i PAGE TWELVE t-TKe OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morningr, October 111931 Edited by : GENEVIEVE MORGAN 1 News of tKe Prosperous Willamette Valley and of the' Varied Agricultural Ftjrsuits of interest to its Diversified Farmers. ; This page Is "a regular Sunday fea alley r iarms an eir omers e ture or-Tne statesman. arm news, farm' Information, the storv of the o successes of various farm operators puDiisnea .nerem. 11 w HOGS SHOOT UP i One Grade Wheat Shows Advance; Italian Prunes ' Show Increase' PORTLAND. Oct." 10 CAP) Hogs improved in price ana nom ' cattle and lambs f 11 off In the 1 general market here this ' week. . Hos were up 50 to 75 cents from ; last week s close..- - . - I Heavies,-from; 250-290 lbs, were 5.25-6.00, while ?00-220 lb. stuff was 5.75-6.50.. both up cents Llehts. 160-180 lbs., were 6.25 6.50. Feeders and stockers fell ; off sllehtlv to 4.75-5.50. 1" Good steers were down about a Quarter to 6.00-.75, and" cows were 4.00-4.50, down 25-35 cents .Choice vealers continued at 7.50 8.50. I Good SO-lb. lambs were down 25 cents to 6.0 06.2 5 but other v grades' were unchanged at "3.75 5.00 for mediums and . 3.00-3.75 for common stuff. ; "r 1 - - r . Wheat AdTUce . I bi Bend blustem . wheat ad- Tan ced one cent over .last week's close, but other grades were un changed. Big Bend was 63 Soft white and western whit9 were 48. and other varieties 47. cents There was no change ; in oats at 18.00. , ' - - I - Oat and vetch- rajr.L advancing 12 to 12.00-12.50, was the only variety to change in price. Other kinds were unchanged at these buying prices. f.o.b. 'Portland: al falfa 14.14.50: valley timothy 15 15.50: eastern " Oregon timothy 18-18.50: clover 11, oat hay 11 Straw continued at from SS to 16.50 a ton. : I - Wool UnchAwred i Wool prices held unchanged at 12 and 15 cents for: eastern Ore gon, 12 for valley coarse, and 13 cents for medium.' ! ' " i - There was no change in butter price. Extras were 31, standards 30. prime firsts 29, and. first 28& ! Fresh extra eggs were 28 and 29 cents." Standards were 26, fresh mediums 23, and fresh pullets, 18. i There was nothing doing in. hop price j with 1931 Oregon crop re maining at 15 to 15 cents. - Italian prunes spread In price t 4 and IV cents ' from last week's close of. 6 and 7e. FEEDING METHODS TESTED Oil FLOCK One thousand "white : leghorn pullets In the'laying -pens.at the? poultry, department - of Oregon ' State college are serving to re veal the comparative value ot several methods of feeding from -time of hatching to full produc tion. ' These pullets have Already gone through the first part of the experiment, which was to show whether they could be rais ed Just as well on laying rations as on the 'more complicated, and expensive chick feeds. ' Results . of this-' phase of the experiment , . are now being compiled. ' ' Now that 500. have been raised one. way and 5 0 0 the- other, these two groups have again, been di vided, each into four. pens ot 125 each. - Throughout the coming winter they will all receive ex - actly .the . same treatment , si d --will be In. the same environment, except that each of the four pens In each group will be fed-differ ently. " j; ." ; The. two No. . 1 pens will get hand fed grain In the litter with Hopper ea main, no; 2 pens - will i get both hopper' fed grain and hopper fed mash. The third pens will be given cube : feed or "pellets" In hoppers, while the fourth , pens in each group will - get an all "mash ration from . hoppers.-1 - - . - t "All four, of these methods are " In commercial use in Oregon and we experiment station is con stantly in . receipt of: many re quests with regard to their reia tive merits,' says A. O. Lunn, head of the poultry department. 