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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1919)
11KNI) 1IULLKTIN, 11RND, OIIKOON, THUIIHDAY, HKPT. tt, 10 1 1) PACK 4 IS -l FARRIERS NEED ORGANIZATION OF NATIONWIDE CHARACTER M.OSIM AI-THAATION NKKOKD A.MONC1 Alili KAHMKUH' KOCI- KT1KH ON UNIKOKM SCHIIK. That tho farmers of tlio country nro woefully In need ot a nation wide organisation similar In effect to tho Amoilcnn Federation ot Lab or, was brought out recently at n monster farmers meeting at Mo desto, California, at wh'oh moio than 1,200 farmers of various states wore prc-iont. Tho object of tho convention wis to secure closer affiliation of exist ing farm organizations of tho United States for the purpose of speaking with authority and power on all questions of legislation, prlcu fix ing, marketing, etc., which nffect farmers. Tho need for such n fed eration was forcefully shown, and tho need for n headquarters build ing In Washington appealed to tho audlcnco to the extent of liberal c n trlbuYlous and pledges. A resolution was passed nhklng tho United Stale Senate to Insert Into tho constitution of the proposed Icaguo of nations a provision for an international latl tute ot agriculture inlllnK in All Direction. Ono deficiency has been tho weak ness of tho federation ot organiza tions. It has been tho condition which Hen Franklin sought to rem edy under peril of nrltlsh nrmlos when ho said "We musl all hnng to gether or we will hang separately." Farmers' organizations huva becu pulling tnoro different directions than a big bunch of mules wo re cently saw a beastly man trying to hitch up. Thoy got tho lines and harness all tangled and cross-hitched so that pretty soon they wcro milling around disastrously airi get ting nowhere. What a Federation Might Do. Tho problems of tho war wcro stu pendous and they required action regardless of cost. Tho cost has yet to bo paid. Tho mctho.l of col testing payment and tho persons who will make tho payment arc still un answered questions. Big UusinoM is already on tho Job through tho United Stntos Clmmbor ot Commerce. Its officers loam how to act on specific qucst'otm In two major ways, by tho resolutions ot business men's conventions mid by taking nutton-wldo mall votes lllg liuslnoss Is going to tako euro ot Itself and lot farming enro fur It self, ns witness a resolution passed unanimously nt a recent convention of G.000 ot tho blggost busiuchs mm In tho country. Tho need ot someone to sponk with authority and power for farm ers has long been felt. Tho machin ery is already in exlstenco and need- tug only co-ordluntlon and nmplo fi nancing. "Ascertaining tho cost of produc tion on thq fnrm Is tho foundation which must bo laid before oven n strong federation ot farmers' organ izations can build a strtlctlon ot economic Justlco to farmers," said ono speaker nt the California meet ing. "When wo can show impar tial figures on tho cost ot produc tion, nobody .will bo foolish enough to ask us to produce for less." Econ omic Justlco entitles farmers to sal aries which will enable them to sup port their families on tho Amerlcrn standard of living. It entitles them to flvo per cent interest on tho cap ital thoy havo Invested. Most fnrm ors cither operato on borrowed capi tal or as tenants. In olthor case they nro entitled to enough addi tional to pay tho rout. Farmers ere entitled to nnothor flvo per cent as savings with which ultimately to buy a homo. But with our present knowledge nobody seems nblo to provo whether farmers nro getting that much or nothing nt all for their labor. "Here's a Friendly Tip" gays the Good Judge Men who know tobacco, chow tho best without its costing them tiny more. Thoy tuko a little chew and it's amazing how the good taste stays in a rich, high grade chewing tobacco. For lasting tobacco satis faction, there's nothing like a small chew of thut rich-tasting tobacco. THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW jut tip in two styles RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco "y-IJ CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco garanwOTsginaPHnraiiroTatnirFnwgnra!TOni IT WILL PAY TO IMPROVE PASTURE Oct Illtl of Weeds nml Uiulrlrnlilc I'lnnt.s Light Mnnun Driv ings Will Help. Overgrazing during n succession of