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The OREGON STATES31AN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, May 10, 1931 PAGE TEN nine Vallev AgmcuMuymit. Mmd,Mm .. Work I iWetnrlr : xna uiverauiea interests ci . i I LlVeStOCK. Willamette .Valley Fannen H 'L Markets - - Crops - - Farm Home Editor's Note Ura Maael&ta C&Ula, VaUey Naws edltor ot The Oregon Statesman, la also la ahirra of tha market saw of tbla papar. Lcn Saadar ska writ aaaearalag tha arriealtaral av af tataraat ta aUr iaroara, Oaatriba tiaaa af aiarit ara tartta. . . a- BETS (1 SHOVJ flCTIUITY April Prices Advance to Highest Point of season With Stocks Small ; pacific coast .hop market de- Aioned marked activity during April, and prices advanced to the hirhPt naint of the season to iit. lecordlnc to the Monthly ' - - - t .v HOP Mlitei nencw oi ju TTnitM statea bureau of arrTfcul- tnral. economics. An ImproTed domestic demand, together with a realization that stocks remain ing in first hands, sow reduced to around 25.000 bales In the thrae Pacific coast states, are the maliAat in. minr Tears, and a firm holdlnsr nolicy by growers for higher prices, were the prin cipal factors In the stronger hop market situation. . Sales of all grades of both new and old hops, with a top or is"4c net. to grower for 1930 choice closters, were reported In Oregon markets. Around 1400 bales of 1930 crop Oregon Clusters were sold daring April, at prices rang ing from 15 -l Stye per? lb. de pending on quality and ; origin. Other sales or OrgoTr-hops in-, eluded around 1100 bales 1929 Clusters at 8-lle: 115 bales 1930 Fuggles at' 15-16e; 879 bales 1929 Fuggles at 8-10c; 1S2 bales 1928 Fuggles at. 8 He Stocks of Oregon hops remaining in first hands, now total only around 4800 bales 1930 crop, 4, 500 bales 1929 crop, and 875 bales older growths, apcording to trade estimates. These are the smallest Oregon stocks on "record for this time of year. Although contracting of hops has not been actlre during the past month, a few one-year contracts at 15c, and one three-year contract at 16c for the first year, and 17c for the .two succeeding ; years, hare been written In Oregon mar kets. '. '" Washington hop markets were also active during the past month, and sales of around 700 hales Yakima Valley Clusters were reported, at from 15-1 7 lie net to grower. Dealers in the Yakima market were generally offering 15-1 8c for mediums, 16 17c for primes, and-.17 He, for Choice Clusters. Growers Ideas there were mostly around 2-2 c above these prices. . California Market Strong California hop markets were strong and higher during April. Trading was rather quiet early In the month, but showed con siderable activity the last two weeks. Growers are now being bid 17-17 He for 1930 crop, com pared with 13-14e a month ago. Fairly large sales were re ported from the Sacramento and Sonoma- districts, with the light remaining stocks in Mendocino cleaned up early in the month. Market strength largely came from Increased demand from do mestic markets. Midwestern and Atlantic ! seaboard dealers prorid ed the best outlet, with syrup manufacturers taking only lim ited quantities, using supplies accumulated earlier in the sea son. Foreign Inquiry was slow all of the month. Market undertone continues strong, due to small stocks remaining, both in Call- . fornla and Pacific northwestern markets. Present California sup plies are me lightest In mai years, and an extremely -vsma carry oyer Is now anticipated. Re maining supplies are In strong nanas, wnn growers generally i holding j for prices several cents above present levels. Careful trade estimates or holdings by California growers on Mst l. show 'the following amount by o'Bincw, sua on nana; 1930 crop Mendocino none; Sonoma 2348 oaies; Sacramento 2457 bales 1929 crop, Mendocino 234 bales; Sonoma 2792 bales; Sacramento none. 1928 crop, Mendocino ap proximately 4 0Q; Sonoma -2286 , bales; Sacramento 673 bales. In ' addition, Sacramento growers have 722 bales from older cross. . Scattering inquiry has been re ceived by California growers for three-year term contracts, but no transactions have been reported. wnn growers snowing little in terest. A few one-year contracts were made in the Sacramento and Sonoma districts. Sacramento .a A reports indicate . acreage wm do siignuy increased over last year. Trade estimates place me list acreage as, follows: asenaocmo. soo acres, eomnared with 2000 acres in 1930, and 2. 606 acres in 1929. Sacramento 1446 acres, compared with 1323, acres in i3Q and X5S2 acres in 1819..