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PRIZE BEEF
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4-H Club Winner Sells Prize
Bull to J. C. Penney for
$7,837
The highest price ever paid for
"beet on the hoof" was paid by
J. C. Penney, founder of the J.
C. Penney Co. and noted breeder
of purebred dairy cattle, wben he
paid I&.50 a pound for the grand
cnampion oeer steer ox me inter
national Livestock Show at Chi
cago. .
tTOtsft A(a wrlnnln CT tmlmfll
which brought this record making
price was bred and shown by El
liott Brown, a 20-year old 4-H
club boy of Rose Hill,. Iowa. It
was a black Aberdeen Angus
which the fortunate young breed
er had named "Lucky Strike."
The total price paid for him was
$7,837. Young Brown says that
he will use part ot the money to
help his father pay off the mort
gage. He will nse most of the re
mainder to pay the expenses of a
course in viimal husbandry at the
Iowa State Agricultural College at
Ames, Iowa, where, he states, "I
hope really to learn how to raise
prize winning livestock." Wbat
Ter is left he plans to invest in
more stock to raise.
Mr. Penney has donated the
steer to the United Charities of
Chicago, who plan to sell it again
to increase thefr Christmas fond. .
This is the second year in suc
cession In which the grand cham
pion beef steer has been raised by
4-H club boy and the second
year In which Mr. Penney has
' bought the animal In the spirited
bidding whichmarks the sale of
the winner.
Last year, the grand champion
was "Dick", a white-face Here
ford bred by Clarence Goecke, a
4-H club boy of State Centre,
Iowa. The price paid to young
Goecke, who was only 16 years
old, was $7 a ponnd. but "Dick"
weighed considerably more than
the winner this year and the total
a moon of money paid for him was
18,050. Goecke also is using most
of his money to pursue a course
at the Iowa State Agricultural
college.
"Dick" was cut up into steaks
just before Christmas last year
and distributed to the poor
through the Bowery Mission, op
erated by Mr. Penney through the
publication Christian Herald of
which he Is president.
Other notable contributions to
mirit which Is keeping the
4-H club in a steadily ascending
rate of activity, were the pur
chase of Florentine's Eastern
Lydia, champion 4-H club Guern
sey heifer, by Mr. Penney early
this year from a club boy at Ches
ter county. South Carolina, t and
the donation ot the Penney-Hall,
a club house built by Mr. Penney
for calf elub boys and girls In the
grounds of the pacific Interna
tional LiTestock Exposition at
Portland, Oregon.
Florentine's Eastern Lydla was
one of the most uniform winners
in her class at leading state fairs
and dairy shows this year and was
twite made grand champion.
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HOOD RIVER, Dec. 21. (AP)
A complete census of the fruit
Industry of the Hood River dis
trict Including a detail record of
the riumber of trees, variety and
age, will be undertaken by Coun
ty Agent A. L. Marble. The pro
ject has the support of the growers-organizations,
traffic associ
ations and chamber of commerce.
- In announcing the census. Mar
ble Stated that everr fmnnrtant
fruit district In Washington and
uregon except the Hood River
section has taken a census. He
predicted that records of the
number and age of trees would
be valuable as a guide for future
plantings.
DALLAS. Dec. '21 Walter
Williams, Dallas hanker, en route
to Portland, early Tuesday morrf
ing, encountered ice on the bridge
across the Yamhill river north of
Whlteson. and was unable to
avoid running Into another ear
on the bridge who was also la
difficulties oveer the Icy condi
tion. Aside from bent fenders
and bumpers, there was no seri
our result. i
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Oregon's three coniecntive national Moses trophy winners greeted by Dr. A. B. Cocdley. veteran dean of agri
cnhnre at O.S.C, From left. Edgar Crimes, Linn county, 1928 winner; Lois Bailey. Lane county, with tro
phy won this year; Ales Cniicksbank, 1927 champion, and Dean Cordfey.
Oregon State College, Corrallls-The celebration at Eugene December 21 makes the third year in suc
cession that Governor L L. Patterson. President W. J. Kerr of O&C. and other official dignitaries of Ore
gon have been called upon to take part in ceremonies honoring national boys and girls dub champions.
