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1 The OREGON STATESMAN. Sato. Oregta. Sunday Kerning, March PAGE SIXTEEN The Valley Agricaltwrisi and His Markets DURING WEEK Narrow Price Range and Few Changes Mark Week's Activities. iAPTi,An. Ore.. March 8 AP) General markets moved hn an exceedingly narrow price ranpe this week and closed prac tically unchanged from last week s flnntailnna. A slight raise in hog prices was just about offset by a fractional weakening m .ij quotations. Ileavrweieht hogs went at m f?,n r,n rnmnared to last mUt' close of 10.00 11.50 Llehtweiehts were 11.85 "S 12.00, up 15 cents; feeder and stockers went for 11.50 12.50, up from KOr to 75c. fSood steers. 1100-1300 lbs., went for 11.50 012.00, unchang ed. Mediums were quoted around 10.00 011.50. up 25-50 cents; vealers went at 11.00 13.50, un changed. iThere was no change in the sheep market, the price for lambs Si lbs. down, good to choice, con tinuing at 9.75 10.50. Wheat prices underwent no change. Big Bend bluestem held t 1.19, with other grades rang ing fr,om 1.08 to 1.06. Oats ad vanced 50 cents, however, to $33 for No. 2 white. Top grades of butter were un changed, but firsts advanced frpm 21 cents to 32. Extras were 27,. srtandar; 26, prime firsts 35. Butterfat buying prices ranged from 36c. delivered in Portland to 34c on track, and 32c at station. Whole milk was 12.30 per hund red delivered and 2.65 for grade B. Hay prices were mixed. Alfalfa went at 21.5022, down $1.50; valley timothy was 20.50 021 un changed; eastern Oregon timothy was 23.50 24, up 50c; clover was 18, down $2; oat hay was 17, down $2; oats and vetch, 18.50 19, down $1. Straw was quoted at $7.60 a ton. Wool was unchanged, at 18 25c for eastern Oregon, and 30 33c for valley grade. Hops continued at 8 0)10 cents for 1929 Oregon crop, and Ital ian prunes were going for 9 0 10 cents, unchanged. TURKEY MKIII PUN TO BE GIVEN OREGON' STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, March 8 Turkey rais ers of Oregon will soon have pre sented for consideration a re gional cooperative marketing plan as worked out by representatives of northwestern and intermount aln states at Salt Lake City, re ports F. L Ballard, state county agent leader, who represented Oregon at the meeting The plan adopted by the con ference provides for marketing an annual production of some 600 carloads of birds under a unified pales plan approved by the fed eral farm board. A representative of the board was present at the conference, Ballard said. Official delegates were present from Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Oregon, while unoffi cial representatives from Idaho and Colorado sat in on the dis cussions. L AREA (Continued from page 5) The lines of manufacturing or processing which are here becom ing major industries include fruit canning, packing and preserving, with eight big plants engaged in this business. The paper mills and the paper converting plant ship their products into, all mar kets. Flax and linen industries have developed markets not only n the coast but In the east as well. Salem's industrial future lies in the expansion of these industries. The quality of local products is becoming well established. The address "Salem. Oregon" on a can f fruit, a package of linen twine of a ream of paper has a meaning. Growing demand will force plant expansion. In addition new In dustries will spring up here for the fabrication of .others of our products, for the same advantages et easy transportation are avail able to those as well. One gets great inspiration in looking back on the growth of Sa Jem In the last decade, especially along lines of manufacturing, which Is the greatest of any city In the northwest in proportion. But when one studies the map and sees how Salem is located, one sees how this development Is pos ible. That it has come about is not simply- a result of location, but because of the determination and confidence of its citizens who have invested heavily in these lo cal enterprises. It will take the same kind of faith to continue the growth of Salem of the future: faith which must be backed up by policy of "investment at home" in enterprises which are substan tia las well as promising. TO BUILD STORAGE PLANT YAKIMA,. March 8 Cold stor age plants to cost about $155,000 will be built during the coming season by Yakima County Horti culture Union. ' The "structures will be erected in time' to house Beat season's - crop and will - in crease the union's storage