- , -, v , . ... Tne season la California has heen dry so far, and non-iniga- wa yarns would welcome addi tional moisture. ; Mendocino re ports the season as somewhat backward, due -o cool weather. Mendocino sales during April was confined to 140 bales 1930 crop. wun growers receiving is c, according to trade reports. Sonoma district sales included approximately 550 bales 1930 crop, realising 14K-15e early in the month, with later sales brlnr- lng 16c, and with growers refus ing oriers of 17c as the month ended. One lot of 1929 crop sold at 12c -shot to grower. Growers refused offers of 17c for three- year term contracts. A one-year contract netted 16c' Early month Sacramento, sales brought 13 U 15e. but. as the month, ended growers -were being offered 17 17 with no takers reported. Growers also refused offers of 15e for three-year contracts. One year sales consisted of 400 bales at 14 He, 400 bales at 15c, and 125 bales at 16c i . ?. - The New-York market showed ; a slightly firmer feeling during April, reflecting an increased de mand and higher - replacement values. Prices remained unchang- X STATE CHAMPION SEEKS MORE HONORS f 1. J n x. M 1 . ' J Here we have Dick Rockhill of Grand Island, ' win ner of the state Future Fanners oratorical conteat. Dick la shown, with his- small sister Myrtle and his pure-bred Jersey calf, Unna." lams was award ed to Dick when he won the Willamette valley championship contest held at Dayton. Dick Rockhill Will Go to Boise, Idaho, On May 18 to Represent This State m Northwest F. F. A. Oratorical Contest By MRS. C. 1. FERGUSON GRAND ISLAND. May , 9 Just two years ; ago the Smith- Hughes ' Tocational agricultural department was introduced into the cvrriculum of the Dayton high school. Professor Burrls L. Young, Smith-Hughes Instructor for the entire time has taken a keen and personal interest in the boys In diTl dually as well as in their . projects, f Among this en thusiastic gTOup of future farm ers, we find a junior, Dick Rock hill, from Grand Island. This year Dick is carrying two projects in his vocational agricul tural work, that . ot swino and crop. In his swine project he has two sows and one- boar, all of which are purebred duroc-jer-seys. The elder sow be bought in October 1929 at the age of seven months. . Her first litter which came March 15, 1930 consisted of only three -fine sturdy pigs. One of these Dick" kept and the other two he sold,The . one he saved has now deretoped into a well built young sow, thus making his second one in the project. Raised Eight Pigs - The second litter ot pigs' from the older sow consisted of nine from which he was successful in raising eight. From this litter he sold six pigs and kept two. Mis fortune stepped: into his path of success at that time and during the summer months he lost one pig, the cause of which he thought was due to Indigestion. But with determination to win it took more than the loosing of one pig . to discourage him. t Dick' financial reoort which they are all compelled to make proved that he had 'netted all that was Invested during tha first year. . . - ; , Com to be Crop HI second project which he Is starting this year, is that ot cron and will consist of four acres of sweet . corn. At present the ground Is being prepared tor the planting;' of the same. ' When the topie of the future farmers public ispeakinr contest became an issue ot interest dur ing .the fore part ot the school year, Professor : Young Insisted that each member of the associ ation make at least one three, to five minute speech. Dick appar ently had no desire to enter into the realm of public speaking any more ican 10 maxe cis one speech which his Instructor re quired of all future farmer atn dents. After some persuasion by reiauves and j instructors -he yielded to their wishes and be gan preparing a more' lengthy speech on the topic "Why I ea from those of a month ago. wun - raciuc coast 1930 crop cnoice. quoted zo-Zlc, common to primes 17-1 9c, and 1929 crop 12 I7e per pound. jv Exports or .hops . from the United States during the month ot march, 1931; totaled 178.511 pounds. - rallied i at 827.734.00. bringing the" total for . the 'first three months of 1931 to .1,086. 805 pounds. Imports for March totaled 113,439 pounds, valued a' 818.536.00, making the total for the first quarter of 1931, 2& 809 pounds. Choose to Become a Farmer. Eliminations In the Dayton high were held from time to time un til only two contestants remain ed. In the final try-oat the judges gave Dick the decision over his opponent, Thomas Little, whose subject was, "The Electrification of the American Home. Professor D. Lynn-: Gubser, principal of the Dayton school, and Prof. Young as well as other Interested parties gladly offered helpful suggestions toward pre paring him for ' the Willamette valley sectional public speaking contest held in Dayton, March 19. Dick . unanimously won first place In the contest which made him sole owner ot the purebred jersey heifer calf offered jointly by Prof. Gubser and the Dayton business men. The calf was 106 days old the evening of the con test and since coming from a high grade herd she promises to 4 be a good foundation for a fu ture dairy