PAG E 4 H A L S E Y E N T E R P R IS E INVENTORY AIDS : FARM BUSINESS « * ——— —— — Assists Farmer to Determine Whether His Operations Are Profitable or Not. MAKE LIST WHEN CONVENIENT Go Ovor Farm Carefully and Note Eaich Item ae Found So Nothing May Be Missed— Classify and Appraise at Same Tima. ( F r .S x r .d by l b . U n ited H l . i . a o t A x r lc u lt u r . 1 r i. p a r l m . n l Farm ing la a business, and like oth­ er buxine?» men the farm er should know which way he la going finan­ cially. T o d rift «long year a fter year not knowing whether he la going to­ w ard success or fullure la not the prac­ tice of successful business men. and It should not ha the practice of fann- *ra. To guage progreax by an Increase In cash In hand or to measure losa by additional debt» Incurred without ta k ­ ing Into account decreases or Increasea In the value of all property owned, often leads Io false conclusions. The storekeeper la well aware of thia, and his annual “stock Inking” lx nothing more or leax than the making of an Inventory or list of property, without which he lacks accurate Inform ation concerning hla profits and loses». In ­ ventories are not difficult to make, and the United States Department of Agri enlture has found that they are of great value to any farm er who la striv­ ing to better hlx condition. They over come obstacles and place hlx bualneaa affairs on a aecine basis. JAN 1?, 1922 S.^llleaik O p to m e tris t. * ALIANY. Amor A. Tussing B rownsvills , O regon Stable Manure Increases F e rtility by Adding Humus to the Boll. | | Automobile Insurance P ro te c t y o u r s e lf a g a in s t loss. I C. P. STAFFORD, Agent. 9 i : H a rd w a re O il ¡S to v e s P * ' 'X c*1JaPer than wood and an oil heater gives com- fort in a bedroom on a cold morning. K i t c h e n K a iltr e s f M .iz d il L illllD S * t Tllv bonxrwife is as much entitled to modern equipment as the grain grower. Rood light w ill make your eyes la»t longer and give better service. G ranite and Ahninuin Ware of fe rtiliz e r used w ill depend upon the requirements o f the crop to be grown and upon the condition o f the soil which Is used for crop production. A sugar beet crop, for Instance, should have abundant potash, while for a wheat or com crop attention should be gtveu to the nitrogen supply. F it F ertilize r to Soil Needs. F ire , t h e f t, c o llis io n , p r o p e r ty d a m a g e a n d p e rs o n a l lia b ilit y . are kitchen pleasures. C ross & W h ite A complete fe rtiliz e r consists o f nl- rogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Materials containing these elements re mixed in different proportions for IIITerent crops and fo r different soil equipm ents. It frequently appears hat a complete fe rtiliz e r Is not re- liiired. For example, there may be iresent In the soli an abundant sup- ily of available potash, but the sup- ily of nitrogen and phosphoric acid nay he deficient. Under certain conditions commercial ertlllzers ilo not seem effective. This may be due to the fact that the fe r­ tilizing elements are not used In proper proportions, or it may be due to the physical conditions of the soil. The greater benefits are obtained from com­ mercial fertilizers when the soil well supplied w ith humus. There should, of course, be a sufficient sup­ ply of moisture In the soil to dissolve and hold In solution the plant foods that are already present or that may be supplied In the form of commercial fertilizer. COST OF MILK PRODUCTION Dairym an Should Be Interested Knowing How Much Food and Labor Are Required. J. W MOORE e a t te s ta te a n d J a St s a r a n ''e THE HALSEY STATE BANK Tbs County Agent Explains the Sim- | p lle lty o f Making a Farm Inventory Farm er In Making Naw Selection W ill Do W ell Io Look Back and Follow must bo estimated mill appraised. The Economic Changes T hat Hava financial property has a face value, Occurred, which under any conditions ordinarily H ALSEY, O REG O N Capital and Surplus $34,000 I n te r e s t p a id o n t im e c e r tific a t e s o f d e p o s it W e in v it o y o u r h a n k in g b u s in e s s t v .c a r t in .a t C. II. KOONTZ, Pres. D. TAYLOR. Vice-Pres B. M. BOND, Cashier . _________ .. • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • • ♦ * * ♦ • * * * ♦ * * • * • « * • * ♦ * ♦ * ♦ * ♦ * * • ' •NMSSty '>l r~ ‘ V» . rx . . — i rT The First Savings Bank of , Albany,Oregon “ W H E R E S A V IN G S A R E S A F E ’ ’ ! T F N R F o S O N S W H Y you should save regularly a part of your meotne Y o u r Home O M Age. Sickness Vour Business I n ve-t"lenta Insurance Kdneattou Automobile Travet Ubarsiter M ake vour dreams reme Irne Mart now. 4 per ceni inter -d and no worry I Practical Shoe Repairing. A. Peterson ^ A L o rn /in ive y Certain Crops Have Ceased to Be Profitable. crops may cease to be profitable owlug to the development of other regions more favorably situated for their pro­ duction and marketing. Some crop* may have to be abandoned because of disease. Insect [tests or other causes. The United States Departm ent of Ag­ riculture suggests the test question; Is the farm selected adapted to such possible changes? For Instance, the farm selected may now he growing heana, potatoes, com, oats, clover and hay. w ith the pros­ pect that beans and potatoes w ill soon cesse to he profitable The ^nciil.vr, --------------- ----------- ---- si ,i ' f . l W [ <2 ventorv Liabilities are an offset tn the re source». When all the Items with their valuations have been c cred the work la finished hy summing up the value tltrns This Is best done hy adding ggcli page separately sod c irr^ln g the Leaching May W a its Manure. J MAKE DEFINITE PLAN OF GARDEN ON PAPER There Is no hext time of the year to make an Inventory for everybody and under all circumstances. Each one must decide for lilm aelf the dale most convenient. In deciding, however, the most Important consideration la to ae-'i lect a time of the year before the sea son’s work In the field begins. It will save estimating large quantities of farm produce on hand If the Inventory Is taken as late In the spring as pox slide before field work begins. Although any day will do. It Is gen orally found best to select I lus tiest day of some month, and a fairly good guide In any section w ill he the date upon which tenants customarily change farms. The best Inventory date may vary from January 1 In the cotton belt, ! to April 1 In New England and other | northern states, and for special farms Setting Out Plants Started In Hotbed. •p e d a l dales are often required. If list of the farm property has i "“ ¡“ " / ’" " h e n «“ r r ° 'H* Pan th e - fru it farm be made Into a ments Is Necessary to Pro­ land and left on the surface. I f the hay, grain or live stock farm ? In manure ts spread and cannot he plowed mote Plant Growth. many Instances It w ill be found that I under quickly. It should be disked, un­ the farm In question demands a typ less the ground is frozen. I f manure o f farming that cannot he easily must be left on the surface of the changed to meet the needs of chang field, it is much better left In piles and Siace so many young people wear ing conditions. First Get Exact Dimensions of glasses, the old idea m at they make a spread Just before it Is plowed un When making a selection, look bark tier. The effect of stable manure on person look old is seldom mentioned. Available Land. and follow the local economic changes Much of Enriching Properties of the land is cumulative, and frequently I'he truth is thst pntting off wearing that have occurred In the last 3« Stable Manure I t W aited by Un- Is more marked with the second crop {lasses when they are needed it what years, and then Judge fo r yourself >akes many people's laces look older Wise Methods— W heat and than w ith the first. Ascertain Which 8 pots W ill Be Beat whether the farm you have under con­ than they are. Com Need Potash. Green crops plowed under provide to Certain Crope Requiring Sun­ sideration has the adaptability neces­ another source of soil Improvement shine— Run Rowe North and sary for meeting the changes that are iP r e p e r .d b r t h . U a lt .d l u t e D « p . r t m . n l Such crops as peas, beans, clover and of A < rlc u !lu r e .) South. bonnd to come In the future. Richness and fe rtility are often sup­ a lfa lfa are among the best for sup­ ( P r . p s r . 