. t J80'0" h" ".000 dub members directed by the college extension service oat of some 700.000
CriSZS 3" u U,e iaS bbbil to 1 chance with phenomenal regularity. First AJea
71 . 1 ? v M,n,m" wo'!cthe eoTed championship two years ago. Next Edgar Grimes of Harris
burg repeated the feat and now Oregon's first entry in the girls division of the Moses leadership contest.
Lois Bailev of Eugene, makes it three straight
Grain Market
Unsettled; All Prices Take
Drop During Last Week
Grain markets continued unset
tled during the week ending De
cember 14, influenced by large
stocks of wheat In store in com
mercial channels and continued
liberal offerings from the South
ern hemisphere, according to the
Weekly Grain Market Review of
me unuea states Bureau of Agri
cultural Economies. Wheat nr1M
tended downward and were a de-
nressing factor in the market for
feed grains. Marketing of corn,
however, was restricted bv bad
reads and offerings of other feed
grains were light. Price declines
were less marked because of a
fairly active inauirv from feed.
ers, shippers and industries.
Market Weak
The' general wheat market sit
uation continued weak with Ur
market stocks apparently over
shadowing the smaller total sup
ply. Around 190,000.000 bushels
oi unuea states wheat are still
in store in domestic markets,
while- Canadian market stocks In
North America have been increas
ed to nearly 227.000.000 bushels,
of which nearly 77,000.000 bush
els are In eastern Canadian or
United States markets, readily
available for oversea shipment.
Domestic THiMt Tkm
Domestic wheat markets fnllnw
ed the decline in world markets,
which waa aonarentlv led hv Win.
nipeg. where wheat for Decem
ber delivery was quoted December
13 at 11.354. compared with $1
42 a week ago. Domestic cash
markets, however, were relatively
firmer than futures with mills
moderately active buyers of good
milling wheat. Receipts at the
principal markets were slightly
larger, but a fairlv larre ner pent-
age of the arrivals were being ap
plied on contracts for December
aeuvery at the principal futures
markets. Test weight rather than
Protein commanded the heat nm.
mlums at Minneapolis, where No.
i uarg Nonnern, iz percent pro
tein, was quoted 2c to 4 c over the
December price of 1.24 7-8, and
13 per cent, 14 per cent and IS
per cent protein, at 3c to 6c over
the December.
Premiums ' on Hard Winter
wheat advanced slightly daring
the week at Kansas City, where
daily receipts were being readily
i 1 . ,i a, i
Luen dt local ttiiiih - piDTiin rm
and shippers. Ordinary No. 2 Hard
Winter was quoted In that market
December 13, at il.ll-l.19, -with
12 percent protein bringing le
to 2c premium, and IS per cent
Pulp and
Farmer and His
Crops . .
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Weak and
2e to 3c over the ordinary types.
Padfic coast wheat markets re
flected the weakness In eastern
markets and also the slow export
inquiry from both Oriental and
European buyers. Milling de
man was also of only moderate
volume and prices declined around
6c per bu. for the principal class
es of wheat. The breaking ot the
drought In the Pacific northwest
and in California, together with
cheaper offerings of coarse grains
lessened the demand for feed
wheat While the limited export
Inquiry for flour restricted mill
demand, receipts at Portland, Se
attle and Taeoma were of moder
ate volume, but arrivals at Port
land and Taeoma were only, about
half as large as fore the corres
ponding week last season, while
receipts at Seattle were slightly
larger. About 50 per cent of this
season's crop remains In farmers'
hands in Washington and Oregon,
according to trade estimates, but
it is not being offered freely at
current prices. Big Bend Blue
stem was quoted December IS In
Portland ar-31.38 and at Seattle
at 11.37 per bushel. No. 1 Soft
and Western White wheats were
quoted at Portland at 11.24 and
at Seattle at the same price. No.
1 Weatern"Ri1 liar A irl.
Northern Spring were quoted at
Portland at 1.22, while No. 1
Western Red sold at Seattle at
$1.23. No. 1 Dark Northern Spring
from Montana wth 14 percent pro
tein was quoted at Seattle at f 1.
Sl per bushel bulk.
California mills were taking
pnly scattered lots because of the
limited demand for flour. Prices
on milling wheat from the North
and Inter-mountain States were
reduced slightly, but were still
above quotations on local grain.
