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T7. .1 1! ,V J U , INews of the Prosperous Willamette Valley fiEXEViEVE BIORGAN ! ! 1 oeir This, 'page is a regular Sunday fea- fl7 fPF ' f 1116 Yarie4 Aciiltural Pursuits of ture of The statesman. . arm farm lnf ormaUon, the story of the successes of "various farm operators ' published herein. , 9 i . i. ana w M ins TO SEED LflOD Craft "Seeds Acreage 100 ; Times as Fast as Man - At Low Cost ; " A new and - profitable use has Iiapii discovered for airplanes. They are being used as an agrt- Miltnral lmDiement. Seedlnr of large areas of Jog' ged-off grazing land by airplanes la coming into rather, general practice in certain sections of , Ore gon, Washington, ana iaano. rdlnr to William I Teutscn, as sistant connty agent leader at Ore eon State college. Five thousand acres of logged-off land In these three states bare been seeaea ny this means la the last two years. Advantages listed ' "The planting of grass seed by airplane has "everal advantages, Teutsch says. "It can e done at a third to one-half the cost of nana sceuius wuu uvu - r sneed. - Most ot the Pacific coast rnt over land is rough in" topo- graphy and consists ot steep .hills, galleys, creeks and abrnpt, can walls. : In addition charred Mn limbs and stumps, which re main after bnrnlnr are 30 .tangled nd heaned toeetber that great . difficulty is experienced 4n-walk- in? in a straight line, a necessity in uniform hand seeding. Air plane seeding avoids this difficul- ty" I Cockpit is Hopper i j The common practise In destrlt j nntinr the seed, as explained by Teutsch, is to use the front cock- f nit as the hopper, linlng.it witp. I canvas and putting In It a slop- inr bottom of galvanized iron which leads to a spout five inches I in diameter. This spout extends i 'through the bottom of the fuailage and in it 13 installed a valve which is controlled by the pilot sitting In the rear cockpit. The seeding is done at an elevation of'500 feet. Under ordinary conditions a plane can seed 1500 acres in two orthree days where a can can seed only about five acres a day under the best conditions. An av erage cost per acre, not counting the seed. Is 50 cents an acre for the airplane. "i Credit for pioneering In this field. Is given by Teutsch to Dr. Earl Lowe, a practicing physician of Coquille, who seeded 1000 acres for sheep pasture in the fall of 1927. The seeding was done by a . commercial plane of Eugene. Since that time other airplane compan ies in Washington and Idaho have carried on successful seeding opt rations. , . POOR FALL FEEDING FORCES LAMB SALE While coast ranges in Oregon are fair with ample to a surplus feed supply, central and eastern sections report feed supply short, according to the weekly livestock and range f report of . the federal bureau office in Portland. - Oregon: cattle rare in fair"to good condition with some thin ones In dry areas. In the western states, cattle are generally in fair to good condition, except in a few drought areas. . Shipments have - been heavy from dry sections, with decided tendency to hold cattle where feed and finances permit. Stock cows and heifers are being ' held with an attempt to hold up - breeding herds and sell steers and calves. There has been little country trading in the southwest and shipments hare been light.". The condition of Oregon sheep Is considerably below the average for this month. Western falj feed for sheep Is, poor to fair ; except in the-southwest.' but sheep 'are gen erally in fair to good flesh .except in dry sections. In thenorthern sections, there is a larger than usual proportion of feeder, lambs. The large supply of old ewes, has not found an outlet, or market. Sheep and lambs have done well in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexi co, where there is an- abundance of feed. Winter sheep ranges "in Serres Proves Drainage Of Farm Soil Profitable ' WOODBURN, Oct; 16 That tiling of 'farm lands reallr is pro fitable in this section of the coun try has been conclusively proven by Joe Serres, vocational agricul ture student at Wood burn high school, who has been conducting a trial as to the value of tile drain ing on his father's farm east of