i Tfcc OREGON STATES11AH. Salem. CteOT, Snaday ITembir, April 23, -
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PAGE SEVEN
The Valley Agriculturist and Mis
Markets
Rise of 50 Cents to $t Per
Pound Recorded In
Portland
PORTLAND. Ore., April 1
(AP) An advance of from S
cets to a dollar in hog prices
was the only upward movement
in the general market list as the
week ended. Other Items ia the
list showed a downward tend
eney. Heavyweight hogs went for
$9 to $10.50. and light-weights
were quoted at $10 to S10.S5,
both op 50 cents. Feeders ana
etockers were $11 to $12, com
pared to S10.e0-ll.50 at last
week's close.
Heavy steers were SO cents
down to fll.25-11.50. bmt sows
were unchanged at $0.50 -to $10
for good stuff, and vealerg were
unchanged at $12-13. .
Sheep ' were unchanged at
$9.25-10 for rood to choice 84
lb. lambs. Spring lambs, good to
choice, were finding ready sale at
$13.
Wheat hit the slide for a three-
cent loss at the close, Big Bend
being quoted at $1.19. 8oft white
and western white were $1.08,
and other grades were $1.00.
Oats was unchanged at $32.
There was no change In hay
prices, the last holding strong
since the drop the week of April
5.
Butter was two cents down at
the. elose, extras quoted at 39
cents, against a 41-cent top last
week. Standards were 38, prime
firsts were 37, and firsts 34
Eggs were unchanged.
The price range for 1929 Ore
gon hops closed up a little to 5
and 8 cents. The spread last week
was 3 to 8.
There was no quotation posted
for valley grade wool, bat east
ern Oregon variety was un
changed at 17-20 cents.
Prunes were going at the same
and 9 cents for petites.
MlHliE It
McMINNVILLE, Aprir 10 As
a 'part of the nation and .state
wide program to Induce-greater
consumption of dairy -products,
local committees are pishing to
completion plans for a dairy de
monstration to be at the Lark
theater here Wednesday after
noon.
The Women's club of McMLnn-
ville is cooperating with other
women's organizations of the
county, county, schools, granges,
commercial and industrial Inter
ests, the banks and county agent
to make the movement here an
outstanding success, according to
Mrs. E. N. Tibbetts, chairman ia
charge of general arrangements
Mrs. Clara Miller Sexton, out
standing home economics demon
strator, who enjoys a wide ac
quaintance in Yamhill County
through her leadership' of
cooking school here three years
ago. will have charge of the de
monstration Wednesday. She will
also lecture on "Dairy Products
In the Diet."
BENGIKI
WEST SIDE ESPEE
INDEPENDENCE. April 19.
A dlesel electric coach replaced
the Espee train, on the west. side
Southern Pacific Thursday morn
lag. It is an 80 ft. combination the
same type as used on the Eugene-
Marsh fie Id line.
No change in the schedule wil
be made. At present there are but
two trains daily running between
Portland Corvallls.
PECK 18 SPEAKER
DALLAS. April If Prof. E. M
Peck of Willamette university was
the noon day speaker at the Fri
day meeting of the Klwanls club.
Prof. Peck talked about flowers
and told of the origins of many.
among them the dahlia as being a
member of the sun flower family,
Next Friday noon the program
will be In charge of R. R. Turner
and the speaker will be George
Wilbur democratic candidate tor
governor.
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POA BULBOSA
On logged, eft Uad like this, too steep t cmUtvate, posv lolbos
lias been grown with remarkable success. The above is a section
of the PhiUf pe and Wtsecarver land near Whiteaoa where the
timber was resneved, the land burned over and pen. bulboe seed
ed tn we
PoaBulbosa Cpinl North
To (invert
Into Valuable Pasture
By Madalene L. CaDin
To make two blades ot grass
grow where one grew before has
ever been the ambition of enter
prising farmers but ot late a few
with a vision of the future ' to
guide them, have succeeded In
making many blades grew where
none grew before.