Corn Price Declines
,.COJRN,:. "P9 eorn market de
clined slightly, influenced large
ly by the weakness in wheat, since
bad roads were restricting mar
ketings and daily offerings at
most markets were only about snf
flclent for current demand which
continued moderately active from
feeders, shippers and mixed feed
manufacturers. Old and dry corn
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sold readily but high moisture
corn, receipts ot which have been
fairly large since the recent rains
and snows, was In slow demand at
most markets. Bookings of new
corn to arrive were rather small
at Chicago, as. county shippers
were generally holding for from
M to le higher than current sales.
OATS: The oats market was
also weak and slightly lower, al
though receipts were light and
were readily taken. Oats for May
delivery at Minneapolis declined
1 3-4e during the week, and No.
3 White oats were quoted in that
market December IS at 42-42 He,
at Chicago at 44 1-4-44 3-4e, and
at Kansas City 4 5-4 6 e per bush
el. Demand for oats has been of
only moderate volume and market
stocks have accumulated until
they are now over twice as large
as a year ago, and total around
30,000,000 bushels.
The barley market weakened
somewhat during the week ending
December 14, with liberal offer
ings both in domestic and foreign
markets, states the Weekly Bar
ley Market Review of the United
States bureau of agricultural ac
onomlcs. Rains early in the week
broke the drought In the Paclfle
northwest in California, reviving
pastures and improving conditions
tor seeding the new crop. Holders
were offering barley more freely
but demand was only of moderate
volume and prices tended down
ward. Increased offerings of Rus
sian barley in European markets
were a weakening factor In the
foreign situation and quotations
on competing barleys were lower
ed te to 10c per 100 in English
markets. y
ENDORSING THE POTATO LAW
The Columbia County Potato
Growers' association, at a special
meeting held at Goble a short
time ago in connection with a po
tato show, heartily endorsed the
new potato grading law, believing
that It is working to the advan
tage of Oregon farmers, and com
menned the State Market Agent
for his preliminary steps taken to
enforce the law. They advocated
its vigorous enforcement against
the absence of proper branding in
connection with the sale of Yaki
ma potatoes which eome to Ore
gon under a brand which is not
recognized by the law of Oregon.
Clackamas county growers are
also giving strong endorsement
for the strict enforcement of the
law. --
ANNOUNCING
TKT APPOINTMENT OF
McGLAREM
. . Livestock
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APPLES HEAVY
Activity Slight in Potato and
Onion Markets, Cran-
berries Drop
Demand for Extra Fancy apples,
mostly Delicious and Spltxenberg,
for the Christmas trade. Is show
ing greater activity than has pre
vailed eJl season, prior to the cur
rent week. ; Unclassified stocks.
selling at cheap prices are also in
good demand. Intermediate
grades, as Fancy, C Grade, and
Combination grades, are sjow - In
meving, being high-price din com
parison to the ungraded lots, and
hardly fine enough for Christmas
gift purposes. The "Give a Box of
Apples for Christmas" idea seems
to be gaining in popularity in
Portland, as in eastern markets,
probably due in part to the active
advertising campaign sponsored
by the Northwest's Boxed Apple
bureau.
Final production estimates of
potatoes for this year, of 357,451,-
000 bushels, for the entire United
States, shows an increase of 3,-
500,000 bushels over the Novem
ber 1st estimate. Although the
actual percentage of increase is
very slight, a certain psychological
effect 'is noticed promptly, in
which lack of buying activity pre
dominates. Both carlot and job
bing activity in potato and onion
lines Is extremely light, this week.
Western cranberries, which
have held steady at S6.50 per 1-3
bbl. ycrate, were dropped to $0.00
this Week by some Jobbers, on ac
count of large supplies, and slow
movement. Eastern cranberries,
in bbls., have undergone a similar
10 per cent reduction, from former
120.00 levels.
2ENA. Dec. 21 Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Crawford, prosperous or
chardists and berry growers are
making numerous improvements
at their home "Sunrise farm" in
this neighborhood. The spacious,
modern house is Ming renovated.
The beautiful grounds sur
rounding the house are dotted
with flower beds and shrubbery.
A spot of additional beauty was
added recently when Mr. Craw
ford and a crew of men built a
33 foVJt Illy pond in triangle
shape. A connecting annex is to
be planted to water hyacinths
where gold fish will be spawned.
