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s. e Beet: -Sugar 0C f U: . II i a ure Th? New Osegon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Horning, August 2S, 1923 Th 7T' 7 JL inausirumm DIE Interview Oh Need Of Valley " v Grown Beef Cattle ; ;GoodToday Oa . . Wednesday. An gust IS, lsSC.Vred W. Steuslott was In terviewed by a Statesman repre- tentative it ; tns Salem RotaTy club meet Int. which, ho attended as a member. The tame after .,jioon he played a cams of soli oa the mines dab coarse. The next . forenoon, by the time the Ink U printng the article on the Slogan v pages of The Statesman was fair - Iy dry, the spirit of. Fred W, .. . ' Steuslof f had taken Its flight to 'Jr- the fields' or asphodel beyond the y etars. He had gone to -work at - the: packing plant as usual i on Thursday morning and had been - suddenly stricken with the. fatal '..i affection of the heart which cut ': off. his signally useful career In the prime of, life, ' , So the : message - below, the re-y,- suit of the . Interview .of the day ..before, may be appropriately call ' Tejd.'Fred W Steuslof f's Iastrmes l sage on a subject that y J tally af- v 'fects the Salem district and the t whole . of the Willamette valley . i He was a competent judge. He v - know .... from large experience . whereof he spoke. The .alfalfa boom continues and grows. Bat . we hare so far secured no beet sugar factory, which -may be bad for the asking for the signing up. of enough farmers who will ' agree to grow and to persist In - the growing of beets, '; The beet sugar factory: will come; many of them. They, will dot this Talley. . . The following Is the interview: , Interview Reprinted r. W. Steuslof f, who with his - brother,- W. H. Steusloff. and -Curtis B. Cross. Is In direct charge , of the business of the Valley Pack. lug company, . Salem's , packing house, told a States maa reporter festerdar. thai the Salem district must do one of two things. In order to produce an ample supply : of beeves of the highest quality. Raise more alfalfa tor feeding f hem. or establish beet sugar factories, In order to hare the beet pulp in helping to finish off - the beeves; these two- things,' and the producing of pure bred beef cattle of the approved breed and trains. ' r Mr. Stosloff said the markets of this section are now : largely supplied wRh local lambs and mutton, real, and second class beef, and a few beeres of the - higher class Alfalfa Am Feed But most of the high . class beeres come from southern Ore gon, where alfalfa Is raised on a considerable scale, especially in Josephine and Jackson counties, and from eastern Oregon alfalfa districts, and from Idaho, where both beet pulp and alfalfa hare been available, and from the al falfa district of Montana. He . said no- doubt that the spreading of the Grimm alfalfa will help, but the development of a beet sugar industry here will help more in giving us a large sup s' ply of beeves that are necessary to supply the best cuts that are de- ' manded by the high class tradi ' that demands the choicest meats. Until that time comes, most of t the first class beef stock .which a packing house with a reputation to maintain must supply, will have to -be brought in from the points named, obtained largely from thf stock yards in Portland and ship ped to Salem la car lots. wi T The Oregon Agricultural col lege publicity department sends the . following walnut and filbert news: "Walnut blight, which was ser tons the- last two years, is - not causing nearly as much damage this year, according to reports to the experiment station. With a heavy set of nuts and absence of disease, an unuaually heavy crop Is in prospect, reports indicate. "Little likelihood, exists that the present serious inroads on the filbert crop by a mysterious di sease will recur next year in as severe form, believe specialists of the experiment station. This di seases, which appears as a brown stain exuded from the immature nuts, causing blanks or deformi ties, has been seen before but not la such quantities. Its causa and real nature is yet undeter mined." .. , ' Dates of Slogans in (With- a few possible chances) Loganberries, October f, 1927 Prunes. October 13 Dairying. October 20 Flax. October 17 Filberts. November S -Walnuts. November 1 ' Strawberries, November IT Apples. Figs, Etc.. Not. 44 k RAspberries. December 1 , Mint. December - x ; Beans, Etc, December IS Blackberries, December 12 . Cherries. December 19 Pears, January 5, lilt. Gooseberries, January 12 . Corn; January 19 '.