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it and Mis T7. V 77 77 T Editor. Note Mrs. Madeleine Callln, Valley Nawa alitor of The Ore on Statesman, la also ta enarre of tht mtrktt Mwt of this paper. acb aadar she wrtta oararniaf tfee arrteeltaral at lot treat ta ralJa? larmrrs. Ceatelbs tlaaa ef aiarit ara IbtIuS. line Markets - - Crops - - Farm Home - - Livestock ' Tha Diversified . Interests of Willamette Valley Fanner w . DREGDflH ' BOY HOMED Kenneth Pettibone Going to Hawaii as F. F. A. Representative A Corvallis farm boy, Kenneth Pettibone, 17. president ot the nrozon Association of Future varmawi. will leave San Fran cisco April 18 on the S. . S. Ma Iat a 25-dav trip to the Ha waiian Islands to attend and vis It the territorial convention of vntnrit Farmer there. Young Pettibone will make the trip under the auspices of his organ ization on an- Invitation extend a hrnnrh tb Portland cham ber of commerce by Riley H. Al len, editor and manager or me Honolulu Star Bulletin, in the interests of the Hawaiian branch of Future Fanners. - Governor Julius L. Meier has been asked by the Portland chamber nt commerce to send a mMur of rood will by Ken neth to the governor of the Is lands. Special banquets and trips will be arranged by prominent business men and Future Farm er of Hawaii In honor of young Pettibone. W. W. Beers, territor ial supervisor of agricultural ed ucation, states in a letter to Earl R. Cooley, state supervisor of agricultural education In Or egon, that everything possible Is being done to show Kenneth a good time. The Islands of Ha waii, Maul, Oahu and Kauai will be visited. Eight days will be spent In Honolulu where he will attend tha territorial convention. According to Kenneth's itinerary for this trip, he will be gone 25 This trip Is sponsored by the Portland and Corvallis cham bers of commerce in cooperation with, the Oregon Associatln of Future Farmers. The Oregn As sociation . of . Future Farm ers, of which Kenneth is president, is made up of farm boys who study Smith-Hughes - agriculture , in high school. - This organization and course is conducted under the state board for vocational education Pettibone Is a senior in the Corvallis high school and has a oneflfth partnership In a 258 acre farm with his father. C. S. Pettibone. In three years of farm project work, he has made a gross Income ot $1,118.25. His savings account shows $912.50, and to show that he hasn't ne glected his studies, he has an average grade of 92.6 per eent In his four "years in high school. In the Willamette valley public speaking contest, he received honorable mention. He Is also a member of the Corvallis high school debating team and com peted to the Pacific Internation al livestock Judging contest, and was tenth - high scoring boy among 150. , BIB POTATO CHOP LOOMS III STATE OREGON - STATE .'COLLEGE, Corvallis, April1 llProspects for a big crop of potatoes - this year are indicated in a report on the potato situation issued today by the Oregon State college . ex tension service.- Farmers ; appar ently plan to plant 10 per cent more acres than in 1929 and 1930. . With yields in line with the general trend during, recent years, production may .. be one fourth greater than , in eitherof tne past iwo years. "The available Information . on the' prospective supply and , de mand conditions suggests that .the potato market situation dur ing the 1931-32 marketing sea son may resemble .that of 1928- 29 when surplus - production cansed . extremely low prices, says the college report, The average yield of potatoes In the United States was low In 1929 and-. 1930 because of draught. In the Pacific North west, . however, good crops were a A a a a a a a .narvesiea especially u i9'. HOME GARDEN ASSISTS Housewife in Solving GREENS" By ANNA KXAMPE x : JEFFERSON. April 11 The v The city green grocer gives vege ) table gardeners an excellent ob ject lesson during the winter period as to vegetables he can grow In his own garden In the spring. A development . in the winter vegetable show window is the great number of material for ' "greens" displayed. Spinach is one of the staple greens During the last two seasons strange ma terial to a majority of people ap peared in the form of French dandelions - and mustard. The French dandelion is a giant . leaved variety ot the - common dandelion similar in flavor, but having the