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tte OrJOri fTTATCSHA!?, Ealgy Orcgca. Ssngay Utanlag. Uareh 23j PAG2 CXZ The Valley Agriculturist " Editor's Note I O O ara His Work Markets -- Crops Farm Home Livestock The Diversified Interests of Willamette Valley Fanners Urn. Uadelaloe Callin. Valley New alitor of Yhe Oregon Statesman, la also in c a-ei of tbe market news of this paper. Eab 8nir write eoaeeroiag the gTicultir,; w ef interest to mlley farmers. Cootnbu tieei e( Merit ere Urited. ICS, CATTLE IRE WEAKER I SHE IS WORLD'S CHAMPION JERSEY ! o o Wheat Shows' Improvement In Current Week; Sheep Are Unchanged j, PORTLAND. Ore.. March 22 (AP) A weakening in hogs and cattle and an improvement in wheat and commodities marked the turn ol the week in the Portland market. Hogs were off from 25 to 50 cents on all grades. Heavyweights were quoted at $9.50 to 11.60; light weights 11.15 to 11.25. and feelers and stockers. 11.00 to 12. Cattle, too, underwent the ama downward change. Good henry ateers were being sold for 11 ?5 to 12.00. compared to 11.75 to 12.25 last week. Good cown went for 9.50 to 10, prac tically unchanged. but verniers sold at 11.00 to 13. off 50 cents from the top. Sheep were unchanged. A five-cent advance in wheat seat Big Bend bluestem up to the 1.21 mark. Soft white and west ern white sold for 1.10. and hard winter, northern spring and west ern red were offered at 1-08. A slump of one dollar in feed oats marked the first major change in months. It was quot ed at 32.00 for No. 2. 38 lb. white. Butter prices were up about two cents with extras moving at 39 cents; standards at 3S. prime fiist 36 and firsts 33 cents. Fresh extra eggs were 25 to 2( cents. Wool was unchanged at 18 to 25 cents for eastern Oregon grade, and 30 to 33 for valley grade. The range of hop prices nar rowed down to 8 and 8 Vt cents a pound for 1929 Oregon crop. Last week's range was 8 to 10 cents. Italian prunes were unchanged at 9 to 10 cents. - tA-rn-, m-" ' 'V 1 FIGHTS INSECT Founder Allied Agricultural w Tnf TCirnlains nrnrn xooiivii ave --mrr rhh h The Plan and Objectives Tharo Visa kopn a Croat deal of GrOWerS Of Sligar Cane SllC- interest and discussion regarding i the organization of tne AUiea cessfully Meet all Forms Of Parasites HONOLULU. March 22 The most effective way of eradicat ing the Mediterranean fruit fly. Arcnerat and told him we would Agricultural Associates, Inc., and we have wondered many times what was the cause of this or ganization being formed, or Its history, so we went out to the home of its president. Charles R- terror of orchardists everywhere, would seem to be to induce the pest to attack Hawaiian sugar cane. This at least is the opinion of numerous entomologists who , have visited Hawaii recently to investigate methods of parasite control here following the deter mined efforts being made by t'e like to knuw just how he came to organize this company and here is what he said: "After the war when the prices of farm products of all kinds slumped badly I saw it would not be long until agricultural opera tions were going to be unprofit able from the standpoint of farming and gave the matter a great deal of thought. "I made up my mind that the salvation of the farmer was to be able to get cheap money o that he could hold at least part of his United States xoTernment and 4 Tiddledywimk's Qwality Girt, owned by Mrs. Florence Gale Neal of Florida s ta t e authorities to Oregon City baa won tbe national championship among Jerseys alter stamp out the Insect which. In navtng previously won Use world championship, to an official 865 less than two years, has caused day test she produced 1,000.62 pounds of butt rf at. According to millions f dollars of damage In her owner she did not receive any special care daring this test per- Florida orange groves. iou ana ior six monins oi tne time stayed In tne pasture day and Agricultural exnerts are agreed coum "u,u . v night. She was milked by machine during tbe entire test neriod. .. I?J Vg nn products and not be com "m uuiiiu.iig t-nwy nerus oi we racmc i against destructive pests by Ha waiian sugar growers is the most successful defense man has yet the Pacific coast. New croD alfal- erected against insect Invasion fa is being received at Southern The Mediterranean fruit fly