- Celery January 18 Spinach, Etc., February I . Onions. Etc.. February 11 Potatoes. Etc.. February It , Bees. February 26 Poultry, and Pet Stock, Mar. 4 City Beautiful, Etc, March 11 Great Cows, JI arch 11 Paved Highways. March It ' ' nea Lettuce April 1 . . Eilos, Etc, April I Legumes, April 15 - . t Asparagus. Etc, AprlUJ T BLIGHT JOT SEROUS IN nnrpniu III UIILDUI", Hoover and Boyhood Chum 1 2mmmt!0mmi MmgmmMm v - .-.-.. m. 7- VUj r. if ... u.-u n! tiuii place, eet first hand information, shown here with 'Newt' Butler, field. Butler bJM the distinction boyhood fight. ...... ; Raising Cattle Lands Declared Possible Since most of this logged oft. land is in the Coast mountains where the winters are quite mild. the grazing season is long.': al though the season of the best grass is rather short. On most of these areas it is possible to run cat tie for around 10 months of the year and in some eases for the entire season, especially if the range In the winter be supplement ed with linseed oil cake, cotton seed cake, or some feed of a sim ilar nature. Hay may also be used as a winter feed, but for the most part there is only a very small amount of hay land near or ad jacent to these logged off areas. This practically compels the stock men to depend upon the range for the larger portion of the season. The logged off areas in southern Oregon, particularly Coos and Curry counties, offer greater pos sibilities for .livestock production than the logged off areas farther north as, for example, in Colum bia and Clatsop counties. This is partially because in Coos and Cur ry counties the encroachment of fern an dbrush is a little less rap id, but more particularly because the grazing season is longer. By K. L. Potter Professor of Animal Industry The possibilities of raising live stock on the logged off lands of western Oregon are attracting much attention, especially in view of the large area that Is being logged each year. The commercial timber of western Oregon Is large ly Douglas fir wis some spruce, hemloek and cedar. .The topo graphy of these timbered areas is for the most part quite rough. The climate is mild, with a good deal of rainfall. Logged off lands of ihls type are to be found in nearly all parts of western Oregon. Both large and small logging operations are in progress up and down the west ern slopes of the Cascades, partic ularly through Marion. Linn. ' Lane, and Douglas counties. Like wise, In the Coast mountains, log ging operations are in progress on both the east and west slopes and from the Columbia river to the California line. Logging la eolnr on most rapidly In Clatsop aad Columbia counties, but It is hard1 to go very many miles in any of tne western Oregon amber bolt without meeting up with logging operations of some kind. Little Used Now At the present time, these log ged off lands are supporting very few livestock. In this timbered state they are practically devoid of grass of any kind. When log ged off and the debris burned, the ground is soon covered with a growth of weeds and brush, a growin or little value to livestock. Sheep would get some xood out of the weed growth cattle little or nothing. There is no grass, sines there Is no grass seed. Oa the other hand. If good grass seed is sown In the ashes following we Durnmg or the debris a meat excellent staaa si grass is obtain- Oregon Statesman Grapes, ft . April 19 Drag; Garden, May 6 Ssgar lad as try. May 12 Water Powers. Kay 29 Irrigation, May IT Mining. Jus I Land. Irrigation, Etc June 1 Floriculture. Jane IT Hops, Cabbage. Rtc, June 26 Wholesaling. Jobbing. July 1 Cucumbers, Etc. July 1 Hogs July IS tloats. July 11 Schools. J sly 29 Sheep. Asgust 5 - . Seeds, Aug est 12 National Advertising. Aug. 19 Livestock, August 21 Grain & Grain Prods eta, Sept. 1 Manufacturing. SepL t Woodworking. EtcSnpt. IS Automotive Industries, 8pl 13 Paper Mills. Sept.? 0 (Baek copies of the Thurs day edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman are : on hand. They are- for sals at 16 cents each, mailed to any address. Current topics 5 cents. ? - '.y'-i f i JS v " t - -an hi . r ,-. t . tM Miunca, tuira, tui Dirtn- as to the farm problem. - He Is boyhood chum. In an Iowa corn of hdMrtn "licked" "Mr. Hoover In a " on Logged ed. In fact, there are few pastures la western Oregon equal to those that can be obtained in this man ner. The large amount of debris left after logging of our heavy staads of western Oregon timber makes, when burned, a thick bed of ashes. These ashes form a won derful seed bed, especially If the seeding- is dene in the fall so as to get the benefit of the winter rains. It is also quite possible that the ashes have a certain fertilis ing value and thus stimulate an unusually rank and rigorous growth. Lessens Fire Hazard ' The United States forest service has asked the O. A. C. extension service to cooperate with them in getting livestock on some of the national forest logged off lands that are not now being grazed. The object of the forest service in this movement is, first, to make use of a resource which is not now being fully utilized, and second and most, important, to lessen the fire hazard. Newly logged off land rapidly grown up in weeds and other small growth in dry weather becomes almost a tinder box. The fire in such areas des troys the small trees that are starting among the weeds and brush as well as endangering the standing timber nearby. Brush Land Also It will be noted that the dis cussion so far has centered around the utilization of freshly logged land. Nothing has been said about -' land - logged - several years ago and allowed to grow up in brush. So far as is known, land of this type has little or no graz ing possibilities. Practically all logged off land In western Ore gon is burned over at the earliest practical date after logging in or der to clean up the rubbish and lessen the rire hazard. The Urns to. get a stand of grass Is imme diately following this burn. By immediately, I mean before weeds ana oiner growin nave made , a start. If the weeds and grass do get a start, it la then most diffi cult to get a stand of grass. 236 Register At City Auto Camp During the Week There were 236 registrations at the city auto camp ths third week of August. For the third week of July there were 271. The dif ference Is accounted . tor by the iact that there are practically no camping parties' at this season. Ths cabins and ten ' houses are filled every night, hut there is no camping on the grounds. During the past week the work of dredging the creek on two sides of the park was completed. The swimming-pool at the southwest corner was deepened. Several logs were - removed and ths rock and gravel were so placed : that thSV Will tore Vent Vlthlnr nf ft,. I banks fat the flood seasons. Yesterday the- first load of lam- oer zor-tne new cabins arrived on the grounds, and construction will be started In a few days. SALEM . NAVIGATION COMPANY Water Transportation PortlandV-Salem : Telephone 067 4 v 3 hi Oregon Pulp & Paper Co. -Maaafactarers of . BOND LEDGER GLASSXNE GREASEPROOF TISSUE "V Support Qreon Products . Spedfy 'Iera trade Paper for Your v V ; ; Office Etstisatry I , . . LITTLE SUGAR RAISED HERE America Produces Seventh Of Amount Consumed, Say Experts The condition of the sugar beet crop on August 1. according to the repor of the United States depart ment of agriculture, was 89.6 per cent of a normal, comparing with condition of 89.1 per cent on July 1, 1928; 87.6 per cent Aug ust 1. 1927; 85.3 per cent August 1. 1926; 'and with 85.7 per cent the ten-year average of condition in August 1. . r The average yield per acre is indicated at 10.6 tons. This com pares with an average - yield of 10.8 tons in 1927; 10.7 tons in 1926; 11.4 tons In 1925; and with 10.3 tons the t five-year average yield per acre (1922-1926.) t The production for 1928, based on the August 1 condition, is forecast at 6.689,000 short tons of beets. Production in 1927 was 7,- 753.000 short tons; in 1926. 7.- 223.000 short tons; and in . 