advantage of giving . much greater material In . a single plant with much less ef fort in gathering and cleaning and preparing for the table. The mustard greens, through the attractive appearance of . their , ornamental curled and ' frilled leaves and bright green color, have proved popular. In the older days of. some ot the present generation, .we went- out ' and gathered mustard and. horse - radish- leaves - for spring: ; greens ' Just as we did dandelions. The. green mustard Is worth planting. ln..any garden. It comes Still Chance for Egg Tariff The matter of 'egg tariff la still pending la lb tariff commis sion at Washington. ... . .. An embargo bill to embargo dried eggs, J,f to p"s ta tt last congress,-, S ' ; J , . One reason why It failed was that it was Impossible to show that eggs were being successfully dried in this country, owing to the high price of eggs, compared with the low price of eggs In China. '. 1 "; , The tariff commission has a hearing April li, at which time It will consider and hear from the various poultry representatives why the tariff should be raised on eggs. The fight Is being led by the National Poultry council, the American Farm Bureau of Federation, International Baby Chick association, , the National Butter and Egg association and other poultry and farm organizations. The tariff can be Increased under the law by the tariff com mission to 27 cents a pound on dried eggs. A ratexf 27 cents pound on dried eggs would enable egg driers to operate in this "Several egg driers started drying eggs when "they .were cheap this spring, but when the price went up and congress failed, to pass an egg tariff or dried egg embargo, all these drying plants are reported shut down. " -J- . : ' Careful Planting of Trees Held Necessary to Success Give vour trees a good start by planting them ! properly. You will be rewarded in the end fcy speedier growth and better . re sults. '. ; All nursery stock needs care In handling. It must not be ex posed to drying winds or sun before being transplanted. Keep the roots of trees covered at all times with damp sacks or some thing similar until the roots are covered with earth. .The six im portant steps in tree planting are as follows: I (1) Remove at least one- third of the top, pruning branch es at points indicated by black lines in the accompanying illus tration. Prune to avoid crowd- lag branches. Cut out some of the small branches, snorten baca the side branches,: but do apt cut off the leader or main stem. Try to get well developed . head, strong leader and branches ? at wide, not, close angles. Cut off all broken roots. : e- (2) Dig holes ! large enough to receive plant without bending roots. Place the good soil in a pile at one side and poor soil In a separate pile. i (3) Break up subsoil In bot tom of hole when it is very hard. Dig hole deep enough to set free at proper depth. proper depth. (4) Set tree one or two Inches deeper than it - stood 1n the nursery roow and deep J enougn 10 mow . iar pocnei around tree to catch water. (5) Spread roots out natur ally and work good top soil over and around them. j Firm: the soil about the roots : as covered. When , roots are covered, tramp the soil with the feet the light er and looser the soil the hard er the -ramp. tree to catch water. Never mnnnA tti anil nr. ihnnf It I Leave loose soil on top or cover ground with mulch. After a tree is planted the soil should be cultivated the same as in the garden to conserve mois ture. Trees may be watered at "Z?' ,",rr.! - pianung out u pianung w oone ea,rir n? .corT5cilT is not I soiuieiy necessary. j , 1 Fruit Trees Pay I The addltinn f fmlt trM to V m. aTendid vfelda three- rr?M add mil the home grounds investment which ' tJt frail- ..aa. A A .ivl n, rr.rn tn thi rA' I provide welcome f shade. and supply, delicious fresh fruit. Uanv F In, ,mgl rmw nr fruit tree, are admiraMr ltl as erent in the bapkrronnit o for massing in-interesting groups in the border. .A thicket o plums is a beautiful sight when the trees are covered with their springtime, array et dainty white flowers. - Apple trees form low,'. round-. ed head and are 1 excellent 'for shade. When in bloom the trees are a glorious mass of pink blossoms, , and their exqusite fragrance perfumes , the entire yard. Don't overlook planting one variety each of summer, fall I and winter apples. If .you possibly