eapae- IIETS QUIET m mm si - - Crops - - Farm Possibilities of Roadside Market Stands Observed On Jaunts About Valley By MADALENB L. CALLIN As one travels about on our country roads during the summer one Is Impressed by the ever In creasing number of roadside mar ket stands. Undoubtedly much of the waste of small farm produce has been eliminated by this means and no doubt the summer of 1930 will see even more of these roadside stands than did the summer of 1929. But what of the stands? What marks the difference between sue- cess and failure In such a ven- ture? A study of those that have been successful reveals certain outstanding characteristics, with- out which any such enterprise would be doomed to failure. First of all absolute immacu late cleanliness Is a necessity. Not only must the products offered for sale be clean but the stand it- self and those who sen the prod- ucts must appear spotless. The Eort of stand that fairly gleams is the one that attracts the passer- by. That shining cleanliness that seems to assure the Immaculacy of the products for sale is one of the most important features of any stand. I recall now one , which I frequently visited last summer. I never passed witnout stopping for a glass of butter milk. That stand was so clean that it fairly bone. Foods were kept under glass, the woodwork Trnxpn rrh " 1 a f.fr. sized audience was present at the Christian church Thursday eve ning for the concert put on by the chorus led by Dr. H. C. Epley and assisted by Mrs. Hallle Iar- rlsh Hinge. Victor Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Bower. S. E. Wolfe and O. J. Hull of Salem. The program opened with aj selection by the church orches tra. Invocation was given by the pastor Rev. E. J. unstrap. An them, "Sunset" by the chorus; reading, "The Man With the Hoe" by Willett Jesse; piano solo, selected, by Mrs. Earl Cook; vocal solo, "The Swallows- by Mrs. Hallie Parish Hinges; music by the orchestra: anthem, "I Will Feed My Flock, by chorus; quartette, select- ed, by Misses Lois and Ilene Rob ertson, Ina Barber. Thelma Ens- ley, boys chorus "Merrily Goes Our Bark;" special by "Five Kids"; solo, "Shipmates. Victor Wolfe; reading, "Since I Got Married", Rev. E. J. Gilstrap: iiistrap: .Anm; ... v- men s - chorus, "Speed reading by Dr. Epley; "Onward Christian Soldiers," by chorus; benediction by Rev. W, S. Burgoyne. Mrs. Earl Cook and Miss Josephine Gilstrap were at the piano during the evening. Those sponsoring the entertain ment wish to thank all friends who made the program possible. The receipts of the evening will be applied on a fund for church song books. new Pruning Going On in District ZENA, March 6. E. E. Faulk ner, nurseryman of Corvallis, and two helpers were here this week and pruned the E. C. Hlggins wal nut orchard. Young Faulkner is senior In the firm of Faulkner and son. He was very pleased to get sev eral boxes of fine, healthy scions from the E. C. Higglns orchard for grafting purpose. Faulkner and son get grafting material each year from this orchard. Everything In Dili ID IN 6 MATERIA LG Cobbs & Mitchell A. B. Kelsay, Manager S4 & 12th , rhoae SIS IB U II CARD Home - - livestock THIS WAYSIDE MARKET SAYS s r . ! i f - I - a, 5: - showed that It was frequently scrubbed and the salespeople al ways wore Immaculate elothea ana were models of neatness. I never doubted that the buttermilk was made under the ckanest con ditions and that the milk and cleam was always kept perfectly clean. That stand, by the way, was one of the best little money makers In the Salem district. Protection of supplies for sale from dust and flies is an imnor tant essential. I recall another stand that 1 often passed but could never buy from. At a dis- tance it appeared very attractive, but a close up was disconcerting, Cookies, sandwiches and candv were offered for sale but flies and dust vied for parking apace on each plate and no sort of pro tection was offered. They of fered buttermilk too but I never drank any. I have an unpleasant mental picture of the conditions under which the milk and cream is cared for. Another vital essential la that u produce offered for sale be fresh. Wilted vegetables, with ered fruit and dejected looking flowers never attract the passing buyer. Adequate containers are also Important in the marketing of farm produce. If one has a nice new car he does not care to load Into it a lot of loose vegetables and pile them helter skelter about the car. Neither does he like to carry eggs In