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This page Js a regular Sunday fea
ture; of The Statesman. Farm sews,
farm' information, . the story of the
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News of th Pfospeirpus WilIBttey3ley?
oe Varied Agricultural Pursuits of
interet tctits i versified ;Earmers;l i!r
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.successes ot fariousfarm operators fl
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HOPS SHOD
SLIGHT ADVAPJCt
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER
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Growers : .. Exhibit Strong
Holding Tendency as
Carryover jsjCnown
Pacific coast bop markets were
firm during theureek. ending Sep
tember 10, reflecting a somewhat
improved' demand for the moder
ate to light offerings, " according
to the weekly hop market, review
of the U. S. bureau l of , agricul
tural -economics. Prevailing pri
ces, based pon current- sales.
- hare been rather, uniform at 15c
per pound, net to growers in Ore
- gon markets," for top grade 1931
crop clusters and toggles.
a..- .v..v .4. ..,...-. ...
Oregon growers however, are' Here's Tillamook Lilith Beauty, 10-jr ear-old Holstein
becoming very firm holders, and
It Is reported " that to buy" Any
quantity, it would probably be
necessary to pay more than 15c.
- Rains- were - general over the Wil-
' lamette Valley the early part of
the week, but no damage jto the
hop crop has been done u yet:
On, the other hand,' the rains bad
a beneficial effect in washing; the
dust from the hops. - The abund
ance' of labor available for hop-
picking in Oregon, yards, has re
sulted in 1 the' i cleanest ' pick
years. ; ; j'1 ' - . , ':
! Maybe Not Ripe
. Dealers : are Just beginning : to'
send samples of .new 1 crop, late
clusters to their eastern connec
tions, so that it will be sereral
days before reports are available
regarding the quality and. desir
ability of the . new crop,
apprehension is felt
row c
of the
Angel college herd, sweepsstakes prize winner at the North 3Ion
tna fair at Great Falls Jfost. he defeated niae other champioBS.
The MC Angel cblleee herd swept the' show, winnlns all rbJUUDion-
slilps, grand. Junior and senior, ia Holsteia division. The herd also
showed a week ago at the Central 3(ontana : fair at Xewlstown.
GRJIIffS ARE BETTER
JUJ FIRST DEPORT
2?e; common - to prime 17-30c:
1929 crop 13-18c. "L
The total available stocks of
hops for the i coming i season Is
134,639 bales, which would make
the total available for domestic
in (disappearance only around 92.139
oaies, should net exports for the
coming year equal the average for
the past five years. -
uaaiornia nop markets - were
firm to stronger during the week
ending September 9. Prices paid
growers averaged 14 c per pound
high than during, the week previ-
fome J ous- -Alost transactions were on
among the I a basis of 15-16c, net to the g row-
trade in Oregon however, that in er. "with the highest prices being
some cases picking was berun too paid towards the end of the week
soon,, resulting In the hops being J At the present time, most holders
too ereen. This early nickinr was ar at least le higher than
done in an effort to avoid . red I tnese prices; The advance in the
spider damage.. , j market came In the face of only
- Some samples however. - show 1 moderate transactions t and - was
damare from red spider desnite. I largely caused by growers strong
this action. Among the sales inrnoldin tendency, because of the
Oregon markets during the week, Might carryover and small - crop
were the following: 149 bales of mis season. u
fuggles at 15c; approximately 300
bales clusters at 14 c;; about
00 bales clusters at 15c
bales of 1929 clusters sold
and 700 bales of 1910 clusters - JP
brought 15c per pound. - v a auc iritKiiig isiy
Sales in the Mt. Angel and Sil
, verton : sections of - Oregon ' have
been f ery extensive, 'with about
75 per cent of the 1931 crop sold
In those districts, Stocks of old
hops in Oregon have been reduced
to an extremely low. figure, total
ing but 2,298 bales on September
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' Sell 75 Per Cent " t
The New.Tork onarket reports
some new erorp hops are arriving,
with a few: sales made at 19 "ft -21c.'
There has been a steady,
fair trading in 1920 crop hops in
that market, and the market tone
ha been generally steady. Sep
tember 9. 1930 crop choice Paei
flc coast hops were quoted at 21-
viVe Farmer Families
ice moving ua
First of Month
JEFFERSONVSept. 12 The
first or next month will be moving
day for several -farmers in this
communiy, among whom are Dan
Brunkel and family who have
been living on the W. E. Moses
f arm en and one half miles south
of town, I has leased Mrs. Lillie
Wilson's farm - on the Jefferson
Lebanon road for next :year. !
f Mr. and Mra, Quimby who have
been living on the Esther Roland
place near Green's bridge for the
past year,' have -purchased a farm
near.Crabtree, and expect to move
SOOn, i-- . f ; j" ;-. . i. : .
