The Great Outdoors
W h e r e B r e a d , M e at, C lo t h in g , U e u l t h a m i V i g o r o u s H u m a n i t y a r e P r o d u c e d
V e tc h a n d N e r v e
The Greatest Bird
Suggestions Drawn
From Experiments
'
' Tomatoes Ranked
First in Crops
Record in Fight on
Bovine Tuberculosis
N in e te e n D iffe re n t P ro d u c ts
H a d $ 3 1 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 G ro ss
V a lu e in 1924.
M o re T e s ts in O c to b e r, 1924,
T h a n A n y O n e M o n th .
‘
u su a lly tend to th icke n up the
etaud and uiske it very tnuch more
productive.
• F r .s .r .d
by tb s V a lts d S tates D e p a rtm e n t
at A g r ic u lt u r e t
(P r « p « r « 4 by
Ufcll«4 S tate« D a p a r t a a o t
o f ▲ ffria iiitiu a .)
More cattle were tuberculin tested
Nineteen truck crops produced In the during the month of October, 1924, in
The tim e is here now to lake on
United States the past year for table the nation-wide campaign to eradlcete
use, canning, and manufacture had a bovine tuherculuala than were ever
w raetliods on the fe rin . The
L ib e ra l p la n tin g o f corn w ill
gross value to the growers of 1813,000,- tested In any previous month, accord­
N o t t h e C o n d o r n o r tin
Id ones are dot producing desired ' 'e a s, O a t s G o o d F o d d e r
replace w iuter cereals vhicb
000, according to estlinatea by the ing to a summary of the work com­
E u g le , b u t t h e O ld
suits, 'Ib is reiuiods ts o f th e '
W e t S o il f o r B l a s t i n g
E a r ly m a tu rin g ' L’ntted States Department of Agricul­ piled by the United States Depart­
in ju re d or t ille d
ment of Agriculture. A total of 642,-
• tm e r near Cottage Grose who
B id d y H e n .
C t o v e r a n d A ls ik o
j varieties, lik e M innesota N o . 13 ture. This Is »12,000,000 less than In
; 1928, but »22.000,000 more than In 602 cattle were given the tuberculin
rew a crop of voted and then
and th« im proved e a rly varieties of 1922, and »78,000,000 more than In test during that month by the force of
The condor, bulkiest bird that filer
lowed it under
I I took nerve to
(B y O. A C. E x p e rts .)
veterinarian« engaged by the govern­
golden glow, w ill (nature the la t.e r 1921.
o
th
a
t,
but
every
fa
rm
e
r
knows
and the eagle, blazoned on the
There has been a rapid expansion in ment and those co-operating In stamp­
Canada
field
peas
and
oats
for
p
„
,
t
<jf
September,
In
th
e
la
tte
r
« should do the same th ie g . H is
cv.tcheans of many nations as pre
truck crop production, transportation, ing out this costly cattle plague.
ext crop of, ve cb whs a w hopper, hay o r si lag« make a vo rry satis- pdrt ,,f October or e a rly in N o­ and marketing In recent years, as In­
This exceeds by more than sixteen
«rnipent, are not the greatest bird
he envy of all bis neighbors— and fa cto ry crop in western Oregon, vember they m ay he husked and dicated In acreage figures, the depart­ thousand the previous record number
in America. That honor belongs t
e plowed it under. Now he liv ts
planted in Februay or M arch,
stored safely in cribs. Good yields ment points out. The acreage devoted of cattle tested In one month. In May,
n p<ace and p le n ty and has to
to tile 19 crops this year was 2,302,000 1924, there were tested 626,257 cattle,
the bumble, industrious, unassuming
Feus w ill stand a lit tle later of very fo o d feed fo r p o u ltry , hogs
pare.
acres, which Is a 80 per cent Increase which was the highest number until
hen. She furnishes more dollars
p la n tin g than the vetch and usu- and ca ttle may be seoured in th is over the acreage In 1921.
the recent month - of October. The
worth of food than the excellent
total number of cattle now under su­
Canning Acreage Doubled.