a paper sack. One who is considering the operation of a way side market should consider the many angles of the proposition. Properly con ducted snch stands are profitable and offer a market for much pro- auce mat would otherwise be '. riwuuBr ana tooa HQS wt a . . a . are "tlaL Be sure that yon can answer In the affirma tive the question, "Would I he anxious to buy produce from this stand if I were a passing motor ISIT Rev. Warner to Lead Services Of Brooks Group BROOKS. March 8 T7irn1.r church services will be held at the crooks community Methodist cnurcn Sunday morning with the pasior, kcv. w. R. Warner, In charge. Bible school at in o'clock and devotional services at ii o'clock. me regular Eoworth Leam meeting will be held on Sunday vemug, auer wnicn mere will be a set of stereoptlcon slides shown ai tne church on "Rural Life." n . Station Agent, ITT S m -? vviie un ineir Annual Vacation TURNER, March 8 Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bond left the first of the week for their annual vaca tion, going as far south as San Francisco, Calif. A. Stokes of uervais has charge of the 8. P. flepot In the absence of Mr, uona, wno plans to be cone about two weeks. Oregon Pulp and Paper Company Manufacturers of BOND LEDGER GLASSINE GREASEPROOF TISSUE p " Support Oregon Products Specify "Salem Blade" Paper for Your Office "STOP, LOOK AND f t . K f WBiTHPLE SHIPMENTS LESS WENATCHiEiB There were 6,250 cars of apples shipped from the Wenatchee-Okanogan district for the season ending February 28, according to Bert L. Baker, secretary of the Wenat- chee Valley Traffie association, compared with 19,452 cars last year, 13,587 two years ago, and 15,871 cars three years ago. From the Wenatchee-Okanogan district for the season ending February 28,. there were 855 cars of pears shipped compared with ,244 cars last year, 706 cars two years ago, and 844 cars three years ago. There were 9,266 cars of ap ples shipped frem the Yakima district for the season ending February 24, compared with 13, 274 last year, 8,679 cars two years ago and 11,170 cars three years ago. From the Yakima district for the season ending February 28, there were 2,791 cars of pears shipped compared with 4,178 cars last year, 1,685 cars two years ago, and 4,015 cars three years ago. Oregon Poultry Firm Organized PORTLAND. March 8 Organ ization of Oregon Poultry Farms Inc., to operate a mass-produc tion egg plant, was announced yesterday by W. O. Hocks, pres ident of the corporation. The plan of the corporation, as revealed by Mr. Hocks, is to sell to Investors nnita of S50 Whits Leghorn hens and their eare for ten years. The hens are to start laying seven months after pur chase; thereafter the Investor is to get 75 per cent and the com pany 25 per cent of the profits The physical plant. Mr. Hocks said, conslBts of 70 acres on the highway between Hlllsboro and Forest Grove. The flock, he said consists, now of 8,000 chickens and 2500 baby chicks. j. L. Rynhart Has Fine Poultry Farm In Keizer District KE1ZER, March I About rear ago John Lawrence Rynhart with his wife and little son lo cated oa a 10 acre ranch north of the Keizer school. He built a home and prepared at once to go into the business of raising chick ens. He his a fully equipped ten room brooder with 4000 white Gideon Stolz Manufactorers of Vinegar, Soda Water, Fountain Supplies Salem Phone SA Ore. Statlenerj The Diversified Interests of Willamette Valley BUY" Model wayside stand deslgsed by Mrs. Henry ' Ford and displayed at the Xortb American Flower how In Detroit. It wm made of old lumber, the walls whitewashed and the roof painted green, cost of such a stand to nominal bar its attractive Bess would help to sell any kind of fresh farm produce. Leghorn chicks of the Hollywood Strain. He expects to nave lw.ooo more by April 1. His plan is to have at least r AAA lout liia ti1a atiniTinnr. VfVVV 1UJ O Wit" Mr. Rynhart is a member of the poultry association and believes In cooperative marketing. 