J can .find space' for them- and I more of them if room. Vou will I never regret It. Peach Attractive'- Another variety of fruit tree that will add a charming; color noteon the. rear lawn ,is thej peach. At blossoming ..time . every I .twig and . branch iiaa hrtght. with Many of Her Problemt NECESSARY early,' gives an ample crop, -is eainv nrenarl f7Val .Ja easily prepared for the table and w virw Kr lae tawe anaia-trv inis nV . haa a mat ninna mA 1 1 T again, next J ear, and on a I ' rr.. rr' v some people, to spinach. . These greens are the best of spring tonics. You can grow your own tonic. Plant a row of mus tard green s as an experiment. It will become a - permanent ; fea ture. The frilled varieties com monly grown are Fordhook Fancy, : and Southern Giant Curled. The latter is on of the common market . varieties in L? hV.vT'1!' equal in quality for the table, but not as attractive uncooked. are Chinese and Florida -broad leaf, The mustards are very. Quick growing and a succession can be kept up for the greater part of the summer. ' Small, plantings should be mad successively so that each may be used up as the plant runs to seed quickly An old time flavor favorite 17 bacont fs t a2?2 with it! Thl dUj..nt. rffiS With It. -The disadvantage Of thU .is. mav-tn greens win .be over cooaea. iney neea a snort cook - m mm, . - - - ing to be at their best bv thai . A . steam or waterless method, pre - serrmg iae juices. - - iu beautifully formed flowers of a lovely pink, making the tree showy and attractive, even at a distance. Cherry trees are .well worth a place in the home grounds for their ornamental value alone. And who does not enjoy cherry pie made with the freshly picked fruit In the cherries there are both sweet and sour varieties. In the sour varieties some are early and some are late so the fruiting season can be extenaed over trJ ?1"1' ro r T-it njM 1 ...11. - I can need in the way of trees to be found in this group of fruits. There i-hardly a yard which a a., f ff. .nn.Mxr. KT. An. I nortunitT for nlanting fruits on f - - - . realize that ftrnif trees are as " "r.. ' M viw.ki .. . 1. . , ,' I owt wee jusi as ireea a worthy crop ot fruit besides, there Is little reason for not Plating themmore extensively, . Look around your grounds nw nf stake out the Pisces X"VlI ... l.v?, il .MJ ZT' oviiUbUUIC iu. weal mu yew i piawms wnjp oi-inn weea HAT CERVAIS P.PnViTa Anril 11 Tr VranV Turner nlaeod In the dt&- Tneeda. moroin. . head of 1 Krwcai! 'wtirhin a trifA over G W . .v r,.. nhunlir in viewing the narcissus h-MH' a a. another I Iv.aA in ti, iniiw thA xrihir I i ,rn,.., LX .nt fourth pounds." ' .jirs. Turner planted the seeds tn a. .i... k, r ti ..- ting the plants in her garden in the fall - nMm4nr 'rifajAtiraajl I with-thelr slow-growth she ted 1 all except about ' two dosen of I the Plants to her. chlckena dnr. I lag' the winter.-These left stand- lng - hare proven that broccall can ' be rrown siiMeafaiiv in I this -section. - I - BP. jCredllle and W. M. Har-1 quim tried out the broccan in practically the v same manner as Mrs. Turner and thev "have heada weighing around five to "six Pounds. Both say they are going tn tr ..in .ri larger, scale. Sylvia Richter Divorce In Court Here Charging that. he has an un lnt0. flt ' W.' that he used profane language, and beat nlain- tiff and their small daughter, cup measures less than one Sylvia V. Riehter yesterday tiled third the length of;. the petals, suit asking divorce from Frank Class four is the "Leedsir' which Richter. ; They were married in Salem in April. ISIS. - There are three children, of whom she ' seeks custody. " She white. cream or yellow.. The says also that he did not support "Trlandrua" class, has compara her and the children and , that tlvely. small trumpets and the she was forced to work, waenaver she could and that he deserted thm oa Tral occasions. She "nonth for support of the ehildren l . - . .. - ; - . - 1 - if ' 1 - . : ,. v ' . Williams rlleea va it t "" aw mm vat v w SjTW a 1 cent of Its students engaged In organised sports. . FORBOUDW Wall of Green Pleasing to The Eye, not Difficult . To Plant and Trim ' By ANNA KLAMPE JEFFERSON, April 11 If yon wish to mark the boundary line of a lawn or garden in a delight ful fashion, why not plant a hedge? Such a wall of living green affords a charming back ground for flowers .and plants, takes up . but : little space, and suggests an air of refinement and inoffensive seclusion. The busy city, dweller with little time - to devote to gardening .will find that ' a hedge gives his home a pleasing setting with a smaU amount of care. , There are hedges to suit ev ery climate,' for there are many varieties, and their range of use fulness extended far beyond that usually ascribed to them. The more common varieties .used in clude the various privets, the bar berry, mulberry, splrea. and such evergreens as "hemlock -andar- borvltae. 