"Sunrise farm" is Ideally
adapted to raising strawberries,
gooseberries, cherries and prunes
and a very credible vineyard has
also been started there.
Mr. Crawford Is up-to-date In
all of his methods of earing for
his crops. As a side line he raises
hogs: "Gooseberry king of the
northwest" Is the title which W.
F. Crawford has held for many
years.
STATES . TFSTirJS
W.CMWH1FMM
IS B IMPROVED
" NEW SAFETY UWTE
(Continued From Page 15)
now In effect in the following 12
states: New York, Rhode Island,
Connecticut California. Iowa,
Maine. North Dakota, Wisconsin,
Vermont, New Jersey, New Hamp
shire and Minnesota.
It should be said In fairness
that sufficient time has not yet
elapsed to permit of clear-cut con
clusions. To date, however, the
experience of those responsible
for the administration ot the laws
is most encouraging. Not one
state has taken a backward glance
while several states are seriously
considering the enactment ot ad
ditional provisions of the legisla
tion and the strenrthaninr of
some provisions already In effect.
A
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TIRES
Work
Net Hybrid Wheat
Being Tried Out
Near Pendleton
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PENDLETON, Dec. SI.
(AP) A new hybrid heat
variety that has thehigjs
yielding characterists o f
.federation enough hardi
ness to make It safe for fall
planting. Is being developed
aS ui state college experi
mental station ad Is being
tried on a larger scale in
this county. This wheat,
cross between Federation
and Fortyfold, ont yielded
all other winter varieties- on
the new Pendleton branch
grain experiment station
this -season.
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PROFITABLE CHOP
Linn County Farmer Gets'
$180 Per Acre From
Four Acres
Farmers all ovet the state are
interested in the increasing pro
duction of artichokes and a large
acreage is expected for next year,
although the industry is still in
the experimental stage.
The first carload te be shipped
out of Linn county was shipped
by the Schuler Bros, ot Crabtree
recently. The four acre plot on
this farm yielded more than 12
tons to the acre and the gross re
turn of the crop amounted to $180
per acre.
The Schuler planting was one of
nine similar demonstration test
plantings arranged by William L.
Teutsch, assistant state leader of
county agents ot the Oregon State
college extension service. The tu
bers produced on the Schuler farm
were of excellent quality, accord
ing to Mr. Teutsch, as well as pro
ducing a yield that was highly sat
isfactory. Thus far five of the
nine demonstration plantings have
been harvested and the yields have
varied from 9.11 tons per acre to
as high as 14.17 tons per acre.
The tubers were shipped to the
Pabst Dietary Products, Inc., at
Santa Rosa, Cel., where they are
being processed as a food for dia
betics. The, crop was harvested with a
power driven potato digger which
proved highly satisfactory. The
tops were removed from the field
befor narrating. After being dug
the tubers were picked up and run
through a field grader, thus being
graded into large and small sizes.
As a' result of these successful
demonstrations, according to Mr.
Teutsch, it is hoped that a new
Industry will be established in
Oregon providing an additional
cash crop for a limited number of
Oregon farmers. The extent of
production will depend upon the
demand and this will be deter
mined by the extent to which dia
betics nse the artichoke product
for food. . Medical research has
definitely proved the. value ot ar
tichoke products aa a diet for the
diabetic.
DRIED APPLES SOLD
LA GRANDE, Ore., Dec. 21
The second carload of dried ap
ples to leave La Grande for east
ern markets and for export to
rope left last week. Farmers
eceived $C a ton for culls which
formerly rotted on the ground or
was fed to stock.
When you order the Statesman
it Is delivered to you by the little
merchant In your neighborhood.
Everything In
BUILDING
MATERIALS
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Polk County Agricultural
Agent Reports Various
Activities Among Farmers
DALLAS, Dec. 21 Oood pas
tures are the cheapest milk pro
ducers according to Professor P.
M. Brandt who spoke before the
dairymen of this county this
week. We think it a good Idea
to sow grasses with Ladiro clover
for dairy cow pasture for the rea
son that it should tend to keep
down bloat" stated Professor
Brandt '
"Our Ladino clover pasture un
der irrigation supported 3.2 cows
per acre for 155 days the past
summer" stated Brandt in dis
cussing this phase of dairying.
