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OUR GREAT COWS
Oregon, which means the
breeding of this dairy family,
record production scores on
And in the Holsteins there
ings to be made for the Pacific northwest. The most famous
cow of the world, a Holstein, was a Washington animal and
did her hisrhest Derformance
led in piling up Holstein production records in official testa ;
has led the world.
: In Gurnseys, Oregon, and
a$ate, have made remarkable showings
And this is true for the other leading dairy breeds.
All the Willamette valley counties have taken creditable
parts in making up the records far performance in favor of
the different breeds
I The county of Polk being able to truthfully claim more
world Jerseyrecords than any single state outside of Oregon.
In the history of outstanding Jersey performance, Marion
county is very close to Polk. Perhaps one might get up an
argument on this matter, some
ing more shining marks for his
to the credit of the west side
But however that may be,
enough for all.
f This is a great dairy country
greater. We have many advantages. We are to have more.
The by-products of our flax
sugar factories are two. Our
vetch and sweet clover booms
lie added up into a long array.
There are golden harvests ahead for the intelligent dairy
men here in the Salem district where butterf at may be pro
duced at least 7 cents a pound cheaper than east of the
Rockies; taking the average
cow. And there is a still greater difference in favor of the
high production cow that is being developed here.
If the above facts could be hammered home in every
farming district in America there woukl not be room enough
in the whole Willamette valley for the dairymen who would
flock here
Would hurry to this dairymen's paradise. It would be
like a Klondike rush.
Dates of Slogans in
(With few possible changes)
Logaaberriea, October C. 1927
Prunes, October 13
Dairying, October 10
Flax, October 37
Filberts, November 3
Walnuts. November IS
Strew berries. November IT
Apples, rigs. Etc, Not. 24
Raspberries, December 1
Mint, December 8
Besns, Etc., December It
Blackberries, December 32
Cherries, December 29
Pears. January 5. 1938
Gooseberries. January 13
Corn, January 19
Celery. January 28
Spinach, Etc, February S
Onions, Etc, February 13
Potatoes. Etc, February 1
Bees. February 38
Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar. 4
City Beautiful. Etc. March 11
Great Cows. March 18
Pared Highways. March 25
Mead Lettuce. April 1
Silos. Etc, April 8
Legumes, April 18
Asparagus, Etc. April 33
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Salem district in terms of the
now holds half of the ten world
365 day tests. of Jersey cows
are correspondingly large show
in Oregon. This section has
this particular section of the
Marion county breeder claim
side of the river than stand
there has been and is yet glory
now, and potentially vastly
industry and our coming beet
Grimm alfalfa and Hungarian
are others. The number might
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cow, or the common brindle
Oregon Statesman
Grapes. Etc., April 29
Drug Garden. May 8
Sugar Industry, May IS
Water Powers. May 20
Irrigation, May 27
Mining, June 3
Lead. Irrigation. Etc, June 10
Floriculture, June 17
Hope, Cabbage. Etc.. June 24
Wholesaling. Jobbing, July 1
Cucumbers, Etc, July 8
Hogs July 15
Goats, July 22
Schools, July 29
Sheep. August B
Seeds, August 12
National Advertising. Aug. 19
Livestock. August 26
Grain ft Grain Prod nets, Sept. 2
Manufacturing. Sept 9
Woodworking. Etc, Sept. 16
Automotive Industries, Sept 23
Paper MillsSept. 30
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Current topics 5 cents.
The cow is the wet nurse of the human race. A virile
people cannot be developed or maintained without milk. There
must be more arid more milk, if we are to remain a conquer
ing people; a people planning and performing great things.
No recently discovered scientific fact is more important than
this. All this indicates the great future of, the dairying Jn-
dustry in the Salem district.,
ntioroarpeop.e tnana rap.aiy
ana tne speeay raising oi me
our cows.
There is a scramble for milk now we do not produce
enough for the demand. The demand will grow, and keep on
growing indefinitely. We must produce enough for every
one ; for all classes of milk products manufacturers and
more and more are coming, and more are being developed as
this age of by-products and specialties makes progress.
Salem is the central point for what must become one of
the outstanding dairy districts of the whole world. The
faster this district goes towards this high mark, the faster
will be its growth and the greater will be its uniform well
being and prosperity, because the contact of the high pro
ducing cow is, the Midas touch. This may be proved in any
dairy center of the country
And it is bound to grow more pronounced.
FARMERS DEMAND A
PARCEL POST HEAD
(Cbatiaaad fraaj P I)
films; the former, because they
required some attention; the lat
ter, because they were inflam
mable. This energetic young man
took the initiative in breaking
down both these prejudices and
succeeded in opening: the parcel
post service to these articles. This
made quick delivery possible to
farm homes and at many towns
not served by express offices.
But this man moved on to more
remunerative fields, and since
there is no one of authority charg
ed with taking this sort of initia
tive, the parcel post service has
lagged and a great share of the
baby chick business has slipped
away from the parcel post, often
times because of lack of flexibil
ity in nweting local needs. The
express agent, for instance, will
sign a certificate stating how
many chicks arrived dead, while
the postman is not permitted to
do this. The arbitary two-cent
raise in rates and heavy charges
for special handling, often times
not desired, have also been fac
tors in driving away business.