Woodburn. According to- Joe's figures, the tiling returned 13 per cent interest on an original invest ment of 30 per acre. - . J Last fall Joe laid two lines of tile across the end . of a 16 acre field, draining about, one and one half acres. This year the field was planted to red clover. . A crop of hay. was harvested in June and seed in August No record of the yield of hay was kept, but -the drained area produced 194 pounds of seed per acre to 151 .pounds to PRODUCTION DATA COMPILED BY FEDERAL OFFICE SHOWS NEARLY ALL CROPS FELL BELOW LAST YEAR UKiiUUN l.BHO 10,014 Wash. 10,668 45858 Idaho , - r flooo 225,197 Pac X.tr. 21348 84,669 . Mvar . B3.3JI1 91.679 -Yri Ave. 4i,92 9666 EDITOR . r. .-. ''-.. -: : " ' v V' )'" ... F ' . .. I wulUm jj. Sninllin, Willamette aBirerSity graduate la 1928, has recently been named advertising i . manager of the Oregon Grange Bulletin. Smul lin's office will be in PortUnd. He ' trill be- active : in the pro gram of enlarging the size and circulation j of the Bulletin. Prior to accepting his new da ties, Smallin was managing editor - of ! the Southwestern Oregon , News at Sfarshfield. : Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, soutn jjaKoia, uoioraao ana oorm- eastern Wyoming are poor with little stock water. Western sheep- men are facing a serious financial problem In ; securing feed to sup- piement short'ranges. Short hay and grain crops and finances will restrict lamb feeding in most of the western states except in Tex-. as. Baling of about ' 7 5 percent of the hop crop in Oregon is com pleted, with most of the unbaled hops being at Aurora, where a community baler is used, accord ing to the weekly report of the federal bureau of economics. The hop market continued ' inactive during the week. ; , : Current Quotations range from unchanged to slightly lower than those of a week ago, with sales of small lots in Oregon markets re ported at 14-14 Vi-15 cents per pound - net . to growers for best dusters, according to quality and origin. Around 500 bales were sold in this state during the week which is exceptionally light for this season. Prices are around four i cents higher - than at this time: last year.t , . : x The quality, of the 1931 crop In Oregon, based on samples so far taken, Is reported 'as " being not quite so good as ' last year. Choice quality lots particularly, are not quite ! so plentiful as in 1930. Trade estimates continue to place the 1931 Oregon production at around .75,000 bales. - Although the 'official estimate of the "Eng lish 1931 crop is not yet avail able, trade advices from England Indicate a production there, this year of-160,000 cwt. This com-t pares with the official estimate of 253,000 cwt. produced in 1930. State's Onion Harvest Down; National Lower Oregon's onion crop for 1931 is estimated at 420,000 bushels, as compared to 436,000 bushels har vested the preceding year. Total for the United States is way under last year, with 18,200,000 bushels in sight for this year, as compared to 26,124,000 last year. New York is the heaviest pro ducing state again this year.. In diana's crop fell off more than half of what it ..was last year. A the acre of undrained land, mak ing an Increase of 43 pounds yield. Even St present, when the price for clover seed is nine cents per pound, much below normal, the increased yield was worth 83.87, or 13 per cent: return on the in vestment in 30 per acre for til ing.' : --ri .r- -v-..: The tile, which was furnished by the : Donald Brick: and Tile company for the demonstration, was laid by Joe. The soil in which the tile was installed . was not especially wet, as good crops were raised ' there before " the tile was laid. iUj.L.- - .v Since last winter was drier than usual and no water came out ot the tiles till March, Serres believes even more benefit from the tiling will be received in really -wet years. . . I' U:; v ; ; SPK. ALL v. . APPLES Bbls. TTheat Wheat Oats Barley PoU ' Total Comm. Peer 8,124 804? 4,730 . B4J60 7350 2,443 7.SS4 28,980 . M10 5,088 23,404 6332 20,474 10,794 8318 30572 11278 28,078 12316 41333 49,450 14,455 ?3,4fJt 11,123 , 333S4 41(702 11,435 ICES DDWrJ 50 TO 75 GETJTS Portland Shows Wheat up Two i Cents; hay Steady; 3' i;y Butter -Same :ipl ' PORTLAND. 