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-17.77' ike Vall&ev ' 1AmcMMini8&r Editor's Hcto lfra IXadatatn Catlln. Valley NswS cottar of Ttia Oregon Etatwuana, la also in c! it of the maj-kat naws of this pa par. Baaday ska arttaa eaaearaic Ua arenU'"! a.w af lstaraat ta rll.r faroMra. Coalrar tiaaa at .nt ara Uriu. Markets - - Crops Farm. Home Livestock - The Diversified Interest cf -YHU&sietU . VHc7 Farmer 7: PDULTRYFJ1EU OPTIMISTIC Industry .Will Recover From Economic Depression! ; 'i"; '-Is Belief, j. Editor's note: The present econom ic depression ta perhape nwhra mora avldent than in tba. poultry buslnesa and many pouJtrymea ara becoming: discouraged. That thoaa -who nav bad experience In thawark ara confident that tha tnditatry will -pull owt" ts evidenced bT tha fotlow In Interview with C. N. Needlwum, owner of Salem Chic keriea, Mr. Keedham'a oplnlona ara tha result of years of experience and careful study. Several have asked us: 'What are th prospects for poultrymea this coming year?" This la our reply to this question: . . Those who are in the . poultry business temporarily will no doubt hesitate about buying; baby chicks this year. The reason -for this is of course the, low -prices for poultry and eggs .that bare prevailed the last few months. Many no doubt will stay i out en tirely because of this fact. To those who are established and hare their, equipment, we would positlrely suggest that they, buy the usual number of chicks this spring. tay right with the bus iness, and reap tbe profits oi tne returns when the cycle swings back to prosperity . .". which It is bound to do. : j - 1 Nothing Can Take Place of Egg The- raising of poultry ts a bil lion dollar industry. The- nan produces nearly a tenth of ' the total tarnr income of. America. Nothing can take, the lcot the egg. and no substitute ha ver been found for it. and. never will. It ha- bees proven eonehrsively that there- always will be a good profit 14 keeping, good poultry- under good conditions. By -good conditions we mean good houses and good sanitation. - , i The 10.000,600 pounds of dried eggs Imported Into this -country In 1930 was largely In strumental In bringing on tne surplus this year. The National Poultry council is right now seek ing a higher tariff on dried eggs and no doubt will succeed. As soon as this is accomplished you can see what effect it will hare on the poultry industry of Amer ica, r . Advertising Poultry Products! The $100,000 advertising cam- paign bow being put on by the International Baay Chick associ atlon Is helping greatly to in crease the per capita consump tion of poultry and-eggs., -f--v-f- We know the poultry Industry Is beaded tor prosperity.: ana those who are prepared will be the ones who will prosper; fee- Radishes and Onions Are Of Importance in Early Spring Gardening Plans If would be rare lndeedto ima gine anybody starting a vegetable garden without planting a. row Of radishes. Everybody likes .them. They are a year around vegetable. They are always growing them somewhere for the market, but how much snappier they are when fresh pulled in the home gar den. . - r- ' ' r ' ' ' ' ' Anybody in the world can grow radishes, Keren when they ,are planted so thickly, that none of them ought to do anything, a few will crowd their way to edible ma turity. The one chief and uni versal fault In planting radishes is that they will be planted too thickly and because they are such a common obliging vege table, tew gardeners will take the trouble to thin them properly in order to realize a full and high grade crop. Radishes should be sown thin ly and if not thinly sown they sboald be thinned when well aboro the ground to give each radish two Inches of room. Then yon will have real radishes. If you want to make one good gar den resolution resolve to plant radish seed thinly. Plant it in rows to accomplish this. ' . i There are a great number of radish varieties all! 'very nrach alike and varying little la quality. The chief difference Is In color and shape and also is season of maturity. You can't go very far on any radish but you might as well get the best while about it, . and Crimson Giant ranks among 1 the best. -".