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VOLUME 8.
BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923
NUMBER 24
THE OLD PROBLEM
BOBS UP AGAIN
WHICH CAME FIRST THE EGG
OH THE CHICKEN?
UADIO TALKS OX FOREST
KIRKS ARE BROADCASTED
LEGION DOING A
GREAT SERVICE
During the fiscal year just ended.
through an arrangement with the the employment service of the Unit-
Radio talks on the prevention of
forest fires are being broadcast every
two weeks from the Portland
office of the Forest Service, United
States Department of Agriculture,
OREGON FOLK TO
GREET 0. S. BAND
GOVERNMENT IN TRUSTED IN
RAISING (iOOD SADDLERS
Senator McNary, of Oregon, says
that forests make rain. Proof the
coasts of Northern California, Ore
gon and Washington are densely
covered with timber and the rains
fall on them voluminously. Dr.
Newell, consulting engineer of the
Reclamation Service, says rains make
forests. Proof it rains heavily on
the North Pacific coast, and the for
ests are luxuriant. This f'eteoro
logical collision was siuu-d at a
hearing of the Senate Forestery Pol
icy Committee, of which McNarry is
chairman. Dr. Newell hinted that
the Cascade mountains and mosture
laden Pacific winds might have
something to do with rains on their
western slops and aridity eastward.
McNary, however, knew better;
hadn't he lived in that country all
his life?
Senator McNary wants 50 percent
of the incomes of the National For
ests turned over to the Slates in
which they are included. He cal
culates that this would mean $200.
000,000 for Oregon in the next fifty
years, or during the peroid In which
the present standing timber is re
moved. Colonel Greeley, chief of the
Forest Service, side-stepped when
Senator McNary asked his support
of the fifty-fifty plan; the present
division beine 25 per cent to the
county governments and 10 per cent
to the public roads and trails thru
the forests. The Colonel opined
that it would take all summer for
him to think it over. July SUNSET.
The Federal government has in
terested itself in helping develop an
American utility horse; practically
s-penklng, an animal that will ad
mirably fill the requirements of the
cowman. Thoroughbred
Portland Oregonian. Definite dates ed States Veteran's Bureau in Wash- Department baud when the organi-1 stallions are being maintained at
have been fixed for these taiks which ington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska
according to estimates, reach from developed many hundreds of emp'.o.v-
3 0,000 to 15,000 people. A radio ment opportunities, which made It
release on some phase of the work possible to place in positions all but
of the Forest Service is'also broad- a few of the 955 disabled veterans
Oregon folk will have th? oppor
tunity of hearing the famous Navy Western
zuilon plays In Laurelhurst Park, Pendleton
Portland, August l, according to an
announcement made Saturday by
i,i lUtenant-Commander Daniel F.
Barbey, Navy Recruiting Officer of
cast once a month from Washington, who completed their training courses t lie Portland District.
j during this peroid. During the
next six months 730 more injured ex-
f.TlDV BRING .MADE OF
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION service men will finish training un-
, der the direction of the government
What can and should be done to be ready to fill responsible po-
take Oregon's agriculture more sition in a variet' of occupations.
yrOBfler&ua? With that Question in Chambers of Commerce of the lar
niind the college Extension Service gest cities in the district and mem
is making preparation for the agri- bers of the West Coast Lumber as
ultural economic conference to be sociation are actively supporting the
held here the third week in Janu- drive to stimulate employment of
ary next. these men who have learned new oc-
Paul V. Maris, director of the Ex- cupations to replace the ones they
tension service, recently returned lost because of war service. Gov
i'rom a trip to Washington, D. C, 1 ernors of Washington, Oregon and
where he conferred with officials of Idaho recently issued statements
the United States Department of Ag-j urging the people of these states to
riculture on matters of general in-' meet this just plea for employment.
lerest to Oregon. Among other
,hings he arranged for the services PENDLETON LOSES FINAL
of a satistician who will assist the' GAME TO WALLA WALLA
extension service in analyzing the ag- .
riculture of each county in order to Pendleton lost to Walla Walla in
determine first what acreage is de- the final ball game to decide the pen
voted to each crop, the total produc- ant winner in the Blue Mountain
ion of that crop, and the percentage league for the season of 1923. The
f total agriculture production of -ante was played in Pendleton and
,B witnessed by a great crowd, sev
eral fans from Stanfhid being in at
WILL FEED WHEAT TO
SHEEP IN PLACE OF CORN
Sam Warren, who has arrived at
the Imperial form Condon, Or., says
that he talked to a couple of farmers
and they told him that they were
offered 60 cents a bushel for their
wheat. This statement launched a
debate in the Imperial lobby among
the retired grain farmers, the opin
ion being that wheat will be around
a dollar anyway. There was a Mor
row county grain grower In town a
few days ago who announced that
he was going to feed his grain to
sheep instead of buying high-priced
corn from the middle west and that
he figured he would more than beat
the market price for wheat by this
method, Oregonian, Julyl8.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS SPENT
FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
he county it represents. This man
.Ir. E. Merritt of the States Rela
tions Service, has arrived in Corral-( tendance. It was a great game and
1 is to take up this study and has .nj)p tnP final results were in Walla
irought with him nation wide && I'Wall&'a favor, score 5 to fi, it was
world wide statistics on agricultural , anybody's game until
product grown commercially: in was out
iregon. The results of this study j
will be presented to the coming con
ference for consideration along with
jther factors that might Influence
modifications' of Oregon's atu'ic.ul
ure called for in development of the
state's soil and climatic resources.