coast. I N Mil T TD EUROPE Trees More Than Fifty Years Old Being Cut for Val uable Wood VEGETABLE MARKET SHOWS SIM The fresh fruit and vegetable market showed strength in most lines again this week. Asparagus supplies were very light, but prices were not advanced, in view of anticipated heavier arrivals later in the week. Cauliflower supplies are light. especially ot Oregon stock. Har vesting at Roseburg Is limited, and the occasional carlot require ments are taking nearly all of ferings. .Winter freezing injury is apparently more serious at that district than was originally es timated; and total production may not exceed 50 or 60 cars. Much stock Is failing to attain marketable size. The onion market is almost de moralized; demand is very slow at all terminal points; and Ore gon growers are now receiving 60 to SO cents per cwt., plus tacks. The lettuce market is firm, for good fresh stock ; some over mature offerings are draggy, however. Fresh arrivals of good quality beets from California are moving at slightly higher prices, $3.25 to $3.50 per crate. Tomatoes are a trifle easier, although best quality is steady at $4.50 per crate of repacked stock. 1 California markets and la report ed of good quality. Receipts at central markets were seasonally light but remained principally of me dium to lower grades. At Kan sas City arrivals continued some what in excess of trade require- rampant here since 1910 has been 50 per cent reduced in the spare wx,An. I time the sugar scientists have " VV1 M I , .VI. . J . . urcu iuio to uevuie to n. Does Not Attack Sugar Cane The only reason It has not been completely eliminated is because pelled to sell when the price was unsatisfactory. Farmers to be Aided 1 had plan, whereby the gov ernment, through one bank in each county, could supply the farmer with funds at a low rate of interest and on a safe basis from a standpoint of security. I will not go Into details as to my plan for the government getting the necessary Information from every farmer In the United States but when I had the plan outlined E IS USED BY JUDGE STUDY OF MARRUB By KITH GKKR WOODBURX. March 21 Much comment has been caused by the cutting of a row of giant walnut trees on Hayes street on the property of A. W. Hindman on account of their beauty and shade in the summer but if some of the people who make such comments would realize tbe scarcity of such fine trees, they would perhaps do more towards the advancing of reforestation and thus save the necessity of cutting these prized ornaments. Although the cutting is not compulsory, the supply of walnut wood for the manufacture of fur niture is so scarce in some sec tions that buyers are forced to re port to cutting shade trees to sup ply the demand. At one time dif ferent woods held sway in the public demand but always walnut furniture has been stable and now even more in demand than ever. In Europe wood of any kind is so hard to obtain that the manu facturers are forced to import material and it is to these for eign countries that the wood be ing cut in Woodburn is going. Under the direction of A. A. Loeb, shipper of Portlad, Peter Stoller and A. B. Haverly are do ing the work and some of the trees they hare cut have meas ured to be around 50 years old. It is interesting to note that these trees were planted by Jesse Set tlemier who had a nursery in this vicinity at that time. The untapped resources of Russia and Siberia contain a suf ficient supply of walnut and other woods for furniture making but due to the extended time and ex pense of shipping them the long distance overland it is cheaper to get trees from Oregon and ship them over land and the Atlantic. Until recently trees were ship ped from the eastern and mid western states but due Jo exten sive cutting, the trees are becom ing o scarce that they are push ing even farther west in effort to supply the market. Unless some thing is done through law to compel people to reforest their waste lands and tracts where the timber has been cut. America will be facing the same situation now prevalent in Kurope, a total absence of fine and commercial woods. it aoes not attack sugar cane. - w ..... Vm. ikiuc italic- I ir..