-a There are others a few! days earlier but not enough so to make mach .difference. They, too, are ' usually smaller in alxe and hardly offer a good mouthful. Crimson Giant Is one of the popular globe- shaped bright red types and It of fers at least two gooa bites, n giv en any show at all. Thera are a number of these j little radishes known as the French, breakfast type, but Crimson Giant is the ; peer of them all- - j ; I The radlsb can be planted be fore the frost is well out of the ground, as it Is very hardy, but to ; give the best radishes, rich soil ts seeded, j Fast growth and cool ' weather make the firm, solid. 1 snappy radishes that are most.de- ; sired. . Hot. dry weather sends : them to seed stems and spongy. ; pithy roots. Crimson Giant is es pecially commended because it is less susceptible to weather condt- : tlons than many other varieties. Look orer the radish list, long- rooted and short-rooted, but ln- elude a packet of Crimson Giant. 1 WbT Onion Set - Onion sets are a convenience i for the homo gardener. They pro ! dace the little green table onions : onicklv because ther are half- grown at the time of planting. Now is the time of planting. Now i " 1 . 1 . i.i i i i i i am w,'e""SSWawaW!i!w"wpiaMaB(wMwwaewaw j a' ! . .. -i .' . -! "I- ' : The Silrerton exhibit of farm products sent sereral weeks ago to front window or tne Oreeonv iarormauon aava Tourist unreau oca ple each day. That It is attracting good deal of attention 1 eTl Tbe exhibit contained largo munber of fjuntn prodocts grown la;tijoj SUvertom-farming commonlty. cause of the better prices that are bound to come after a period of low prices such as wa hare had this year, j - . - I Sales Organisation Prominent ' j- Factor .1 . .i . The organised poultry produ cers; of the Pacific coast are in the most favored position of- all In the country. nd in the long run will find themselves gainers rather than" losers through the present slump of prices. We of the Pacific coast produce I tb greatest exantity ofbigh quality ergs of all sections of tha coun try, therefore w have not been hit nearly as bard as other i sec tions. Wa possess the marketing machinery to place our eggs in all the best markets of I the United States i and many foreign countries the greatest egg mar keting system; the. United States has lever developed. "Wherever our graded eggs have been intro duced the! demand; has been changed - from common eggs to eggs of Pacific coast quality.! t 'Judging- by the reports Of large number, of middle western hatcheries, there will be fewer baby chicks sold , there this year than In many years past. Reports A f There Are Great Number of Radi&h Varieties. Gresh Poll ed From the Garden: Are j tbe Snappiest.' :- , " - : .- j " Is the time to make the third or fourth planting of these sets, as most Pacific eoast gardeners hare them growing during tne tall and winter months as wen as in : tne spring. Usually these sets are on sale from October to late spring and plantings can be made at in tervals of two or three weeks, to maintain a saccession of green on ions, until those grown from seed are larze enough for table use. Onions from sets grow rapiaiy during the cool weather and the better the soil, the better line roan r onions and the faster they will develop. . They may be plant ed thickly and thinned out! as they are pulled for use. . An inch part la ample room. . The onions which are not pull ed for the table may be left to make mature onions. Onion sets are produced from seed but they are artificially matnred. while they are small, and when-again replanted they continue their nat nral rrowth. - This is done as i matter of convenience to the home gardener that he may plant the onion sets which will continue their rrowth and produce within a .few weeks. ! in comparison with several months' time required to produce the same sua onion from seed. i ' ' " ' : ' ' .' It is not good practice to plant sets solely for the purpose of pro ducing mature onions for the ulti mate result of the 'halt in their growth (as occasioned by the sets) will be the production of thick necked onions and seed heads. Mature onions should be grown from seed and the growth should be continuous without, in terruption, as in the case of the onion sets. : rev, d w& WW 1- l'l ' ' 1 '-;. : i r . V . . . i i .: ;- - - - ; - ' - . . - - .' . : " - ' it , , - . , ' ' ! ! 