A r th u r Powell and Fayne Co- illy make a good tonnage of fo r­ way. W hile th is corn is p ro b a b ly
dairy cow or the fine beef steer o
ge
Use the w hite C anadian va­ not going to get d ry enough to
Production of 18 crops grown wholly pervision for the eradication of tuber­
how
are
going
in
to
the
n
u
t
busi.
this country.
culosis i t 9,196,975. That the work of
i-ss and w ill cninmennce w ith 17 rie ty a id sow about 80 pounds an shell and sell in car lots, as in or partly for table use direct was on
tuberculosis eradication ta populurly
The cackle of the hen when sh<
1,309,000
acres
and
had
a
value
of
ores of w alnute and lilb e rts . icre, w ith a bushel to a bushel and the east, there should be m auy
lays an egg is justified, though sh
$262,000,000. The quantity produced supported la shown by the fact that
i
h
a
lf
of
such
outs
as
tb
r
e
'
g
ra
in
,
heir place is sout heast o Brow ns
dures of it harvosted fo r s to rin g in
has no conception of the value tha
wholly or partly for canning or manu­ there is a watting list of mors than
victo ry o r Shadela d c lim a x
ills.
cribs.
little fru it possesses for mankind
facture was grown on 998,000 acres two and ons-hoif million cattle whose
I t m ay be necessary to inoculate
Growers de sirin g general d ire c ­ and had a value of $51,000,000. The owners desire to have them tested as
Her instinct is to obey the command
the re td o f the peas go insure sue tio n s fo r the co n stru ctio n o f corn
soon us practicable.
canning acreage lias been more than
"M ultiply and replenish the earth.'
cess on farm s th a t have never cribs may w rite to the college.
O f the 642,692 cattle tested In Octo­
doubled since 1921, and the table acre­
Man steps in and interferes with that
grown them to any e xte n t
I hi
ber there were 24,446 which reacted
[A n im p ro p e rly b u ilt c rib m ay age has been Increased one-third
process and replenishes his own car
m ay be fro m pure cultures gup-
Tomatoes were first in gross- value, to the test, Indicating thqt they were
spoil a crop of corn iu O re g o u .]
co»« by consuming the great major
plied by the departm ent of bac<es
allowing a total of $55,000,000; early tuberculous. Such animals are Imme­
ity of the eggs she lays.
diately disposed of In accordance with
’uccess D e p e n d s U pon M an ­ riology at the experim ent station
Irish potatoes are valued nt $44,000,
regulations for the prevention of tlietr
A little digression here— a gram
or it mav be garden soil where
000; strawberries $85,000,000, and can
a g e m e n t, U n d e rs ta n d in g ,
peas have been successfully grow n.
matical digression. The hen lays ar
taloupes
$20,000,000.
Green
peas, acting us spreaders of the infection of
Official Says,
onions, lettuce, celery, cabbage, and tuberculosis.
I f the la tte r is used, 200 to BOO
egg and it lies in her nest. When w
asparagus
—r
---- c— each
-----come In the $16,000,000 .
pounds
of
the
surface
soil
should
•et a hen she sits. “ A setting hen’
P r . p . r u l 8» I h . V S lt .S »lute« D e p artm en t
of A g ric u ltu re .)
to $17,000.000 range; cucumbers, snup C o s t n f Fpr+ilt7Pr f a n
be scattered over each acre o f the
is a violation of English grammar
beans and watermelons ranged from 1 V
l OI r e m n z e r ^ an
The success of co-operation market- land to go in to peas and harrowed
A sitting hen” is not. Here we pro
Washington, D. C.— Members of the
$8.500,000
to
$12,000,000
each,
and
B
e R educed by L egum es
ag depends mure than anything else in pro
m
p
tly.
Exposure
to
th
p ro m p tly . Exposure to the congressional farm group are consider
pose to let this digressive subject li<
sweet corn for canning, spinach, pep
• eh nniiJrat
* * '' "
1 M ' » in ju rio u s lo the bacteria
‘Grow more legumes and let nuture
— not "lay.”
lng a plan to throw their solid pers, cauliflower, and carrots, from
ixn understunning on the Diirt of 11»** < .
> , •
,
take care ot your fertlltaer needs.
•embershlp as to the possibilities ami ' ‘ i ‘ ¡'.g ?
.P
u,lder strength behind some farm relief $3,600,000 to $7,100,000 each.