'Field tests by poultrymen have also - indicated that good pullets can bo raised by using regular - laying rations, and if this is cor- r. rect it wilt greatly reduce labor and feed cost. the Turkey Raising On Small Scale Proves of Profit NORTH HOWELL, Oct. 9 -Turkey raising is a very special and profitable side line on the farm of, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Woel ke. This year, they took five of their turkeys to the state fair and won first, second and third on their five entries. J Tie Woelkes have been raising Nairagansetts for, several years and their annual turkey shoot is a neighborhood event of much In terest; A'; T . C . ..... .. m Mrs. Woelke feeds and cares ur too . enure nock and , raises about.' fifty, or more each This Is the first time they f have exhibited at any fair, so are 'quite elated with the results. . . ' I V : APPLE RESULTS J ' ' EUGENE Excellent r e s V 1 ts from the use of both - a complete -fertilizer and a combination nitrogen-phosphate compound " are reported by", Howard Merriam, a leading Lane county-apple grow er. Although - Mr. Merriam " be lieves the complete fertilizer ga-e slightly superior results he syi the trees on both the fertilized plots " showed better tree growth as weir as finer fruit this year. ' YEP, TURKEY - o . 8 f Or Poultry raisers the country over -will give this picture a startled sec ; ond glance when they notice that the chickens held by these two winsome lads 4a. Chlcajro have heads strangely reminlseent of tur keys. Julian Kanter and his' brother, Allen, are shown holding two of the new breed of chickens called "Turkens," which were received at the Lincoln Park zoo, Chicago, Michigan. Pheasant is Fanjily Pet; Hisses at By MRS. FRANK JUDD - LIBERTY, Oct. 10 A pheasant may not he so strange or formid able a pet as some one hears about, but I. is usually very dif ficult to tame completely. Mr and Mrs. Roy: Farrand of Liberty had an interesting and unique ex perience with such a pet this past summer. . During the plowing on their place last spring a Chinese pheas ant nest was destroyed.. The eggs broken - showed welPde-vteloped chicks, so the remaining ones were put under a setting hen. Six of the wee pheasants survived the clumsiness of the hen. They were' taken to the house. They relish ed and thrived on crumbs, bugs, chick feed, cottage cheese and a good deal of care and attention by Mrs. Farrand. various accidents overtook the young pheasants, however, and only i two remained. In going about the yard they would dart quickly from cover to cover as would wild pheasants, and also fly short distances at times. Now. but one pheasant, a very lonely. ; one, 1 remains. It never wandered away far from the house but tagged around after its mis- JEFFERSON The farm be longing to the Wied estate' has been divided and deeds are being maae out to the different heirs. Fences are being built nd roads made. to the different divisions of land, i . , . ' . RICKEY 'Some unknown per son harvested W. H. Humphries crop f sun flowers recently. Mr. Humphrey's sowed ? sun flower seeds-along the edge of his gar- aen.t xms is not only decorative but also provides chicken feed. Among the sun flower was one head which treasured 16 H Inches across. - v - Lincoln Herman Hammer la harvesting his large crop of po tatoes, raised on 3 2 -acre rich riv er bottom field. He has sold the crop to the penitentiarly in Sa lem under t contract. Bumper crops of alfalfa cwere raised on this .acreage lor a number of years.t Last year barley was sown there and produced 93 bushels to me acre. -. Middle Grove -Silos are beinsr filled and farmers are preparing to 1 start' fall plowing as soon as the ground will work. Thosa who have tractors have the advantage over , tnose with horse' drawn plows. j Central Howell A carious slghftwas seen In this community eany in tne week, when 27 buz zards were seen flvine hi eh in & V formation. Hike eeese useL Sclo S. W.- Gaines, famillarlv known as "The Pie Eater of the Santlam Farm, was in Scio here this week, having driven his fa vorite buggy horse on the trio. Mr. Gaines is In his 89th year and has resided in the near vicinity of Scio for three quarters of a. cen tury. :.-'' j Orchard Heights Bruce Cun ningham, ; who ": has - a . hundred acres In potatoes, expects to get around 15,000 .sacks from5 this land hear - the Schindler dairy. More than half the crop is already dug. Most of them - are being, stored In Salem. ' . - , - .