1 Oct. IT. (AP) A slackening tendency was found in hoar prices here at the close of the market today with etock down, from 60 to 75 cents.. , , , r : The heavy grades, 250-290 Ibs were -o noted at 4.50-5.25: .200 220 pounders-were 5.00-1.75 ,al off 50 to 75e.' Feeders and stock' era were 4.25-3.00 as against last week's close of 4.75-5.50. Cattle were unchanged. Good steers were 0.00 0.75k cows 4.00 4.50, and 5 choice - vealers 7,50- 8.50.,; ' r::: i ' Lambs advanced fractionally Good 90 lb 'stuff was 5.00-5.50 as against last week's . 5.00-5.25 other n-ades were unchanged at 3.75-5.00 for mediums ana j. uu- 3.7 5 tor common. . " Wheat Improved: two cents. Big Bend was : quoted at 5 , soft white and western at 60 and hard winter, northern, spring and western red at 49." Oats, both white and rrey. were SI 8.00. The hay list was uncnangea at these bavins: prices, f.o.b. Port land: alfalfa 14-14.50: valley tlm othv 15-15.50: eastern - Oregon timothy 18 18.50; clover 11; oat hay 11: oats and vetch. 1Z-1Z. 50. Straw was to .50 a ton. ; There was no change in nut ter, with extras at 31 cents, stand ards at 30, prime firsts at 29 and firsts at 28 cents. Hons narrowed in price toil rent for 1931 cron as against last week's closf of 15 and 1.5 centso. '-: i" : 1 : Wool continued unchanged! as it has for many weeks. Eastern Oregon grade was IX and 15; valley coarse 12 and medium cents. " "" - . I Italian prunes were 4 and. TH cents. n n, Oregon Hop Yield Puts - - - i Ahead 1930 " With hop" baling all over Ore- ron virtually completed, and final reports in to the bureau of agrl culture office in Portland, reports show a 2,050,000 more pounds! of hops produced in Oregon this year than in 1930. The crop in tnis state totaled 16,430,000 pounds from the 15.500 acres of hops Crop from ' the three Pacific coast states, which grow all ! the hops, in the county, reached 28, 280,000 pounds, compared to 23, 447,000 last year. ! r ' The report says early clusters produced in Polk county weighed 12 pounds of dry hops from 1 50 pounds of green; and late clusters 13 dry from 50 pounds of green. The proportion for Marion county is given at 15 to 50. . In Oregon yields ranged from practically a failure up to 2,145 pounds of dried hops to the acre. Downy mildew made heavy jj in roads, into some of the yards.!. . A somewhat' larger proportion of Oregon hops are going at prime this year than choice. . jj. , Current quotations - In Oregon were mostly around 14c net to the grower. Trading in Oregon wasj limited during the early parti of me perioa, wun saies of oniy around &oo bales of clusters.! at 14c per pound, reported. Some activity developed late in the week In the Eugene section, however, when around 600 bales of clusters changed hands at 14c, and. about 300 bales -at 14c net to grower. Oregon growers generally are hold ing fairly firm for better 'prices, especially those in financial posi tion to' do so.. Some scatterinjr lots would' probably ; be available at around 15c per pound. ED PRUNE DEAL QUIET FAST WEEK TTadlng In northwest dried red prunes is again practically at: a standstill with less activity - than was .evident for the previous week. Owing to the unimproved condi tion of foreign financial troubles, there appears to be very -little; in terest manifested in market prices now being quoted.; Sales made by growers to packers in - limited quantities are confined mostly to me section around Salem and prices comparable to those of week before. The following prices on Italians were quoted: 35-4 Qs, 3 e; 40-42s e: 42-45s, 3e; 46-50s. 2e. Offers of Me under, the above prices have been quoted by some packers and it is possible that very limited sales may have been con firmed at those figures. However, growers are generally reluctant to sell at any prevailing, quotations and the few sales made represent those by growers who must have Immediate , financial , - assistance. Most of the prunes sold thus far are between the sice ranee 15s and 60s. . I s IIops: 180 SfiCS 180 2,065 16,430 8,50 8300 0,775 23.280 7,766 23,447; 6,106 81303 Flcclt Pomt in Producing Egg-; OREGON 8TATK " COLUBOS, Corvallis, Oct. 17 Is your