Polk County itemizer., July 02, 1914, Page 3, Image 9

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H A N D L IN G T H E BY-PRODUCTS.
A lii A R K E T IN G is the f a rm e r s '
I w l ch ief problem .
N eig h b o rin g canneries are
, im p o rta n t in h andling the by-pro­
d u ets o f th e farm .
T h ey a re p ro p erly com m unity en-
te rp ris c s, an d b an k e rs an d m er­
c h a n ts can p ro fita b ly assist in put-
\ tin g them on a sound business basis.
H ere is r a th e r an in te re stin g
• to r y on th e s ta rtin g o f a new
c a n n e ry a t V ancouver, W ash.:
‘ ‘ T his can n ery began business
; tw o w eeks a g o ," said G. M isch, of
(.«Vancouver, in a recen t in terv ie w ,
j ' ‘ w ith 25 wom en, and to d ay is em ­
p l o y i n g 60. M ore w ill be added
^jjust as soon as th e business w a r­
r a n t s it.
F or y ears
th e
sm all
• ra n c h e r, w ith from 5 to 10 acres
i jcach, has been u n ab le to g e t rid of
; h is produce. I f he sh ip p ed -it to th e
{^commission m en he m ight g e t fa ir
Í re tu rn s fo r it, b u t in the g re a t
'.m a jo r ity of cases he d id not. I
kjcnow one m an, fo r in stan c e, who
p h a d fo u r acres in straw b erries, lie
¡ allo w ed them to rem ain on th e vines
¿ a n d ro t because he could n ot mar-
n k e t them . Now, w ith th e can n ery
I estab lish ed , he can sell them all, as
y3ie has done, an d will receive b e ­
tw e e n $400 an d $500 for them . The
o p en ing o f th is cannery w ill m ean
($10,000 to the sm all ranchers.
“ J u s t a t p resen t stra w b e rrie s are
th o only f r u it b eing handled. T hese
a ro b eing preservod in b a rre ls an d
sh ip p ed E a st, w here th ey are m ade
In to syrup. C larke county is full
j o f ran ch ers who have been unablo
, to sell th e ir products, and it has
b e e n n e x t to im possible to have
a n y th in g done fo r them . T he can-
: n e ry m eans th a t f ru its and vegeta-
! b io s w hich otherw ise would go to
‘ w a s te can be m ark eted and tho
p ro d u cer w ill be well p aid fo r his
I lab o rs. S tra w b e rrie s are n ot the
^ o n ly th in g w hich w ill be handled,
j b u t all k in d s o f sm all f ru its and
Í .vegetables.
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“ T he c a n n e ry is owned b y th e
j g ran g es, and betw een 600 and 700
; m en an d wom en own sto c k in the
/ e n te rp ris e . I t is n ot exp ected to bo
, a d iv idend-payer th e f ir s t y ear, b u t
i i t is believed i t w ill a t least b reak
ev en .
“ A t R ich field a co-operative
e ta rc h fa c to ry is to be s ta rte d a t
• once, an d here th e ra n ch er m ay
• ta k e his p otatoes, fo r w hich he will
‘ receiv e 90 cen ts a hundred pounds.
;► I had six acres o f spuds th is y ear,
l fro m w hich I realized 29 c e n ts a
h u n d red w eig h t, alth o u g h th e y cost
me 46 cen ts to r a i s e ."
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NITROGEN FROM THE AIR.
H E w idespread e x tra c tio n of
n itrogen from th e a ir by m eans
of electrical cu rre n ts, an d th e
use o f th is n itro g e n , in com position
w ith su b stan ces lik e lim e, as the
w o rld 's p rin cip al lan d re sto ra tiv e ,
is predicted b y P ro fesso r O. F.
S tafford , head of th e department
o f chem istry in th e U n iversity of
Oregon. Extraction of nitrogen for
fertilizin g purposes is already on a
commercial basis.
Professor Stafford says decrease
in p roductivity is as perilous to the
adequacy of the w orld ’s food sup­
p ly as the increase o f population.