The Country
ereaboufs
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LSCIQ 6. AHali, who farms a
mile west of vr Scio . on f Thomas
creek, . says he recently threshed
2,932. pounds Of clover seed from
an eight-acr field
had , previously . tak
hay. L .: , j..
CENTRAL,; HOWELL An
unusually large 'yield of clover
seed was .harvested
John Lichty from a
It averaged " eight
acre of seed.:; ;
TURNER--C.'. A.
ing a large, tongue
lo 12 by 30 feet
base: . Two smaller
ready for , corn filling.1 f Mr. . Bear
and son will care for at least 30
cows this; winter, they have, used
the milking machine and find it
from which he
en 25 tons of
by. Alec' and
40 -acre field,
bushels per
Bear is' erect-
land groov si-
with- cement
silos are also
very, satisfactory.
used a machine for
years. ; :
T n e y haye
a number of
iRuble of Lin-
I LINCOLN D. R.
coin suf f ereda great loss recently
when a valuable cowl died from al
falfa bloat. The malady is lnot
common in this part of the state
but Is prevalent in eastern ' Ore
gon where " alfalfa halters are
placed on the -eowa to prevent
their contracting it.-
MONMOUTH Prune picking
ia on in all local orchards with
indication of a reasonably - heavy
crop. F. B. McLaughlin reports
that picking will soon be com
pleted on his farm. I the -nickers
being retained to go! on into the
L. A:. West orchard. 4 The Alslo
oryer. in Monmouth
; The September . 1. estimate ' of
uregon . corn - . proaucuon is ' un.
changed from that . of I a - month
ago which .was 1,982.000 bushels.
although the present - condition
shows -a- drop, of four points -dur
ing the past month due chief lr to
"teff ecta , of drought-V Small grains.
spring wneat, oats and. barley.
production .. estimates I all. show
sains during August although the
September 1 condition is down
slightly in each instance.
In the case. of spring1 wheat the
probable yields for 17.0. bushel
compares with last year's yield of
Z3.0 bushels per acre and' the ten
year average of . 19.3 - bushels per
acre.- The probable yield of oats
estimated now at 34.0 bushels per
acre compares t with ! the eight
year . average of 2. bushels.
Last year was an unusually fav-
r or a Die one lor. Oregon oats and
me yield was 40.0 bushels per
acre. Barley, estimated yield of
so.o bushels per - acre shows a
similar relationship. ; 1 The yield
last year was 34.0 bushels, and
the average, of the: preceding.
eignt years was 32.8 bushels per
acre. . ' - ;
It Is apparent that ! while the
grain crops are in every case be
low average, the final yield Is go
ing to be above expectations -and
that the aupply of feed from this
source 'will ; probably be equal ' to
normal requirements considering
the low prices of wheat partieu
larly, which will stimulate the
use of that crop for feeding pur
poses. ; . i ' I
Two Farms Near
Amity Exchange
1 Hands in Week
AMITY. Sept. 12 A farm trade
was closed Saturday in which A.
O. Deaver and T. C. Richter ex
changed farms. The Richter farm
is located about two miles east of
Amity while the Deaver place is
on the coast road one fourth mile
west of town. j
They expect to move about Oc
tober 1. '
Iowan Believes
Land Comes Back
SCIO E: V. Ferrinj If Cedar
Rapids 'Iowa, who spent, a ; few
days recently in this part of the
state in quest' of a suitable farm,
stated; that la. his opinion real es
tate soon .would bo on -the up
grade.. -In his state there is an
increasing "back." to the land"
movement helftated, and he 1 was
of the opinion the present urn is
a 'good - time to invest In good
agricaltural lands. j
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many, of the small crops, as well
is caring for as the large Alsip orchard output.
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almost jad activity renorted. ."rSrv,
ing operations hae ," Increased
cbBsiderably over . last 1 1 week.
Rains throughout V most, sections'
of the northwest, have not cau4
ed any ,. material ; damage . as -Vet
apcorajng to latest reportsV Grow
ers ; and packers agree, .that, p'ro
Tiamg cno , weather vcontlnnes
cool & and dry. '-the crori will not
suffer since the fruif la now far
aiong in the ripening , process..