herd. va. naming the calf Dick de sired to choose a name which would resemble that of Lynn Gubser, from whose dairy herd the calf came. The only - femin ine choice that seemed feasible was "Llnna", which name by now the calf is better known. Since Dick's victory in the sec tional contest his' interest, along with that of ' Prof. Gubser and Young, grew toward the winning ot the state championship, the contest which was held May 1 on the Oregon State college campus, Corvallls, , . -With enthusiastic Instructors, fellow-eta dents and parents Dick entered the contest Friday after noon where he again showered himself and school with glory by winning the state championship. His next step on the ladder of success will be a trip to Boise, Idaho, where he will enter into the regional contest on -May 18. The winner of this contest makes the trip to Kansas City la the tall to compete . for the national honor.. - . v ; This makes the second vear that the Dayton high .school has year Douglas Bryon, a senior, won 'the state championship and made the trip to Phoenix, Arizo na . where he represented the state in the regional contest. The picture shews Dick Rock bill and his little sister Myrtle with "Llnna" the purebred jersey heifer calf which he won at the Willamette valley sectional pub lic speaking contest held in Day ton, March 19. NEED been honored in such a . way. Lasttiees. S SPECIAL CARE Condition of Ground at Seeding Time Held Im portant to Crop ; DALLAS, May 9 Good weath er last week encouraged . farmers to start the seeding of alfalfa. From now on whenever ' the ground Is in the right condition a good many., farmers will he busy at this task. ! In! commenting on the seeding of alfalfa County Agent J. R. Beck states that every once in a while a farmer gets impatient CAd sows the . seed ' before ' the ground ii ready. This almost al ways results in either a weedy patch ot alfalfa or a' poor stand or both. 1 ' ' - Mr. Beck cautions against seed ing alfalfa unless the ground has been worked, down to a firm, fine seed-bed. Firm enough to. -drive a car overhand fine enough for the small alfalfa seed.-In addition the-ground must have .been. so handled as to hold the moisture, otherwise It is -a waste of seed and time to plant, it. ' Farmers that are used to fol lowing in red clover find that they can ge a good stand of al falfa by following the same prac- Heater Farm Outstanding Among Country Residences By MRS. G. F. KORINEK STAYTON, May 9 -A country home second to none is being built for Delph Heater, on the W. A. Heater place north of ; town. The hohse will cost in the neigh borhood of 85.000. Oscar Hagen of Stayton Is the designer and builder. Mr. Hagen moved to Stayton last fall from Portland where he built some of the finest homes in the city. The Heater house contains sev en rooms, breakfast nook and bath and Is up to the minute In everr respect, as for instance the bathroom, where all the fixtures will be lavender. The floors will be of hard wood, other woodwork will be gnmwood. The house Is to be plastered: cedar shakes are to be used on the outside. The living room, dining room and breakfast nook aU wiir have large plate glass .windows, which will loom out on the Silver Creek Falls road. There is a large fireplace in the living room ' and a furnace will be installed in the full size basement. V "' ' f- ! W. A. Heater last fall put in a water wheel, - which furnishes electricity for his fine home and incidentally will furnish the juice' for the Delph Heater res idence. Water is piped from a spring on the hill side a mile and a half away. --r. ' W. A. Heater; father of Delph, la 'known as the largest straw berry grower in the world. " - The past few weekr he has had 40 men hoeing berries. Another son. Douglas,, this spring- bought a Curtis-Wright Airplane.-This will be used to spray - the berries if the spittle bugs, or other . pests bother them. APPLES LEAD FRUIT EXPORT Carlot Shipments of Pears ! Run Close Second Recently j OREGON STATE COLLEGE. May i Oregon's apple shipments continue'to rank first in volume, In the carlot fruit and vegetable industry of the state," according to a report just released by the Oregon State college extension service. Pears are a close second. "Carlot shipments of fruits and vegetables have practically' dou bled in the-last ten years, the re Port says. "Fresh pears account tor a large part of the increase In shipments, but loadings of cherries, prunes, potatoes, green peas,-, onions, celery, cauliflower and cantaloupes have also in creased substantially. j Out of a record total of 17.000 carloads of fruits and vegetables shipped in 1930 from Oregon loading points, 5,801 were ap ples and 5,1 S 9 pears. Potatoes ac counted for 2,174 carlots. These thre'. commodities made up 12, 14 Carloads, or 75 per cent of. the total. Fresh prune shipments have av eraged 1.000 cars or more in re