U ltim ate exhaustion of the a r tifi­
cial fertilizers such as the Chilean
nitrates will leave the future dense-
. I j populated planet in danger of
fam in e if the soil is perm itted to
become depleted.
“ Most o f the
available agricultural land has been
taken up n ow ," say* Professor
Stafford.
Nitrogen supply In the atmos­
pheric belt surrounding the earth is
inexhaustible. “ There are 34,000
tons of nitrogen in the atmosphere
for every acre of land on the
e a rth ’s su rface," says Professor
S tafford , “ and it is by use of this
that the e a rth ’s producing power
w ill be kept u p ."
So much electrical pow er is nec­
essary fo r e x tra c tio n o f th is n itro ­
gen, and fo r its tra n sfo rm a tio n into
u sable form , th a t only a few coun­
tr ie s can hope to becom e g re a t ni­
tro g en e x tra c tin g centers.
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such c o u n try is N orw ay, w here th e
process is now being used in sev eral
splendidly equipped p lan ts.
A n­
o th er such co u n try is Oregon and
W ashington, w hich a re am ply en­
dow ed w ith w aterpow er su ffic ie n t
to p u t the tw o beyond com petition
from m ost of th e
w o rld ’s geo­
g rap h ical divisions in cheap m anu­
fa c tu re of n itro g en fe rtiliz e rs.
OUTDOOR WORK FOR WOMEN.
VER a t A m bler, P a., th e o th er
d a y th ey held a convention.
I t w as fo r tho purpose of d is­
cussing outdoor w ork fo r women.
R ecently m any women have been
ta k in g an in te ro st in th e grow ing
of f r u it and the raisin g of poultry.
A nd w hen a wom an ta k e s in te r ­
est th a t m eans she works.
Som e of th e la rg e st and best m an ­
aged farm s in th e co u n try are run
by women.
Some colleges are teaching g irls
ag ricu ltu re, in which plow ing is
p a rt of tho reg u lar curriculum .
In fa c t, we published a p hoto­
graph re c e n tly of ju s t such an in ­
stance.
T he grow ing o f b erries o ffe rs a
field to women who lik e to w ork
outdoors.
W om en can also grow garden
seeds; th a t is, o p erate sm all tr a c ts
w hich grow flow ers fo r th e p ro fit
th ere is in selling th e seeds.
A n o th er field fo r p ro fit is th e
ra isin g o f p la n ts required by d ru g ­
gists. T h ere are a large v a rie ty of
such p lan ts. Those who m ake a
sp e c ia lty o f ra isin g them fin d th e ir
e n te rp rise well rew arded.
O utdoor w ork k is h ealth giving.
I t is en jo y ab le—w hen th e w eather
is rigEl.
W om en fin d th e y soon learn to
enjoy th e exercise th ey g e t in th e
g arden.
Independence is one o f th e p riv il­
eges enjoyed.
M any women p re fe r to earn th e ir
own livelihood r a th e r th a n be de­
p en d en t on relativ es.
T h ere is no m ore in dependent life
th a n th a t of tho g ard en er and poul­
t r y raiser.
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S P E N D THE M ONEY AT HOME.
m e r ic a n s spend $r,eo,000,000
ab ro ad annually.
W e fav o r spending th is m oney
a t home.
L e t th e rich A m w icans spend
m oney seeing th e ir own country.
To th is end we fa v o r th e pro ­
gram df M ark D aniels, g eneral
su p e rin te n d e n t of n atio n al parks.
Am ong th e changes M r. D aniels
fa v o rs are the follow ing:
E stab lish S an F rancisco as th e
p erm an en t h e a d q u a rte rs o f th e n a ­
tio n al p a rk system .
M ake th e p a rk s v a s tly more popu­
la r as reso rts by a ttr a c tin g b u ild ­
ers o f fin e h otels th ro u g h long term
leases in place of th e p re se n t year-
to y e a r lease*.
T h e o rg an izatio n o f a single a d ­
m in istra tiv e system fo r all parks.
U ltim ate elim ination of the army
and substitution o f a force of
monrited police sim ilar to the
Canadian Royal N orthw est mounted
police.
