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DALLAS, July B Irrigation
for the prodactjoji ot valuable
crop, drainage to reduce erop
Josses and lengthen the growing
season and- homo water supply
systems- are projects that local
fanners and the county agent's
ettlce are working together on.
Several fanners are laying oat Ir
rigation systems at the present
time and drainage has been re
ceiving considerable attention
throuahont the county, particular
ly during the past winter months
using a surveyors levei, uonn
ty Agent J. R. Beck has laid out
preliminary grades for irrigation
work on four farms, a home water
supply on one farm and a drain
age project for a group ot tour
farmers during the past few days.
Instruments for this work are
madV available to all county
agents through the state college
extension service.
Sylvester Tilgner of the Guthrie
community is just completing a
aew home and is planning- om
piping water from a spring (SO
feet up the adjoining hill. In
order to lay the pipe so that there
would be a regular fall without
low spots that would fill up with
slit he asked Mr. Beck to bring
ut his level. It was found that
there was nearly 18 feet of tall
r enough to put the water into
the upstairs ot the home. Mr. Til
gner is laying a two-inch pipe.
Eisele is First
The first irrigation work was
on the Joe Eisele farm near
BuelL Mr. Eisele has a permit to
Irrigate ten acres and he plana
on pumping water from' Mfll
creek. One field will be on the
side; near the house and the other
across nearer the Buell school- I
house. For the first field Mr. Ei
sele will hare to lift the water j
practically SO feet According to!
Mr. Beck this is a little bit high
er than is generally recommend
ed to lift water for most crops
such as clover and alfalfa. Experi
mental data places the maximum
lift for these crops at 40 feet and
for row crops at 70 or 80 feet
Polk and Yamhill Join
Lower down on Mill creek, C.
W. Brandstetter and John Vincent
are members of a newly organised
company composed of both Polk
'and Yamhill county farmers who
will utilise an old power ditch
for getting water to their several
, places. Mr. Vincent has almost
-completed preparing a five acre
field. On his recent visit Mr. Beck
laid out the field In two divisions
about 200 feet wide. The water
runs In an open ditch along the
side of the field and through the
center and is flooded out onto
each ot these segments in turn.
Mr. Brandstetter is doing a.
similar Job on a six acre field. In
about two weeks Mr. Beck will go
back and give final levels so that
the fields will be Just right before
they are seeded. This type ot pre
paraUoft saveT much and
"labor, after the crop is stffded.
Both ot these men are dairymen
and are planning on seeding La
.dino clover and grasses tor pas
ture purposes. This is the pasture
crop that has made such high re
- turns under irrigation here in the
valley.
A fourth farmer who is prepar
ing for irrigating Ladino clover
is J. D. Van Well of Dallas, route
one. Mr. Van Well is going to
pump water from Salt creek. To
start with he is planning on only
a small field ot one- and a half
acres to practice on. Similar levels
place. Here too, the field will be
divided into segments that are
easily flooded. An interesting feat
ure will be the building of a ditch
on top of the ground so as to
keep the water above the general
lerel of the adjacent field. This
Is done by building up a side of
the field a foot or so higher than
natural and making the ditch
along this ridge.
North and west of Rickreall
and the Pacific highway a group
of .farmers owning land adjacent
to Basket Slough are laying plans
to lower the channel ot this
water-way so as to drain their
land. J. II. Harlan, Fred Auer. C.
E. Kirkpatrick, John Covill, John
Koser and otners own land that Is
flooded by the over-flow from
Basket Slough and are interested
.in the reclamation of that land
which is now mostly unsuited for
cropping.
There are several hundred
acres In this body of land which
lays practically, level. It is of the
Cove clay type. Grade levels run
recently by Beck showed that at
two miles from the Pacific high
way upstream to where the county
road -crosses in section 14, there
Is a fall of. 5.2 feet. By deepen
tag; widening; and straightening
oat It is thought that this fall is
adequate tor largely draining this
entire area.
Slough Is Deepened
Front work already t done by
several of the farmers they have
found that by using pIotts, eater
pillar tractors and a larger grader-th
slough can be Quickly and
- easily deepened and widened dur
ing the summer and-when there is
no water in iU- : v v
J. H. Harlan and John CoviHe
accompanied Mr. Beck on the re
cent sunrey r and expressed them-
; selves as believing that they could
readily complete ' the " project.
Work already done on the upper
end ot the two mile stretch has
. enabled Mr. Kirkpatrick to plow
and prepare for cropping a field
hitherto, nncropped. - r
The drainage ot this area' vfU
mean .the end of several - duck
tiootlng sites that have been used
"fojr several years past.-''" .