It seems t o t be v. tha central
opinion' of growers and jpackertf
that estimates for the northwest
crop will .have, to be reduced five
to ten. minion ponnds under fig
urea of a month ago. Estimate
now, place, the ctod -betwem as
ana jv million ponnds. ,
uuiard renorta fine- -faniltr
and l the appearance of a few
Dnyers, but no aetlve tradlnsr
ngene la ; now; about one-fifth
through with, . drying operations.
aitnougn most r crimes will . h
cannea. unit, a namber of rraw-
ers wim 19 percent crons will
not harvest. Salem canners are
still taking ; prunes to fulfill
August contracts.. Prices per ton
ior rresn stock are quoted $10
$12 per ton: t but ! so trtumt
saies. Drying around. Amity be
gan quite actively a week a ro
Prunes were ripe and -of rood
quality,' with the average arreen
test of about. IS count. The dry
vuuiu may range oetween 38 and
43 and possibly average 40.
Warm weather ripened the fruit
so that it is now belnsr ' cleared
from the tree at one nickinr. Dry
ing will probably be completed by
the end of next week.
Buying Fresh at Dallas -In
Vancourer 'growers are re
porting lighter : tonnage than, was
estimated ten days ago.1 Ereryone
Is predicting a short season. Dry
ers in Fruit Valley are now oper
ating normally, a few began much
earlier, but in most instances
were forced to shut down. The
fruit is large and of good Quality
and dries easily. Some dryers are
buying fresh prunes in Dallas and
paying 25-3 Oc per bushel. Oak
land reports a very light crop. and.
good sizes. Drying around Rid
dle is quite actlre. . ,
According to an authentic trade
report, sizes of California prunes
are running slightly less than
per cent 3 0-4 0s. This figure cot-
ers all Important sections in the
state, but Includes only prunes
harvested "up to a recent, date.
Last year, it was pointed oat, the
average was 1.90 per eent 10-4 0s.
Packers' Sales : . "
Buyer are attempting to pur
chase aftho same price for' which
growers are holding. Consequent
ly, very little activity has occur-
unilted. Sales in 25 nounrf Iiatm
aro quoted bv one- packer kt i
fOi; 30-40s. Be for 40-SOs, mnd-4 H"
cwis ior ftu-euswim rery ImilU
ed volume, of .sales.. Packers ad-
Tices lnoicate that northwestern
prunes were quoted to Stockholm
inis week at 5 3 -8 e for 80s.
i Tho-followlng; cropv conditions
are reported by tho federal-state
wmm.m service ax aacramento: .
- Santa Clara uValley: n Tradlni
slightly more .active than ! a week
ago,pracUcally unchanged prices.
.Most rgTowers- unwilling ;to sell.
uuyers not actively trying! to bur.
bonoma-Napa Counties:! Market
auu ana practically no trading;
Growers 'unwilling to sell. IT Priced
unchanged from a week aro. ;
Sacramentovalley: Market ; for
large jrrencn stronger, imMl sUe$
steady. . . Several . hundred - tons
sold past week.' mostly la Sutter
ana Butte counties. Little or no
trading in other areas. Quotations
September : 30-40s mostly SH
Das is; 41-438 jnostry 2;-3c ba
sis; 44-50S mostly 2. few 2V4
3c; iS 1-5 4s mostly 2 14 -2 He basis
. A A . " M. i-. A- - . - V
a-t)vs mosiiy z-z4c basis: 60
101S1U-2C basis.. . r
Mt. AhgelFarm.
Offers Holstein
To Club Winner
MT. ANQEL. Sent. 12 The Mt.
Angel' Stock farm has. put- up a
Holstein special as a. prize for
Boys' and Girls 4-H club mem4
berg at the Oregon state fair. I
The Holstein Is Arbordale
Queen of Sheba, who was sired by
Lad of Cerealia and whose dam
wast Arbordale Dorothy Perkins.
This thoroughbred calf will be
put as a prize for 4-H members in
the .Holstein class.
M&ny Bales Hops
Sold by W. Fry,
Sil verton Buyer
SILVERTON. SeDt. 12 iTwenl
ty-ffte hundred bales of hops from
SUverttm.,- Mount AngeL Monitor,
and;, the Marquam districts have
been sold . through Walter Fry
local hep broker. ! .j . t
Th. hops ' brought between 14
and; 15 cents a - pound 1 for; this
year's crop and eight and a half
cents a pound for the 130; bales
of last year's crop which were in
the lot. .
