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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1928)
THE NORTHWEST HAS PRODUCED 37 OF ClilONHO BEET GROWER, GIRL OKI Grows Enough on Acre to Supply Sugar for 60 Peo ple for a Whole Year IDAHO FALLS, Ida., March 17. Ruth Hansen, a fifteen year old farm girl cf Idaho Falls, has been awarded the title of champion j turar beet grower of Idaho. Thej 5 YEARS OLD young farmerette raised 4."MSoME OP THE MORE TERRIB pounds of marketable beets or j Ly '.PRESSING PROBLEMS. THE 24.66 tons on an acre of land on her father's farm in a state-wide sugar beet growing derby In which farm boys and girls competed. Miss Hansen was awarded a $50 prixe for her achievement by the American National Bank of this city. In addition she realised $184.98 from1 the local factory of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company for her beet crop. She did all the hand work on her field, blocked and harvested the beets herself, and hauled them by wagon to the sugar factory. Moreover, she found time to help her father In cultivating nineteen acres of beets and potatoes on his own farm. Miss Hansen beat out two boy farmers in the beet growing cham pionship finals. James Kemper, 14 years old of Idaho Falls, won reserve honors with an acre yield of 23.20 tons which he sold for $174.06. besides second prize money totaling $25. Thomas Davis, 13 year old far mer of Lincoln, ranked third with a yield of 22.14 tons per acre. The record of these youthful beet grow ers was about ten tons per acre higher than the average farm pro duction for the state. "Women are excelling men in business and athletics all the time," said Miss Hansen, "so I decided I could grow more sugar beets than any boy in Idaho. I just pitched in and did it." Manufactured into beet sugar. Miss Hansen's acre of beets would total ' about 6.363 pounds, or enough to supply the dally sugar requirements of sixty people for an entire year. FARM HOMES ARE MORE IMPORTANT (Ctinm pac 1) give its support. The sooner that support is accorded, the smaller will be the amount of help requir ed in the end. The longer the task is pnt off the greater is go ing to be the requirement of gov ernment. So, as a matter of econ omy, we should be at the task without delay. "Congress is endeavoring to work out some practlcle measure to meet this trying problem, just as every congress has been striving since disaster was visited upon the agricultural people . following the war. It seems to me that we have studied and theorized on this mat ter long .enough. .Congress can not much longer be excused for failing to do those things which can be done to help agriculture back onto its feet. However div ersified may be the opinion as to policy and mechanics, the time has come for the adoption of some practicaly method of procedure and to get under way with it. "It is moot untimely, in my judgement.' that just as we are in the midst of the program of work ing out one of the greatest prob lems our nation haa ever confron ted, we should have injected, for example, an outlandish aavy build ing program calling not only for hundreds of millions of dollars to THE OREGON STATESMAN complete, but still more, to sus tain,, when whatever of strength judgement, and resource we hare should be devoted to an under taking of this program which , has as Its purpose the restoration of the farming industry which so long has been recognixed as the back bone of genuine and lasting pros perity. If we are to depart moment arily from such a program, let us utilize whatever resuorees is ours, rather to pay off more of our old war debt before we take on more war inspiring activities such as a world s greatest nary would be. LET WAR AND AGENCIES OF WAR STAND BACK AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING FROM THE PUBLIC TREASURY AND PERMIT The NATION TIME TO ATrH XS BREATH AND MEET GREATEST OF WHICH NOW IS CHANGING THE FARM CONDI TION THROUGHOUT THE LAND. "It is time notice was served upon the constant and increasing greed of our military establish ments that they must give the people of this nation some respite so that we can.- devote the time and resources necesasry to correct the overhanging clowds of distress and threatened disaster of our ag ricultural Interests. Unless such respite is granted, the very source of raising revenue to meet ! the avaricious remands will fail utter ly and their own ill-timed demands will be their own downfall. "If we are to permit American agriculture to decay still further and to permit prosperity to be much longer restrained, there will be such an exodus from the farms as will make the problem of all our peoptes one of bitter struggle for exlstance. "Now is the time to talk plain sence on a plain and important question. I am for such military establishment as will afford ade quate protection in defense of our borders and our own institutions, but what is adequate for such pro tection does not call for any new naval structure with billions of dollars as its toll. Such a pro gram is both untimely and unwar ranted, and those Interests which are Involved In this program ought to be warned that while the na tion has always given and always will give whatever resources is necessary for adequate protection, that they must for the time being stand back from the public till, give the American people a chance to catch their breath, and above, all else, let the farmers' and their related interests have a chance to get on their feet and on to a plane of measurable equality with indus try in general. "Unless this is done and we can rebalance the scales of economic justice and give fair distribution of the blessings of national pros perity, our entire national fabric faces graver difficulties from with in than from all possible dangers which might come from without. "This farm problem, I repeat, is our greatest national problem today. It is decidedly more im portant that we sustain our farm homes with contented families and Capitol Bargain and Junk House 105-14 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. FARMING AND INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINE SECTION producing service to the rest of humanity,' than It Is for us to cre ate great embattlements with gold braid and tinsel for the few who and strive to terrorise us with the great danger of war." CLE1C IS BEST FOB IS VftLLEY The Head Office for the State of Oregon Is Lo cated In Salem The day of old dobbin is going, and in his . place Is coming the modern, farm tractor. One of the best tractors now In the field is the Cletrac, manufactured by the Cleveland -Tractor company or Cleveland, and handled in Ore gon by A. C. Haag at 444 Ferry street. Cletrac rates second in the Willamette valley as to number In operation with 252 owned and operated by . successful farmers. These popular tractors are built in five sises. ranging from the small 12 horse power alse up to the 100 horse power machine. All of the ratings of Cletrac are made on the draw bar pull power. The 100 horse tractor is the largest in the world. Well Adapted Here Conditions in the Willamette valley are Ideal for the use of the Cletrac. This Is proven by the CHIROPRACTIC FOR ACUTE CASES You ask us: Is the Science of Chiropractic as effective in acute cases as it is in chronic cases? We assure you that it is even more effective re markable as that statement may seem to those who have first-band knowledge of the merits of spinal adjustments In the latter class of cases. The reason is self-explanatory. In a chronic malady the case has gained a certain amount of momentum, just as a vehicle does going down hill. This momentum must be over come before remarkable results are noticeable. But in acute cases the results may be spon taneous, or at any rate appear within an astonishing short period of time. This is why some patients think tha Chiro practic results are miraculous instead of a logical process of Nature. The invention of 'the Neurocalometer determines the exact location of the Nerve Pressure which is the cause of the majority of diseases. Remember the Neurocalom eter locates Nerve Pressure. Chiropractic Adjustments re move Nerve Pressure. Neurocalometer readings by appointment only. Dr. O, L. Scott, D. C. 256 North High Street Phone 87 or 1471-J 118 CBEATEST HOLSTEIWS number in use. one farmer using six on his large ranch. The Cle trac being a crawler Is well adap ted to either soft,, boggy land or sandy, loose dirt. This machine is one of the safest on the mar ket, as it can be used in any work from pulling stumps to plowing and cultivating on a hillside with out the slightest danger to the driver. The cost of operation is very economical and the mechan ism is simple and sturdy. Main Office Here Cletrac has been on the market for 1 1 years and is one of the old est tractors in the field. A. C. Haag has handled the machines in the Willamette valley for nine (Sfletoae rjs3ell W FOR SALE $250.00 Just Overhauled Some good used Tractor parts cheap. Tractors Repaired. C. D. 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