1925, r7.366.000' short .tons. The five- year average of production (1922- 1926) is 7.360.000 short tons. The production of sugar in 1928 is indicated at 870,000 short tons (776.785 long tons), compar ing with a production of 1,093,900 short tons in 1927; 897,000 short tons In 1926; and 913,000 short tons in 1925. For Cane Sugar The condition statement of the Louisiana cane crop issued by the united States department of agri culture on August 13 reports a tentative forecast of 173.038 short tons of cane sugar for- the present year against 70.792 short tons last year. This makes up an estimated to tal of sugar produced in conti nental United States of 1.043.033 tons for the present year, which is only a little over a seventh) of what our consumption will be the next 12 month period.' There is no rood reason why ws should not produce all we con sume.. - - - There is no rood reason whv the Willamette valley should not have been sugar factories turn ing out as much sugar as the whole country produces now. This would make of the Willam ette valley the greatest dairying and livestock - district of equal area in the whole world. That time is coming. It is our duty to usher it in at the earliest possible day. RADIO STATION TO I KOAC, the only publicly owned broadcasting station in Oregon will be back on the air again the latter part of September with tour times its former power, and stronger series of programs of educational material interspersed with distinctive types of enter tainment available at the Oregon Agricultural college. Decision to install a strictly modern 1000 watt set, to replace the one in use here for several years, was reached this summer md preliminary steps have al ready been taken for its installa tion and for erection of 80-foot towers on the new nhvslcs build. ing where the studios and techni cal rooms are located. The new set is the latest tm of crystal controlled station nd is capable of modulating 80 oer cent of the power instead of 40 per cent, which was the maxi mum up to a few months am This will make the new coUera scauon equivalent in strength to present zvoo watt sets. Institutions of State Crowded At the nine stats lnstitutatioas ,0.r iht cr of 1116 feeble uuuuea, prisoners nd other wwa. me population on July 31 was 4964 as against 4747 on the ame date in 1927. The most pronouneeed Increase was at the state hospitals and penitentiary The per capita cost of all Institu tions has decreased. When men snd women they want to live a Bohemian life in oruer 10 get Dack to nature they are just making a poor excuse for nasty behavior. Fort rp T.r I. Orares Bay MmotmbU Umim at galas. Oram CATITAi MojrovraTCAiTwoBJLa All Kimim f Mmmnmntl Wark Factory aa4 Of f iea : ISIS & (Vm l. Oppaaita L O. Ot F. - Gaaatacy. Bm Jl 8aJaa. Onga Painting DONE WITH A GUN M. B. Sanderson 1144 North CotUre , ISK BUB Breeding of Draft Horses . Urged in -Good authorities say the Salem district farmers ought : to raise mors horses: mostly heavy horses of good breeding. They think ths prices of good horses are sure to be higher that mere draft horses will be needed, especially on the farms.:- ,.-:.,, , ,t-. :;. Ths Yearbook of ths United States department of agriculture shows. that Oregon had 225.000 horses on her farms in 1925, and 214,000 in 1926. and only 201,- 000 In 1927. The same authority shows 18,000 mules In Oregon in 1925, 19,000 In 1926, and 20,000 last year. This authority shows for 1910. on the farms of the United States 19,883,000 horses and mules, 15. 840,000 in 1926 and 15.279,000 in .1927. The average value -of these animals In 1910 was 1120.- 20 In 1926 it was 181.46. and last year it was given at $73.32: The value went up to 1149.86 in 1920. Uses for . Horses There will continue to be uses for horses on the farms of the United States, and those of Ore gon, too. The horseless age is far In the future, if it ever comes. . The best judges say the raising of good cohts. in the Salem dis trict, is a good bet right now. More farmers ought to be taking advantage of the opportunity to cash in on the better prices that are coming, due to the general de crease in interest in breeding them. E. L. Potter, professor of - ani mal husbandry of the Oregon Ag ricultural college Is good author ity. He told a Statesman represen tative in a former Interview that the drawback with horse breeding in the united States is that there have been too many mall horses and horses of poor type. These horses have been used where good araii norses should have been em ployed. Farmers and horsemen have used them because they ewre cheap and answered the purpose of real horses. Cattle Figures Down Ths number' of cattle in the United States as. a whole is de creasine. as well as the number of horses and mules. The Yearbook quoted above gives the number for 1925 at 61.996,000, for 1926 at 69,148,000, and for the present year at 57.521.000. For Oregon the same authority PEELER. INVENTED HERE C. J. Pugh & company. 