cent years. In 1930, 615 carloads of dried prunes were loaded at Oregon stations, which is about an average amount. Other fruits shipped were 426 carloadisi of cherries, 48 of peaches, 88 of strawberries, 88 of mixed decidu ous fruits and 17, of dried apples. : This cantaloupe bus in i i s jumped up to 131 carloads 'from 12 in 1929 and practically noth ing in former years. The water melon carlot business was 18 loads;1 with 6 carlots of miscel laneous melons recorded. i . Loadings of celery In 1930 totaled 647 carlots, of cauliflower 620. and onions 615. Tomato ship ments were 68 carloads, green peas 73, lettuce 14, asparagus 21, cabbage 8, and mixed vegetables 151. ... true througaont the Vailed States hut also ea the Paclflo coast according , to Information gathered by the bureau of econ omics of the , United : States: da-, pertinent of agriculture, : For the country as a whole shickf hatched this year than a yjMuf kgo, up to and " Including ApHlJ Here oa the Pacific coast the decrease runs around 40 per cent, t ... , : ' I This information is based on reports from' commercial hatch- there has been 14 percent fewer eriee; ialmost . entirely the same hatcheries that were reported out a year ago. Here in Polk count j there Is quite a number of late Orders coming in and the : de crease may not be quite so great locally according to the information- collected by County Agent j. P. Beck. . f II "Hs : car : f dm the ' '": - !:. -I" ;-;f''- ff : :-.' - . if i' : - ' ' . - ' money also the fastest, liveliest ancl most powerful COAST ALFALFA MARTS STRONG Steady to Weaker Central West;' Offerings In .. L. A. are Scarce f Alfalfa markets ranged from steady to somewhat weaker in the -central west, but remained comparatively strong; on the Pa cific coast during the week ending- May 6. according j tot the weekly alfalfa market review of the United States bureau of agri cultural economics. Offerings were generally light, but in most eases were ' about In line, with market needs, which hare been greatly reduced by Improved 'pas turage In most sections. Inquiry was very slow at Kan sas City and quotations on ) the top grades declined 81.00 per ton despite lighter Offerings than for any previous week this season. Demand was considerably scat tered, but was largely from local Interests. Recent rains in south ern Oklahoma have delayed har vesting for several days and new crop alfalfa is not expected' on the Kansas City market from that area for at least another week or ten days. Considerable amounts of the old crop remain in pro ducing sections of Nebraska,; ac cordingto trade reports, butt the quality (is generally only fair and movement is slow.. Receipts at Omaha were moderate and: of only fair quality, for whleh the demand averaged slow, hut quo-, tations were unchanged. Offerings of the better grades were comparatively scarce1 at 'Los Angeles, and moved at . prices averaging near the top of ! the ranges : quoted for the previous week. The bulk of the offerings, however, .were of weather) "danv aged hay, for which there was comparatively little demand. This quality was delivered In dairying sections at prices ranging! from $13 to 15 per ton. depending on the percentage of damaged hay, - Off erings 'during the weekr in cluded a wide range of types and quality, since the recent 1 rains damaged considerable.: alfalfa; ' in bales, as well as loose -' in I the fields.' Dairymen offered the prin cipal outlet at Les Angeles, al though Inquiry -from the fertilis er trade was of moderate volume particularly lor dry, low grade hay, at prices under 8 13-per. ton, delivered to citrus growers. Dairy men and feeders in southern and central California were : o t greatly benefitted by " the recent rains, since pastures had greatly deteriorated and the green bar ley Jeed crop ? was pracically ruined. -. ' , ; . j. 1 "" A small portion of the! later grain hay in that, area, howerer. has been considerably, benefitted by the rains. Unfavorable weather tor harvesting .during the past two weeks in the Antelope valley, has retarded the movement, but j the light offerings of the top . grade from that area generally. soldi dc-. livered at Los Angeles at $16 and above.' -"Imperial growers i were generally asking $11-812 per ton. f.o.b., ranch, for the better grades, DECREASE IS liOTED W ' j -; ! j. .-- v ! ' wajy Six Sedan :': - ' . . -'I' : New Wfllyg Six Sedan JLHE whcclbasc of thp hejw Sedan it 110 inches; overall length! 152 inches; Willys Six Sedan , Powi pajraMo la I tread, 5854 inches . i i ii ments afford roomier, more These I measure comfortable interiort, wider leatj, addeld leg room I . . - -- 1 ;; III'' The Willys Six has the highest top speed of all can in its price class, is duickest on the pick-up, and also excels in hill clirobinz. . Malmmer nr 12 1& mnukfy , . fjwunli. 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