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The ATeur Oregon Statesman; Salem,' Oregon, Sunday Morning, August 5, 1928 15 u aiiera jjisic : . i - - . I r . .-r . i j : . :i l -in West S Way to no 1 . . w - ' sr J- " -r S i . t. - - , - IS -J v .v -i .: :. . .-. . " i -v. .' : Liittie money Willingness Men Golden Success Suggests Way to Profit 1 for Other Men On Farm Or Of f; One Man Finds Goats Valuable Adjunct " On Cheaper Lands . , .- ' By E. A. Rhoten ? 1 ! We frequently, notice phenomenal records being made mui sueeu unuer more or here is a true storv of "sheen not so rosy. It happened about ten years ago. f j The man in the case was thirty years old but up to that time had "just worked around!, and had 'saved mighty , little. He 'realized that it was up to him to get started in something that would better his condiion, besides ' he now had added responsibilities that he did not have a few years before. - v- . . -.'.. :;-- Back in the foot hills he selected 480 acres i of roueh land. This was about 15 miles ff Annrnrimofolv f(V inThaKif postoff ice was within a few miles and a well improved road tmirilPii rino cnrnpr tyf tfio lonrl Knf uro a tioll mvlo from the site, selected for building. i r- 'mere were some 30 or 40 acres of this land that were more or less open, with some grass growing, but practically all of it "was cor ered with brush and heary - tim ber. - - . . . v , . . As he had a little nraner and had the reputation of being will- iua io worn, ii was noi aiiucuii for him to get credit; as' the bnsi ness that he was to follow is as fcafe as a government bond if he would but. work. (I want to dMitept in repair, and the sheep have gress from the story , right here long enough to say there are hun dreds of thousands of acres of land In western Oregon and Wash ington and are Just as promising today as that land was and can be secured for the same price or less.) ,. Does Own" Work He purchased the ri 480 .acres, mostly on time, for S? an acre. A shack was erected to live in. He then started to slash the timber and brush. He did most of this work himself, but hired as be could afford to. What he - hired slashed he paid for at the rate of $6 per acre. It seemed a shame to slash the good areas. Some were btushy, but there were many-acres of the very best of second' growth timber, poles from six Inches to 18 inches at the butt and 100 feet long. ' In- other places there was heavy timber; trees from three to four feet and even more in diameter. Good saw timber, yes, but the lo cation was such that it could not be taken out at a profit. It took three years before all was slash ed. ' The slashing was left until fall, and. then j burned. It made a- ter ribly hot fire and many of the small trees were burned entirely, and practlcaUy all of the limbs. After the asTies had cooled a mix ture of wheat and grass seed was own over the burn. Make Fertile Ground New land covered with ashes made a fertile seed bed. The wheat grew and by summer it was shoulder ; high, completely hiding the logs from view, and it i rr ir rt l n vi Tinir wt en v a wirni wsaw m v a w uj vu e a v. a binder or other harvester.. But1 woe be - unto any one who .would ! have started into that wheat with ' any machinery. It was fall of logs, stumps 4n many places so ptld up that even a man could hardly have climbed through. Stock hogswxe purchased and turned in. At first there was no but gradually they exowded,, the wheat down and erew . and eot fat. The returns from the .hogs : practically paid, for the land and K a avhon cj nf elathlncr snal. ing. There was no "harvesting ex- ruinsA " Wrki t Vio hntm lroro fin. ally sent to market it left the acreage with a stand of grass, al so the hogs had wasted some - wheat and when the fall rains came there was an abundance of . pasture. - Sheep Are Added ,.4 . Then sheep were secured In the meantime it was taking lota of . hard wnrlr Thfl pntlm nlaro had to be fenced. Over 2000 rods of fence have been erected since the start. As. each side of the place was slashed and brush had been burn ed, a woven wire fence was placed on the property line. During the first three years the entire place hr.d been slashed burned and seed ed. Every cent that had been ta- ken in on the hogs and sheep had Leen put into Imrovements, such . as fencing and a sheep shed. " , From that on it was easy. The . land is rough, much of it is too steep to cultivate, but grows good grass. The shack of a home had to rive way