550 South 21st street, have been do- Ins a good business this year In the canning machinery lines which they manufacture. They have placed several fruit washers in Wlshlngton canneries. They have shipped a fruit grader to New Brunswick. The graders of their patent and man ufacture are now pretty well scattered. One has rone to Eng land, several have been installed at different points in Canada, in Michigan, and in California. A number were specially made for the Kadota figs of California, a new and popular varietv that gives a pear shaped fruit. This Salem factory make a regular line of wheelbarrows and canning trucks, for which there is constant and growing demand i Ths canning trucks, especially, have been called for. persistently during the present season. Patent Pear Peeler C. J. Pugh. who is a genius in his line of mechanical appliances for handling fruits, on May 8 re ceived a patent on a pear peeler of his Invention. This pear peeler Is working at Eugene. The first operation of the device is with acids heated to 170 degrees Fahrenheit. " The pears remain in the acid hath only about 30 seconds. Then they are passed into an 'lee tank, with the water held at 15 degrees above zero. From ths Ice water bath machine, and they corns out de void of their peelings. This Is the first mechanical device ot Its kind. C. J. Pugh Ac company, have manufactured many things since they commenced business in Sa lem. They made a line of cider presses Isst yesr and thtJ year be fore, for one of the big mail order houses. They made up a lot or crutches and a 'Ion's; list of other things. : ' ; GIDEON STOLZ CO. Maaafacturers of . Vinegar, Soda Water, Fount! Sarplies Salem Phone 90 Ore. D. A. WHITE & SONS Carry'-' DILKOIUNErTS Veterinary Remedies . and MiireTah PH Capitol Bargain and Junk House 105-145 Center . " - ' . TeL 398'- . All Kinds of Junk , ' Bought and Sold Anything from a Needle , f to a Steam Engine .''-, CASH PAID FOR RAGS, B0TTLE3, BARRELS. OLD PAPER, CARPETS, IRON, WOOL, PELTS, GRAPE ROOT. CHITTA11 BARE, PEPPERMINT OIL, ETC.- Salem District gives the number of cattle for 1925 at 796.000, for 1926 at 716.- AAA m la.t . , Itf'tflt A big decrease, due in larrssjrt to the decrease in number of beet cattle on the ranges; but $here I t- t . , . .nil. IT Increase. There is certainly no good excuse for any decrease Mn number of dairy cattle, especially in the Salem district. In fact, the number ought to be increased ten fold and there is no doubt that the number Is increasing slowly here very much too slowly. Increase in Sheep. There were on the farms of the United States 'in 1900 sheep to the number of 61,504,000. There was a. gradual falling off in num bers till 1922 when the census figures showed 'only 36,327,000. Since that year there has been a steady growth until last year the showing was 41.909.000 sheep in the United States. This growth is continuing, according to a recent report. The number is gradually climbing towards the 50,000,000 mark. This country imports more than half of its wool and it-should not be obliged to import any. The census showing for last year in Oregon is 2,226,000 sheep. It is no doubt higher now. Not far from 3,000.000 counting an average fleece of six pounds, for this state sells 18,000,00 pounds of wool. In the Salem district, the num ber Is rapidly increasing. Especial ly is this true in the north end of Marion county, and in several oth er sections of this county, and in Linn and Polk counties, where there is a slogan of "sheep over clover and clover under sheeD," and where rape and other crops are used in Increased sheep breeding. The growth in sheep breeding in this country is likely to come from now on largely from the farms instead of the ranges. It