For several years farm organ
izations and manufacturers have
been trying to get the post office
department to carry small pack
ages of insectides and fungicides.
But to date they have had no suc
cess. Quite a variety of cases
are cited to show that the volume
of parcel post business could be
increased greatly, and in the
main without taking business
away from the express companies.
Need for Activity
rarm groups feel special need
for activity on behalf of parcel
post Just now because there has
recently been a reversal in the
trend of parcel post volume.
Previous to 1925 the parcel post
showed a healthy increase in rol
rrrae each year. This averaged
about 18 percent for the four
year proceeding 1925. The par
cel post was practically self sup
porting and would have been pay
ing a profit. Then came the ar
bitrary rate increase of two cents
per package regardless of distance
or weight. This, together with
certain changes in service, drove
large quantities of packages out
DEPENDABLE
WELDING
Electric and Acetylene
C. D. OPPEN
Phones: 872; Res. 2086-J
COS Mill St. Salem, Ore,
There is nothing more impon-
sianaara w piwutwwu v.
of the mails. Last fiscal year
ending June 30 showed a heavy
loss In parcel post revenues as
compared with the preceding year.
Bat expenses were not reduced
in proportion, therefore a bigger
deficit resulted.
Farm leaders insist that the 2
cent charge be removed when
other postal rates are reduced,
and believe that this encourage
ment together with the active ef
forts of a director of parcel post,
will result in a few years in sueh
a large increase in volume of par
cels carried as to place the ser
vice on a fully self supporting ba
sis. The theory is that a very
large share of the overhead mach
inery is already paid for and that
a much larger volume of parcels
could be carried without propor
tionate increases in expense.
Farmers fear the outcome if
present tendencies in parcel post
service are allowed to continue.
A correspondent of a farm ex
change answering as to what can
be done for a 12-year-old orchard
that does not bear fruit, says:
"Your land has no iron in it. Dig
around your trees and plant old
rusty iron nails and all sorts of
broken iron. If you can obtain
steel shavings from the machine
"hops, that would act quicker than
pieces of iron. Drive a few rusty
nails into the trunks of the trees
this spring close to the ground
and see the result."
Order bog poisons and commer
cial fertilixer and have them ready
when real gardex work starts.
Soft on woodwork can be re
moved with kerosene.
W. W. RO8KBRAUGH
COMTAXT
Manufacturers of
Warm Air Furnaces. Fruit Dry
ing Stoves, Smoke Stacks.
Tanks, Steel and Foundry
Work. Welding a Specialty.
17th A Oak Sts. Salera, Ore.
"HYQENIC CHICKS"
V are Rpeeialiiinr en rood duality
"HYGIENIC" day eld eateks. R.
Reds. B. RoekfL W. Racks. Bait Or.
Black Jwm; QianU, mad Wait lr
horas. All flacks tested for B.W.D
lUo accredited. Wrila for eirenter.
Try our chicks
.The Willamette Valley
Hatchery
W. E. Park. Prop.
Z19 S. 24h 81, 81LE3I. OREGON
H. Pohle & Son
Salem Agents
Flexitread Garden Tractor
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MAKESWAGESW
First Since 19 -
That Average Farm Wage;
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Showed Slump
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (An
Last year was the first time sine
1922 that the farm laborer's wag
average for the year showed d
decline from the year previous, in
dex ' tabulations br the bureau
agricultural economics reveal.
The bureau's index of farm
wages is placed at 170 for 19::.
which is a decline of 13 poin
from the 192$ Index, the 1910-n
five-year average being- used at- a
base of 100.
This decline, the bureau save,
may be accounted for in pan ai
least by the larger supply of labor
available as a result of the smaller
volume of industrial employment
and by the decreased demand both
in the south, where there was a
'smaller acreage of cotton, and in
the great plains winter wheat
area, where the combine harree tr
is continuing to displace labor at
harvest time.
The greatest decline in the are.
rage farm wage was in 1921 when
the. index fell from 239 to 150
From there it went to 14 6 la
1922, the lowest point In eight
years, and then gradually climbed
to 171 in 1928.
From 1920 the average monthly
farm wage with board was placed
at 47.24, or $65.05 without
board. Last year it we placed at
134.58 with board, or $48.63
without board.
Early spring application of com
mercial fertiliser is desirable, in
order that the spring rains win
disperse their salts, making them
available to the plants in the
early growing season.
U B. XHXHSMOOB
Salem Wicker Furniture
Mann fact Bring Co.
Wa Sail Direct
. Pen dim Rattan Road Quality
Faraitara
Bepairiar. Refiaisfciar. TTphwNteriBr.
2219 StaU St, Salem. Orron
BRING IN
YOUR NEW WHEAT
And exchange It for bard wheat
patent flour, or any of our Ion
list of milling specialties. We
do custom grinding. We sup
ply what you need for what
yon have.
CHERRY CTTY MILLING CO.
Salem, Oregon.
4S1 Trade St. Phone 818
Ott T. Zwieker. Prop. Phone 1151
SALEM FLUFF RUG &
MATTRESS FACTORY
New Mattresses Made to Ordci
Old Mattress steaming and rc
maldna;. Carpet cleaning, fit
ting:, sewing and sizing.
naff Ra(s oi a4 sues rnaaa of all
alatfa of old carpau
Pwnth lath and Wilbur Sta
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