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EAR MUFFS ARE
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A Dorset nun, owned by Floyd Fox of the Waldo Hills Stock
Fans, The Donets are gaining in pepUricj as a two purpose sheep.
There Is no extra charge it seems for the special decoration ever the
Waldo Hills Farm Owned
By Floyd Fox Is Famous
For Prize Winning Sheep
Sheep breeders from all parts
of the Willamette valley and
southern Washington will gather
in at the Floyd Fox farm in the
Waldo Hills on Saturday, July 12
for the first sheep picnic ever
held in Marlon county.
The Waldo Hills Stock Farm,
owned by Floyd Fox is an ideal
setting for such a gathering and
visitors will find that there are
more than 400 bead of sheep on
the place.
The beautiful home is situated'
in a grove ot fir trees that tower
majestically above the rolling
hills. A low rock wall surrounds
the yard and set in the well, just
opposite the porch Is an open air
fire place that promises many
cheerful hours on chilly eve
nings. A flower garden at the other
side of the yard contains not only
beautiful flowers, but a pool,
bird baths and other attractive
details.
Floyd Fox has won recognition
all over the west for the fine
quality of his sheep. Three lreeds
are raised at the farm, Shropshire,
Dorset and Oxfords. All three are
two purpose sheep and are valu
able both for the fine quality of
wool they produce and for mut
ton. Until one has seen them 1 Is
impossible to believe the number
of silver cups and blue and purple
ribbons that the Fox sheep have
won. A faint idea -ot the number
may be gathered from the fact
that Mrs. Fox has a large robe,
larger than the average Bise bed
quilt, that Is made entirely from
blue ribbons won by the sheep in
one season. Mind you the robe is
all ribbons, too, no extra pieces of
silk set between them. Incidental
ly the robe Is a beautiful bit ot
work, the ribbons stitched togeth
er with gold thread and. the whole
lined with gold satin.
Then there Is an array ot sllvet
trophy cups that would put the
average athletic dub, show case
to shame. All of which goes to
prove that the Waldo Hills farm
sheep are winners wherever they
go.
An Interesting program has
been planned for July 12 which
will include judging contests by
both adult and boys and girls
teams, showmanship contests,
shearing demonstrations and
other features. Prominent speak
ers from Oregon and Washington
will be' present and at noon Mr.
and Mrs. -Fox will treat their
guests to a lunch which will feat
ure mutton sandwiches.
A general Invitation has been
issued to all who are Interested
In sheep to attend the4' picnic.
ENTERTAIN GUARD OFFICERS
MEXICO CITY (AP) Presi
dent Ortis Rublo weekly invites
officers of his own crack" regi
ments, the presidental guards, to
luncheon at Chapultepec Castle in
order to get to know them personally.
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Sawed from the finest loss, also all kinds of
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Places to View
Today
In driving today pay particu
lar attention to the trees ia blos
som and to theclematls and hol
lyhocks which are just now mak
ing a fresh and lovely showing.
It there is one thing more grace
ful, . and old fashlonedly roman
tic than a hollyhock it la for this
writer yet to find. With their
tall slender stock, their gay blos
som demurely hidden by huge
green leaves, they seem to give
an atmosphere of good breeding,
courtesy and intelligent balance
to any surrounding. They are
delightfully personal without be
ing familiar. And like the In
telligent, well bred flower that
it Is. it. manages to take care Sf
itself without being a bother and
without a great deal ot attention.
Ton will find a delightful ar
ray of clematis at 1016. 109.
and 1145 High street.
A rood examnle of what holly
hocks accomplish Is at 11C4 Soath
1 2 in street.
SCS Market street has a display
of roses on a fence with holly
hocks back of this.
ISS Summer street has a love
ly clump ot clematis growing ev
er the side porch.
Attractive catalpa trees In last
block ot South Church street
which meets - Bush's pasture.
1805 South Church display of
continuous rockeries and lovely
pansies.
S95 South 16th street, large
Elder tree, in bloom. Also roses
in gay assortment.
SS North 17th street,, sweet
peas.
871 North 17th street, opium
popples, lilinm croceum and regal
lilies in a delightful border.
Great calla lily on porcji of
992 Shipping.
Unusually lovely porch boxes
93S Shipping street: deep purple,
fringed petunias, old rose gerani
um, and at the side of the house
is a long row of tall sweet peas.
One of the most beautiful dis
play of roses in Salem is at 1485
North Summer street. Dorothy
Perkins roses makes a complete
frame for the porch.