For mora than a year I have
been hearing about poa balbosa,
or winter blue grass, but a few
days age I had the opportunity
of seeing what this wonder grass
can really do.
South a8t of the village of
Whiteson, just oft the west side
highway, are steep hills fross
which the timber has Just been
removed. The hills are too steep'.
to admit of cultivation and ontil
a year ago the land lay waste.
R. W. Phillips and Ray Wise-
carter set themselves thettask Of
patting th& land to use. ...They
raise many' sheep and conceived
the ldaaf that Jt might be turned
into suitable pasture, since, good
spring water -was available and
the hills were securely fenced.
Search Leads South
They spent many months
searching for a grass that would
be suitable for use en these other
wise barren hills. They heard of
poa bulbosa ,nd finally went up
to the Hanley and Hoover ranch
near Medford to see the grass
and leam of Its possibilities,
They came home convinced
that poa bulbose was worth try
ing. The land was burned over
and the tiny purple batbllke
seeds sowed la the ashes. No at
tempt was made at cultivation.
The grass was broadcast by hand
in October. Within short time
the tiny blue green blades ap
peared. During that winter and
early spring sheep were turned
In and the grass was pastarea
down to the ground. The aheep4
gained la weight and were in
excellent condition when taken
from the pasture although they
had been given no other feed dar
ing the pasture period.
Daring the summer the grass
lay dormant bat last fall it be
gan to grow again. I saw the pas
ture late in March of this year,
jnst before sheep were again
turned on ft The grass around
the stumps was ' nearly a foot
high, a Tirid blue green that
could be distinguished at a great
distance, and was beginning to
head out. Weeds were not appar
ent where the grass was grow
ing and Mr. Phillips and - Mr
Wisecarver told mo that the bul
bosa seems to crowd out the
weeds and other grass.
Kxperhnent Tried
A significant experiment was
made on a small patch ef the
grass en one hillside. It was
fenced off and stock kept from It
during the pasture period. The
grass grew very tall and luxuri
ant. Today there Is scarcely n
blade of It te be seen within this
inclosure but all around the oat
side of the fence the bulbosa is
as thick as it can grow. "You
simply have to abuse the stuff,",
said fr. Phillips. "Where we
pastured it down to the ground
ft came- up thieker than ever bat
Home - - Livestock
THRIVES HERE
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Waste Land
were It was left untouched it
died out."
Phillips and Wisecarver have
65 acres now in bulbosa and ex
pect to more than double this
acreage during the coming year,
On -the' level land of their farms
they have seeded alfalfa in May
pastured it during the summer,
and seeded . bulbosa on the same
ground in October, without fur
ther cultivation. By this means
tney nave secured almost a con
tinuous pasture and have good
crops of both bulbosa and alfal
fa, the alfalfa in the summer and
the bulbosa In the winter an)
early spring.
rouitry ana livestock: will go
td great lengths to get at the
grass. In one. instance a band of
sheep was being pastured on
One field of another crass. On
the other side ot a deep creek
was a field of poa bulbosa. Time
and again the sheep- would swim
the creek to get at the bulbosa
although it was ia its first year
and not nearly such a heavy
stand as the other grass.
A flock of turkeys on the
Wisecarver farm fattened on bul
bosa, mowing it off at a surpris
ing rate.
Stock particularly like the
dried seed bulbs of the grass and
even the dried grass itself. The
tiny bulbs, when dry, are very
rich in oil, having a similar food
value to oil meal. Tests have
shown that a head ot bulbosa
contains food value equal to
head ot barley.
Much - has been said of the
success ot bulbosa in southern
Oregon but if other farmers suc
ceed with it as Phillips and Wise-
earver have, the Willamette val
ley promises to become a danger
ous rival to the Medford country
in the growing of poa bulbosa.
HIGHWAY BEXKO REPAIRED
JEFFERSON, April 19 A
crew of state highway, men are
doing some much needed patching
of the highway between Sale;
and Albany. They are making
their headquarters at Jefferson.
Later on other crews will follow
which will put on a non-skid sur
face and also widen the high
way.
