. I"".".'? Papa.--. -?3 or IPS cTrelt Oftieo -T58S Eatored at the Pott Office in Balem, SALEM SHOULD BE POTATO INDUSTRY CENTER Salem should become one of inHnsfrv - Can be if her people will pay the price, and they should pay it; the people on the land and the people in the city, and the surrounding cities and towns. There are many natural conditions favoring snch a consummation Amnntr them these: The notato crowine districts in California, need our seed potato not grown on irrigated potato for them on a considerable and increasing scale, ana we can expand that line to much larger proportions. Salem should have notato and starch and dextrine factories The by-products of such factories are important in commerce ; there are scores of them. The very best face powders, for nn thincr. come from Dotato starch. Many of the articles used in textile and other factories come from potato starch and dextrine and flour. Potato starch and floor and dextrine of the hicrhest Qualities need potatoes grown on land not irrigated. We can grow the right kind of potato stock for such factories and use the cull potatoes and export the ship- nino stock And such a factory is now Can he had here. A six year rotation should be followed by the potato grow ers of the Salem district, and sugar beets and flax should be two of the six crops. The conclusion of the whole trict, and the Willamette valley from Marion county to the Columbia river, may become the leading potato growing sec tion of the United States, if our growers will pay the price, as some of our leading growers our well posted growers now understand And the nrice is intelligent and in the growing of the crop, with the right soils and the nrnnpr rotation: with the few varieties most in demand by consumers ; with storage facilities, and with careful grading and proper packing in short, with complete standardization. We are not likely to glut the markets with such potatoes, for this will mean the making of a regular business of potato growing, by men with only the proper potato soils, used in rotation Dates of Slogans in (With a few possible ebanges) Loganberries. October , 1927 Prunes. October 13 Dairying, October 20 Flar, October 27 Filberts, Noyember 3 Walnuts, NoTember 10 Strawberries, November 17 Apples. Pigs, Etc., Nov. 24 Raspberries, December 1 Mint, December 8 Beans. Etc. December 15 Blackberries, December 22 Cherries. December 29 Pears. January 5, 1928 Gooseberries. January 12 Corn, January 19 Celery. January 28 Spinach, Etc., February 5 Onions, Etc., February 12 Potatoes, Etc. February 19 Bees. February 28 Poultry and Pet Stock. Mar. 4 City Beautiful. Etc.. March 11 Great Cows, March 18 Paved High wars, March 25 Head Lettuce, April 1 Silos. Etc, April 8 Legumes, April 15 Asparagus, Etc, April 21 THE OREGON STATESMAN Oregon. aacand-claaa utter. the world centers of the potato to the south of us, especially potatoes. They want a seed land. We are growing such a actually projected for Salem. matter is that the Salem dis are now doing, and as all of care in the selection of the seed 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 5 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 topics 5 cents. FARMING AND INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINESECTIO It will stabilize potato growing. It will not be a hit-and miss crop, mere win oc no nuiui. era "11 1 X.:ltM - This will estabUsh a regular demand, tor pouis " ity fed into the markets as they are needed, in sacks branded and the brands made true as to quality And this will establish remunerative prices, imB year after another. In these ways there will be built up sucn a "HT. there will be a constantly increasing demand, in order to maice room for more acreage and more Hundreds of thousands of dollars a year can iiuB -to the value of our potato crop, and there will be VroUt and pleasure in potato planting Our'growers will get above the in the potato markets, Tney and expanding market of their The Economic-Outlook Agri cultural Report of the College Is Issued OREGON AGRICULTURAL rni.i.KfiR. Corrallis, Feb. 18 Agricultural income in Oregon for if will be eaual or sugntiy above that of 1927 if present in dications for the leading farm en terprises are not radically changed according to the annual economic nntinnv ronort iust issued here. The state report embodies perti nent excerpts from the federal nntinnb renort combined with lo- paI Information gathered by ex- and exneriment station socialists and 26 county agents. Gradual improvement in tne ag- Hrnltnral nituation Is Shown tfcnnrh man V RUKCMtiOnS are marf for adtusttnent of produe tion to changing market demands. The complete report, covering rneral conditions, farm crops iivAstnrk. dairying, poultry, and horticulture Is being prepared for general distribution after the mia die of February. A skeleton sum mary follows: The reneral agricultural situs tlon in Oregon Is improved, the gromm farm income being higher than at any other time since the nenk in 1919-20. There is in creased activity in farm lands and an increase in number of farms. With increased efficiency and ad justment of production to market demands, gradual increase of farm income is indicated for some time. , Local markets on Pacific coast,, where population Is increasing twice as rapidly as in