1 SET OUT REEEM ZEN A, March A. M. Pat rick of Salem, who has a fruit and berry ranch in the Zena hills re cently set out an acre of Marshal strawberries and 10 acres of wal nuts. Mr. Patrick is a pioneer in the fruit and berry business here, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Fredericks and family moved to the Patrick ranch this winter. Mrs. Freder lcks states that she intends to raise chickens and turkeys, the Patrick ranch being ideal for this purpose being situated close to the hills where there is plenty of protection from strong winds and also having a fine range and plenty of good spring water. Orchard Acreage Decrease Advised ROSEBURO, March 8 TJmp qua Valley prune growers are ad vised to plant no more orchards and to eliminate such existing or chards as produce less than one ton of dried fruit per acre in a report adopted by the Douglas County Horticultural Society at the annual outlook conference held at Sutherlin. The society each year appoints committees to investigate gener al conditions affecting each va riety of fruit, taking into consid eration the national agricultural outlook report and all available marketing Information. BAMBERG, Germany (AP) It is easy to estimate the popula tion of this town by looking at the calendar as the population last year Increased exactly 865, or one for each day of the year. 10 0 ACRES WALK ' 12 20 and 20-30 SIZES Farm and Orchard Models erica's Foremost Tractor. Built by experi enced engineers. Maximum power, light weight, ahort turning radius . . Simplicity. All steel boil er plate frame. 100 timken bearings, double gearetj main drive. A certificate with each trac tor. Has aH the newest features. Write for cat alog and when you aee it you will want us to dem onstrate n to you FREE. Just ask' for ft well be there Feenaughty Machinery Co. 324 BELMONT STREET POItTLANI), OREGON ii 1 i ii Work Farmers Batter or Oleo By The Market Editor This Is the day of theme songs bat they mast be new to be popular. The old days of "And the fanner hanled another load of hay" seem to have passed. That enter prising farmer is no more and now we suggest "And the farmer bought some more oleo.M Batter prices slide stead ily down because of decreas ed demand but the con sumption of oleo continues to gain. Who buys the oleo? According to a recent survey made in Marion and Folk counties 70 per cent of the oleo Is bought by farmers. "And the farmer bought some more oleo." A cheek was made in 21 retail groceries in Salem recently which showed that there 21 stores sold a total Of 8580 pounds of oleo In one week, 14,330 pounds in one month and 171,840 pounds m a year. "And the farmer bought more oleo.' W. F. Schilling, dairy member of the federal farm board says "Any farmer who would cash a cream check and then buy butter substitutes should be ashamed to look a cow 1b the face," Occasionally one still hears the defense that "oleo Is cleaner than butter.'1 Maybe, but any one who has ever emeUed a boat load of copra would call the odor of a dairy barn the per fumes of Araby. From cop ra comes cocoannt oil which la the base of all butter substitutes. There is Just one way to Increase the demand for batter and thus bring up the price, that Is use more batter. The farmer who sells cream and uses oleo most solve his own prob lem. As long as "the farm er buys more oleo" the price of butter will stay down. Aupperle Sees His Sick Son JEFFERSON, March 8. J. A Aupperle returned from Newport Sunday, where he has been assist lng in the care of his son Earl, who to ill. Mr. Aupperle reports that his son is somewhat lm proved, and that he has been moved to the Brldgewater hospit al in Albany. BERLIN (AP) Among novel ties displayed in stores here are an apparatus for receiving pho tographs by wire and costing only $12.50 and an alarm clock to at tach to the family phonograph, which sets a Jazz band loose In the bedroom at 7 a. m. or any other convenient time. Now is the Time to Plant Shrubbery CaJD F. C. LUTZ 1625 Market Tel. 2124 FLOWERS AND SHRUBBERY n ji ,n .TRACTOR 4 ' , A t Butter Maker Sees Bright - -MS. I" 1 1 Future lor By C. H. PETERS Falls City Creamery It is of record that once upon a time- an Irishman stole a waicn and a Dutchman stole a cow. Both were caught and lodged m Jail In adjoining cells. Time pass ed slowly and became tiresome under the conditions. To break the monotony and to twit the Irishman, the Dutchman said: "Pat. vat time it is7" ana characteristic of his nationality, Pat replied, "It is toime to milk." It is a known fact that mere came a time in the history of Den mark when, as a nation, poverty and seemingly Insurmountable In debtedness stared her in the race when the one great problem was that of restoring national sol vency. Then it was that Denmark has advanced in prosperity until she ranks among the richest countries per capita and as the most noted producer of dairy products. Such is the significance of Pat's reply, "It is toime to milk,' ap plied to nations. It is no secret