should come much faster. DRYING BEET TDPS USEFUL Many readers of The Statesman know the indirect benefits of the sugar beet industry Know they make up a long list Know there Is no other one In dustry that would bring as great benefits to the Salem district and the whole Willamette valley. They know the beet pulp and molasses at the factories are used for stock feed, and especially for feeding dairy cows, and the drying of the pulp is- now common, so that it may be and is shipped long distances. Now the Germans, who first dried pulp, are drying the tops on a large scale. The tops fed green In the Bellingham district in Washington are worth twice as much for cow feed as was orig inally estimated. The drying of the tops makes this feed available the year -through. The tops are also very renerallv used In in silos in many districts But the Germans find the dried tops valuable for feeding other stock besides dairy cows. Thev feed the dried tops to work hors es. A German authority, after nu merous tests, finds that in feeding wora norses a ration of 7 to 8 pounds of oats and 8 pounds to 10 pounds of dried beet tops will replace 15 pounds of shelled oats. At the Zeitx factory in Germany heavy work horses have been kept year in and year out on a ration of 5 pounds winter barley, and 5 pounds dry beet tops. It is usual in Germany to allow 3.3 acres on which to grow oats for each work horse; by feeding dry Deei tops ootained rrom two-thirds of an acre of beets the oat acre age can be cut In half, and the psace thus saved devoted to more beets or to other crops. Seals insects' which attack houss ferns are controlled by fre quent applications of common laundry soap, says the entomolo gist of ths Oregon Agricultural College experiment station. Four ounces of soap Is used to a gallon of water. It Is best to wash the so lution from the plants about two hours after application. W. W. ROSKBRAUGH COMPANY Maanfaetnrers of Warm Air Furnaces. Fruit Dry ing Stoves. Smoke Stacks, Tanks, Steel and Foundry Work, Welding a Specialty. 17th A Oak Sts. Salem, Ore, BRING IN , YOUR NEW WHEAT And exchange it for hard wheat patent flour, or any of our Ions list of milling specialties. Ws do custom grinding. - Ws sup ply what - yon need for what you have. CHERRY CITY MILLING CO. - ' Bsleni, Oregosu 441 Trade St. ' Phone SIS HORSE COLLAR NEEDS STUDY Animal's Shoulders Must Be J i Carefully Looked After At All Times With the steady advance in use of tractors and other power ma chinery on the farm, the old art of care of a horse's physical con dition to insure its comfort and maximum efficiently is not receiv ing as much attention as former ly. In years past every farm boy learned these methods of care as a matter or course, out now sucn is not always the case. Horse power is still "standard equipment" on many farms, how ever, and will douhuees continue so. Good care for these-is just as essential as ever. This is especial ly true of a horse's shoulders, from where all power Is applied. Collar Important The collar Is the most important part of the horse's harness. If the eollar is too small the horse often "chokes down" when he is pull ing. A small collar will cause the line of draft to be raised and will cause pressure on the upper part of the neck. This pressure later causes sores. If a collar is too long for a horse. It throws the pressure too low and hurts the points of his shoulders. If the collar is too wide, k slips back and-forth on the shoulder and will soon gall the shoulder. If a collar is too narrow, it will cause sores deep in the col lar seat because pressure is thrown too close to the neck. The Bight Styles There are three general styles of collars. First, the straight side or the ordinary type of collar; second, the full sweeney; and third, the 'half sweeney collar. The straight side collar is suitable for the ordinary type of a shoul der that we find in most draft horses. The full sweeney and the half sweeney collar are collars that are mads for horses with a thick upper portion of the neck. If the upper part of a horse's neck is thick and the collar seat is not very pronounced, he should be worked with a half sweeney collar or a full sweeney collar.. It Is seldom advisable to use the full sweeney