1 J-. - ' - " h " :-Y-' ' ' - ,Y . -- ; t ; i. iv ,:.: ; - -Y . ::: - ,. - . ,: : ....;-; "i ! Y -'.-- -: 1 ' - :"' -1 . ;- j. : -YY ' Y: - ; ' ' - - --..l'.;-?i " ; ::. .'. V7 ;.':"'-.. '; '" '' "".v ' - -i ''Y--- lA ' -'.'";' ! : .'''..; : ;; SILVERTON EXHIBIT AT L show that every egg producing section has been hit harder than we have. Expert report that the poultry industry was the-last to suffer from the present depres sion, and they predict that it will be the first to recover. We can expect ""short-! storage- holdings for im. wlth next fall's fresh eggs In control of the markets earlier tfian usual. i f 1 The speculation element , of the storage egg is being crowded out. and a - fair yearly price will be come more -pronounced as the Immense .profits formerly real ised : by speculators Is eliminated. Organized marketing is doing much to stabilize our markets. : ' Official reports show that stor age stocks, of poultry are about 25 less than a year ago, and more than 10 below the tire years average, showing that sup plies of frozen poultry to bo mar keted in the next five or six months will not be as large as in the . corresponding period a year ago. f Also, : receipts of dressed .poultry are running behind last year receipt. r 1 Willie tbe United States baa been1 in the slumps again and again, a review : of its history should make even the most pes- slmlstle person optimistic. The prosperity which follows bard times comes sounder and strong er, and tne country keeps on growing more prosperous. , Wo are passing through a readjust ment period, . and these are al ways trying to even the. most stout-hearted,. - ? As one who ha had 18 years experience . In tbe poultry bus iness: rive . years la California and 13 years 'in Oregon I would state, that depressions are not new. After each depression the poultry Industry has come back rapidly to a higher: and better level That Is why, we are confi dent that next fall will be one of the most profitable .periods that poultry raisers nave seen in many years. - , - i : v i , Higher Quality More Profit This report statea further: "That wo havo seen the. worst of the business depression appears to be generally- accepted." In conclusion. Just a word re garding the Salem Chickeriea: Every bird we use this.yearas a ! breeder has been culled very carefully and banded by Judge L.V W. Welsenborn to comply with tbe requirements of the Ameri can Poultry association, a big step forward in the production of higher : grade baby chicks. This has been accomplished at ; great expense, but we know It will prove to be a good investment. we have always advocated "Bet ter Quality, and tbe .work we nave done this year is a BIG STEP toward this goal. We are breeding "PROFIT" into ' Salem Chickeriea "O. K." chicks. Our customers reap the benefits of this extra care. : . Gold Mine in EggYolkSays Expert The yolk of the egg is a real 'gold mine, according to Hazel K. Stelbeling.i senior , food ! econ omist ot tho United State de partment of agriculture.- - . : ;The yolk not only furnishes concentrated fuel for - the ; body and contains protein of tine qual ity, but it ha an unusually rich store 1 of mineral and vitamins necessary for the growth and de velopment and for tho mainten ance i or health and vigor. Miss Steibellng pointed out in a re cent statement. " v. Taken as a whole, the egg Is numbered among the i richest foods available.- :"Every 100-calorle portion bf egg, on the average, is three and one-half times as rich In protein twice; as rich In calcium. . three times a rich in phosphorus and four times as rich in iron as we believe tho average 100-calorie portion of food for the . adult need; be. Miss Bteioeung r says. "The egg Is rich in proteins, fat and : compounds ot phosphorus and iron in forms especially ad apted for conversion into body tissue. This makes tbe food value of tho egg much greater than a com partssn based simply on amounts Food OS ANGELES WINS , -Ccmrtesy !ioa Angeles by tbe Homeseekers tea a lis west Hint street, where dent from the Increased nnmber of via 6 R 0 U R COiiFIDETJT x i- . - Jew Members Signed and Old Retained In 1931 