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NO SIJPPING
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tVE HAVE THE KILLIFER HEAVY DUTY COVER CROP DISCS TO OFFE& FROM STOCK
FOOT OH FOOTU- FOOT WHICH HAVE INCH SPACING AND 23 INCH HEAT
TREATED DISCS. THE VERY LATEST THI NO Bf DISCS AND WHICH PROGRESSIVE
ORCHARDISTS ARE USING AS A SUBSTITUTE FOB PLOWING.
Would Yon Be Interested In a Demonstration? . .. .
Loggers &
DATES SET
Famous Lilac Farm, Wood
land, Washington, to Be
: Open April 23
WOODLAND, Wash., April 19
Mrs. Hal da Klarer. the lilac
wizard of Woodland, whose- lilac
creations have .made her world
famous has set April 33 to April
30 as lilac week. The cool weath
er has held back the blossoming
period so . much that her more
than a hundred varieties will not
be In satisfactory condition un
til the above date.
A lover of lilacs. Mrs. Klager
determined after reading of the
successes ef Luther Barbank to
make experiments with her favor
ite flower with the result that
she has a large variety ot colors,
with various types of doubles
and singles. Some of the singles
are very large, the blossom of
the one named "Woodland be
ing a full inch In diameter.
Mrs. Klager's creations have
made her gardens a mecca for
lovers of lilacs and the many
other flowers and shrubs found
in profusion there. Some years
ago she first appointed a lilac
day butt that has been outgrown
until bow she has a iliac weekj
and that has extended in the past
to ten days or morac with 4000
people registered in four conse
cutive days. And they come from
aU over the Union with a sprink
ling from Canada, Germany and
other foreign coutries. LaMoine
of France is the only other fam
ous producer of lilacs in the
world. K
More than 200 people visited
the gardens last Sunday only to
be disappointed. Some came from
as far away as Seattle and Salem,
the warmer weather at the latter
place leading them to expect a
greater development than had
actually occurred.
F
URGE PROBLEMS
CORVALLIS. Ore.. April 18.
(AP) Oregon's agriculture, in
common .with other producing sec
tions, has its problems that de
mand solution ff the farmers are
to get the utmost in returns, but
it is meeting those Issues and al
ready has whipped, or is whipping
a number of them, In the opinion
of Dr. James T. Jardine, director
of the Oregon State college expert
ment stations.
"Factors are different than of
old," Dr. Jardine says, "transpor
tation is speedier, refrigeration
plays its part In the marketing of
perishables from long distances
changing habits of clothing and
diet also affect agriculture. The
mechanical age in farming Is Just
starting. The future will be radi
cally different from that which
exists now. We must be ready for
it, and get in step with it."
WATER A CROP OF THE
FOREST
Forests are not only generous
friends because of the raw mater
ial they furnish, says the Ameri
can Tree association. They are
useful in the conservation of wat
er for domestic use, for irrigation
navigation, and water power;
they help to prevent floods and
soil washing; they add greatly to
the scenic beauty of our land;
they furnish a home for many of
eur birds and-wild animals; they
offer a wonderful place for health
ful recreation.
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Contractors Machinery Qd.
The Diversified Interests of
Willamette Valley Farmers
Utt More Butter
Ccsipdgn It On
CORVALLIS, April 19.
The Oregon BtWvsnakrs
assocJatioB has chose "Let
batter be the only spread for
yir iMffdeaned dally
bread as its slogan te he
printed on parchment slips
which will be inserted with
each package ef better dis
tributed by the creameries
cooperating ia the arrange
ment. 'The slogan was first place
winner fat a contest sponsor
ed by the aseoclathm and
wast written by the Miss V.
Bonten, a Portland high
school tttodeat; who works
in a dairy in her spare time.
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AURORA, April 19. At last It
seems the dairy men are going to
wake up. There was conclusive
evidence of this at a meeting held
at Canby Friday night, when dairy
men from southern Clackamas and
northern Marlon counties met for
the purpos ot forming a unit ot
state-wide Co-operative Dairy
men's association.