2 1 4 3.. None of these, hedges, require much care, nor: la any uncommon skill required In planting them. Russian Mulberry Generally Favored x; : . The Russian mulberry is .a rapid grower and very hardy, and its large leaves give it a fresh ap pearance aU season long. Its, quick growth means that trim- mini; must be done oftener than with the slower growing varie ties. For a tall hedge at the rear ot the lot I prefer mulberry, for it takes little space, Though It is often used as a small fence .In front, of homes,. It has a tenden cy to become woody "after a -few years, which detracts from its us ual beauty. - , The privet hedges have rained In popularity until they probably are now more common than any other una. California privet Is not as hardy as the other two well known -kinds; that is, the Amur and the Ibota privets. Iota priv t is a bushy hedge, branches freely, and requires frequent KtZiA - - a-. "V. ifequeni I trlmmin .Am,ur Privet, the most popular of all, grows more per pendicularly than Ibota privet. and does not need to be trimmed as often. All privets can be grown te a Height of 4 to 6 feet. All of them bear smaller leaves than the mulberry, and, hence, they present a neater appearance. The branches are small, so that the hedge made of privet, can be trimmed to a smoother surface. The Japanese Barberry makes an impregnable hedge, for It has u.ua munis uii ik iu repei any an iiu.i uiTHier. csTDerrr. more suited to low hedge a or 3 feet MJ. ake neat easily trim- . : . . wHmi aoes wi as a tall hedge along driveways. It nouMI owea 10 grow nn- trimmed all season. In the fall or T spring it can be trimmed down to a lower heirht. but no trim mine- inii1t K. ..w T "7 " gfowtn during summer. Plant splrea unless you room for a hedge that is s Do not have six feet wide. No hedge will grow normally under shade. If part of the hedge ((--"( 4 - Those of you who plan to add new and different narcissus to your garden this autumn should not waste your present - oppar- in bl8om. Many of the early va- rleties are through flowering but there are still many in bloom at the daffodil shows, the commer- eial gardens and in the gardens of mnr friends Now la; the time to make out. a list of those you Wisn ID-taa CO TOUT KSrUBD. 1 I do no. mow now many. var- etles . of narcissus there are. ioo know, that as early, as 1548 Turner described twenty-four va- rieties In, his . book on narcissus and one hundred years ' later John Parkinson menuoned ; yarieties. There are new , ones I added each year. . I There is considerable confu- I slon about, the narcissus. I no- i tlce that some all the early yeK low one a daffodil, the yenow .uv thr.t nr fnnr flowers on one stem, a .Jonquil, and late white flower, a narcissus. Others have created other classifications of their even. Commercial growers tell us that narcissus is the botanical name for all and that, there are ten : classes. - One commercial grower classified them for me so: .: . - - - . : The trumpet ' class Include? those where the euo or crown Is anth segments or. petals. In the "lncomoarabilis" division, : the I comprises the chalice-cupped or I short-eupped narcissus having a I white nerianth with the cap of petals grow back -in the op- poslte direction from " the trum Pet In the sixth m "cyrtamineus". - amall r-armlasua Ap class. ' tnat' ot are tne very I ,k..i.. i ., 1 1 J W aUVtar V K W alO -Wr awa a W netll.. Th -Jonanilla' division I Ii.. f.in. .m.ii.fiAn I m kM J VVUV4ap V wl y . P mHl w v a e I frequently clustered. . bright yel- - low. and frarrant. To the "Tss- Nature- Lover urious By LOIS SIMPSON; CRAWFORD ZENA, -April: 11-Old Mother Nature, thai whimsical eld lady nas generously endowed the an imal kingdom with many of the attributes ot humans. A predom inating trait of many animals Is a consuming curiosity which oft en