H Sign up BOSTON, Mass. Confidence which the majority wool growers havo In. tho National Wool Mark eting corporation is. evidenced in the rata, at which 1031 wool is now being pledged tho coopera tive! - Withdrawals from the 1030 membership were practically - ne gligible hence the corporation is assured of a large volume of wool from the majority ot the 40,000 growers who signed last year with the idea of staying with coopera tive marketing. Officials ot tho corporation re port that considerable ot the wool volume pledged under 1031 re- shearing, terms represents new members In thseooperatlve organ isation. wnicn,ieaa many to Be lieve that the 1131 cooperative volume and membership will ex ceed that of last year. On January 27, it was estimat ed that th National Wool Mar keting Corporation had approxi mately 37.7S0.000 pounds of wool and '278,000 pounds of mohair from the ltot clip pledged under presbeaiing advances. .Preshear ing advances on that date amount ed to 33,011,000 on wool and 338,000 on mohair. Last year at this time th National Wool Mar keting corporation was Just get ting under way. Except in a tew localities, little wool was signed tor by the corporation until Feb ruary, with tho bulk of tho sign ing being done in March and la ter. For tho entire year ot 1930 preshearings ' advances totalled 34.000,000 for both wool and mo hair, r , v . Tho large eany sign-up of 1831 Wool convinces the leaders ot the National Wool Marketing corpor ation that th growers will sup port their marketing agency oven more enthusiastically la liSl than they did in 1930. From some sections of the country com reports that opponents of" the wool cooperative movement de clare this unusual fin early sign up is due more to the hard-pressed financial condition, of tho Of nutrients would Indicate, Since some of our foods are so highly reiined that they are practically devoid of these mineral element It 1 well , to oat freely of the foods that are rich In them, es pecially eggs, milk, green vege table and dark cereal." irnm nn nn m im wuul murium ipecial Sale of Salvage Stock Charles R. Arched Implement Co. 349 Ko. If interested in a Tractor Gang Plow, Tractor Disk' Har row, Orchard and Horse-drawn Disk Harrows, Binders, Drills, Gas Engines, etc.. you should look these goods over as they are being sold at very low prices. Purchasing any of the above goods means profit to you through saving in cost. HIVESTIGATE lfOW, AS THE SALE WILL SOOITBEOVEB L ' -:.:.:YY.i : - s ... .-. ,-; ; - -mi ' " i - PRAISE SUrerton Ouunber ot Oommeroe. Agency Is still om display tm tbe it is seem br tiumsana ox peo laqnlrles coming front that seo ' : j r '- - - . - - 1 grower thaav to hi Interest ta tho derelopiag of hi own marketing organlxatlon. 8uch report aro untrue. Representative of tho National Wool Marketing Corpor ation, who have attended prae- ticairy every wooigrowers con vention in the west this season. report a wonderfully tin atti tude toward the grower' selling organization. James A. Hooper, of Utah. Tic president of th National Wool Marketing corporation, speaking on 'conditions . in tho inter-moua- taln region, says: "Growers ar taking adTantage of tho preshear ing advance, not only because they want tbe money but because tho general expression from them Indicates they aro confident that the new set-up for wool growing is the proper way to handle wooL U OUTLOOK FOR 1931 IS 1CEHTI1 ' - . I . . . . : T In most sections of tho coun try bees went into winter quar ters with, ample stores, and well provided . with yonng bees. The relatively mild weather, to data over most of tho clover belt ha favored satisfactory wintering; but in the western Intermoun- taln region severely cold weather ba been bard on bee packed out of doors. : Bees wintered In cellars wer generally,. quiet at the middle of January. Clover, the main source ot surplus honey over a wide area, suffered se verely from tho drought last year, and cannot bo expected to provide a normal crop of. honey in 1931. . i " 4; . - I - Demand for boner, especially in carload lots, has been- greatly curtailed during th past yet because of the general depres sion, and price aro now th lowest since before the World war. Many large beekeepers who