chlek en flock large enougo. to be eco nomical? ; SUtistlcs gathered oa 441 Oregon poultry flocks by the Oreogn tSUte College ,thow .that the slse of a flock la a vital factor in the economical production, ot. "An outstanding finding of this study,' says the . college . report,' "Is the fact that Oregon commer cial egg-producing .flocks - are small as yet too small, as a rule. pfor, the most efficient operation, and too small, though, profitable hens are kept, to provide a suf ficient total net Income.!:. " " ,-- Only, Half Enough ; The economical sise of commer cial flocks is estimated, by the college poultry, experts, at from 1200 to 1500 as the minimum. This is abont twice the size of the present average Hock. On the di versified farm 400 hens comprise about the mfnlmum economic unit whle :600 hens comprise an even Amity Frank Rosenbalm won ders what advantage people here find in going to the coast to fish. when they can land 'em in their back yards, almost literally speak ing.. Rosenbalm this week caught a ten pound carp in Salt Creek. immediately back, of -' the place where he lives. Hazel Green Louis Garberdl- no baa rented 14 acres . of land from Ronald Jones and will plant it to Marshall strawberries. Plow ing has already been done. The tract lies west of the Looney farm: Sclo Members of the Scio Berry and Fruit Growers asso ciation i have solicited additional berry acreage .with result that the 34 1 members now represent more than. 200 acres, according to the secretary, !. B. (Shhnanck. Aurora A gopher - carrying a trap set the previous dav by Geo. Miller, was discovered one night this week by a neighbor. The gopher I was eating on a head of cabbage when discovered. - Of course it was killed. - Pleasant, View Mr. and Mrs. Shoen have sold the farm which they bought a year ago from Hu bert Dane, and will hold a public sale of their personal property on Friday.).' They expect 'to., move awaysoon. : ..-..-.. .,. ! - ; Dayton Thirty-five 'saeks of English walnuts were gathered by D. B. Albright from his young orchard. He has peach trees planted .with the nut trees, the latter being 60 feet apart. He al so harvested this week a bushel of peaches from a young Salway tree. Rickey A porcupine is the pet of Carrol Courtneer. Carrol ; has been. displaying it at school dur ing the week in. coimectionwith the study of animals. .... - j - Hazel Green Orville Luckey has finished - digging his Garni .Su7; m 5 We offer to make exact condition of CHARGE. ; r : The Country Hereabouts Our modern and scien-;' tific , equipment I gives you two i big advant ages. High -10 Possible Cost 1- t - better unit. If "ether enterprises and the physical health , ex the operator permit . the expenditure ot the time required. b f . ,- -t ... Contrary j to i. popular opinion the survey shows that .the produc tion per : hen in t the , larger flocks U. very little less than that of the smaller flocks. The saving In time per .hen in the care of the large flocks. ? is' j enough. - to .more than make up for the slight .decrease' In the. production, per, hen.. , . . Prodoctlon Figure . Figures gathered show that the flocks of from. 300 to 400 hens averaged 173 eeggs per hen, and the cost per, dozen was 28.8 cents. Flocks of from 900 to 1200 hens produced an average of 18 eggs per hen, and the cost per dozen was Jg.i cents. r Flocks Included In the survey varied in sise from 108 to 2640 hens,- with the average for: the 441 flocks at 015. The greatest number - fell ' In - the group" with from 300 to 00 hens, 1 r Chilli potatoes, getting 100 bush els to the acre, j He has five ac res. . This-variety .is raised under contract lor seed for a California firm." They are used for the early crop. , v.-):- : ' J Scio While SUverton, Lacomb and : other -places are "sporting" fresh strawberries, several farm ers in this section' call attention tto the fact that they had straw berries almost continuously since May. : I. j O. : Faltus and Lad a Krumy . have had berries on the market recently.! 183 Bushels of Spring Wheat is 'State's Average Oregon's combined spring wheat yield, averaged' . 