gets them into trouble Many trappers arrange their traps In such a manner as to excite the curiosity of animals and ' easily catch' their victims who venture too close for safety. One of the. fur bearing ani mals which has the. biggest bump of curiosity is the skunk. th J't- tle black and white creature is under trees and part out in the open, expects a thinner growth under the trees and consequently, an uneven hedge. The best time for planting a hedge is in the spring as soon as the ground It ready to work. Hedges can be planted In the fall at bulb-planting time, but there is little gained by fall planting, and some- plants may die over the winter that would not have died bad they been planted In the 'spring. The best way to plant a hedge la to dig a trench. For all hedges a trench 12 by 12 inches will be large enough. Place the plants 8 to 10 Inches apart, and tramp the loose dirt lightly - against -the roots. If the ground is moist wat- I er is needed; If it is dry, water win giro rnexn a oeuer atari. Stretch a cord the length ot the trench, midway between the two sides, and hold the stem of each plant against it when planting. This will insure an even row. Af ter the hedge is planted, heap the dirt against the plants plentifully. Finally, use pruning shears and cut the plants down to about six Inches from the ground. This euttlng will guarantee a low spread of branches and a tight hedge. Aligning Plant Not Difficult - In planting Splrea for a hedge, dig holes 2 to 3 feet apart, and plant a stock In each, in the or dinary way of setting out shingle plants. String a cord over the holes . as in planting over a trench, to be sure the plants are properly aligned. The care of the hedge consists almost entirely of regular trim ming. If the hedge is young, it can be topped regularly and some growth allowed between topping till the desired height is reached. A sickle may be used to trim the hedge, but the result is a hedge with a hacked surface. Hofrever the regular hedge shears is best for trimming, it Insures clean even cutting. If yon hare difficulty, in keeping a level cut on the top of a hedge for the length of the row, string a line at the height you want to cut and follow the line. Clean out all cuttings from the hedge,, for they dry up, look unsightly, and later dull shears. Properly cared for, a hedje will -last for several gener ations. Then it is constantly growing, it can be dwarfed -in its growth by frequent trimming, un til there is little increase in size from year to year, and It willap- pear as freeh when it is a century old as it does in its early years. ManyC Our Shy An How Does Your Garden Grow? By LILL1E L. MADSEN etta" group belong the polyan thus-flowered narcissus, bearing three or more flat-crowned small flowers in a bunch on one - stem. The ; ninth : division is the well- known "Poeticus" group, with white perianth and. flat yellow crown, usually marked , with crimson. The. tenth group Is the double narcissus"; V Some' cata loguers, for convenience's v sake; add an- eleventh .'group, in which they place all the miscellaneous narcissus. Including the rush- leaved.- the "hoot-petticoats, and some of the little rock narcis sus, which do not ngntruiiy oo long to any of the other ten classes. .. ,. "To . have continuous bloom during narcissus . season, . which reaches from February, to .late- April or early May. inclusive, I was told to slant a . few from each of the following- groups: ( 1 )-i-Oolden Spur. . Henry . Irr- lng Artemis, Mermaid, Orange Buffer, Spring Glery, Van- Wav- eren'a filant: IZl Hnnioini. Klnr Alfred. Moonlight (a rath er rare" trumpet in. a sort prim rose color). Sir . Watklns, and the small white W. P. MUner; (J)- Croesus, Emperor. Lord Kitchener ( a largo - Leeds!! with. a white perianth and a. pale yellow crown). Lucifer. .Seagull, and Minnie Hume; (4) Castile. Barli Conspicuous, Firebrsnd Mrs. Langtry, and the well known Poetlcus- Orantus: (5) Mrs Chester Hunt,- the Win Scarlett, and the latest ot all, the Poetlcus Recnrvns. I was advised not-to lift my narcissus ' for replanting until the leaves had - turned yellow half way down to the bulb. And even - then they must - be planted agaia -at once. If you have, failed to lift your ouibs and divide them for a few years, they . a&nally do not give you much in' the wsr of bloom Sometimes they 'fall ' to bloom at all. and vether' times the flowers are very small. You will be. sur prised, -how much larger the flowers of your narcissus are If they. -are lifted every 'three - or .rotrr year .. Discovers Facts About imal Neighbors whose scent la so aromatic that humans and animals alike give It a wide berth. - V .