to a modem bungalow . with modern plumbing. In those hills it is simply a matter of pip ing spring water to the house to : get an . abundance of water, as springs in those hills. At first there was simply a trail that led - from the main road about .one half mile to the building site. As time permitted this was widened end graded until today there la a welt improved auto road tight to his door. . Herd Increasing He slashed the entire place, ex cept a few acres in one corner that he left for family wood. He now keeps , about 250 ewes and ISO goats. Here and there through the " timber there was some oak and other trees that were not killed by the slashing and fire, and he finds it necessary : to keep some goats to hold the brush down.' Brush and timber will grow 'naturally on those hills if something is not .none u tecv uu. - iwo nans vn m crw ik. . . . . . . TV. nutnrM aim h&l f - at . time.- VS- tT. mm-wm i la vtwma IiIm fkttT f A and does not kill his grass out as and much ot Offer Sheep Opportunities less lavorauie conaiuons. dui business where the start was from a good j thriving city anf a A riiTW iitnya anrl i it would if he kept U of tfiem on the entire place. ; i le says that his net returns ave rage about S 10 '4 head a year. This for lambs and wool. .'. Replaces Old Ewes ..; Each year a part of his older ewes .are sold and replaced with younger ones. He gives almost no attention to cither; sheep or goats, only to see that the fences are salt. The goats are not as remun erative as the sheep, but they bring in something and keep the brush down. i . He says that he could raise a much larger percent of young if he would confine his goats during kidding time, but he lets them' have the run of- the ! range and the mortality is great : where the kid is born out among the logs on a steep hill ' side. He keeps a cheap team and a cow for fam ily milk. The team is needed toi occasionally haul some wood to the house or do some other work on the place, but there are weeks at a time when they are not har nessed, i He does not raise any feed for the sheep. By not being overstock ed, there is always some feed on the range. It might be a little short during February and March, but grass starts early on the steep south hill sides and especially where sheltered by the logs. : Snow Covers Forage , There was snow once during the last 'eight years that covered most of his range and at that time he secured some grain feed, also some ground alfalfa and molasses; from town to feed the sheep, but1 he had difficulty in getting them to eat this kind Of food. Very soon the snow was thawing on the south exposures aid the sheep did not suffer. He says he does not plan to raise any feed and it any more severe snows do come that he can get feed from town to last a few days. :. . -, He fenced about 10 acres and 'fn - irrigated when et it to walnuts. This and a good - - necessary, is the extent of his "farming." His income is approx imately $3000 a year, the income from the sheep and goats. Gains Independence He now drives a good automo bile and he and the family are free to go and come, sometimes being gone for several days on trips of their liking. He has been fortunate about losses from dogs as during the eight years he has only lost one lamb by dogs and it so happened that he was near and his 30-30 got the dog. He has purchased rams, buying grades at a nominal price. He be lieves that this 14 a mistake and now plans to fence a small pasture and to secure si few good pure bred ewes and then to keep one good buck. He will confine these during the breeding season only and then use the i-ams of his own raising for his range rams. By this plan' it will only be necessary for him. to buy one good ram ev ery two year 8 and he will soon be able to raise the quality of his entire flock. 1 . -He is sitting pretty, his debts are practically all paid and he has agood yearly income and now a lazy man s life, ;even if he ' did have to work pretty hard for about three years to j get over - the "hum." The sheep did it. . SHEEP IDCBIHG III UfllTED STATES But Wot Fast; Enough. For The Country Imports Over Half Its Wool Sheen hi the United States are recovering from the slump of few, years ego and are again ln ereiainr. This year, the estimate is 44.545.e0 head; against 51,- 921,000 as an average oi iib io It IS. In Australia., the leading ex porter ot wool, preliminary es timate, for the yar places sheep at 101.000,000 head, a slight de crease below If. SC. but an increase of about. 