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HALSEY EN T E R P R IS E
THERE IS MONEY
IN FOX FARMING
FEB. 16, 1922
or FEEDING CATTLE IS GOOD PLAN
«Ink their head« In the wafer clear
out of sight when they drink, then
they can do without a pond or «treats
of running water. When they hare no
water at all, duck* often gum up about
the eye«, become llatleaa. alt about
don’t eat and aoon die.
Industry Is Rapidly Gaining Favor BUTTONS SERVE AS TRIMMING
in Several of Northern
Demand 1« Heavy far New idea In
States of Country.
Decoration for Gowna; Wonder­
ful
gowna. Entiru girdles are made of
buttons that are either painted
enameled.
For suits velours da lalne, serge,
broadcloth and gabardine are favorite
.naterlala. Maroon or chestnut browr
Is exceedingly popular. Of course,
there Is the sober black suit, but
this often Is enlivened by a bit of
color In the form of embroidery or
Darrow trimming bands of a contrast.
Ing bright colored material. Dark blue,
gray and beige are clese seconds to
brown
Waistlines of suit coats ure
long and sleeves are wide. Monkey
fur still plays Its part—and an lm
porta nt part It Is, too— as a trlmm'ng
for suits aa well as other garments.
Effects Obtained.
MANY ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY
FOR MARKETING VARIOUS CROPS
Hon? Barley là need only Til Ti ¿mall
way, althongh In Illino is It made up
10 per cent o f the grain ratten.
Purahaaa Pries la H alf ef Coat
In fattening a steer tbe comblred
operating expensea oanally more than
equal the original purchase price of
the feeder. The factor« considered In
operating expenses are feed, labor,
bnlldlng and equipment. Interest, mar­
keting, Insurance and tax»«. Feed
usually constitute« about 80 per cent
..f this expense. All tbe other Items
are generally balanced by the manure
and pork credit«.
The preceding paragraph« are a
very brief outline of the Investigation
of beef production In the corn belt.
Thoee Interested In a thorough study
of tha varloua operation« and coat
figures should secure a copy of the
bulletin, which can be obtained free
from the department of agriculture.
In recent year* we have beard and
seen little of button*. Their use haa
................. .
' been confined to utilitarian purpose«
ADVERTISING FARM PRODUCTS
Best Location for Farm Is Where Now. observe» a fashion writer, maker*
are
exploiting
them
a*
trimming.
Winters Are Cold and Opportunity
Wonderful effect« can be obtained Where Automobile« P»»» Farm« It Is
Offered to Develop Fur— Big
Good Idea to Poet Bulletin
through button«, and when the at­
Price for Pelta
Offering Produce.
tention nt tbe fashionably dreeaed la
If He Did.
turned toward them a great demand
(P rep ared by th» U nited fltatp« D ep artm en t
“On the Pacific coast.” said the
Is created which gives designers In ' Do the autos pass your doorl Why
of A gricu ltu re )
traveler, “we go out In boats, and
Fox farming 1« fast gaining favor thia field an incentive to work out | not put up a bulletin at the front gata
and let folks know that you have soma
nothing lets than a 100-pound fish la
In the United States. The Industry, new effects.
considered «port.” “ ’Scuse me,' said
No doubt, the recent vogue for nice butter, honey, eggs, chickens,
barely known a decade ago. is fairly
the colored man. “To’ say yo' fish foh
common In some «totes nf the northern enameled noveltl#« la accountable for - fresh pork, potatoes or other things
100-pound flahl" “Why, certainly we
tier, 1« represented In all stutes In this the beautiful enameled buttons that for tale? The auto folks will pay bet­
do." “Ain’t yo’ akeered yo’ night
tier and In that Jiext to It, and la ornament manv of the now inode! i ter than retail prices for high class
Summer Fattening in Cora Belt on Grass, With Corn as a Supplement
goods.
catch oneT
growing rapidly. There Is money In
(P rep a red by th e U n ited Btnten D ep a rtm en t
It for the raiser who stHrts modestly, '
fped and other miscellaneous con­
o f A « rlcu ltu re l
learus tbe business, and then expands
Although com belt cattle feeders centrates are In much demand In some
his holdings There are losses In store
have loat money the last two years, sections. Supplying protein 1« of more
for the type who starts with a big
yet on the average for five years or concern to the cattle feeder than sup­
ranch, no knowledge of thP business,
more the Industry has been profitable plying the other constituents at th»
and only a desire for quick profits.
on many farms and Is a line of pro­ ration because It Is usually purchased.