-, One. of my young friends, . Ver non Smith had an odd experience with a skunk while wslking along a lonely country road on a dark night' In the winter. Vernon was carrying a lantern1 and hurrying along at a good pace -as It was raining. Presently v he noticed a strong odor with which he was very- familiar. What country boy is there that doesn't know that nauseous smell? . Glancing ' around - Vernon' dis covered a skunk calmly following about 20 steps behind him. The light of the lantern had evidently attracted : the curiosity of , the lit tle creature which came trotting along , with its plummy tail wav ing in the air. Vernon quickly set his lantern down and threw rocks at the skunk until he drove it away. By the ' way there Is nothing prettier than . another skunk marching along a woods path with from three to six tiny black and white skunk kittens toddling after her. .The little ones are as playful as house cats and kittens which they very much resemble. Another very human trait of the skunk is Its loyalty to Its young... When - a mother skunk and her progeny are crossing a main traveled road and an auto mobile or team come along the mother will not budge until all her babies are safely across. Of course she probably is smart enough to know that she is well protected and most people will not bother her as when she throws scent on man or animal they become violently 111. Another - animal in which the protective Instinct toward their young. Is strongly developed. Is the fox. A little Incident showing this trait was recently related to me by two hunters. They were hunting - In the hills and were near a steep bank. Suddenly a mother fox appeared near them from nowhere 'apparently and commenced to bark. When she found she had their attention she started running away in the op posite direction from the bark. . Of course they did the natural thing and started in pursuit. The chase led them over hill and dale but the wily , fox finally .'eluded them and got away. The hunters had a suspicion that she had led them away from her den and upon investigating found this to be true as the den and fox pupal :ic IUUUU 1U - Ul BUM flW which she had first appeared. CROP PROSPECTS HELD FAVORABLE The results of the unusually mild winter season and early. favorable spring is shown In the April first condition of Oregon's fall sown grain crops. According to the . federal-state crop report ing service the condition of win ter wheat Is 94 or 5 points above the average of the past ten years. Until the middle of March very little precipitation - had occurred' but from that time and continu oning for most of the remainder ot the month, general rains came and fall sown wheat ' crops de veloped rapidly.. Oregon is no 'ex ception for the entire. Northwest wheat crop shows very favprablo prospects, see table. The esti mated production for the North west is 70.000.000 bushels. . of which Oregon's share Is estimat ed at 19,000.000 bushels. Oregon rye condition as of April 1 is comparable to, wheat. the present, figure of 9 8. compar ing to the. ten year average of 90. pasture, condition in Oregon is very' good and is rapidly Improv ing following the general preci pitation of the. last few weeks. The April L condition Is 92 com pared to the average ' of , 9 0. Range. prospects ; in the .range areas are not so favorable .'due principally, to -deficient moisture. . !Foi.the United States ; In "the .United States the 1931 winter, wheat crop.;, is .7 estimated at . 843.920,000 . bushels - as- ot April .1," compared " to " the 'five year average of . 547.260,000 bushels. The -April 1 condition of the crop is 88.8' or 12 points above a year ago and .10 points above the ten. year average . of 79.2. April first average condi tion for the country as a whole is slightly .below the '10- year aver age of 84.8 per cent. Pasture condition on April 1 is placed at 76.1 per -cent compared to the average of 23.2 per cent- ; Work on Bridge , At Butte Creek To Start May 1 Construction on the -bridge vivn niiua vrs. eausk vi,nu Angel, will be started May 1, ae- coi-ding to Earl Barham, of Bar ham Brothers, Salem contractors who .were successful bidders on the Job. .... .