11,000.000 over the pre war level. In 25 'countries of the world reporting &U years to 1117, sheep numbers amounted to SIS." 000,000 head, ant increase of 1.8 per cent .over 1020, and S.f per cent over the lOOf-lOlS average. Xot Faat Knoegh The Increase tit number of sheep in the United States is a good sign; but the growth Is not fast enough. We will not hate enough sheep until we produce mil our wool, and we do not now produce hair our requirements, as: ths reader will observe in the Interview in this Issue with State Treasurer Kay. ' HKIIIS OOBERTB KEEPLBTOFSIEP They' ; Maintain ' on : Their Salem District Farms As Many as 4000, Head Hawkins & Roberts,- leading Salem ' brokers ' and ' builders , and owners of down town property, be lieve a prosperous country makes for a prosperous city. So they help to develop the Industries on the . land. Among other things, t they ; breed and keep sheep, and provide, the proper conditions for the sheep Industry. 1 -On. their various farmingprr Jects ' in Marion, Polk' and Linn counties, they maintain from 2000 to 4 0 0 0 sheep. Last year, tt ey Brought igoa head ofthin iamb from , SOtttbern OregOO for tholt clover pastures. "Sheep over clover and clover slogan that Harry Hawkins of that concern uses in spreading heep breeding propaganda, for this dis trict. .That organisation had 1800 acres in clover last year. , The clover acreage for this year is somewhat less. Rape i is also grown. - One man in the employ of Hawkins & Roberts gives most of his time to the sheep business. They Are Pioneers Mr. Hawkins thinks the average grain farmer should raise clover for many reasons. It is one rf the best meana of maintaining the fer tility of the soil and is a splendid legume to use in crop rotation. A small flock of sheep on every farm is a great advantage to the clover raiser. The presence of the sheep insures additional fertilizer on the land.. Clover is generally raised as a seed crop, except in the ease of the, dairy farmer who raises It for hay. The sheep keep the first growth clover clipped and permit th esecond growth to seed. : Rape and Clover i A great many- farmers are now planting English rape with the clover and sheeplng the crop heav ily during the summer months. The sheep's feet keep j the soil from . crusting and insures' the good mulch necessary to hold motefure in dry hot weather. This rjesults In a much better stand of .seed clover.: and the sheep aid in fertilizing the soil. ! '.. Four to five sheep may, be run to the acre for about four months. There is ho better way to . fatten Iambs for market. I J , Sheep over clover .and clover under sheep is a profitable exam ple of "two story" farming. Clover alone, however, would not aupply sufficient feed the first year :to support the sheep,: and without the sheep to breakup the crust and keep the soil mulched, the crop of clover would likely be killed out during the warm , dry weather.. .'?-.' a.;- i -' The - addition of the f English rape supplies the feed for the sheep, .and the sheep do the rest Ift Insuring a good crop or seea clover, and the Iambs are . fattened In the process. Hawkins & Roberts are among the pioneers in this field of rape and clover growing in the sheep industry.- ' Numerous; other -sucr cessf ul farmers In the valley coun ties, however, are now using the clover-rape-s h e e p combination with profitable results. ; This Is a Livestock Valley Says An Expert Who Knows it Very Well Iran Stewart, one of the best known farm experts of the Salem . . . . . i j- . &. , aisinci, wno -now in vuuusn for himself at Donald, maintains that this is a livestock valley. He also holds that sheep must make up a part of the livestock picture, and for many farms also goats. Not long since he referred to the Patton and Amort farm as an example of what he means when he claims this is a livestock val ley. These people: are . farming something like 300 acres and have about that same amount of pas ture land. Their routine of farm ing Is wheat and oats summer fallow sheep and goats. Their farm Is about three miles east ot Macleay and Is typical of the Wal do Hills section. - . They regard sheep as the "best source of Income from the farm. John Amort expresses his senti ments for sheep In. no uncertain terms when he says that he would quit farming If it wasn't for the sheep. ' ' In referring to the , sheep he says. "We aim to keep 1B0 head ot registered Shropshire breeding ewes. In the