1265 NorthSummer has a gay
bush ot climbing roses over the
fireplace.
Mining added approximately
$400,000,000 to the wealth of
California in 1929. e
Honey is being tried as a fla
vor for ice cream in Michigan.
Telephones 723 er 2243
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Insect Pests Exterminated by
Unique Method of Wire
Arrangement
CONWAY. Ark., (AP) The
bugs are on the run en Russell T.
Cole truck farm.
A former naval radio operator
turned farmer, Cole has reached
Into the air and into the earth for
electrical forces In-an attempt to
drive insects from his fruit trees
and vegetables.
"By means of antennae and ua
derground wiring attached to
trees Tend plants en his 25-acre
farm Cole says he ha obtained
virtually - ion per cent growth
from seed. His tomatoes, greens
and cabbages, he says, have be
come Immune from insect pests.
Cornstalks on Cole's farm near
here have grown 15 feet high
under adverse weather conditions
which affected crops of neighbor
ing farmers.
He attributes this condition to
the system of wires that trans
verse his five-acre orchard and 20
acr track farm,
v Wires attached to the trees
form the antennae. Metal pipes
sunk into the earth provide what
corresponds to the "ground" for
radio acts, and also make contacts
for plants.
As Cole explains his system, an
tennae run north and south, col
lect magnetic s earth currents and
deliver them to growing plants.
There is no mechanical source ot
power.
Seed germination, Cole said,
has been speeded up from- four
to ten days ahead of plants not
using the wires. He lists Increas
ed production and less loss from
poor fruits and vegetables as
other benefits of his system.
His experiments agree with re
sults obtained elsewhere in use
of radio to control pests and speed
up growth.
The pesf control Is under test
In Oregon under a special short
wave license from the radio com
mission. In Germany Dr. Frits
tuidebrand hae expedited plant
growth by 200 per cent by sim
ilar experiments.
This summer Cole plans to ex
periment with a lew power radio
transmitter as a possible aid to
avatem
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Pearl Cooper
Services Held
At Independence
INDEPENDENCE), July 5
Pearl Cooper passed away at a
Salem hospital, Thursday evening.
He was 52 years old, and was born
and reared in Independence. He is
survived by one daughter, three
sisters and a brother.
Funeral services were held in
the Keeney funeral home, Satur
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, Dr.
Charles Dunsmore officiating.
The body was taken to Portland
to be cremated.
Motion pictures stressing safety
are shown to lead miners in a
"theatre" 500 feet underground
at Bonne Terre, Mo.
ELECTRICITY
BUG DESTROYER
Venetian Blinds
Take the place of both shade and awning.
Last a lifetime.
Ventilation and light admitted Sun kept out.
Attractive and distinctive in appearance
J. BUNNETT VENETIAN BLINDS
Made in Oregon
Factory Base Line Road, Address Box 564, R. 0, Portland, Ore.
Telephone Tabor 6821
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ASPHALT ROOF COATING
applied by Specialists
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Potato Grading
Law Applies io
Uew Stock Also
Some growers and dealers
are wishing to maintain the
view that the potato grading
and markiag law does BoC
apply to new potato the
early ones which are bow
coming into t market.
That is a mistake. The
law applies to ALL potatoes
sold or offered for sale in
Oregon. They must be grad
ed and their containers
marked so that buyers have
notice of the grade which
they are buying. The law U
operating to the benefit of
the grower of high class po
tatoes, and is partienUrly
popular with family con
sumes. The potato' crop ia an
awnaUy heavy this year and
.stocks. are -expected te he
heavy all over the state.
T. L Olsen of Eugene Heads
New Interstate As
sociation A new organization to be
known as the Interstate Associa
ted Creameries has appeared in
Oregon with T. L. Olsen, man
ager of the Eugene- Farmers
Creamery as president.
So far two associations, the Eu
gene creamery and the Lower Co
lumbia Dairy association have
enrolled In the organization and
more are expected to Join soon.
The purpose of the Interstate
Associated Creameries will be to
act as a central marketing agen
cy for all Oregon co-operative
dairy associations, all of which
are invited to join.
The importance of the new
marketing agency is that it will
give cooperatives of Oregon a
united front In marketing that
will enable them to have much
more influence in governing the
price of their products than they
have under the present system,
with co-operatives competing
against each other in marketing.
High Grade Butter
The cooperatives produce
practically all the high grade
butter in Oregon, which will give
the new agency added Influence.
Similar organizations are func
tioning in the other two Pacific
coast states of Washington and
California, and the Oregon agen
cy hopes to work out trade con
nections with these neighboring
agencies that will result in close
harmony among the dairy mar
keting agencies of the entire Pa
cific coast.