This band is officially known as
the 'resident's baud and is now on
board the U.S.S. Henredson on the
Alaskan tour with President Hard
ing. The band will arrive in Seat
tle the latter part of July and is due
to arrive in Portland, where one con
cert will be given August. 1st.
The band which is rated as the
best in the United States, consists of
30 pieces and is directed by Band
master C. A. Banter, U. S. navy.
Laurelhurst park was chosen for the
concert because of the crowd that
can be accommodated at that point.
During the concert the Portland
navy recruiting office will exhibit
two reels of motion pictures. One
is entitled "Rolling Down to Rio,"
while the other is the "Navy in the
Near East."
Governor Walter M. Pierce and
his staff have been invited by Lieu
tenant Commander Barbey to at
tend the conceit and view the pic
tures. After the Portland concert, the
only one to be given on this coast
by this famous band, the band will
leave for Washington, D. C. A con-
the last man cert wi" Siven in Salt Lake on
I August 4th.
and Union. Both of
those animals have good type are
bred up In the purple and have cred
itable track records and thalr pro
gency ought to give these communi
ties a much better typed animal,
combining size, substance, endurance
and speod. A service fee of fifteen
dollars is fixed by the government.
Four Planting Seasons Named,
GOVERNMENT IS
HELP TO SHEEPMEN
NORTHWEST RANCHMEN VIEW
RESULTS AT IDAHO STATION
Banchmen trout vailous parts of
the Northwest recently spent a diy
at the United States Sheep Experi
ment Station, Dubois, Idaho, wh r.;
animal husbandmen of the Depart
ment of Agriculture demonstrated
the work which has been carried on
there for several years. There were
75 visitors, including representatives
of several state experiment stations
and several men from the depart
ment at Washington. Montana.
Four rather distinct planting sea- ,daho 0uh Colorado and Wyoming
sons for the garden are recognized by
wore represented.
tne u. A. u. vegeiao.e ru0u .pee- At tnt statl()n lho department has
ialists for early hardy vegetables, been worklng ror a numbel. 0f years
for t.pider vegetables after disap- on 3ncPpbreeding problems, range
peranoe of frost, in late summer for mMwgwneilti and winter malnten
fall and winter crops, and In fall for ance A part of ,ne um dav
rail, winter, and spring marketing v,,Uch WM he,d my 29 waa ukD
or use. The aim is to keep the up by , inelng demonstration in
ground busy for as much of the year wh,ch rancners had an opportunity
as it can be made profitable. Crop ,0 observe the yluld and uaiHy 0l-
llocces from the various lots 'if
POULTRYMEN SHOULD BEGIN iMING
NOW SAYS COSBY 0. A. C. EXPERT
rotation is observed to economize
production and combat disease and
insect injury.
All ages and varieties of fruit
trees are attacked by flat borers.
sheep. About 750 animals we e
sheared that day, and during the
-eason 2,300 fleeces wore taken off.
Most of the sheep being rallied there
are Bamboulllets and ooarsc-'VOoL
The young trees probably surfer the, fino.wool cr0Hsbred type., such M
most seriously. A high percentage , ntll A r,,.,lln,hl. Ih. ,,,
a type developed by the department,
The Ramboulliets at this Govern
ment ranch are an American type
developed particularly for this region
where feed is compar.i ' Ively sparse.
of young trees are killed their first
or sceond season especially where
high temperature and prolonged
drought occur. The borer attack
ing apple trees works mostly just un
der the bark, at or above the surface They dUfer fr()m ,ne Q,d typa m b(J
of the ground.
SOMI
1 STATES USE SURPLUS
WAR MARTIAL ox roads
Unless the operator knows poslt
vely that the recatiou to summer
pruning In any particular planting tM gtm utlllty vaJue Down
During the past 11 years the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
j has spent $20,435,200 in the con
struction of 5,950 miles of roads and
8,960 miles of trails within or ad
jacent to the national forests. In
addition, $7,446,000 of cooperative
funds from States and counties was
expanded upon this construction.