- Scio; McKlnley Huntington of Roseburg, president and manager of the Oregon. turkey growers as sociation, was I in the Scio region in connection ! with his of flee a few days ago. Last year, Hunting If'ftated, the association hand rca6TT00e. turkeys, and the 10 0, 000. mark win be the goal for the present year. It is a cooperative concern, and Its business opera tions, are said to be extending to immense proportions. : .- ; ; - BULLETIN AVAILABLE -ORESHAM Sauer-kraut-mak-ing is the order ef the day for manvMultnomah county : house-. The Country Hereabouts O I HEADED HENS O M q J from a poultry farm at Wallace, j Cat; Now Gone tress most of the time, i Every where she went around the place, working in the garden, or where, Toung Lady Pheasant was right there scratching around as busily as she. When it flew on the sink and drainboard at times It was more a nuisance than company!. The pheasant knew Its mistress' voice and would come at her call. In the' evening at roosting time the pheasant would come, to the window or screen door and. peck and scratch to be let in. Then it accustomed place was prepared and it would settle down to sleep. When a cat was brought home to live the pheasant took an in stant dislike to the creature and showed it by a great ruffling up of feathers and hissing In the cat's direction. However, as the pheasant was so nearly grown the cat paid not the slightest atten tion. 1 1 - j ; : Therefore, 1t could I not J have been' the cat's fault when the pheasant recently i disappeared. The fact that life was - going smoothly and the pheasant stayed around so closely and contentedly seems to point to foul play some where. This unusual pheasant is greatly missed at home. wives, reports, Frances Clinton, county home demonstration agent. Telephone calls and mail bag requests for directions, 'for making sauerkraut and pickling cucumbers and other! .vegetables are numerous she says, and she answers the majority of them! by, sending out f armor s'.. bulletin 1438, "Making Fermented Pick les.! Detailed directions for making sauerkraut dill pickles, sweet pickles and' mixed .- pickles are . contained in this ' publication wmcn may be obtained free from Oregon State college. 'City Farm' Raises Two Big Squash By KATHERINE SCHARF t- A squash vine jj climbing grapevine trellis and - with two large Squash hanging from it Is a signt at tne home of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lee, .1045 North 2Qth. street, near thefi Englewdod SChOOl.. .... - ; j . ' ; One squash measures 18x27 Inches while the other measures 11x23 Inches. On account of its weight Mr. Lee . has provided a box of straw In which the larger squash is now resting. He also had cucumber vines climbing a trellis. Lee gathered a liberal st p ply of cucumbers, i - . Mr. Lee has two! lots of ord n ary dimentiona and on these he raises all kinds of fmit and vege tables and English! walnuts. I - He finds a ready sale for1 what Is. ut needed for their ovfn use. There is a barrel drilled full of holes from which are growing "Im proved Oregon Strawberry plants, and which bare ripe fruit" In Sep tember.' ; . j ; . .;. I Among the fruit trees which In clude applesj Cherries and peaches, Is a while fig tree from which Mrs. Lee ha$ gathered the second crop of ripe figs this sea son. They also keep a good cow and a number of I chickens. In short their home Is a miniature fruit and truck farm in the ciy. Mr. Lee retired from active farm ing several years ago on account of impaired eyesight, t , ' 1 Done With Silo Job For This Year TURNER. Oct, 10-Tutner dairymen have practically finished silo filling. . D. MCHenry fiUed sUo some day agoJ M. : A. Hill, J. M. Bones. S. A. Riches, and C A Bear finished the last of the week excepting Mr. Bear who will refill the tops of two larre 'silos after allowing for shrinkage.1 :. f Com has been In good condition th-'vyear with little, or no appar erff damage from . f i"ostV4X. i . t HOPEmSIEHI Oro and Argentine Varieties r Said Best Resistant 4 So far Found OREGON . STATE COLLEGE. Oct 10. The battle of northwest ern wheat growers against stink ing smut may eventually turn in favor of the growers by reason of development of resistant varieties, but the time has not yet arrived when . they can , depend on that alone to save them from the 1 10. 