- . The bid was- $11,695. High waters of (he past two weeks have made it Inadvisable to start con struction now. , High waters have also held up construction on the bridge over Padding river out from Hubbard. The latter lob was started late last fall by Har- greavea and Lindsey, Eugene eon tractors who made the lowest ..bid. .Vera Lewellyn. one of the Uni versity of -Nebraska's greatest football-players and a professional arl star as welL is now "district .attorney .at Green Bay,WI HOC SCALE IS UP 2SC, WEEK Fractional " . Raise In - Grain ' . Recording During Week vii n Portland Mart A 25c advance in hog prices, a slight improvement In cattle, and a fractional raise in grain were' the principal features of the turn of . the .market week here.".,'.. ' ; . Feeders ' and stockers were the only class of hogs that did not respond to .the upward trend. They were, unchanged at $8.00 9.50. Other grades were up 25c at these prices: Heavies, 250-290 lbs., 17.25-8.25; mediums, 200 220 lbs., $7.75-8.75; lights, 160 180 lbs.. $8.50-8.75. The small gain in the cattle market was reflected principally in steers which were quoted at $7.75-8.25 for good 800-900 lb. stuff. Last . week's close was $7.75-8.10. Cows were un changed at $5.75-8.25, and veal ers were steady and unchanged at $9.50-10.50. , Spring . lambs, good to choice, were $9.00-10.00, and mediums, '8.00-9.00. Other lambs were around $7.00-7.50. Wheat prices advanced one cent all along the line. Big Bend bluestem, hard white, was 88e as was soft white and western white. Other grades, Including bard winter, northern spring and western red, were quoted at 85 cents. ' ' . Oats was about the same. No. 2. 38 lb:, white was $20.50, and "No. 2, gray, $22.50. The hay list was unchanged at the following buying prices,, f.o.b., Portland: alfalfa $15-15; valley timothy $15-15.50; east ern Oregon timothy $17; clover $11; oat hay $12; oats and vetch $12; straw $7.50; Wool was unchanged at 11c for Willamette valley coarse, and 15c for medium. Hops, at 15c for 1930 Oregon crop, were unchanged. Butter was off one cent to 24c for extras. Standards were 24 c. prime firsts 23c, and firsts 22c. Eggs were unchanged at 17c for fresh extras, le for stand ards, and 15c for fresh mediums. Italian prunes' were quoted at 5ttc and 8c, and petites were selling at from 4c to 5c. STATE S POULTRY STABLE Oregon in Better Condition Than Most Other States OREGON STATE COLLEGE. S Corvallis, April 11 Greater stability in Oregon's commer cial egg and chick hatchery bus iness than prevails in other sec tions is reported today by the Oregon State college extension service. The number of salable chicks : batched by commercial hatcheries in Oregon during February was 14 per eent more than in 1930, while for the whole country there was a de crease in over 37 Per cent. "Oregon egg tj producers ap parently Intend to profit from the market outlook information they - received earlier in the sea son," the college economists say. "These reports pointed out that the demand for eggs is expected to improve and the supply to be ess during the 1931-32 market ing season. . Because of the sharp cut in chick hatchings In . California and .Washington, there was a de crease of almost 40 per cent for the three Pacific coast states combined. ' .Heavy, reductions In hatchery " operations in the mountain group of states result ed ' in nearly -.50 "per cent , fewer chicks hatched in February. 'Bookings 'of orders for dellv ery of chicks after March . 1 are reported at just about.': one-half of the 1930 - bookings - at the same date. This -applies to. the whole country -and 'the Pacific coast, too." . but the' mountain states show a greateriut; Low .egg pnees ana lack of lunds tor buying chicks are said to be the chief' factors which have - caused poultrymen to curtail. The rood reputation - which has been established for the Ore gon -bred. poultry has been a. fac tor In stabilizing - the demand for chicks in this state,' tha re port-says.;. !: ; -. .... Pederson Has Faith in Poultry The poultry business will soon be .back to normal declares An- arns reaerson, pouitryman liv Grain Prices Still Lower White Oats, No. 