-i . . . I U mtnti 9hliu wo .v.n """"""'"S"" " i"e euipiuy Oil. .... ,1 ... l pal buyers of medium grades at VZ "TfT ',"U9"1 I and In every case they stated that market, although mixed feed I "7" that it was a wonderful plan but mills took moderate amounla- of 7,7 " V" -7 never cou,d be ""led out owing green hay and stockyards bought l J,VM?! to the opposition that it would sparingly of soft leafy types of .iJi'S? " i?" ? f rcel ' a9 of certain Kansas City so far this month totaled about 500 cars less than for the corresponding period for February. Supplies of old crop alfalfa in gressed as I discovered that I was not a big enough man to go any further. However, H Is with a feeling of satisfaction that I find that England has either adopted the Mediterranean destroyer have been cut in half. Some years ago plantation owners recognized that coopera tive protective measures would Arizona are reported practically .nw.Mfnti i... r expects to adopt soon almost oTh.o.t ,! .V,. I ""' u iiiB m,.,!..,!. ,u. in nrntM that section Is expected weoiern maraeis auoui ADril i&. i . .. .... Exceptional leafy types are said o,i. t,nm -n 2. .V. Vi nave to pay quite as high rate or to have about disappeared from . my plan provided. . ,.vwvv successfully Insect invasion. The r," .,:;,, . v; "tlv T crop from clImate ot7the Hawaiian Islands wlw In south- L 4 . ... her agricultural interests as I April 15. SL ftla": lOTff ff had. except the farmer,, will not those markets. and In spite of the most prudent 1 AM..1... ... . a ti . . , " ,.1" repuriea Bi gni- precautions parasites of ' 71 .sT u emn kinds were introduced some other plan that would assist many agriculture but first it was neces- er in the Pacific northwest, which resulted In slightly lower prices in that market. A rigorous quarantine law ex- :r.7.- l.ZZ.:?rl: ATTEMPT ON LI FE of the company, The more I considered the sit nation I found that to get the de sired results it would be neces- CHICAGO (AP) Courses in matrimony in grade and high schools would greatly help abate the divorce evil, says Judge Jos eph Sabath, who claims to have - heard more divorce cases than any other person in the world. "I have been insisting on the necessity of 'marriage schools' for years," he said. "It is preposter ous that we should consider courses in typewriting and steno graphy and accounting necessary preliminaries to applying for a Job in the bnalnessrworld and neg lect any kind of intelligent prep aration for themre complicated and important business of marri aae ' vU"la should bo taught all the methods of keeping a husband happy and fit. Jndge Sabath said. especially how to prepare whole some mealsi "Out of tins cans have eome the bombs that wrecked thousands of romances," he said. The husband's chief duty is to keep romance alive. "The prospective husbands must learn that all women require ro mance all their lives," he said, "and men are likely to forget that" A man. the judge said, ought to have one night a week off to meet with his men companions. but a similar privilege . for the wife might be "dangerous." If young men and women would give the same consideration to choosing a marriage partner that they give to picking oat a suit of clothes -or a dress, many divorces ; would be avoided. Judge Sabath Insists. v "A woman will often spend a i week; or two deciding about - dress she Is going to bay, an . some of these people who com to for divorces bar . been mzxrlsi a few boars after they first met, he said. ROCKEFELLER HI a beetle from South Africa or FAIRFIELD, Tex.. March 22 from China. Once its iden- f.rf J ' " " " , AP) With characteristic tight- " established field entomol- .. ,,'.. -,L v.. 1: I u.j n. a.- Ins-la. . . . I v-. " ..hkcu uiduuu., iMM rngBr w if. i "f the necessary basis of investiga uj weir IBTCIUKSUOK IUO BlOrT "un.i wucio uigm iu I .l.i, .. .v. vii.,vnti of Miss Wilma Jones, 23, of Buf- search for its natural enemy. The 7tlTL Ji ta wnnid .t falo: Texas that she had been guiding principle of the scientists SSiS! ilt ta tC.eSS bound to a bed in Fairfield's only is the balance which exists in na- ' success hotel by an unidentified man last I ture. Wednesday night in an attempt I Sngar Defenders Win to burn her to death. She was not I Specimens are captured and fnlnrAri I v V tH v. ...m. i. 1. ... O. S. Moore. Oakwood, Texas, enough the searching entomolo- w"Vtl "JTLZIZZ hnslnOM man .rr.ctal .t VI. Vo.. I ... ., ,. " uauui-i yrttCliraii; r " ---..... . o U"i aBu r nan nrnH. R, that in tne nearnv town soon after the I with tl- oarAfnii iMnutui " ' . . . . . . . I ..