000,000 loss estimated, as the toll taken by this worst cereal disease of the - three Pacific northwest states. This Is the latest word Just given by D. E. Stephens, superin tendent of the Moro branch ex periment station where most of the experimental work in this field Is carried on. '. . "It Is not yet known why some varieties are attacked by smut worse than others but it is a fact that a few varieties are immune to some smut forms and highly resistant to others, and some are highly susceptible to some but re sistant . to others, explained Mr. Stephens. "The whole matter is complicated through the discovery of the fact that there are . many different strains ot stinking smut Mch behave differently on vari- Fs wheats.- ;7, In field trials at the Pendleton field station this year 10 wheat varieties came through the yeaf with less than 15 per cent smut after the seed was blackened with smut and planted untreated. The popular commercial variety. Hy brid 128, ordinarily win produce 95 per cent smut when sowed in this manner. A German variety, Hoenhelmer No. 77, proved the most resistant with but .7 per cent smut. High in the list were Oro and .Argen tine, two. strains 1 of Turkey Red wheats developed at Moro. These are now the most promising va rieties considering both yield and smut resistance, says Mr. Ste phens. . . Whether it will pay a farmer to grow any of these smut resistant wheats will depend upon how dif ficult smut control Is In his local ity, how much they will yield there, as weU as on market price or quality. In any event Mr. Ste phens advises sowing as clean seed as possible treated ''with copper carbonate containing 50 per sent copper, and to wait for several weeks if possible after the fall rains start before seeding. HARVEST APPLES RICKEY, Oct, 10 A. J. and George Hager have harvested their crop ot Northern Spy ap ples. A very good crop Is report ed. The crop was injured some what by, the dirt storm early In the season. " is nocr available in 25 different models priced as law no 440 complete with body . 4- KOTE: Thmudl priced mttUOU ; the open cab pick-Up, : . - By actual ance, vreek month after month tKe eix-ey Under Chevrolet haa proved its right to be " f called Amerira'M nutmt economical truck. Owners have found that on a ton-mile basis Chevrolet costs less for gas and oil, less for upkeep and less for service than any other truck regardless of the nuxnber of cylinders. And price-cornparson vHH show that' this big, sturdy Chevrolet Six is one of the lowestpriced trucks you am boy. CIHIISWnilCDlLETr S5xn TTliaiIJKS V - . Far ',..:;, :.; t I j .' . ';,,.-'. -"v,., , ;V;-;j'-r;y:-lyrf -rij.; 'I- , t ' - I' ll. ' See yar ales&ler belevw ii I Douglafs Ifely Chevrolet b, I : ; 430 ST. Coinmercial " ., 5 ASSOCIATED. DEAXERS " . .fMephone 8189 . I Ball Bros Turner Hardy Chevrolet .-, Co., i.Woodbara -TV . P. C Brown, Falls City I ' Hnlamh M, "g- ! T ' " -rftmUmJtmfm - fltwp, MonmOatA I ;.:", , .... .. '.! I ri,,.i r-, . .:- . - " , I . ; Seven 'Doses' of Spray Produce 5000 Bushels ; Of Apples Where i the scentta wbVYaM "You can't raise good apples in the Willamette TTa should be led to' the George N. Tnompson farm in the Keizer dis trict where, a crew of pickers and packers are now at work harvest ing, and preparing for market more than BOO 3 bushel nf an. Pies. i , ' -. -- V .- ., The Thomnson orchard? ! ' la years : old I and. for the , past; 21 years has been owned by Mr. and Mrs. Thompson: During this time Mr. Tnompson nas made a care ful studv i of method of nHnr for the treea and thia vaa ha the heaviest crop the orchard has ever produced. Mr. Thomnson hl!n-r that of the reasons his apples are of such nne quality Is that his or chard is sprayed seven times each year. The first or ; "clean - up spray" Is In the early spring and is to prevent scale. The second spray Is When the trees ara "fit the pink" or Just before the buds burst into bloom. Th1 i t imt. vent scab and scale. . : . .. - The third snrav la annllAd 4nt after the petals fall and is for both scab and coddling