the nation as a whole, will probably tend to improve. Domestic markets gen- i erally are expected to continue j about as in 1927, while foreign markets appear a little less favor able than a year ago. Credit con ditions are favorable for the farm er now. and although labor rates are still 70 per cent greater than for the pre-war period 1910-14, a better supply is likely to be avail able. Commercial potato acreage in Oregon is likely to remain about the same as in 1927 but It ap pears that material Increases are Intended in an states from Ne braska to Maine. Regions of high acre yields and low freight will suffer least from overplanting. A world expansion m wheat areas Is in prospect. A three per DEPENDABLE WELDING Electric and Acetylene C. D. OPPEN Phones: 872; Res. 2086-J 695 Mill St. Salem, Ore. PRODUCTION TREND SHOWN IN REPORT . t growers. , and production ... " SZ wui nave u - own. cent Increase In winter wheat is In sight for Pacific coast states, jus tification for spring plantng ex ists in the blue mountain region .nrf nrts of the Willamette Tai lor thourh in the latter flax, bar ley or oats may be more profit oKi. inwiuM in eenerai oaney rr.i Is warranted because ol local and export demand. Increase In corn is justified. Cattle nrices are expected to re main fairiv hirh for several years. but new operators are eautionea in starting at present high prices tnr hrPdinr stock. Sheep are in creasing throughout the worm, but market demand is expected to hp mnH erc'Dt in occasional years. F.ttirmn nrodnction is essential to con tinned profit. Only 249 stal lions, were in public servlc in, nreron as compared to 1051 In 1912. Hogs are still produced be low state requirements but prob ably to the capacity of waste reea available Is the economic basis here. Dairy situation ts favora-ble with increasing demands for pro- duets, without corresponding na tional Increase in production, thourh high Quality of butter must be produced. Little alarm need be felt orer shipment of cows from state, as they are being fully replaced with better ones. Surplus eggs of this state eera- nrise but a small percentage of the total production, Natlonkl volume will bo little affected if Oregon production is doubled or trebled. The poultry business in this state is fundamentally sound but depends as much on sate man agement as on current egg prices. Annie production has about reached Its peak in the northwest. Larger unit production at low cost Is vital to profits. Little If any Increase In Bartlett pear acreage is warranted. Peach production W. W. ROflKBRACGH COMPAHT MsvBuf svotnreTS of Warm Air Furnaces, Fruit Dry ing Stores, Smoke Stacks, Tanks, Steel and Foundry Work, Welding a Specialty. 17th & Oak Sts. Salem, Ore. u b. ctnrsMOOB Salem Wicker Furniture Manufacturing Co. We 811 Diraet Geooia Rattan Read Quality Furnitnr Repairivr. Refiniihfaf, UpbeAstariag 2218 State St.. SaUm. Oraca Capitol Bargain and Junk House 105-145 Center Tel 398 All Kinds of Junk Bought and Sold Anything from a Needle to a Steam Engine CASH PAID FOR RAGS, BOTTLES, BARRELS, OLD PAPER, CARPETS, IRON, WOOL, PELTS, GRAPE ROOT, CHITTAM BARK, PEPPERMINT OIL, ETC imnroved in auaHty and grading with profit, though no great acreage expansion is war ranted except under exceptional growing and marketing condi tions. No increase in acreage or Oram bles can be recommended except in localities of exceptional eultur al conditions and market facilities. Vegetable growing for eannerie. is on the increase in Oregon, tiav ing expanded more than 300 per cent since 1920. Walnut marko, , Koine affected somewhat hr fluctuating production in compet ing areas. Filberts are remain ins more stable. The complete report contain stalled figures and trends on which recommendations are ba. -i BUILDING UP .THE SOIL OF THE GARDEN (Oovtiaaed fwm pif 1) perennials and shrubbery a row ing at this time and it is parties iHv valuable as a dressing for th lawn distributed lightly to b washed down to the. roofs of tb rn bv the spring thaws, ft may be used much more advan tageously than stable manure as it is comparatively tree or wei seeds. The pulverised sheep manure n the stronger fertiliser of the two, but as it has less snbstance it i better to save it until the plants have started into growth. Pnl- veriied poultry manure is now available at time. It is the most powerful fertiliser of all and must be nsed sparingly when plants are In growth as it may burn them. It may bo sprinkled on tbe garden now to good advantage so that its strength will bo diluted and distributed. It the soil is Inclfned to be aeH or is of henry clay texture, it raay be limed at any time now. Ltm Is useful in helping to break up th heavy texturo of clay soils. Spread manure on the gardm any time you can get it Th spring rains will fill the sod with fertiliser. Order seed liberally. It Is the cheapest commodity on the market. It Is better to hare too much than not enough. The Fruitland Nursery has the beet guaranteed stock Office 174 So. liberty Fh 877 Res. Phone 1775-M A. J. MATHIS, Nwseymaa Otto F. Zwiekar. Prp. Pbona 1154 SALEM FLUFF RUG & MATTRESS FACTORY New Mattresses Made to Ordei Old Mattress steaming and re making. Carpet cleaning, fit ting, sewing and sizing. Raff Bags of all stsw au kinds k eld earptti fitwth 18th and Wtlbor St.