spring of last year we had 147 ewes at lambing time. and we got 187 Iambs, and we raised all of this number but nine The market for sheep has been verr good, and all of our surplus has been contracted for even be fore lambing time. When we have sold the lambs straight through they have averaged ,,nav $10.00 apiece, and in those cases where a buyer only picked" out a few the price was considerably higher.. Kill Canadian Thistles "We summer tallow about one fourth of our farming land each year, and the sheep fit In fine with sueh a practice, we also run banes of roats. and it has been our experience that the goats will kill out the Canadian tnisue on the farming laad.provtdlng" you hold them down In the amount ot are crazed over. I have noticed on different occasions that the goats will start feeding on the thistles about five o'clock in the afternoon, and where they do this very day throughout the summer It KILLS OUT THE THISTUCa. m DNOTFAl WITHOUT Handicaps Early Days Amb itiori; Business Grows Flake Has Worked Against; Great Odds and Has Accom plished More Than Tells Story of He has Worked Acainst Great More .than the Average Man Endowed with 'Health and Strength The Builder of Flake's Petland Store and Flake's Petland Farm and the Story of His Straggles np to Success By. K. A. RHOTEN "As a boy I liked the Bantamt and had some; but when I was 14 years old I went to work in the saw mill to help' with the living expenses for the family. My fath er was a good thrifty honest man, but not the kind who made much money." Thus ' spoke 'Ernie' Flake of Flake's Petland. ' He worked on the sorting table for a year Qne day tneM was a - pain - in one of his knees. This got worse and a doctor was called. The doctor could give no relief . and - more doctors! were called, and soon it was evident that the boy would die. Blood poison and a dozen other names were used for the malady, but none seemed to be able to control the disease. The once healthy boy was soon a mere skeleton and at one time they thought it was only a matter of hours, perhaps minutes, before he would be gone. But he lived. The-Flake family. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Flake and their three children; Ernestine Fay, 2V years old and the twin boys Alvin and Vernon, 6 years.old. Also a pair of their English bull dogs,, Tige and his kennel mate Chiquita. For more than a year he, was bed-; never to be 'entirely , well again, ridden, hardly able to hold up his head, and then for nine more years he was confined to his - room. Sometimes he was ahle to get Into a wheel chair, but never out of the house more than two or three times during those ' ten years. Yet, in that little room' in a mod est home; was started what is now an important business. , . . Ernie liked birds and pets and showed an Interest in them as soon as he was able to sit up and look out of the window. One day neighbor lady who was moving awar made him a present 'of a canary bird. . He soon managed to secure a mate, and in the course of . time some new birdies were hatched. These were sold and r5 This picture shows a view of the dojr kennels, owned by E. : B. Flake on his Petland Farm just north from Salem. new stock was secured and more birds hatched. It was a good pas time for a sick boy, but it grad ually became more. ' . There was - no more schooling for hlmr In fact he says that after he had sufficiently recovered, to be able to sit up and look at a book hejhad to learn to read again. His sickness, seemed I to have 'blotted ouUall memory of what he had learned in school. After he had spent ten years in that room and was beginning to be out of doors," he realized that his parents would not always be able to give him shelter, and some thing must be done. He had sold many birds, but the volume of business was not great. He was a hopeless cripple as far as his legs were- concerned, end is yet; his mind was bright and active and he could get down town In his wheel chair. . , , ' a ' . Early Struggles ; -J He- thought . perhaps he might be able-to sell something, and he applied for an agency to sell a cer tain razor strap sad got It. They also gavehim Instructions as to what to ear when attempting to sell the strap. He committed hi "piece -to memory and started but. -The first day he could not get jils courage np to solicit any one, , as r he had never associated with the' "wqrld. to say nothing of business. . - V. . -'-V'r'k, - The next day he started out agals blacksmith shop .should contain and Disasters Only Whet Average Man; Builder Many Struggles - Odda and has Accomplished some good prospects for his rasor straps. He entered but somehow forgot his well commuted "speech- and left after saying. "You do not want to buy any raz or straps, do you?" They didn't, i . After he got out on the street again he could see what he had done, so he mustered up greater courage and tackled the boys in the fire department. The boys "Jollied" him and had some fun at his expense, but before he left he had several orders, and from then on be rapidly developed Into a salesman. , , Starting in Business y He added knives and razors to his line of razor straps. Then one day a friend came to him and told him of a salesman who xwas In town who wanted some advertis ing matter distributed, but that there had been a disagreement with the local distributor, and would he distribute the hand bills to each home in Salem? He would. With his wheel chair as a supply station he secured a number of boys to assist. -and- soon had the town "covered." This was the starter .of what is now as nice business. Later a horse and wagon were secured. The body of the wagon was so constructed that the rear end gate could be lowered to the ground and he could wheel his chair "on board" and then drive away. He would run his chair around and hitch up and then go to the rear of the wagon and soon be on his way. This made the covering of the town with adver tising matter easy. Adding Pet Business In the meantime he had no! forgotten his birds, and he soon had a dog. then more do&&. and T 4 ii so on. His pet business contin ued to . grow. - One sale brought on another. . He never asked nor - would he accept a favor on account of his condition, and will not do so to day. He tells of an incident when Salem was "wet". A drunk was staggering down the street and fell across his wheel chair. The drunk finally got to his feet and apolo gized the best ho could and hand ed Mr. Flake a. quarter saying, "Here, kid, take this, you seem to be in pretty bad shape." Mr Flake handed the quarter back D. A. WHITE & SONS DR. KjDRINEKS Veterinary Remedies and Minerals DIXIE lIEALTIi; BREAD ---Ask Your Grocer and told the drunk that he was in a worse condition and for "him to keep the quarter. ' : The Store, Then the Farm The time came when he needed a down town office for headquar ters so that It would be handier to distribute the advertising and other circular matter. He rented a place and It soon became a small store. He then rented a larger place ' and thus started Flake's" Petland Store. Birds, dogs and other pets were sold as well as supplies of various kinds. Soon after the store was start ed he married Miss Edna Kosten barger, who was willing to travel the road of matrimony with him. The business grew, and It soon became apparent that they needed a "farm" on which to keep their pets and, to raise their dogs and pets themselves., Five acres were secured just north of Salem ad- Joining the Pacific highway, and; Flake's Petland Farm was started. One day the stork left twin boys, Vernon and Alvin, who are two bright six-year-old boys now. Later little Ernestine Fay .was born, a sweet little girl now past two years old. Mrs. Flake is a wonderful wife and mother and assists as only a few women are capable of doing. A Happy FnmUy Upon visiting the farm recently I found Mr. and Mrs, Flake busy with their work, the two boys as sisting the best they could, and Ernestine, riding with Daddy in the wheel chair. They do not have a million dollars, but they do have what a million dollars cannot buy. They are happy and contented and have a bright and healthy family. He discarded the horse and wagon some years ago and now has an automobile with an ex press body. This is fitted with clutch and brake so arranged as to be operated by hand. At the! rear of the car he has an over hanging derrick so arranged that! he can wheel his chair to the back of the car and then raise himself, chair and all. up to the level of the floor of the car and enter that way, then slide over to the seat. and away he drives. Then a Disastrous Fire After buying the five acres he soon had constructed a large dog Not only did the building go up in smote but he lost about 40 valuable dogs. Several of these dogs had been sold and the money had to be refunded. One female white Collie with a litter of seven was lost. The entire litter bad been sold for $25 each. For another female, a Fox