At the present time the Industry Is
duction which will continue to be an
I'ottonseed meal, while It Is used
undergoing s process of stshlllxstlon. '
Important branch of American agri
more extensively throughout the corn
Most fox farmers raise animals for ■
culture.
belt as a whole, Is no more popular
breeding purposes, and comparatively
The bureau of animal Industry, than linseed tneal. Most cattle feed­
few have adjusted the business to a
United States Department of Agricul­
ers prefer linseed meal, but It Is not
pelt basis. All told, there are between
ture, has recently Issued Farmer's used so largely owing to Ita some­
10,000 and 15,000 silver foxes being
Rulletln No. 1218, "Beef Production in what higher cost. Corn makes up 90
grown In captivity on American fox
the Cora Belt,” which contains valu­
per cent of the carbohydrate concen­
farms at thia time.
able suggestions to the corn belt feed-
trates. Oats are frequently used In
1 era on the economical production of
Many Animait In Canada.
the latter part of the feeding period
j
beef.
Such are some of the conclusions
to DUt cattle In better shipping condl-
j The Investigations on which the bul­
of a representative of the biological
W h ile th e G o ld e n P o p p y is in B lo o m
letin Is based were conducted by the
survey, United States Department of
department on 006 farms of the corn
Agriculture, who has Just returned to
belt and every phase of the problem. 1
Washington after an extensive Inves
from raising calves or buying feeders
tlgallon of American fox farms and
U
to
to the marketing of the finished steer.
Is treated In considerable detail.
The general tendency In the corn
H :re I am with a grip full of everything that goes to make up life.
belt to plow up permanent pastures
Sam: will make the tu n t of m : T h :y will b: the Savers, and in re ­ !
and produce more cultivated crops
turn will reap Comfort. Happiness xnd Plenty. Others will waste me and
caused a decline In beef raising, but
to
eventually pay in R gret, W^nt. M nery.
!:
the keeping of cows to raise calves
has continued to he profitable on
Ü
W e w ill H e lp y o u S ave
land too rough, too wet, or too In- I
!i
fertile for cultivation. The reduction |
ü
Stop at San Francisco and Loa Angeles- -world-famou» and beanti-
i of pasture has been compensated for
to some extent by the greater use of ,
ful cities
Where
Savings
are
safe
”
Four
per
cent
and
no
worry.
.w"’-
clover, alfalfa, and corn silage. How- I
ever, since 1905 there has been some
Tbe Southern Pcific »«penile 25% of it« gros» earnings for
Increase In feeder production In the
upkeep of it« ROAD.
corn belt due to the breaking up of
western ranges for dry farmtDg and
Irrigation.
For further particular« ask «gent«
A Silver Fox.
The Investigation, which was car­
the methods of their operation. In
ried on for three years, showed that
( ’aiisda, where the Industry originated,
the feed coat of keeping a cow was
and especially on Prince Edward Is­
69 per rent of the entire coat of main­
land, where there are approximately
JO HN M. SCOTT,
tenance for a year, while 31 per cent
16.000 foxes In captivity, fox farming
General Passenger Agent
represented Interest, labor, equipment
Is conducted on a much more extensive
and Incidentals. The total number of
I n te r e s t p a id o n tim e c e r tif ic a te s o f d e p o s it
scale than In the United 8tutes. Its
rows on the 906 farms was 23.268, an
promise nf good financial returna to
average of 25 to the farm. The per
W e in v ite y o u r b a n k in g b u s in e s s
those willing to master Its problems
cent of calves raised was practically
give Indication that within a compara
II. K O O N TZ, Pres"
D 7 T A Y L O R , V ic e -P re s .
85. It was found that costs could be
lively short lime In this country II will
reduced through three factors—In
B. M. BO ND , C a s h ie r
rlvsl In proportions the Industry In
■'reaslng the credits from the cows
Canada.
Improving the herd, and economy In
The heat location for a fo i farm Is
feeding.
where the winters are cold and the
Early Fall Buying of Feeders Beat.
P u lv e riz e rs
F a n n in g M ills
fox may have opportunity to develop,
When feeders are not raised on the
¡» P lo w s
fur In keeping with llie need» of th»
T
r a c to r s
farm buying and selling ability plays
climate The Industry 1» thus confined
W agons
C re a m
an Important part. In some seasons
by climatic condition« to the northern
certain weights and classes of cattle
D isc H a rro w s!