A few acres of fine pasture will
replace many acres of the ordin
ary pasture of this county. It is
entirely possible that alfalfa and
grass under irrigation would be
everything that Ladino clover Is.
Alfalfa will grow without irriga
tion and Ladino clover will not
so far as practically every acre of
this sounty is concerned.
Testing for Infectious abortion
is taking greater strides. Five
communities ace now working to
gether to have the test applied to
their herds. Hundreds have al
ready been tested.
At the recent dairy meetings
Andrew Van Otten of Perfydale,
Dick de Jong of Ballston, George
Dickenson of Parker and G. A.
Peterson of Oak Point ill signi
fied their willingness to help get
group testing started In their
community. By this method there
is a considerable .saving In costs
to the individual.
R. F. Dodge of Bridgeport has
Keep Tour Money la Oregon
Buy Monuments -Made at
Salem, Oregon
Capital Monumental Works
J. C Jones A Co., Proprietors
All Kinds of Monumental
Work
Factory and Office:
2210 8. Commercial St.
Opposite L O. O. F.
Cemetery, Box 21
Phone 89 Salem, Oregon
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CATERPILLAR
ANOTHER PRICE REDUCTION
(Effective at once)
THESE REDUCTIONS RESULTING FROM LARGE
SALES VOLUME, REPRESENT THE SIXTH TIME
IN FOUR YEARS BY THE CATERPILLAR TRAC
TOR COMPANY, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF BUILDING CONSTANTLY
BETTER TRACTORS AT LOWEST POSSIBLE
PRICES
TEl
Old Price $1225 New Price $HH()(0)
OWf$l620 New Price $H0(o)
oSS5 New Price $f5
Proportionate gtacttai also on the , Thirty .and Sixty mC Jels.
immediate d. prIcW
MODEL 342.ft. Header level land X
Old prlee $2100. NEW PRICE U
MODEL 38-10 ft Header level land X
Old prjee $1595. NEW PRICE V
R O. B. Peoria. Bis.
o combine Harvesters are sold snbject
r uigi ota use. . ..
JHESE NEW CATERPILLAR PRICES ARP TIM
1929 OUR mr.r.coT win
-"25 'Zfxssftir rf-that
TRACTORS sd HOtT TOMnS f TERPILLAR
the Best TnSoY T.SSti.2 "f1' of
We are appreciative of iZ&J V'25-
volame of business for In. w-L11 KUh lrge
Tractor and HoltConibcw CT1
ers, onr best wLbfoT A?MV uvi??,')Ml,T own
AD A HAPPIOT It fKmY CHRISTMAS
Loggers 6 Contractors rjachLiaryCo.
Portland
345 E. Madison
EditprVNote
Mr. Madeleine Callla. Valley Xews al
itor of the Oregon Statesman, Is also in
chars of the market news ot thl paper.
Each Sunday on this pace ah will por
tray the agricultural nwi ot interest
to ralley farmers; Contributions of mer
it are Invited.
already listed 11 cow owners of
that community that are anxious
to have their cows tested.
The applying ot the test is done
by county veterinarian H. D. Pe
terson. Wallowa County
Herds Improve
ENTERPRISE. Dec 21. (AP)
An increased production ef 930
pounds of milk and 25 pounds ot
butterfat per. cow over last year
is reported by the Wallowa coun
ty dairy herd Improvement' asso
ciation in its annual report just
issued through County Agent N.
C. Donaldson.
This Increased production, the
report says, has resulted fn an
average Increased profit per cow
of 18.19 over the previous year.
The average profit per cow above
feed cost in 1927 was $82.93. This
year it is 8101.12.
Elimination of "boarder" cows
and better feeding practices were
the two reasons -given for the pro
fitable business by County Agent
Donaldson.' In f928 members of
the cow testing Association elim
inated' only 35 "boarder" cows
while during the past year 142
were sent to the block. Records
were kept and tests made on 35
herds with a total of 563 cows in
the association this year. The as
sociation has Just completed or
ganization for another year's
work under the supervision of the
state college.
Gideon St ols
Company
Manufacturers of
Vinegar, Soda Water,
Fountain Supplies
Salem Phone 20 Ore.
Co
Salexa?'
345 Center