formerly sold at wholesale In 60-lb. cans, , bar during tho past season packed , their honey in small tin. and glass containers and sold It near by, . either to grocer or direct to the consui er, at substantially higher prices than they would bav received in th large can.' Many people ra thi " way were brought1 in touch with, honey for. the first time. Tho continued develop ment of local selling in 1931. es pecially in tne t more populous sections of tho. country, -would further extend tho consumption of honey and simply the market in nrobtem. V m I . Total exports for tbo.'l 3-month period ended December 'IV is 9i wero about 3.70h.000 pounds, pr less than 40 per cent of th ax- port for tho preceding 131 months,' and the' lightest export since .1933. - of the Commercial St. Salem, OL SEEDS GOOD CROP bjiance of Profit to Farm ers : Declared Good by Expert .' . DALLAS. Feb. 7 The produc-. tlon of small seeds offers a great er chance for profit than tbe pro duction: of grains for Willamette valley farmers. Seed production is on an Import basis while, that of grains is on an export basis. Seeds are worth - quite a high price per pound while grain is very low priced per pound. These facts were brought out in a group of six farm ' crops meetings . re cently at which E. R. Jackman, specialist in farm crops at the state college, spoke 'to a large number of Polk county farmers. Introduction of power farming methods on a hug seals In many sections! ' of . the world hare brought: - Into production many acreages tbat heretofore - could not be farmed to wheat and oth er grains. This has resulted in a greatly' : increased production of wheat, " V . On the other hand there are many seeds of tho grasses' and legume that - aro now imported into this country which the Will amette valley and polk county can produc in outstanding qual ity. ; According to Mr. Jackman, seeda from Willamette valley farms aro amdng the finest raised anywhere In tbe world : - and as such command a ' ready demand on tho market. Among th grasses that ar now on an Import basis and which local farm could produc of high quality aro tail meadow oat grass, English, rye,' orchard grass and chewing fescue. Of tho le gumes tho most important on Is red clover, which is already pro duced in a largo quantity, but th acreage of which can b Increas ed. !. J . ' I - Ia addition to these, Mr. Jack son. suggested th possibilities of tho production ot Crimson clover and on land that was unprofitable to - farm tor ordinary . crops it might be turned over to , hairy vetch, i -- I Most farmers aro familiar with both English - rye and ; orchard grass. 't Tall meadow eat grass can be produced on most any of our ; land. Including the hill ground, while chewing fescue re quires pretty good land. Crimson clover is an annual that Is plant ed In tho fall and harvested tor seed ' tho following season tha same as winter wheat It is on ly suggested a a possibility for seed production, and not for hsy or other purpose. Hairy retch. because of It shattering and re seeding i characteristics, should not bo planted on land that th owner maw want to grow wheat on at a later date, but on somo of tho extremely heavy coll that ar difficult: to farm, or on tho hill ground that doesn't produce av erage yields ox grain. It might well bo turned Into a r field ot hairy vetch, in the opinion of Mr. Jackman. - i In commenting on these varl ous seeds. County Agent J. R. Beck stated that this information was brought to farmer at th present time in order tbat they might make an investigation of tho different seeds between now and fall, so that they would know what" on of 1 them would suit their : requirement. Most of these are fall seeded and some of taem requiro special nananng, so it would not bo advisable to tako them up without a pretty thorough - investigation ' before olantinar. according to Mr. Beck. . The meetings last week, which wore held in the Perrydaie, uon - 4 GQOVEE1G Fruit' and ant tree priced so low that yon cant af ford to mlae this chance. - Visit 7lriitland" Nursery v Sale yard 8.V Liberty East aide ot Armory. i J Phono 859J1 ;: . Oregon Oresch Pcldto Lea hcrccz: ia PrcRU ; To Lccd Gfcisers , Tbe . Oregon potato law and the system of inspection