Elim ination of ugly strnetnre*
and adoption o f a type o f artistie
architecture that w ill harmonize
with the environm ent o f natural
beauty.
B etter accessib ility to the park*
through the building o f more road*
and trail*.
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W HAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE
DOING.
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‘ “ ERB are some o f the thing*
our neighbors are doing:
Through the W enatchee V al­
ley Fruit Orowers ’ Association 10
straight car loads o f peaches w ill
be shipped from the valley a* soon
m the season i* on. The fruit will
be marketed in bushel baskets,
bolding about tw o and a half boxes
of peaches. The peaehea will aot be
wrapped or packed, an innovation
fruit shippers are w atehiag eare-
f e R /.
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W ork has been com m enced on
th e 400-acro tr a c t of lan d one mile
from H erm iston, belonging to R. N.
S ta n fie ld , w ith th e purpose of seed­
in g th e e n tire acreage to a lfa lfa .
Mr. S ta n fie ld has lived in th a t
v ic in ity fo r 35 years an d owns a
larg e a lf a lfa ranch on B u tte r
Creek. H e expects to h ave the tr a c t
in condition in tim e to produce two
or th re e crops n ex t y ear. H e has
alread y b u ilt a good house an d b arn .
H e also owns 120 acres n o rth of
H erm iston, from w hich th e f ir s t
crop o f hay has just been h arvested .
Besides M r. S ta n fie ld several
o th er men aro seeding large tr a c ts
to a lfa lfa th is season.
SA V E THE SK UNK S.
ROSE b y an y o th er nam e would
sm ell as sw eet.
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A sk u n k if called a f ra g ra n t
flo w er would sm ell no b etter.
B u t th e U. S. D ep artm en t o f
A g ricu ltu re has come to th e rescue
of th is much h a te d anim al.
I t is declared to be useful to th e
fa rm e r in d estro y in g noxious in -
sects. I t is also valu ab le fo r fu r.
I f dom esticated an d raiso d in cap­
tiv ity th e y can be m ade a source
of p ro fit.
A n y w ay we aro glad th e sk unk L*
good fo r som ething.
lie is a fa ilu re in th e p erfum e
business.
The W ashington-Idabo division
o f the F a r m e rs ' E ducational and
C o-O perative U nion a t th e closing
session of th e an n u al m eeting
held in S pokane re a ffirm e d its
sta n d in fav o r of the s ta te wide
p ro h ib itio n am endm ent w hich is to
be voted on th is fall.
Tho union also indorsed tho
Q uincy irrig a tio n project and b o n d ­
ing arra n g e m e n t in the p resen t
referendum m easure which also will
come befo re th e voters of W ash in g ­
ton in N ovem ber.
LA GRANDE H E N S BUSY.
METHOD IN M ADNESS.
N IN D IA N A religious sect has
adopted resolutions th a t it will
h av e n o th in g to do w ith a u to ­
mobiles.
I t is not q u ite sure w h eth er th ey
are a w ork of th e dev if.
So tho b re th re n decided to “ play
s a f o .' '
I f it w ere not am using, it would
be p a th e tic to fin d such a group of
people liv in g in the world, y e t not
o f it.
The f u tility o f the resolution r e ­
calls th e old lad y w ith her broom
try in g to sw eep b ack tho rising tide.
Old K in g C anute trie d to do th e
sam e th in g w ith a sim ple com m and
— and com m ands o f kings w ere the
resolutions of those days.
B u t th ere is, a f te r all, some
m ethod in the seem ing m adness of
thoso In d ian an s.
T hey m ay h ave had experience
w ith the m otor car.
T h ere is n o th in g th a t will ta k e
p ie ty out of a man quicker th an an
autom obile w ith a m ean disposi­
tion.
P erh ap s th ey w anted to re ta in th e
piety.
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A GOOD INVESTM ENT.
w ¡ u ag ree th a t s.
Benson, o f P o rtlan d , is a good
business man.