X TADOO
Fincy grain Judging standards
are taboo fat the t 70th Oregon
state ; fair, and cereals exhibited
in V 'the. ' premium classification
must' meet the same standards of
perfection Imposed In commercial
markets. No smutty wheat, how
ever- perfect; otherwise, . may re
ceive an award. " r s
v. Announcement . to ... that :' effect
has,- been made by Max iGehlbar,
director of; the department of ag
riculture., m ' "::v. ir '
Regular department of agricul
ture standard equipment for itnak-
rng the' tesU will be brought from
Portland to operate in actual dem
onstration for anyone -Interested
The equipment 'to "be used In
eludes a diyider, kicker, sack - of
bulk triers, a -pelicsm . used; s
sampling ocean-going: cargo ap
paratus 'for i moist ur measure
ment,' full-set of selves, and stan
dard apparatus for, determining
test weight per bnsheL -v.,
Director Gehlhar Invites the at
tention; of grain-growers and ;bOyS
and. girl club members . to 1 this
demonstration.' I
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DO! SWINE If
I WHINNY? ft
By IXr HV Talinadge p- -Tilly
i Wicks says the whinnying
of the swine 'Is sweet music itt her
ears. xean7, . : .. . ;
It may he folks don't forget
their. troubles when Ibey go to the
fair, but, the? stun 'em consider
ably. Let those among: ye 1 who
say they don't see no: pleasure in
going to the fair cast the first
stun. I : ; i , . ' T f i
3 Mrs, Nibs Bunker came to these
parts from Iowa; which state; has
a greatj fair and makes a heap of
fuss about it. Says she: "Once
when I was watching two locbmo-
tives collide on the fair grounds
at Des Moines my white petticoat
fell down and I was so excited 1 1
never noticed; It till a man picked
it np and said 'Madam, you have
dropped' . your ? pafachute.il 'I I
s'pose he thought Ias the llafy
who jumped! from the ' balloon.
and he was real nice about it but
rm thankful,' us women don't
have to wear the heavy starched
things any more..' it
More than I likely hundreds of
girls will wear pajamas when ihey
visit the lair this yea. Well,! why
hot? The garment is said to be
comfortable and Is productive of
pleasantly annoying effect: on
the chronic Critics. - I reckon I'd
wear pajamas when the weather
was suitable If I were a girl. r
Headed into a 'conversazione a
day or two ago. 1 A conversazione
la what! the French ,term a "blclllte
social discussion I once knew 'a
gentleman who emerged from a
conversazlono with a black eye.
In this particular converzasione a
certain' old gentleman was explod
ing numerous pointed and unkind
remarks in reference to. the' pa ja
ma epidemic - now raging : among :
the girls br-r-r-i-r 4ike that.
"Sir," said I to .him,'. "if you were
a girl 'f "If I were what?" he
snorted... Right, at this point I
backed but of the conversazione.
No use in arguing with a man who
refers to a girl as. a what.
' We optimists" are very fond of
stating , that prosperity, is just
around the corner. But none of
us seems to be posted ffn the lo
cation of the corner..; Even it
general whereabouts seems shrou
ded, in mystery. We inquire th
name of the street or' streets and
learn nothing; And it may, I sup
pose, eventually transpire that
Btreets have nothing to do wits
the question ;; that the corner it
to; be found .on a rural highway..
Over yonder a j lew miles. Tak
the first turn to the right aftei
you pass "the schoolhouse. A bit
of ground there that . cost th
owner no more, and perhaps less
than an "abiding -place; in town
Fruit" and vegetables growing.
there. Chickens.: Possibly a cow
and a pig. Independence of grasp
ing conditions. ; Doesn't It appear -"
reasonable? : ; ; . . .
I put this; question to Bud
Teasle, and ! Bud considered it
heavily for a time. At last he
saidr "Well, i believe if I had a
mule and the right kind of a wo
man I'd give it a trial." I reckon
there are a good many Dud
Teasles in the country. : Don't do
any harm, maybe, but they don't
help matters much, either.
ine state iair is tne Oregon
barometer. As is the fair, so is
Oregon. Judging by the entries
and other indications, nothing is
Very seriously 1 the matter with
Oregon. ' ;
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BRUSH COLLEGE. Sept. 12
There are ten prone orchards here
alii In operation' and from which
the crops are being harvested.
They are owned by Fred E wing
who also has a large prune dryer
where his near neighbors have
their prunes dried: E. M. Paxton.
-4; fD. Olsen, Joe HadesDeck. Burl
Oliver. John! Schultz. Blorizett
and -Utley, Charles McCarter and
N. L. Gibson.
Mr. Gibson! who own m. drver
jointly with rirj Hendershot, dry
most of the prunes in th. west
section of Bmsh College; , -
One of the largest pear acrea-
ages In Polk county is the Wallace-orchards,
owned by Paul
Wallace of Brush College. About
35 or- 40 men wers employed'to
pick the crop, the work Just being
completed.- :" :;'. -1
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