-.. I rriMn rrnin hnv prpam srrs auegea attack ana cnargea witn charges. The newcomers are re- ,7 T,' ZT'' V-TT v assault to murder and arson, leased where the destructive -7 -;l-VmAnit w BnM claimed he had been framed by forces are at work. Seeming mir- f" f lm.mdity persons who were attempting to acie- have been achieved, infest- .V J"1"""8.. extort money from nim. He is led areas have been cleaned un al- I "I" marrieirsni) the father nt a child. . iv. j. ' toiuiuo was enousa idctb Tonight he was free on $1,000 ZZ "1 - products could be distributed on bond. i .v- t. 7v. mucn more sausiactory nasn The whereabouts of the young 7.r: :J iXal Again the manufacturing of feeds -A-.i.uA4 .rv- a. l -- " v vv -vow i wa- n vprv lmnnrtant nart wvauau iciuaiucu OTTVi ci, UilltTl S I f nplr ffrflt ha ft If I w - w .---. a I rrHnAfA vmAk AAAnnA A k On several occasions entom-1 ,hi Lt At.. 1n.l. !. I o-0v " 1 J " .t . ia.r . .5s tribution before a definite dec! samcieu -on iuo uiucr Blue oi iue 1 , -i-i v maio nrironl..- 15 tZ . 1 . 6 gnM "This necesslUted months of v.. "'" ,5'"u;"us Investigation and I was fortun- S iVuL0 ,1"0' ate in getting the assistance of tlt16, ?b0r. J Prominent men who had had life .11" a "V " "t. lZ r .v 1 tlon of commodities and this in- r h.1 ai.tr. the8Cene vestlgation proved to all of us of their labors and sUrt all over the wonderful possibilities, and again. .v. erL!r8.e ltiltl lne Uer we found that to have proper j " . r . C ""'""" channels of distribution it uuiiais jiar ivir iue support or 10 L1 E PARKS NEW TORK. March 22 (AP) The New York American tomor row will say John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. has established a $11,000,000 fund for western national - park forests. Colonel Arthur Woods is directing the disposition of the sura. The Rockefeller project, the newspaper will say. calls for gov ernmental cooperation on a basis of "fifty-fifty" In the purchase of forest lands to be saved from commercial lumbering. The first objective is to be the outskirts of Yosemite National park In Call fornla. .Dr. Charles Lathrop Peck of Lakewodd. N. J.. American tree expert who directed reforestation in France. Italy and England af ter the World war. said that Rockefeller "came to the front after discussions both with him and his Son, Arthur N. Pack, pres ident of. the American Nature as sociation. mm mm HI STEM Alfalfa markets held generally steady daring the week, lnfuen ccd largely by light offerings, ac cording to the weekly Alfalfa Market Review of the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Leafy hay of the high er grades waa exceedingly scarce and selling near the top of quo tations at all markets except on OF WOMAN PROBED tnougn rrom a clear sky a new parasite obtains a foothold and i notice of Us arrival is served by the appearance of a sudden streak of brown running through a field I of green cane or the wilting of specific areas for no apparent reason. The first step is to isolate and I identify the parasite. It may be portant factor, and I found it a difficult task. Experience Helps "From the fact that I had been In the farm equipment sales work for 35 years I understood the value and saving in buying In large quantities. Therefore, it was not necessary to give this phase of the matter much consid -ration. My experience in the grain and feed business in the absolutely necesary to nanaie practically every product. "I will not go into many de tails as to these channels of dis tribution but I will say this, that where you have the quantity it( opens up a market altogether dif ferent than we have now. Again, r fc-innd that uniformity of qual- ! ity was an important thing and ! - ... . . . ! . . . this win De tne Dao oi " ation from the distribution stand point. Organization Outlined The next matter to consider was the organization of the com pany and we found it should be made up largely of farmers as the plan necessitated the personal interest of farmers and with a large number of farmers as tockholders would give us great- ere buying power as well as dis tribution. However, iro stock bolder is bound to either sell or buy