Terrier, he had been offered $75, and at the time of the fire she was in the kennel with her puppies. She was rescued, but she broke away and entered the burning building to be with her puppies and perished also. It was a terrible financial loss, but Mr. Flake soon rebuilt, this time building of hollow tile, fireproof, excepting the shingled roof. Grew and Grew ' Gradually the store business grew. The farm business grew He could not do justice to both. So he has recently sold the storr and will' now devote his entire time to his little farm. In add! tlon to tfce dogs, birds and othe pets he has quite a large Jiatcherj and sells baby chicks of various breeds. Another line that is being de veloped is the boarding of dogs. There are many dog owners who for various reasons do not want to keep their dogs. Mr. Flake says that his Income now from this alone is over $200 per month. I The new owners of the store are to take his puppies of the Various breeds. Among the breeds that he raises the Crow-Chows, BOstons. Collies, Police' Dogs, Bulls. Fox Terriers and others. , A Funny Climax The Maiden (tragically): Stop! This can't go on. The Man (soothingly) : Very well,, madam, we'll try a larger sized shoe. Answers. " 1 One at a Time . "May I have a private bath?" "Yes. sir. We have only one bath, but everyone here takes his bath privately.. Tit-Bits. Read The Classified Ads GIDEON STOLZ'CO. - Mannfacts lei of . Vinegar, Sods Water, -- , Fountain Supplies -Salem Phone SO Ore. SALEM NAVIGATION COMPANY Water Transportation . . Portland Salem a , Telephone 06 7 Otto V, Zwlckar, Trnt- ,: Pliooo 11S SALEM FLUFF RUG & MATTRESS FACTORY Sew Mat tresses Blade to Ordet Old Mattress steaming and re making. . Carpet deenlnc flt. ' ttnje. aewing; and sizing. . TlaJtl iwp of au mm asaso ? Q kiaaa of 014 earpou . ' ' SoU 1U sad Wilaar 8t. , Salem Man, Head Eureka Mills, Asks That Farmen Keep Lambs for Shdering Believes Value of Wool Would Increase if Old Stock Were Not Overworked in Fleece Production; Mills Add to Prosperity (The Humboldt Times, Eureka, Cal., in its issue of last Sunday, July 20, has an article concerning a large enterprise there headed by C P. Bishop leading Salcni mer chant and manufacturer. A copy was forwarded to The Statesman by It. B. Houston, district freight and passenger agent of the South ern Pacific, formerly freight ag ent for that company at Salem; his home now being at Santa Rosa. Calif. Following is the article) : Any survey of the industries of without reference to the .various lumber mills of this vicinity. and the woolen mills of Eureka, which stand out as the two leading man ufacturing industries of this sec tion. With the single exception of the lumber industry, which out ranks all other industries in the county, the woolen mills, which have been operating in Eureka since February 1, 1920, rank as t e leading manufacturers of Hum boldt, In the total value of pro ducts manufactured, and the am ount of money expended for raw materials and, labor. Payroll $20,000 Although many persons know that the Eureka Woolen Mills are among the largest employers of labor in this community, few know that the woolen m"ls employ a tital of 180 men and women which keep the mills running day and night. The average monthly pay roll is more than $20,000 and since February lr 1920, nearly one and three quarter million dollars have been paid to employees of the company in wages and salar ies. Of this amount $1,393,812.54 was for the actual factory payroll while the balance was spent for executive salaries, ' office help, boiler room employees, shipping department and other divisions of the plant. Growing Rapidly Starting on a small scale more than tight years ago, the Eureka Voolen Mills' have developed into to supply the countrywide demand for the woolen product manufac tured here. Clean wool used by the local mills since the inception of . the plant here amounts to 2,4 60,3 9 S pounds, according to figures com piled In a recent survey. As raw wool, or "wool in the grease" as it Is known in the trade, shrinks more than 50 per cent before it Is used on the looms, the total amount of wool in the grease pur chased by the Eureka Woolen Mills from February 1, 1920 to June 30, 1928, was more than five million pounds. The sum of $1, 925,890.23 was paid for this wool, a considerable portion of which was purchased in Humboldt county-Use Much Dye Other raw materials used since the mills opened here have cost $493,482.32. Most of this