S e p a r a to r s
slates There the raising of foxes for
may be purchased more economically
S
p
r
in
g
to
o
th
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rro
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,
breeding and for the fur markets flour
O
r
d
e
r s ta k e n for H a r n e s s
than others. Ordinarily early fall buy­
Ishes
Most of the foxes raised In
M a n u re S p r e a d e r s
ing Is preferable, aa competition be­
captivity are on farms, or "ranches.”
tween packers and feeders usually In
with |iena for from 25 to 50 pairs, al
C , S p e c ia l p ric e s fo r B in d e rs if ta k e n s o o n
creases as winter approaches.
though In occasional Instances the
The higher the quality of the feeder
ranches are much larger, containing
steer the better use he will make of his
pons for as many as 130 pairs.
feed, though he usually eats more of
The foxes generally breed In Janu
It. But thia consideration should not
ary and February and the young are
cause the buyer to lose sight of the
bom within 52 days. A pair of foxes
price. Fleshy feeders can often be
M
raises one family a year, the nnmhFr
used to advantage on short feeds, and
of young varying from one to ten.
when there are very good prospects .-***
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though rarely exceeding five or six
for higher prices. The older the anl
t
.
;
Most of the fox lalsor s troubles come
mnl the quicker It will fatten, aa II
when the young are a few weeks old
will uae leas feed for growth and
and are peculiarly susceptible to at
more for fat production.
lacks from worms Ureal care Is nec
Mature feeders fatten In three to
F ire, th e f t, c o llisio n , p r o p e r ty d a m a g e a n d ;
oasnry to carry the young foxes
four months, two-year-olds in 5 to
through this period.
sn ■
months, yearlings In eight to ten
p e rs o n a l lia b ility . P r o te c t y o u r s e lf a g a i n s t ;
months, and calve« In ten to twelve
Most Foxaa Sold for Brooding.
months.
Older
cattle
use
roughages
It Is not advisable to kill a fox for
more advantageously, but In general
the pelt before lb months of age for
young animals make more economical
al lliat time Ils fur Is more valuable
use of all feeds. Mature cattle re
lhan al a younger age. Comparative
quire from nine to eleven pounds of
ly few of the foxes raised on Amerl
fiutkr.nriTfOtf-.'t,
digestible nutrients to make a pound • * * *
can ranches are sold at the present
of gain, whereat yearling« uae six to
time, however, for Ihelr pells
Most
eight pound«, and calves only four
of the ranchmen obtain higher values
to tlx pounds.
than the worth of the pelt by selling
Feeding cattle for the market Is
the live animal« for breeding purposes
simply one method of marketing the
A good pell may feivh as much as
crop«. On 287 farms In the corn belt
though the average Is much
an average of 35 per cent of the 1919
lower, approximating 1250 Io $350 IT.-
c*’ **Per ,h»B wood and an oil heater fives coni
crop« waa fed to cattle. Fully 90 per
furs are comparatively Utile known b
fort in a bedroom on a cold morning.
cent of the fattened cattle In this
cause of Ihelr rarity.
Silver faxes
area are dry-lot fed and are marketed
Ranges
I ? * ho" *ew' ,e
much entitled to modern
vary from those In which the eclor
°
equipment ss tha grain grower
before July 1. The varloua methods
Is entirely silver to those In which II
of feeding and the feeds used are fully
wl" m »ke your eye« la«t longer and
Is entirely black except for some
r
give better service.
discussed In the bulletin.
white-handed hairs on the back and i
Feed Alfalfa and Clever Hay.
rump. In the black fox the white la ■
Alfalfa and clover hay are by fa r the
absent from all parts except the tip '
moot popular dry roughages, as they
of the tall, which la generally while j
take the place of commercial protein
In all phases of the animal.
concentrates to a large extent Grass
hay«, with the exception of tlmoshi
PROVIDE DUCKS WITH WATER
mixed with clover, are very little
used. The use of stover« and straws
Where Supply la Lacking Fowls Gum
has a direct hearing on the economy
Up Abcut Eyes, Become Liat
of gains, and all «nch feeds should he
l«aa and Ola.
used on the farm.
The moet popular protein concen­
A duck m W have water about Its
trates In the corn belt are cottonseed
head and eye« dnlly nr II will not
meat and cake and linseed meal Corn
thrive. However, If a tank of «Ufltelen»
oats, and barley are the carbohydrate
gjm h J i prrvl' lll* '1 f " l ,h# idt'k» t<
t tp o s w /N *
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See
C alifornia
Now
Go East Thru California
Attractive Round-trip Fares
1922 IS a y s :
¡Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego
i:
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New One-way and All-year Fares
!i
Eastern Cities
The First Savings Bank of Albany, Oregon
Jj
THE-
HALSEY STATE BANK
Southern Pacific Lines
H ALSEY, O R EG O N
Capital and Surplus $35,000
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TO
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of
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the Special
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