The details of handling the
marketing work remain to be
worked out and it will be about a
month before the agency begins
to function actively-.
The efforts of the agency will
be extended toward bringing all
Oregon co-operatives and those of
southwestern Washington into
the agency. The "Interstate" title
ia given because the local dairy
association Includes both the Ore
gon and Washington shores ot
the Columbia river In its terri
tory. Pulp and
any
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Former Keizer Couple Now
Have Attractive Home
Near Eugene
MRS. G. N. THOMPSON
KEIZER, July 5 Ten years
ago there lived in West Keizer, a
highly' respected couple, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Woodruff, whe deem
ed It advisable to seel their large
farm here and seek a location
elsewhere on a smaller tract.
Their only daughter being the
wife of Frank Jenkins, editor ef
the Eugene Register, they decided
to move near Eugene to he near
their children and grandcbildren.
They purchased ten acres of
land in a splendid location on the
west side highway about three
miles out of Eugene. After living
there five years their house burn
ed to the ground, but they were
not daunted for out of it has come
their beautiful modern home with
every convenience.
A wnn parlor faces the highway
where Mrs. Woodruff grows many
species of fens. The driveway lead
ing to the garage Is covered with
a porte-cochere and a veranda at
the entrance to the house. Flow
ers and shrubbery of many kinds
adorn the outside of the house
and also form a beautiful border
around a well-kept lawn.
Mrs. Woodruff also has large
flower gardens of dahlias, del
phinium, snap dragon, xinnias,
marigolds and micbaelmas dais
ies. Chickens Profitable
Mr. Woodruff's hobby is White
Leghorn chickens of which he
makes a specialty. He has three
large buildings to house them. In
one building he had 700 laying
hens from which he gathers over
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Let us finance your home on weekly
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.light, dear or weedy and the ''Caterpillar' Combine
hnnts steadily along. Its system of positive agitation
functions snjoothiy--4teeps the grain In a f og with
the Tigorons picking and beating, bouncing, throwing
and blowing action that wins the extra bushels. :
'And never mind soft gronnd-rlf you'vefa ''CaterpiP
lar Tractor'to puQ your combme.' The Ions, wide
.tracks ripple along without
tnus are mud or sand or 'greasy7; stubUe licked. 'Cress
. ditches, up grades, over uneven ground, Its traction la
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Irritated Beans
Prosnse Good Crop
At West Stayton
The West Stayton Irriga
tion district baa jast finish
ed the first irrigation of the
bean crop tor this seaaoa.
More than S30 acres
beam are planted In
this vicinity, mostly of the
Kentucky Wonder and Brae
Lake varieties. . The beans
look particularly good this
year according to the grow
ers and a Urge crop ie ex-
PeBcan yields in this dis
trict are always heavy, one
grower having a cannery
record ef eight tons to the
acre one year.
Cauliflower and tomatoes
are ether important crops in
this irrigated area. Can
neries at Salem and Stayton
take-care ot the bean and
tomato crop while the cnnU-.
flower to handled by the
Hurst - Boot company
through the West 8ayto-s
Cauliflower Growers associ
ation. 400 eggs daily, collecting them
four times a" day. n another
building he bad 1000 pullet al
most ready for laying. He has
every equipment necessary for
caring for them, both in clear and
rainy weather. He had Just dis
posed ot all but four of the
young frya.
Besides raising chickens Mr.
Woodruff has six acres ot ever
green blackberries from which he
expects an abundant harvest, also
a number of cherry trees which
were full. The reporter had the
privileg ot dining with this es
timable couple while attending
the G. A. R. encampment in Eu
gene and enjoyed their hospital
ity. They were still interested in
Keizer and was glad to hear of all
the- Improvements In this com
munity. or
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SSTi Merest to vettty. larswm Crstnks.
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The hot weather Is here and 11
the creameries know what that
means, namely that some .of the
cream vUl be hot weather cream.
This kind of cream which doe
not make the best butter la sour,
somewhat fermented and some
times lumpy. It is graded: out of
the general receipts at the cream
ery and churned Into a second
grade of butter which, finds a
market, of course, buj.stajower
price . -: :
There are very few more per
feet food products than milk as H :
comes from the cow. As fajf;--quality
is concerned, the eowher-
self has standardized this product, v.
Therefore, the difference in grade
and in quality which comes about
in the milk and the cream from
It, is due to the difference in the
care given to Us handling oa the
farm.
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The motor car, tool Costs
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