moth. : i Th trefla are nrvwl a rain in two weeks to fight the dreaded coaaung motn. Another spray Is applied In June for the same pur pose. -i f . - The sixth spray js given In July Or Ausmst and la aealn a nAAMnv moth preventive. Sometimes blue- stone is used in this spray but If not a seventh spray is applied and this Is to prevent anthraenose. STREETS IS URGED Requirements in Connection With Safety Zones are Pointed out Here An appeal for safe driving In Salem is being made by the Ore gon State Motor association. in an effort to forestall Injuries-to the many children who are' now crossing the streets on the way to school. F. B. Jones, r. district manager here, yesterday Issued the-following statement: "The Oresron State Motor asso ciation Is making an appeal to the motorist "for . safe : driving,' now that school has opened, and the return i of youngster to the streets will create new ; traffic hazards, and . they-urge careful driving on the part of every car owner. This can be brought about only by careful driving, and ad- ssm road perfo . Today, ewty truck user 'can apply this economy to his own particular toork. The current Chevrolet commercial car line coven practically every delivery and hwv"g need. Twenty-five differ ent models. Half-ton and lVir-ton pay-load capacities. Three wheelbase lengths. A wide variety of Chevrolet designed and Chevrolet-built bodies. Just name the type of truck you need and you will very likely find after vreesc, it in Chevrolet's all-inclusive line. f - . ' r . - - ' ; - . . 0 avajna. tin iiSin iQiIiii ilnyftM.A&tra. ; Trm?rtmtioM Ct ior Thompson When' asked when the trees were pruned Mrr-Thompson plied "when ever my 'knife Is harn." but . went on to explain that; pruning Is iisuaUy done 1a the, late winter and early. spring but that he favors a. good bit ' of summer pruning. Summer prun ing is a great, help in developing color in the fruit and encourages the forming, of fruit spurs rather than -wood growth. .. : i v Mr. Thompson says that, printer. pruning produces wood,; growtn and that on - matured trees this causes a very heavy crop.. that season but a near failure of the crop the following year. . I. . : The orchard ; is cultivated Just after the apples are removed. when vetch Is disked in. In the spring this cover crop Is turned under. The orchard is usually, cul tivated i twice after this! " Mr. Thompson believes that too much cultivating wears out the soil and does much more harm than, good. Despite the fact that the trees were thinned this summer almost every tree is heavily loaded with fruit this season. Among the var ieties of apples produced In this orchard are Stark's Delicious, both golden and red; Spltzenberg; Baldwin; Northern Spy; Vinton's raspberry red; Grime's Golden; King; 4 Red Cheeked Plppejn and vanderpool red. -. For local trade the apples are graded according to size aid are in three ..grades. For shipment they, are-graded as fancy,! extra fancy, and C. Windfalls are sold for cooking apples and for cider. ded care' will go far In reducing the number, oft deaths and! fatal' itles. - ) . j . "Over! the country there has been an j Improvement in traffic fatality, among children; but the. problem still challenges the I na tion. -This Improvement Is! large ly attributable to safety education In the schools and to successful operation of the schoolboy pa trol. !,-.:---:. I '. ; '"Please remember that among tne children returning to school there are a large number of lit tle tots who for the first time, are leaving the protection and safety of their home to enter an entire ly new world. The ciy has marked off safety lanes, around then school pear. Please co-operate. And if . there Is any one In . this saxety lane, come to a stop." IMPROVE CROP' OREGON CITY Members of the' Estacade Berry Growers' as sociation are planning to improve both the quality and quantity of next year's crop.- They recently purchased 23 tons of commercial fertilizer and many of them will use cover crops between the berry rows for the first time. ' ; Be- tennBlk 1-ton 157-inebj . Stake Track :io 5 '5G0 sra mm 11 Mrs. J. I. Sears and VV. H. McRae Among - Eight Who lie for top i - Mrs. J. I. Sears, North Winter street, and W H.. McRae of Mer lon Creamery are among the eight best "cheese jguessers'! .