'per 100 lbs. Feed Wheat, good quality $1.00 per 100 lbs. . - Ground White Oat, 80 lb. bags 90c each ' Rolled White Oats, 60 lb. ' t ' Prices strictly cash, free delivery; ia the city - :E. A. YTOI2E Ci C3nD . :.' . - " , Phon 4S52 2S1 SUU SL ing about one mile east of sll- verton. ... - - j. Mr. Pederson is a breeder at fancy Rhode Island Reds and hatches from 35,000 to 40,000 chicks each year. The hatch over the entire United States 1s smsll this year, according to Mr. Ped erson, being between 25 and 50 per cent of normal, jjr. Pederson is confident that the farmer who has a large flock of laying hens next winter will realize' good profit on his investment. OFFERS TO State Declared Progressive and Forward Looking At Meeting' OREGON STATE COLLEGE. Corvallis, April ,11 Oregon as an agricultural state Is progres sive, forward looking, rapidly developing, essentially sound and. a - good place to succeed In the farming business This picture, in sharp contrast with many., given recently by those who consider the state as lagging in development, was pre sented by Paul V. Maris, director or extension, to the Corvallis chamber of commerce forum. In an address containing: a host of facts and figures to bear out his contention. - . "We do not need to apoligize; fA nr,rAn' a a-rlOTilf nA hitt do need to unite efforts behind a constructive and forward look ing program. said Director Mar ls. - Such a program has been in formation since 1923. he said, ; and takes into ' account Oregon's I natural limitations as well as ' her great natural advantages. He decried the tendency to compare the best or most spectacular, f ig- ufai f.Ain vfliA .fata, vfth ttiat worst from Oregon'. Oregon leads western states in standardisation of era in varie ties. Maris pointed out. She leads western states in control of ani mal diseases. California and ' Washington ship more eggs than Oregon but between 1925 and 1930 Oregon's carlot shipments increased 188 per cent, Washing ton's 128 per cent, and Califor nia's 71 per cent.. Oregon leads in percentage of eggs sold cooperatively and has a larger total volume than Idaho. Ahead In Dairying Oregon Is far ahead in dairy breeding stock In the Jersey breed; Marls continued. - volume of dairy products for export Is lower than either Washington or ceeds Idaho's. In the nine Ore gon counties where dairy condi tions are comparable to those in Idaho, Oregon's rate of increase has been 85.4 per cent, or al most twice that of Idaho. Klamath .county. Oregon. Is the -most rapidly developing po tato county In the northwest. Jumping from no cars shipped out in 1924 to 2,000 cars In 1930 air graded and standard ised, he' pointed out. Oregon leads the northwest In black berry. . strawberry, blackcap, fil bert and walnut production. This state leads in the livestock in dustry, the average value for five years being. ' Oregon $33. 110.000 Idaho. $32,399,000 and Washington $18,467,000. ' "Contrary to popular Impres sion,-Oregon products -are not going . to market ungraded.': Marls emphasized. "Of the 13, 000 cars of fruits and vegetables inspected prior to shipment to markets outside of Oregon la 1930, only three - , Inspections am VAVsavexAV e 4 A t.m ffvta 1.rvTi 4k v a v w v a ais) aa t, ucawuai.vu-W highly-creditable record." . , Director Maris warned against . an' unsound philosophy, which savs there can be no overnroduc- toln of - high . quality standard ized products. He pointed to the present predictment ot the grope and peach growers of California,: where they are now advocating pulling, up 100,000 acres of grapes. 4 Outlining a possible program, the speaker advocated that Ore gon continue f to perfect existing grades and standards under the new state department of agricul ture; continue the- valuable pro gram of agricultural . research;' encourage - community speclallza-' tlon,. continue to strengthen co operative.- marketing. - develop . lr-. ligation Jn. the Willamette val ley; develop the dairy Industry, In. conference .with existing pro grams; continue to expand the commercial poultry industry ana the small seed industry, and en courage more adequate . capital- a a . m . - , a. ' lukiuzr i4vrra easinesses, ATTEJfp OPERETTA ' ' - SCIO. April' l lMr. and Mrs. R. S. Thurston - and . daughter, Lorenafc and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Thurston drove - to . Jeffsraom Thursday night to attend "In the Gsrden of the Shaw", an on- eretta given by the Jefferson high school. : ' ' OREGON