and grading carried on tra der tbat law aro producing good effect for the Oregoa prouct in out&lde markets t effect which are envied by Mr neighbors on the north, where the definite and re liable grade of Oregon are not prescribed. I V The Northwest Dally Prod uce News of Seattle ha the J rotiowuig to aay, vnuo ex plains the difference: "Lack of proper grading and tho desire of growers to - hold their spud In anticipation of higher prices, are el ted a two of the principal reasons why Washington l potatoes havet lost ground in the Cali fornia - market. In connec tlon i with unfavorable rig are it is to be noted that .Oregon potatoes brought prices averaging 23 . to - 85 cent per hundred pounds . more than did those from Washington due entirely to the superior methods of back For instance, January 22, Oregon U. S. No. 1 sold at from f 1.00 to 91.70 per cwt. in San Francisco, com pared with S1.25 to 91JtS for Washington combination grade Gems. V mouth, s Lincoln, Lewisville, Par ker and Rickreall communities. wero well attended, and the inter est; was very keen in th possibil ities of some of these different crops on some of the Polk county farms. Largo Increases in the tariff on most ot these seeds has had a decided stimulating effect on production within the United States, and particularly aero in western Oregon. attantinnt . fUateaman subscrib ers. In giving a change of address for 'your subscription no sure to give your former address as well as your j new address. 'Bain) mncsiss : With lower grain and mill lower prices on your feed. ia city. EOQ MASH S1.60 88 lb. sacks SPECIAL EGO MASB. SO lbs. wtta eed ttver osl CI QC and mSk 000 WHEAT CI 9PC 100 lbs, .......... OXaaWtl moiasszj Bxn i ?pr PULP, 108 lbs. .. OA.UtJ ID. A, WMte & Son 261 State St. mi We have practical j and economical poultry house plans which we will ffladly furnish to customers. These poultry houses are especially adaptable to this location and these plans are the result of careful study. ,. j j - ; 1 The sizes of tha houses are optional from 20 feet to 200 feet in length. 1 - . j Those interested in such or telephone 576. . West Salem ' ' Dependable eerrinjr regpnV Slannf i Pap 3 :) Y. V - - i 3- r . ' . ' ,,,L ' BOND LEDGER GLASSINE GREASEPROOF TISSUE Support Oregon Products Specify Sa!ca filade" Paper for Your . ' ;- - l'l - : .' Office Stationery - ... ' - i.i" ' " PULLETSTIIIE OfJ B AR LEV FEED Experiment In Comparative ; Value of Corn and Bar-; -,7 Made-' ; i ' A bulletin Just received from the Michigan experiment station tells of an Interesting experiment on the substitution of barley for corn in rearing pullets. One hun dred : eighty ehicks were put In one brooder and 200 in another,! both White" Leghorns. One lot was started on a masb containing some 85 per cent ground barley and the other; containing 80 per cent! ground corn. In other respects j that tho barley lot was given 6 per cent alfalfa meal, The alfalfa was given to turntsh the vitamins lacking in the barley. Corn con tains I vitamin A and barley has none,; and It was thought that 6 per cent alfalfa meal would fur nish vitamins equal to the vita mins ; in the corn. As I under stand the experiment the corn pea had no greens until the fifth week, when both lots bad new grass range to run on, and the alfalfa meal was discontinued. , The results in growth wer hardly j what could be expected. The barley lot made , better, gains la weight than the corn lot. They also at more teed. Tho amount of .feed consumed la the 20-week period i was 18.492 pounds per bird for tho barley lot, aSd 13.302 lbs. for tho corn lot. Tho scratch grain was fed af ter the fifth week. ! Th barley lot had equal parts barley and wheat, and the corn lot equal parts corn anl wheat. Another result ot th experi ment was th difference la color in the two lots, the barlsy lot showing very ' little pigment in the legs and beak, and the corn lot showed good color. feed prices we can mako you Terms; Cash, free delivery acBATcn ran qi 108 ibs. Ol.UJ WOOLS COBN 01 HCi 100 lbs. OJLe V MUX RUN 88 tba. 75c DATJLY TtXO, a high grade S1.40 88 lbs. Phone 160 About Our Y. : . i- . .' , w plans may call at our yard . ; . j Telephone 575 the Lumber consumer Puilp aimdl. acturers of