W hen a m an s ta rts in th is w est­
ern co u n try w ith nothing b u t his
own resources, n a tiv e a b ility and
stre n g th , and accum ulates a fo rtu n e
o f $7,000,000 honestly and honor­
ably, i t seems safe to say th a t he
is a good business man.
M r. Benson is a firm b eliev er in
good roads.
W hen he says th a t th e P a e ifie
N o rth w est i^ losing a revenue of
$18,000,000 a y ear from autom obile
to u ris ts by n ot hav in g good roads,
we b elieve him.
Mr. Benson believe* in eon stm et­
ing main trunk highway* a* well a*
roads to the farm.
We b elieve in both kind* of
roads.
We b elieve that the farmer would
get his share if $18,000,000 wer*
■pent in the P aeifie Northwest.
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veryone
DO YOU W ANT A PONY#
H IL E at the stoek show at Un­
ion, O. M. Plummer, secretary
o f the Union Stock Yard*, and
general manager o f th* P aeifie In­
ternational Livestock Exhibition,
bought n pony.
This pony i* to be given a* a
prize for the boy or girl who make*
the best gam In pig production thin
yenr.
The award* will be made at thn
b oy*’ and girl*' show at Tacoma,
this fall.
Thi* prise is given every year by
tbo t i i M Block Yard*
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N E H U N D R E D EGGS from
fo u r hens in one m onth, w ith
one c o n trib u tin g two eggs th e
la s t day , is th e p erfo rm an ce o f fo u r
S ilv er C arapines ow ned oy C. A.
N ichols, of L a G rande.
The eggs aro so f e rtile th a t an
av erag e of 95 p er ce n t o f chick*
h av e been hatch ed .
T hese are th e f ir s t O am pines in
th a t section of th e G ran d Ronde
V alley.
T hese L a G rande hens deserve a
m edal.
GOOD FOR THE BOYS AND
GIRLS.
N D U S T R IA L clubs have been
form ed in m any places fo r boy*
an d girls.
T he in d u strial club a t G resham ,
O regon, has 80 boys and g irls; ran g ­
in g from 10 to 18 y ears of age.
T he Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College
is co-operating in th is m ovem ent.
I t is a good th in g . M others an d
fa th e rs should encourage it.
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W IN N IN G OUT.
H IS is an age of specialization.
Only those succeed in a b ig
w av who pick out some p a rtic ­
u la r jo b an a sta y w ith it till th ey
know more ab o u t it th a n th e o th er
fellow .
C o n cen tratio n is th e su rest road
to success, fin an ce and honor.
K eep yo u r m ind on yo u r job,
w h atev er i t m ay be.
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Oregon, for rate* and information.
The publishers w ill accept bnai
ness from no advertiser whose relia­
bility can be questioned.
The H ousew ife’* E p itap h .
H ere lice an old woman who alw ays wa*
tired .
She lived in * house w here help w as no*
hired .
H er le st w ords on e s rth w ere, " D e s r frie n d *
I am going
W here w ashing a in ’t dons, nor sw eeping
n o r sewing,
B nt ev e ry th in g th e re is ex s e t to my w is h e s
F or w hero they d o n ’t ea t th e re ’s ae weals*
i n f of dishes.
I ’ll b e w here glad an th em s forever are ring-
in*.
B nt h a rin g no vole* I ’ll ho clear of OS*
tin g in g .
D on’t m ourn for m s now, d o n 't m ourn few
me n ev er;
I ’m going to do n o thin* forever s a d *we*.**
A* E nd o rsem en t of M atv%
Dam# N ature is over busy
Each season of tho yenr.
She hath fall meeta to perplna be*
To d o th # h er w orld so dene.
S he h ath s p a le tte of color
F or spring, sum m er and fall.
Whilst for th e g arm en t of w inter
8 h e owns tho snow flake* falL
S he lowed! »he w ondrous -V rtfng
W hen th e p als moon blend*
It* lig h t w ith p u rp le shadow*
As n ig h t all slow d-eceadfl.
O. N atu re is ewory busy
W ith gentle, subtle art.
Then love her. m ortals, end g reet he*
W ith mend an* seal sad h ea rt!
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