collar Because sucn. a collar does not furnish ths horse with' sufficient padding for the upper part of the neck and the full sweeney collars are made to elim inate pressure , on the upper half of the neck. The full sweeney Is not generally used for horses un less the upper part of the neck is extremely thick. Nine Good Rules ; If a sore shoulder is of long standing it may develop into a hard lump, or a sitfast, when it heals up. If such a condition de velops, it is best iocall a veterin arian and have him remove the lump. If a horse develops an 'ex tremely sore neck, it is always ad visable to have a veterinarian ex amine the horse. Careful farmers when working horses see: 1. That the, collar fits the horse; 2. That the hames are properly adjusted; . 3. That the shoulders of a colt or a horse starting spring work are harden ed to work; 4. That pads are used to relieve pressure on sore spots -not to fill up the collar; 5. That collars and pads are kept free from dirt and lumps; 6. That sores are properly cleaned and treated; 7. That some -treatment is used to dry up the sore; 8. That there is no rough surface on any part of the harness to irritate the horse; 9. When severe injury oc curs, call a veterinarian. DEPENDABLE WELDING Electric und Acetylene C. D.OPPEN Phones : 872; ' Res. 2080-J 005 Mill St, Salem, Ore. DIXIE HEALTH BREAD ' - AsJk Your Grocer .We handle Castle, Gate, King, Rock Spring Coal and Gasco and : Diamond Briquets Abo coal specially tlesined for chicken brooder use. TELEPHONE 930 Oregon Nut Men Plan Outing For ; Two Day-Session Ths annual two-day tour of the . ' Western Nut Growers association has been announced for Wednes day and Thursday, August 29-30. by Prof. C. E. Schuster, secretary, treasurer of the association and professor ot pomology at the "Ore gon Agricultural college. The tour will begin Wednesday morning at 9:10 at Hillsboro and will In clude on the first day the or chards of Ferd Groner. J. Thorn- burgh and Thomas Goodln. Yonp r and maturs walnut and tllbefvi groves will bs studied. Ths croup, will meet at Gaston the second day at the same hour and go to the C. D. Ott place to see topworked sleepers snd to see walnut budding and grafting un derway. The H. Collins place i to be visited followed by the It. E. Kopplin place where filberts are being top worked. Other farms to be visited include those of R. B. Clarkson and R. Forbis jH. P. Barss, plant pathologist ot the experiment station, and C. L. Long, extension horticnlturallst, will .be along to lead discussion on disease and general manage ment problems. PI1CU1L II If One hundred years of Oregon agriculture will be commemorate) and its development will be re. viewed at the observance of tin centenary of agriculture to b held at Champoeg park Labor day. September 3. Paul V. Maris, director orax tension at the Oregon Agricultur al college, has been asked to trace the development of the in dustry through ths years. The celebration of the anniversary is under the auspices of ths Oregon Catholic Rural Life conference, of which Rev. E. P. Leipsig of Cor r all is is director. The morning will bo devoted to religious services, after which an afternoon program of a general nature will be held. Governor I. L. Patterson will act as chairman of the afternoon session If wood or lumber In a buildine is kept free from moisture, so-call ed dry rot cannot make progress in it. says the plant pathology de partment of the Oregon Agricul ture College in answer to inquiries as to its control. The rot is caused by a fungus, Porta inccrassata. and no fungus can cause rot if cut off from moisture. Treatment us ually consists in replacing rotted wood with sound timbers or boards and making sure there i. no contact with the ground or leaks In the roofs. Even escaping steam sometimes causes trouble High school graduates last year for Clatsop county's high schools numbered 172 and graduate tioui graue scnoois was 312, ac cording to O. H. Byland, county superintendent. Whe-Ta-Lon A superior Breakfast Food A Trial Will Convince You Whe - Ta - Lon Cereal Co. M. A. BUTLER, Manager Telephone lOOO-W Oakland Pontine Sales and Service VICK BROS. . High Street at Trade OIUO-HATIC WHAT IS IT? SEE THEO. M. BARR Phone 192 -a Oh if G nxn