During the calendar year 1922 the
amount of Federal funds spent on
highways by the United States De
partment of Agriculture totaled $5,-
603,100, which constructed 2,420 j those intended,
miles of forest roads and 4,190
miles of forest trails. An additional
$950,000 was secured for this con
struction work from State and coun
ty authorities. During this same
year 4,550 miles of roads and 19,
600 miles of trails were maintained
at a cost of $500,000.
WE CAN DO VERY WELL
WITHOUT THEIR ASSISTANCE
The periodical cida, or seventeen
year locust, as it is popularly called
appears in some part of the country
every year. These various groups
are reconized as different broods by
entomologists, and each has a num
ber, according to Its apperanee. Brood
XIV is appearing Just now in the
East-Central States and also in scat
tering numbers in parts of Maryland,
Va., according to reports received by
the United States Department of Ag
riculture. Brood XXII. which be
longs to the thirteen-year race, is
appearing in full emergance in the
four southwestern counties of Mississippi.
SI MMER FRUIT PRUNING IS
AID TO THE WOOD GROWTH I scientists and na-uralists, gener- culling, or the accuracy of culling is
I ally agree that Ihe domestic fowls based entirley upon the accuracy of
Summer pruning of fruit trees to o( lo(lay are decendants of one of geod management the fowls have re-
iroduce fruit spurs or fruit buds is four speciea 0f the wild jungle fowls ceived. In the strictest sense the
lot recommended as a general prac- f Th wilri BI1,,or, nt Ur science of culling means removing
Lice by the O. A. G. Experiment sta- pregent race8 of fowls laid just a few (he bens that show evidence of re
ion. It has been practiced by a eggl and lald ouly for tl)e purpoae version. In the popular sense, It
;ooi! many growers but results have q re))roducing their species. As means to remove the hens that have
been more or less erratic. j fh f ri ,,f wns lenrned not laid nor will not lay enough eggs
and as the demand for food b came to pay the owner for caring for them.
greater, man set to work breading With this view point In mind, Deer
Inns, low vitality hens, sieJk bens,
and poor layers will all go.
There are many factors which en
, r into culling work. There are
00 many flocks that receive no cul
Ing at all. There are many who
do not believe in it or won't take the
i me. A big Injustice is done by
he person who thinks there is noth
ng to culling except to sell the hens
is they start to molt. Many times
1 tlock is forced into a molt by poor
are and then called culls. It Is
not good judgment to call a hen a
cull simply because at time of ex
amination her pin bones are rather
ilose. Any hen closes when she
stops laying whether It be her fault
or the owners. Yellow color Is ant
intelligent guide to past production,
wtien all factors in her care are
known, but on ihe other hand would
be foolish to sell all hens with yellow
in the ear lobes in July without con-
iilerlng many other racts. Effici
ency in culling depends upon a care
fully weighed judgment when all the
points are considered In their rela
tion to care t fowls have received.
Culling a neglerted Hock, a grain
fed riock, lousy flock, or a mmlsman
atod flock will result in many errors,
because under such conditions the
h.-ns have not been given a chance
10 do then- be.-t. Culling is based
another ; uion the opportunity given the hen.
As production staits downward at
Surplus war material which the
government refused to sell at junk
prices is being used in road con
struction to great advantage by the
stairs to whom the material Is avail
able, according to Ihe United States
Department of Agriculture.
ing larger and smoother and freer
from wool on the face. Detailed
recordl are kept on all wool and
mutton produced by all the different
types, the feed and grazing, labor,
and the financial returns.
The Corriedales have been found
to produce an excellent quality of
wool, but the Coliimbias yield heav
ier fleeces and their lambs are heav
ier. A cross of these two crossbred
types Is being tried out and so fur
, has been very successful bol as
i portion of the "junk" as Its por
The state highway department of ; woo, an . lmlllor ,)roducer
a southern state accepted a portion The fiela dRy vlsltorg were taken
of the "junk" as its portion of un-, in automobiles over the range to
us, d war material, and later found how (hem th(, rt!Hulu ,)t piotHCtlng
a way of treating it and to the sur- the ranKe where 17,000 acr k has
prise of all the finished parts are boen ,ncloBed by a Ioncn for tlmH,
now worth about 75 cenis per pound
does seem to increase the fruit spurs
and fruit production he will not gen
erally find it of any advantage ex
cept to develop the vegetative
growth.
Greater value can be had b a
good thinning out of the tree, leav
ing it open for entrance of sunlight
and air develop new fruit spurs and
buds lor a good crop.
A good thinning out will undoubt
edly do more good to the tree In win
ter than by pruning in the summer.
A block of trees in the state orchards
has been used for summer, winter,
and combined pruning.