-; in . the state as demonstrated ' by the Weight guessing contest . at the state fair last week. : The' weight of a large balloon type . cheese placed on- exhibit : by the ' Inter state Associated creameries' was a puzzle to over 5000 persons who ventured a guess in order to win one of the fiye-pound loaf Inter state cheeses (offered as prizes. Five rewards were offered, but when the tabulation was made it was found that eight persons had tied for first. No one guessed the exact weirht. I which was 224 pounds and four ounces, but eight were within a quarter of i. pound of the correct figure. ; Both Mrs. Sears and Mr.' McRae guessed 224 H pounds and the other guessed: at the even fig ure. Other winners were Donald Shelton.' Monroe; Mildred Stein hoff, Sherwood; William -Delk-man, Scio; John Aschlm, Tilla mook; G. Earl Zxw, Coquille and Alvln R. Moore, Portland. Wild guesses ran from as low as 15 pounds to as high as 2500. Many guessed half a ton and the average, guess; was about 600 Gehlhar, director was one of the as was Lawrence pounds. Max of agriculture,! close guessers Thomas, of stock farm. Mt. Angel college Over- a hundred folks placed their estimate at 225 pounds which jmlssed by only 12 ounces. . . j '' The Interstate Associated creameries,. Is jcomposed of seven producers organizations of which the Dairy Cooperative association is one of the largest groups; B. P. Thorsell of Astoriaw as in charge of the booth at the fair and was III! CHEESE w . i - - ; - - - ; IhaoMniirBa . . WimiteirS ... : . ! ' The utmost battery eflSciencT; is nece- - sary to meet the greater power require-. ments of winter driving. Colder, morn ' ings and longer nights levy a heavy burden that can only be carried by bat teries of full power. WHat is the conr dition Of your battery? Is. it equal to - winter service?; Drive in today for in- spectioiv - " '- . ' IHal ' i 1 B AT T Y01I can step on the Oversized plates give vaui.jr at ui lemperatures. .Lowest prices. ? COMPLETE' FIRESTONE ONE-STOP M : , SERVICE . "'"'PPja itxts. lire Repairing ri! Testing. Adjusting and Re- luUng.Sitntific Lubrication.. .Complete Elec--j focal Service... .Gas, Oil and Accessories. 'the station tQ;ftn ; r-jnr? . J 1 Firestone, One-Stop assisted during the week by R. W, ; Clarke, local manager of the dairy ( association. Over a ton of milk was required In the manufacture of this "big cheese. PUlfJTIS IIOLICG SURPLUSES OF ILK ' In order to bandle the surplus' milk which appears on the mar ket in large quantities each Sat urday and Sunday and in lesser', amounts every day the Dairy Co-, operative association has opened a separating plant in the Frosklst building at East Hth and Bel mont street, according to word from the 'Portland office. . The machinery was put in use . yesterday and over 24,000 pounds ot milk Was t separated! the sweet cream being! sold to various dis tributing companies and butter making plants in that city. v. The' producers organization will . not enrage In retail sales of milk or leream but will be able on a mo ment's notice to supply any wholesale or . retail distributor with sweet cream or Ice-cream mix. said Will W. Henry, manager . yesterday. . The association will also use this location for doing checktest ing on milk samples for butter fat scorings Two men will be em ployed part time in the separat ing and. testing departments. Skim milk will be sold from this plant to cottage cheese factories and dry milk plants, according to the manager. . PASTURE PROJECT HILLSBORO rO n e 1 of the cheapest and most efficient pas ture projects In Washington coun ty has been installed on the J. J. Van Kleek farm in the Klnton community. Mr. Van Kleek : has had a large gate valve Installed In his 14 Inch tile system; draining 30 acres of bottom land and plans to sub-irrigate the field through out the dry summer season., with i the same system, v. - - . E R I E S starter with confidence more power with ample with A CLOCK"- -bill" Service vr V JL'sH N.i V far 1 Itni V i