Knowing the value of such an
organization te the farmer who
needs relief, because of the pre
vailing low prices, and the cost
of production being greater than
the return, it is the idea of the
organizers to raise the quality of
the output to a high standard.
and market the milk as a whole
through one milk shed, doing
away with extra commissions and
the middle man. An association
can bargain and get better prices
as a whole than an individual.
This movement has strong back
ing. The chamber of commerce en
dorses it. Other organizations and
prominent men are behind it, but
the dairymen must form the br-
ganization for themselves, no one
else can do It for them. There
were representatives from the Tu
alatin district who explained the
system to those .present. About 40
per cent throughout the valley
has signed up. Washington, Idaho
and California have strong co
operative associations, and there is
no reason why one in Oregon
could not secure for the dairyman
the same good results.
There will be another meeting
soon and as many of the larger
dairymen here have already sign
ed, there is no doubt that Canby
and this northern territory will
be signed up 100 per cent and the
same success will be had as in
the other units.
Polk County
Prunes Going
To South Dakota
DALLAS. April 19 T. J. Al-
slp, prune grower and farmer of
the Cooper Hollow district near
Dallas, is planning on taking a
ear load of prunes, back to South
Dakota. Mr. Alsip plans to have
the prunes processed and boxed
with his own name stenciled on
them. He will make the city of
Brookings his headquarters and
from there will sell the prunes
direct to farmers and small stores
throughout the district.
A display will be maintained
tn the store building with a
chart showing the health value
of prunes, recipies and literature.
The state agricultural college Is
at Brookings, and Mr. Alsip lived
there before coming to Oregon.
ENOCH
FOI WMIEM
Work
FLAXAOREAGE
Aurora District Finds Fibre
. . Rax a Pro!ita&le Rota
tion Crop
By Mrs. J. W. Sadler
. AURORA, Aprtl 19 Flax , is
lookiag good to the farmer as H
seems to be a very favorable sea
son lnce the , germination is
very easy. Of the 6000 acres de
sired, 5700 have signed up and
others are signing. Macksburg,
Barlow, and Mt. Angel are rais
ing -more flax this year than the
whole state raised In 1920 and la
these sections there are 30 pri
vately owned pulling machines.
There are 190 acres In a unit, and
one machine is required for each
unit. There are three pulling ma
chines in the Butteville and St.
Paul districts and three more will
be required. It is being demon
strated that there is more profit
in raising flax on good soil than
any grain. Ground that Will
raise 25 bushels of wheat or 40
bushels ot oats to the acre should
produce two tons of flax number
two grade at $35.00. A gross re
turn of $70.00 with the expense
of production at $35 would net
the farmer about $35 an acre.
Yields are Heavy
Ia the St. Paul district there
has been raised as high as four
tone ot flax to the acre. Mrs. L.
H. Banning netted $96 an acre
on 25 acres and several others
have equaled this. Dairying and
flax is a good combination. Dairy
men need quite an acre of clover
for pasturage. Flax follows clover,
wheat or oats follows flax and
then one cultivated crop such as
corn or potatoes, next barley and
back to clover and then flax
again. Flax does best on a clover
sod because it is cleaner.
The time will come when the
average farm of 80 acres will
produce from eight to ten acres
of flax because it is a wonderful
rotation crop. The fine fiber roots
penetrate thesoil from 22 to 24
inches thus giriag It sunlight and
airdrainage. Many have an idea
Uhat flax impoverishes the soil
but it has proven otherwise. There
has been as high as 75 bushels of
wheat to the acre, 90 bushels of
oats and 90 bushels of barley fol
lowing the flax in the St. Paul
and Butteville districts. The flax
supply for this year is assured.
Flax in this district is being
raised for the fibre but In many
places it has proven profitable as
a seed crop.
ATTEND CONVENTION
INDEPENDENCE, April 19
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wiley are
leaving for .Portland Sunday, to be
gone until Friday. Mr. Wiley Is the
manager of the J. C. Penney
store and will attend the Penney
convention which is being held in
Portland this week. While in Port
land they will be guests ot Mr.
and Mrs. C. Wiley.