of the company for to bring agriculture up to tne proper standard of profits the farmer must sell his products and buy his supplies where he can do best and while we feel that the organ ization will be In position to do better for him than anyone else, yet should he find that it is to his advantage to buy or sell else where that is his privilege. "The next question that arose was the'organization of a com pany on an equitable basis where by every stockholder would have voice and privileges on the same basis as any other stock holder holding the same amount of stock and it took weeks to out line this plan, and the one adopt ed was after consulting the beet authorities on organization of this character. I am pleased to state that our organization has been pronounced an excellent one. "There Is no reason in tbe world why the company should not make a success of every plan contemplated. If everyone will get the facts concerning our plans, sit down and consider its possibil ities in building up the agricul tural interests in the Willamette valley to a more satisfactory basis, the effect on business in the towns, the development of natural resources and the influ ence on the people of the Willam ette valley as a whole and what powerf both in purchasing and distribution a concern made up of several thousand farmers and business men who are mutually interested can have, I believe you will agree with me that the pos sibilities are wonderful and Just such an organization has been my dream for a long time and that is why the Allied Agricul tural Associates has been form ed." declaring they had taken her to a place where she would be safe from further attack and where she could receive medical atten tion for an ailment SULTAN-CROOK GETS $1800 YEAR REWARD DAR-ES-SALAAM. Tanganyika Territory ( AP) Can a sultan do wrone? A white man's court says he ineir various cooperative labora- fin- hnt annarontlv it want Inn I iuhct. ' rtr - " .ww far when It presumed to punish him, for its sentence has been re voked by a higher' court. ne aerenaant was the Sultan VANCOUVER. B c March ? saidi Funaiklra, formerly para- (AP) The Vancouver Lions mount chief of Tabora province, defeated the homeless Victoria He was tried last May by the Cubs S to 2 in the final scheduled EGG DEMAND BIDS STEADY Market Strong in Eggs, But ter and Poultry, Wheat Changes Increased demand for stock to go in storage has strengthened the egg market during the week although prices have not changed in Salem. Butter stocks are shorter than at any premious period with the price advancing tnree cents aur ing the week. If 'the market shortage continues the price will no doubt advance during the com ing week. Salem huyera were quoting butter fat at 39 on Sat urday. 1 Poultry markets were .trong, with demand god for both heavy and light stocks. The onion market remains very soft, with decreasing demand and abundance of stock on hand. Wheat wavered up and down during the week, reaching 96 cents for soft white on Friday al though a drop of one cent was re corded at closing time Saturday. After a drop f $1 per ton the first of the week the barley mar ket remained steady. Demand for hogs and veal was sloy with the price 6lightly down. Country killed lamb supplies could not meet the demand al though other stocks were not sold. 1 F n BRINGS Southern Strawberries and Variety of Vegetables On Market Advancement of the season with the approach of spring is emphasized by movement of the first three cars of Louisiana strawberries. A large crop of ber ries is exported from Louisiana and these will offer competition $6,000,000 in Hungary, of Florida shipments. La-t v ;- Louisiana forwarded nearly 2 ' . i) cars of strawberries, aiid total cron in that stau i,-. ' estimated farm value o; $7i . 000. .Prices declined sightly , Florida shipping point l:.-t w.-A- It will not be long bf.