4 b r t h . U n lt .d H u m D x p a rtm a a t posed to mean the same thing when plying humus to the soli. These crops ot A e r lc u h a r . 1 SALT ESSENTIAL FOR STOCK applied to soil, but there may be a should be plowed under In the soil so A definite plan for the garden ahotild wide difference, says the United States as to have abundant opportunity to he drawn on paper before any planting D airy Cow Requires Ounce or Mora Departm ent of Agriculture, O ffrd x The d if­ decay before the growing season be­ lx done, suggest garden spedallsts of I f a legu D aily— Baat Plan to Let Animals ference Is one that may mean success gins the following spring. the United States Departm ent o f Ag­ ininous crop cannot be grown for Harold Albro. Halp Themselves. or failure in crop production. riculture. First determine the exact Manufacturing optician. By fe rtility Is dneant the ability of green manure, other crops, such as dimensions of the available la n d ; then Salt la required by all animals. The the soil to produce a good crop. A oats, rye, barley, or even .sorghum, may ascertain which parts of the garden United States Departm ent of A grirul- soil is rich If it contains a consider­ he used. w ill be best adapted to certain crops, . tore says that the dairy cow requires I f the required elements are not In able quantity of each of the elements especially those tlig t require a large a * ounce or more a day and, while she required by the plant in the progess the soil or are not readily available, amount of sunshine. O utline the gar­ W e m ake a should be given all she needs, she of growth. Unless, however, these the need should be supplied by com den |dun on puper and sketch In the | should not be forced to take more The composition elements are available to the plant merclal fertilizers. S p e c ia lty o f crops that are to he planted upon each than ahe want*. It Is beat, therefore, and the physical conditions of the soli part. to give only a small quantity on the are such as to promote plant growth, F r ie n d s h ip , In planning the garden It should be feed, and to place rock salt In the the soil cannot he said to be fertile. E ngagem ent and borne In mind that certain crops, such boxes In the yard, where the stock can Certain elements are always available ns lettuce, radishes, and early beets, J H c k jt at w ill, W e d d in g to the plant ; others muat he acted cun frequently be grown In the same * *____________ upon by certain substances under suit­ R in g s lows with other crops and be removed able conditions to become available In fore the main crop attains sufilcleut Removing P a in t or soluble. F. M. F r e n c h & S o n s size to require ttie entire space. It To remove paint of no m atter how Soils may be rendered In fe rtile liiMilit also tie remembered that car- long standing from cotton, linen, «ilk ALBANY OREC. through natural causes, such as leach­ lots, beets, salsify, early turnips, par­ or wool, leave r?ie stained part In ker­ ing, and through artificial causes, such snips and all crops of that type may osene until soft enough to rub out as single cropping, Improper rotation, he grown In rows of 12 to 18 Inches Tw enty y-four hours may be required ,,n,| the improper proportion of live npMrt and will occupy a comparatively If she trouble Is of long standing • Ft0,.k t0 fr(;p production. One of the Maks Inventory Whsn Convanient. met with on the farm needs no ap pr.ilsal The physical property may he grouped under the following heads; Land, buildings, other permanent m pmvements, work stock, cattle, aw,a. Sheep, poultry, machinery and tools, farm produce, farm supplies, growing crops. The financial Items Include caah on hand, cash In hank, accounts receivable, and notes receivable By receivable Is meant debts Awing to th. farm. PLAN INCREASED SOIL FERTILITY then arlaea— can some other crop or crops be found to replace them? Very tntala to the last page whore they may ' few region" hare a wide range of he conveniently added to attain a I crops. especially In general farming, grand total. The llahllltles are summed ! and adaptability to new cropa la a very up to the same manner When the Im portant consideration >