5 bushels per acre, although the crop was a fail ure on many farms. Some yields, especially pn irrigated lands, were enough to bring the average up. Oregon produced , 1,980,000 bush els of spring wheat, j Oats fields averaged three bush els per acre higher than the esti mated yield a month ago, or 37 bushels. Barley averaged 3 4 bushels per acre over the- state; about four bushels better than at first expected, j', 'i - ' " The corn yield will probably av erage around 34 bushels, also slightly better, than prospects a month ago. ' Community Fair Displays Huge Corn, Cabbage Grains and vegetables the like of which she had never seen be fore were found at the Benston community fair, 22 miles from Tacoma, by Mrs. Meadie Durant, who resides en a farm between Hubbard and -Aurora. Mrs. Durant visited the fair for the first time and there found corn ten feet, high; sunflowers six and a half feet; canned fruits and vegetables In profusion,' and the largest pumpkins and cabbage she ever saw. ' ? Her cousin, Mrs. George C. Pendleton, took sever al blue ribbons.; TOP! ,Lst lis Iiii2 jqiif rallies .with If There Is Any Doubt About Your Brakes , HDx?Sve Hen a thorough inspection of the your Brakes WITHOUT i'-K r Pfvv ' v --m::H FAST, EFFICIENT BRAKE SERVICE and! the LOWEST PRICE at which you buy , quality : ' materials an d j workmanship. V and Chemeketa Street FAKK Y OUR- CAR i IHEE STOCKS OPEN; TOFSKOIS Ll'j 1 1 . Species Are - Availe Throuiah .- State Forest '' Nursery at'Corvaliis Eleven species of trees , are again' available, for distribution from the. state forest nursery at Corvallis to farmers of Oregon for use in establishing shelter belts, wind breaks and" wobdlots . all of which add to the appearance as well as usefulness of ths farm stead. -Thousands of these trees, have been dlstrib uted , over - the state fn the last; few - years, many of them -how thriving In regions where there were few native trees. Fall planting; of ' these trees- Is recommended west of the Cascade nrejintains, .where moisture : is more abundant and where frosts are not- so severe.- Planting , at this time of year permits the roots to become well established by the time the growing season, starts in the spring. - In . eastern 1 0regon .spring planting Js preferred. - .Species available for immediate distribution 'are. black locust, box elder, green ash,. Russian ' olive,; western yellow pine, Scotch pine; Rassian mulberry, western red cedar, Douglas fir, Pprt Orford eei dar, European . larch and Norway spruce. .The first six named are suitable for eastern, Oregon rand all will grow in. western Oregon, according to Dean George W. Pea- vy f,the school of forestry at Or- charge of distribution. j The trees are small,- ranging from one to three years in age, which makes them easy to ship and more likely to. he transplant ed successfully. ! A charge of only 82.50 per thousand or 25 cents per hundred is made by the state, with . no order, accepted for less than 31. County agents are ready ; to cooperate In suggesting best species for any- locality and in giving suggestions for planting. SERIES MEETINGS SET FOR FARMERS DALLAS, Oct 17 The regular quarterly meeting of , , the Polk county farmer's union is schedul ed to be held at "Elkins, Wednes day, October. 21, with the Lucki amute local as hosts, unless , nn expected changes : are made, ac cording ;to H. P. Gilliam of Perry dale,, who is president of the un ion., -rjr v '. i. .r. : e Saturday. October 24, the Polk county Pomona, grange will hold Its meeting at. Rlckreall, when election of officers will take place. P. O. Powe.ll of Monmouth has served as master for several years. Following a recent tour . by members of the Oregon ! turkey growers : association, polk county; breeders have . been i ' Invited to join. To discuss the organiza tion a meeting will be held in In dependence, Tuesday, night, Octo ber 20, with J. M. Cornutt repre sentative of the association pres ent, i - : : t 3. R. Beck, county agent, has called a meeting for;. Wednesday evening, October 21, T at the court bouse m Dallas, . for the growers of hardy red clover seed, i -Plans for. distribution and sale i of the seed. will be discussed. Professor How About..... FOR SMALL . 