Summer pruning to increase and
strengthen fruit bud formation, and
development, has too often been fol
lowed by results exactly opposite to
If any little word of ours can
make one life the brighter;
If any little song of ours can make
one heart the lighter;
God help us speak that little word,
and take one bit of singing,
And drop It in some lonely vale
and set the echoes ringing
years. This has been found an ot
M compared with the one cent per; fwtlve wtty for DuluUng up a good
pound off ired the government
private individuals.
by
50
GOOD
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GENUINE
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through the centuries the wild rowls
were domesticated and improved un
til from one and two dozen egi
fowl of centuries ago, we have toda;
three hundred egg hens and largt
flocks that average more than twe
hundred eggs per fowl. This im
piovement In egg production is a
great monument erected by and dedi
cated to the efforts of the students
of poultry culture. The most rapid
development ot egg producing has
taken place during the pa3t two de
cades. Poultry keeping has therefore been
made possible and profitable through
the efforts of men to secure and
maintain a higher production per
hen. Maintaining a high egg pro
duct ion generation after generation
of fowls is a man sized job. It is
easior to walk down hill than up.
The natural tendency for don tl
fowis today is to revert to the traits
of their ancestors and produce less
eggs. I nless the poultryman rec
ognizes the laws of reversion in
poultry breeding, he will soon face
lower flock averages. It is easier
to let the flock average get lower
year by year than to hold, Increase
and maintain it. How many times
have you heard the remark: "My
flock of so and so has about run
out and I think I'll try
breed."
The tendency to revert is more Hi la time of Ihe yar, look over the
pronounced In some Individual hens birds carefully. There are some henH
In the flock than in others. On the
average, the hens which lay only a
few eggs in the spring months (re
production season) and then quit
and go Into a long, slow moult are
the Individuals that should be dispos
ed of. There Is no flock of henn to- colony range houses on new soil fre-
day wherein such hens do not exist, uuently. Fight lice and mites.
During the past few years the sub- There Is no poultryman who can af-
ject of culling has been a very popu- ford to do without summer green
lar one. The pendulum of any pop- foor for the growing pullets. Green
ular thing always swings to far, for feed will balance many cases of poor
a time. Let It be understood that Seeding.
Home Demonstration Work.
Miss Edith Hoffman, Home De
monstration Agent, was . in Ukiah
last week, Monday, for the Camas
Prairie Community picnic. Miss
Hall, County Librarian, was also
present and left a shelf of books for
use in the community. A commit
tee was apolnted to draw up a con
situation and by-laws for permanent
Community club.
Last Thursday and Friday Miss
Hoffman visited In the Unaplne, State
Line, Fruit vale, and Milton districts
in the Interest of Girls' Club work.
stand of grass, as the reed inside the
fence was much better than that Just
outside as a result of protection
against roaming stock. The depart
ment also has demonstrated the
value of assuring a water supply by
the drilling of wells and the con
struction of reservoirs. It has been
found to pay to haul water as much
as 3 miles during very hot weather,
the cost being about one-fourth of
a cent per head dally during tlMM
periods, The water required dally
daring these perolds. The water
required daily per ewe is between
two-l birds and ttm-e-fourlliM of a
gallon.
At the winter headquarters, where
there Is a stockade for 2,500 ews,
This week Monday a homo con
venlence meeting was held on Reed sunflower silage has been fed along
and Hawley Mountlan. Several of with the alfalfa hay with great suc
the women are planning to make let- .,. The yield of this feed has
less refrigerators, and other labor
savers.
Miss Hoffman Is visiting Helth,
Hermiston, and Umatilla the latter
part of the week for child nutrition
work started In Ihe schools last year.
No, Gladys, the automobile ban
dits referred to In the newspapers
are not the oneH who work on your
car In the repair shop.
In every flock today that should be
sold. It costs money to feed cull
hens.
Next winters egg production will
how up the owner's method of rais
ing this year's pullets Move Ihe
To know
how good a cigarette
really can be made
you must try a-y
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been about 4 tons to the acre. Other
feeds being tried there are alfalfa,
sweet clover, peas, oats andpeus, dif
ferent rates of seeding being used.
NEW TEST LAW MEETS
WITH FEDERAL APPROVAL
No charge is made to the stork
owner for the testing of his cattle,
but If the loss resulting from the
( onilemnation of animals amounts to
less than 6 per cent of the assessed
value of the herd he must bear that
loss himself. In any case 5 per
cent of the assessed value of the
herd Is subtracted from the Indemn
ity in return for the free testing of
the cattle.
These are the outstanding features
1 of the new law which meets the ap
proval of the Federal authorities en
aad in the eradication of cattle
tuberculosis. There in sentiment
In many Iowa counties favoring Im
mediate action to take advantage of
the law's provision.
The salesman who falls down gets
up a lot quicker than the one thai
lira down. Moral; Go to bat oi
ever thing.