that in the early days of Wisconsin wheat was grown continuously year after year until wheat would no longer grow profitably, nor would any other farm crop. The question of what to do arose and the reply was, "It is time to milk." Recently in an address to bank ers, the head of the Federal Re serve Bank of the northwest made the statement that in Wisconsin there was not one of the 990 hanks delinquent, and that they had sent more than $50,000,000 Into the Chicago district during the pear past; this during a per iod when states that were prac ticing other forms of agriculture almost to the exclusion of dairy ing were clamoring for credit. Such is the significance of Pat's reply: "It is toime to milk," ap plied to states. A community In North Dakota recently experienced its sixth con secutive crop failure. One crop failure would ordinarily suffice to discourage most sections, .hut not the stout-hearted men of this community, because: In the early days of crop fail ures, when the inevitable question of what to do was propounded someone said, "It is time to milk' and In the year just referred to BUq "Caterpillar" (Not a Tracks Which Do Not Pack the5ofl BRIDGES THE SOFT SPOTS The "CATERPILLAR" tractor with its long endless steel track bridges the soft spots, pulls loads where other trac tors mire. Did yon erer dig jour tractor out endeavoring to get your spring work done early? 3fo delays like this with a "CATERPILLAR." LESS PRESSURE PER SQUARE INCH Would yon work yonr team on soil which packs? Do yoa know that the pVessnre per square inch of a horse's boot Is 80 pounds; a man 20 to 30 pounds, and a "CATERPILLAR Is 5 to 6 poands? This Is another answer to packinc the PREPARATION OF SEED BED Earlier seed bed preparation means better root growth to withstand early summer drouths. Soil well mulched pre Teats loss of moisture. . YEARS OF SERVICE "CATERPILLAR" track. gHe years of serrlce, notwith standing propaganda that they are short lived and expen-ofTnP- A?L?e! S? ln the WPt4 Valley na TRACK CHAINS FOR THE "CATERPIT T AP MODElt H0OTSH0 SEE" model is ... :: MODEL 20 m.tftt' MODEL 80 1030 Per pair rJ " S205.70 Per pair rhfw F. O. B, Portland; Ore. SedpKS over 1928 w- Loggers & PORTLAND 345 E. Madisca Machinery Editor' Note Mr Madelata Callfn, Valley New 5 The Oregon Statesman, J" els 1 oi th? iarket news of this .PJV Ssaitr rites eoamsiBf ths fjwjf b.w if tourwt t rtXlty farmer. Ckmtrfrs tiosi ! mnit ivita. Dairy industry the average gross Income from 17 farms in the crop failure district was $2,325.83. Strange as it may seem, these' men, under the worst I arm lng conditions, enjoyed greater pros perity than their fellow fanner in sections of the state that had bumper farm crops. reply "It'ls toime to milk," as i applies to communities. John W. Newman, former com missioner of agriculture, of Ken tucky has eight farms operatea by tenants. During the war the price of tobacco was high and these tenants specialized to the extreme in growing the weed. Mr, Newman says they profited to the extent that each of them became worth from $4,000 to $5,000. But a little later, when the price of tobacco dropped, they lost all they had and began borrowing money from him. After loaning them a total ofj $3,000 Mr Newman called them) together and said "Not another cent will I loan you. I will place on each iarm ten cows, eignq sows and 100 chickens, and if you can't make money oit the) farms, you cangotel. In other words, he told them, "It is time to milk." Continuing Mr. Newman says, "Since that time these tenants are coming to) me with money instead of fori money." Such is the significance of Pat's reply "It is toime to milk" as it applies to individuals. From every section of the United States has been coming) the cry that farm crops are selN lng below cost of production and yet the individual, the commune ity, the state or the nation thatj is milking good cows breeding up productive herds and caring for them well is prospering. Compared with prices of alf other farm commodities and onj the basis of cost of production, the prices of dairy products have been barely as high since the warj as they were at any time "during the war. Further arguments are un-i necessary to carry the conviction! that of all times within the menu ory of the present generation the hour has arrived when to every man who farms there Is much, significance In Pat's reply, "It isj toime to milk." wheel tractor) Contractors Co. SALEM 345 Center vy by 350 ears. " - Ii i ; I' i!