money was spent in California and a good percentage of it in Humboldt county. Other figures show that the woolen mills use nearly $75, 400 worth of dyestuffs and other jupplies yearly. The total value of all products manufactured at the Eureka Wool en Mills, previous--to June 30 ot this year was $5,335,840.07. In addition to the Eureka. Wool en mills there are two other mills, in this state. Both of them are j located in South California. The local mills have a national repu tation for the quality of their pro ducts and have a market which extends to every part of this coun-' try, entailing an expenditure of many thousands of dollars yearly for both water and rail freight. Shipments this year have been made to points as far away as the state of Maine. By developing . a varied market the mills , are kept busy all the year around. Demand for Wool Although much of the more than five million pounds of wool in the grease which have been used by the Eureka Woolen Mills has been purchased from Humboldt wool growers, the company would like to obtain an evetf greater amount here were it possible, ac KP Tour Vraty la Orroa Buy Monnmanu Mad at Ha lea, Orrroa CAPITA! MOHtraEKTAL WOKKS C. Joma c, Fioprlatora . All KiaSa f Moaamvalal Wrk - factory at4 Offica: ' 2210 8. Com'U Oppoaita L. O. X r. Cat7, Box SI Psono S89 Salon, Ore(oa BRING IN YOUR NEW WHEAT And exchange it for 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. . - . CHERRY CTTY HTJXIXa CO. . , - Salem,' Oregon. 481 Trade St. Phone 818 Oregon Pulp . Mttifadtrert of BOND LEDGER GLASSINE , GREASEPROOF TISSUE . . Snpport Orejcn Products - Specify "Salem Made Paper for Your f Office Stationery ' ; cording to F. E. McOee, vice-president of the company. Inasmuch as the local mills must compet with contract buyers. from other points tor the Humboldt wool crop however, a considerable portion of the wool . used, must be brough from other points. The balance of the wool supply used, in addition to that obtained in this county, is bought either in San Francisco or Philadelphia. Urge More Sheep Since Humboldt wool is pur chased by the mills whenever pos sible, the local organization is be lieved to be largely responsible for the development of the sheep rais ing industry in this section. . The number ot sheep in Humboldt county has more than doubled since the establishment ot the Eu reka Woolen Mills. - The value of the wool grown In Humboldt county would increase greatly and a larger supply ot good quality wool would be avail able. McGee states, if the small wool growers of this section would keep their young stock for shear ing instead' of trying to get a good crop of wool from the old sheep year after year. t Many of the wool growers.; he continued, start out with a num ber of old sheep, which is per fectly all right. When they get, a crop of lambs though, they dispose of the young sheep and rely . on the old stock for the wool supply. As the first year's shearing Is the best quality ever obtained from a sheep, and as the average animal will raise a good grade, ot wool for not more than five, or six' years, the woolen mill execu tive believes that the quality . of wooi grown in numooiui wouiu improve and that the quantity would increase through the weed ing out of the older sheep in the smaller flocks of this section. - Many varieties of woolen pro ducts are manufactured at the Eu reka Woolen Mills, including blan kets, suitings, overcoatings and other woolen cloth products as well as . yarns. Among the large blanket contracts filled by the lo cal mills is one for the State ot California, which has been obtain ed for several consecutive years against fierce competitive bidding from mills in all parts of the west. Bishop Is Heed C. P. Bishop is president of the Eureka Woolen Mills. Bishop also Is president of the Pendleton Woolen Mills In Pendleton. Ore- Lgon and the Washougal Woolen Mills in Washougal, Washington. F. E. McGee is vice-president and C. P. Slade is secretary and treas urer. , : r. REPORT INCREASE WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. MP All types of manufactured dairy products except cheese showed aa increase in volume over the pre vious year in the 1927 report is sued today by the department of agriculture. , It placed the quantity of milk converted into other forms of food at 57,68,817,000 pounds com pared with 56.784.893,000 pounds in 1928. Air Painting DONE WITH A GUN f M. B. 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