unfavorablo seasons, or some times during a slnglo season. Is pro bably tho most cnuso of run down pastures. Weeds will thrive during n season unfavorablo for the growth of grass, and when tho light pas ture Is continued weakened and re duced by overgrazing, will establish themselves In tho dying sod. On tho other hand, when n rank growth of grass stands u agnized for a long tlmo there Is n tendency for tho sod to becomo weakened us tho result of n superabundant top growth. Weeds nro thou ublo'lo grow mid multiply, but under those conditions they pro bably never becomo so numerous and troublesome ns under tho oxtromoJ conditions of overgrazing. Whllo In tho ordinary uso of pastures under grazing Is not likely to occur, yuf It Is well to know In advance tho result of such practice. Stock will not eat wcods unlcs forced to do so, but will grnzo more and more heavily on tho dlmUhlng pathos ot clean grass; consequently tho' weeds nro conti nually favored In tholr competition with tho grnss for soil space, and un less moans nro taken lo check them thoy may presently overrun and ruin tho pasture. Tho first stop toward Improving unproductive pastures should bo tho destruction of weeds. Whero tho land Is level and opon enough to allow tho uso of a mower all undoslrablo jr. f1- wf -Jib I fit ' mk an i j Y " V BBBBBtt. m I 3&f 'flBIBIBIBIBIBIBff U I M ' -9bbbhbhbhbhhk V BE BbHI wmmi bb"bH ' r Pi B The Smartest Thing on the Market That's what our belted waist seam models are. They are with the leaders. A whole lot of other models are here too. 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As tho weeds nro being destroyed tho growth of grass ltsolf should hu stimulated: and according to tho presout knowledge of pastures tho application of stubto manure seems thu only certain economical meaun of doing this. Whqrovor mauuro Is avullablo apply It to the pnstures In light dressings, covering tlui first tho scantiest patches, but eventually cov ering tho whole pasture If posslblo. Another excellent practlcu Is to ro seed tho tnoro unthrifty patches and then grnzo thorn sparingly until they nro again thickly rovegutnted. Culture treatment to Improve tho growth of pnsturngo, such ns disking and harrowing, cannot bo recent momled for gonoral conditions. Doubtless thorn are extreme condi tions of root-bound sod whero cul tural treatment would bo bcnoflclnl In Improving tho molsturo relations of tho plant: but those conditions cannot now bo clearly doflnled, and tho operation should proceed cauti ously, for by tearing tho grass roots, moru harm than good is liable to re sult. Llkowlso, tho application of com mercial fertilizer to pastures Is nn extremely dubious practlcu. Thoro Is, ot courso, n stimulation of plant growth, but nt tho prcsont high prices for fertilizer no profitable re turns may bo axpoctcd under aver- ago conditions. .Should n decided shift In tho present relntlva prices of fertilizer and meat occur, doubt less a moderate application or phos phatlc mutorlnl, say 200 pounds of ncld phosphate per aero, would bo profitable on most soils. The Country you think has gone price mad, but it hasn't Buying conditions are not nearly so bad as might lie thought. If the Buyer will inquire, ask ques tions and think. He can obtain very fair prices, and with it lie will get what he Wants-Service Service is not all. 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If tho nou-lnyora nro culled out the cost of producing eggs falls mntorl ally. Now Is a good tlmo to cull. Tho following nro conditions which Indicate non-productiveness: Shriv eled condition of tho comb, wattles, nnd car lobes, closeness of pelvic bones, and keel bono, contracted or hardened condition of tho nbdnmon; yellow shanks nnd bonk In breeds that naturally havo yellow shanks and beak such us tho leghorns and Plymouth rocks; molting of fouthors. Tho best breeding hens may bo solocted by noting from October IC TO .MOI.T OH NOT TO .MOIT. In exhibiting at tho fall fairs a breeder Is frequently per plexed us to tho advisability of molting his fowls for thu fair, or preventing the molt until after tho fair. If ho de cide on tho former plan, then tho show birds should bo placed In u warm, airy pen and pro tected from tho sun. 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