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DOWN PAYMENT ONL7
$360
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Lehish Celery
Season Is Too
Weeks EerUef
HAZEL GREEN 4fril 1S
James Tad has planted
an acre 0 earty cdery.arhe
season is twa weeks earlier
than usual. .
There are many acres of
seance planted, looking fine,
Mr. Yada in gardening on
Labteh Meadows at the M.
L. Jones farm.
Garbage Is
Not Welcome
At
By LUUe Magee v
BICKET, April 1 Some very
unprincipled person, or very
thoughtless person has again
strewn rubbist along the high
ways in this vicinity.
Not only is it scattered on the
side roads, but also dumped
along the mala highway.
The Rickey people take pride
in the appearance of their places
and keep-the grass along the
highway cut by donation and Us
very discouraging to wake up
and find a lot of unsightly trash
along the front ot your farm.
For a very small sum the Salem
incinerator will take care ot the
garbage and this is a much easier
way of disposing of it. thourh
perhaps not as exciting, but the
people of the community feel
that it is not a fair proposition
to take their tin cans to the in
cinerator and then have to pick
up someone elses. There is a tine
against this offense and the
county court Is ready and willing
to prosecute.
LIBERTY 4-H CLUBS
LIBERTY, Aprtl It. The
eighth grade division of the 4-H
cooking club held a demonstra
tion at the Liberty hall Friday
evening, April IS.
Robert Cunningham and Ed
ward Haldy gave a demonstra
tion of cookies; Verda Rains and
Wilma Westenhouse made an an
gel food cake.
The exhibits were divided Into
three divisions: Arthur Bin gen
heimer and Robert Cunningham
and Carl Coffee won first, second
and third place in the cookie div
ision. Ia the cake division Stanley
Neuens won first, Henlen Mur
hammer second and Wilma West
enhouse, third.
. In the bread division there was
only one entry made by Verda
Rains.
The judges were John Dascb,
Mrs. E. C. Free and Mrs. Ray
Cleveland.
Rickey
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Editor's Note
tfra. lladfUin Callln. VaBnr lit
Oregon Statesman, ' la ala la chary
market mwi of this paper, i JtaxA
tfc writes fucmnftmg tke agrfeataml
uumi miry uraera. vrama
merit are iaritM.
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WALfJUT LAND
fifatthes Acreage and Clax
ton Secured on Four
Year Contract v
CLAXTON, April 19 Knight
Pearcy and Harry Pearcy , of
Pearcy Bros. Nursery company of
Salem, hare leased the Matthea
acreage here under a four-year
contract and will use Jt for nur
sery purposes.
This tract contains soil of
superior qualities and upland is
better for nursery walnut grow
ing than sandy bottom land, be
cause the latter causes the tap
root to penetrate to too great a
depth for successful digging when
the trees are ready for trans
planting, according to Knight
Pearcy.
TEAGHEflS HIRED
INDEPENDENCE, April 19
The teachers for high school for
the following year are as fol
lows: Principal Pan! E. Robinson.
Coach Homer Dixon and Mrs. Dix
on, were rehired. New teachers
will be Miss Marguerite Looney,
Jefferson. English and Miss Fern
Busenbark, Roseburg, domestic
science art and Miss Dorothy
Young Meadford, commercial.
There is still one vacancy to be
filled, a Smith-Hughes Instructor.
Will Mattison was rehired as Jan
itor for the high school, and W.
T. House for the training school.
WHEN TO CTT THE TREE
Rate of growth and yield la
any type ot forest will vary con
siderably with the soil and mois
ture conditions and the degree ot
intensity with which forestry
practice is earried out. Studies
of growth la the Pacific North
west, says the American Tree as
sociation, have thus far been con
fined chiefly to the more impor
tant timber types. The minimum
rotation (age at which the trees
are cut) in the Douglas fir region
has bjea determined as CO to It
years
Now is the Time to
Plant Shrubbery
CaH
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