6 y pit; 13 plateone year guarantee only .... FOR LARGE & ARS-- i c, 6 volt, ; - guarantee, only mm. C ; DAY AND NITE SERVICE AT OUR ANNEX Frtdicn DecFcrm Takes, no Beck Sect ForStrctsberfyTde - TURNER, Oetj 17 -An 'mention has been' made of ripe raspberries, which aire found' few JocaUUes, Turner can boast -of ripe red raspberries which) have been picked twice a week tor ta ble use and -' canning since the last ' of 'August. I J the garden on the C A. farm ani re or tne ever bearing variety, the first Crop was picked in July., i " r The rrootir came from 1 Walla Walla, berry Held where ther do weU with ir- j- rigation." The fall crop commands a good, price. GR. Hyslop of the State College plans to attend the meeting. - Other meetings on local farm problems will b keld from time to' time during the winter months. ' ;.. ' :y. j .- -. - i ' - - IRRIGATING DALLAS Five new irrigated pastures are being started: in the Grand "Ronde community of Polk county "this - fall, "the irrigated tracts totalling 21 acres in' alL Owners of these fields are W. W. WertH, Alfred Werth, Prod Werth, Allen 'Richardson and R. ALIerman. This will be the first irrigation work attempted by any IDlEPCMTCD DDK Iand vr, . r. o. b. i Save .UBy SIPIEMIIDIIK'G-r DBmiy New (Dscir Mopv are going to Lave con stantlj-increasing bills for re pairs, service and operation if you inslsfjon using a car that is on the downhill, slope . of its usefulness.' And the money you spend on this old car will not add . one cent to 'Its re-sale value.'. ' r' ' Wo welcome your most care ful inspection and test of a De Soto SixlJ Driving It Vill ' convince you1 that its 72-horse- power engine gives the speed, ' acceleration land hill-climbing Six brings into the low-price ability that you want that its Geld a standard of style and perfected type of Free Wheel- distinction that gives you real ing (optional at only $20 pride of ownership, extra) combined with its Easy-; Let us arrange for a demon Shift Transnuseion with Silent stration at your convenience. enn y le n m o tlo r s r n o d u c t W. L. ANDERSON, INC. ' ASSOCIATE DEALERS ' T. B, Tucker. Albany. Ore. Russell's Ganure. Corvallis. Ore. Shel don's, Garage, i Garibaldi. " Dix's Service Station, Independence, Ore. Peffer's Garage, Dayton, Ore. Frank G. Abel, DeLake, Ore. IIollls S. Smith, Dallas. Ore. Cyras Brock,' Scio, Ore. Eugene Garage. Eugene, Ore. Prime Service Station. Monmouth, Ore. Wallace 1 -Sumptcr, MU1 City Knight Bros. Garage, Jefferson. We have 24-hour service for bur battery electrical department, with real mechanics. We guaran tee you satisfaction. CARS-- I 13 plate two year Fori qiiick service A complete line of Service Batteries. Phone 240 N. LIBERTY ST. FOHEEPJIlli: iciiiPiOuS WALDO - HILLS,,' " Oct. 17; Floyd; Fox returned; Wednesday night from. Salt. Lake City to his. home, -the ' Waldo -Hills I Stock Farm. He broughtr with him.sey-; en , f championships," won by -his ; Widely known1 Sbrepshires. ! H: mad the circuit through Calif or- nia, Oregon, Washington and up into Canada and only-mlssedrfbur firsts on the'entire trip.- , - He will showr again" at; the Pa-, cific International,- taking with him between 200 and1 300 sheep. -Of these two carloads will be fat Iambs." I' - . T ':: :. '.V' Sheep killing dogs have played havoc la the flock in the last few days. One sheep Is dead and 20 so badly crippled that whilee ev erything possible ' is r being done there Is little hope of saving the animals. Most of these are enth-. er prise winning breeding ewes or mothers of prize lambs. Two dogs have already been found and taken care of. - ; S of these men, according to J. R. Beck, ' , county agent, who has been called upon to check level ing operations and the setting of grade stakes. . . .. 37 3 FACTORY Second furnishes a perform ance all its own that iti in ternal hydraulic brakes, all- steel body and low center of gravity insure the safety you are entitled to that its 'scien tifically-designed springs and hydraulic shock absorbers, Its perfect balance, its luxury type seat springs and deep up holstery provide the comfort' that you find indispensable to enjoyment in motoring. And in addition the De Soto you in 1 We will you more battery ser vice per dollar. - . C192 HPS V t '