-p ,;. w crop onions are mm-jnr souther Texas. Growers :n ; territory are interred in market price, of $3 per crate .j Bermuda type onions, impoi , from South America. Jmgm , SpSclsh onions declined sh,t:; v in price and market? for (inn,, . tic stock were dull and I. v, Potatoes also declined fuithe- . cept in the Pacific n-mhw, .. Florida potatoes are ,,n t prominent. Holland and Denmark con; . . ued to ship cabbage actively America in order to benefit ' , h'gh prices. Cold :-torat h, ings of apples on March I w. , about 7 per cent lighter th;.;. year ago and 6 per cent h v, average for this month; . ., markets for apples wer- a . weak but prices streng?hf-n--d eastern terminals. Asparagus moveraenr f : , California reached S3 car- .. pared with 16 during !. ?; , week last season. Gr-- n from Imperial Valley :o quired 85 cars. Texas spi' aoh ' wardings decreased to while the February price adv . ed 75 to iu-eents per fvhH ket. Possibly les? than ."..onn of citrus fruit are yet to rn from Florida. AUCKLAND fAP) Paylk saving has finally been adoj for New Zealand by act of pari ment, this being summer south of the equator. Farm opposed the measure whn it v first suggested, but a compron; . of half an hour, adopted last sum mer, subdued most of thp opp'- tlon. MUKDEN. Manchuria (AD Believing that hanging is a nu-i.j civilized form of execution th. n shooting by a firing squad, v government of Llaoning proving, surrounding Mukden, has onl. i ed that all death penalties be in flicted by the noose and trap. BUDAPEST (AP) Hungarian students attending university abroad, spent about one million dollars in the last school year, in- eluding money granted by the gov ernment, As an offset tbe govern ment says foreign tourists left. MARINES WITHDRAWN WASHINGTON, March 12 (AP) Withdrawal of approxi mately 650 marines from Nicara gua was ordered today by Presi dent Hoover in line with his an nounced policy of returning all marines from foreign soil as quickly as is compatible with safety. Now is the Time to Plant Shrubbery CaD F. C. LUTZ 1625 Market Tel. 2124 FLOWERS AND SHRUBBERY Filbert Tree Prices Slashed! Barcelona No. 1, lip-layered trees very best grade grown anywhere, 3 to 6 ft. well rooted, heavy flOC trunks (reg. $50 per 100) now per 100 ODD No. 2 grade Barcelona filberts, fine trees but lighter than above grade (reg- price $40 per 100) C9C Now, per 100 vaW A few large two year budded DuChilly pollenizers. Ideal to speed up pollenization in orchards short of pol lenizers, as they are already producing catkins. PLANT NOW STILL TIME FOR GOOD RESULTS Grafted Franquette wal- Prune Trees, Date, Ital ian and Imperial varieties Many-variety cherry trees. A cherry orchard in one tree. 2 to 4 varie ties in one large tree. Ideal for back yard use. Each 25C to $1.75 nuts, per tree 60c to $2.50 Campbell Early grapes. 3 two year old Cfl vines for ulIC Best blue grape for local conditions. A complete line of Fruit, Nut, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Perennials and Roses. Pearcy Bros. Nursery 240 kl. Liberty (between Court and Chemekela) was VANCOUVER TAKES FIRST high court on a charge cf embezz ling public funds, and the court sentenced him to two years' im prisonment as casually as If her were the defaulting cashier of a white bank. But the supreme court of East Africa has revoked the sentence. and instead of going to prison, the sultan will go to a sort of political exile at Bagamoyo, north of here, on a pension of $1400 a year. The pension In Itself is a kind of punishment, for until they found him out the sultan was over lord of 250,000 natives and for a while had an income of $50,000 a year from tribal tribute and forced labor. This subsequently -was reduced to an annual salary of $8,500. or considerable more than be will have to struggle along on In ex-dle. game of the Pacific Coast Hockey league season here tonight The win, coupled with 2 to 0 loss suffered by Portland at Seattle to night gave the Lions possession of first place in the final standings with a two point margin over the Oregon team. Gideon Stols Company Manufacturers of Vinegar, Soda Water, Fountain Supplies Salem Phone 2tt Ore. Everything In BUlf D KG r.-TATERFAL$ Cobb & Mitchell A. B. Kel&ay, Manager 49 8. 12th St. - IIiom SIS Oregon Pulp and Paper Company Manufacturers of BOND LEDGER -1 GLASSINE GREASEPROOF TISSUE Support Oregon Products Specify "Salem Made" Paper for Your Office Stationery "Caterpillar" TOACTE I WITH A 1 , ! 4 j' : - y i i ' ' W 4-- . .v At x. 1 ( u ?""; T -a - 1 1 I COVER CROPS JEPH111IDES REQUIRE TRACTION OBTAINABLE niiiirijATEPILIJaRTlUCTORl - - ltrH NO SUPPING WITH A "CATERPILLAR" t:"6"00 SySSofpack the roll. 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