We mentioned
P. A. Pehrsson's
The Let the air help pay your fertlltaer
mltatlona of co-operative marketing, Ì C '.,U< y COU(iitio,,s or tow ttrdi «V- measure with the hope of getting legis­ value of eggplants was $1,030,000.
rm all flock of white Leghorns the
hill.”
••cording to Chris L. Christensen. in e ,ll,,rt’ ah(* lbe u iaterial should be lation enacted at this session.
other day. Since then he has shown
Tomatoes in the Lead.
Thia la the suggeetlon soil and trop
fiiip
iz
x
s
nt
»k..
.ii.i..!
_
*
I
1
il
r
a
d
a
z
x
rv
rv
no
harrowed
as
soon
us
possible
a
lte
r
barge of the division of co-operative
at this office his return slips for 1924
Just what form the bill will take has
Tomatoes had the largest acreage at specialists of the Georgia State Col­
•arkerlng In the United States Dé­ i t is scattered,
not been determined, but an effort will 470,000 acres; early Irish potatoes. lege of Agriculture make to help keep
from the
Co-operative
Poultry
triment of Agriculture, who lias just
Producers, to which body he belong
the cost of fertilizer down. Nitrogen
be made to produce a measure which 308,000 acres; sweet corn for cap
isde a tlJFee months' huir of the coun-
ilie heat tim e to blast stum ps is will receive the indorsement of the nlng, 299,000 acres; green peas, 242,000 is the moat expensive constituent in
m il ships all the eggs he markets ar
i'y studying co-operative methods.
when the ground Is lu ll of water
such. He keeps about 200 hens. The
president’s agricultural commission acres; watermelons, 168,000 acres; factory mixed fertilizer, they say, and
Need Buelneee E xperience.
l i e explosive changes w ith v io ­
and
the support of the farm-group in strawberries, 147,000 acres; cucumbers, economy necessitates the using of a
receipts from the company for the
The Importance of having men with lence fro m a form ncoupying lit tle
180,000 acres. These figures do not part of the unlimited quantities of
congress.
twelve months foot up $991.41. Be
usliiess capacity to head up co-opera
Include market gardens. Ninety-one nitrogen found In the air over Georgia
space to a ga« fillin g a very great
sides this he had what eggs the fam
At
a
meeting
at
the
capttol,
called
ve organizations cannot be overcstl-
per cent of the acreuge of green peas farms.
space. Io find room the gvs goes
•sted," Mr. Christensen suys. He de-
by Chairman Norris of the senate ag was for canning; canning and manu­
ily used and set 2500 in incubators to
The clover« and vetches have been
where
there
is
least
resistance.
lares that co-operative organizations
rlcultural committee, senators and rep­ facture of cucumbers took 72 per cent found to make available about sixty
produce the baby chirks he sold and
Because d ry soil is lig h t and fille d
re
beginning
to
realize
more
than
ever
resentatives interested In farm prob­ of the acreage; tomatnee. 67 per cent; pounds of nitrogen per acre, and when
those he raised. Add to all this the
••fore that production and marketing w ith a ir spaces, and does uot hang lems heard arguments In support of a
usparagus, 47 per cent; spinach, 29 the whole crop la turned under, the
receipts from sales of cockerels and
re Inseparable, un.l tliut very often together w ell, it offers less re sist­
fertilizing value Is equivalent to the
modified McNary-Haugen bill, which per cent; string beans, 27 per cent
old hens for meat and you get some
ie solution of a marketing problem ance than the s lu m p , to is m erely
and cabbage for kraut, 14 per cent.
addition of five or six loads of stable
was
defeated
In
its
original
form
at
• ay be found to originate In produc Mown off, leaving the stu m p s till
idea of what the hen may mean on
manure.
Truck crops are the product of In
•>n practices. Organizations are also 'noted to the la n d . W hen the soil the last session of congress, from tensive agriculture and require much
an American farm.
A good legume hay crop turned un­
•arnlng that production must be ad is fu ll of water the stu m p offers spokesmen for the American council human labor, and a highly fertile and
Mr. Pehgsson keeps a little herd of
der will lead to profitable and per­
of agriculture.
isted to meet murket demands
less resistance th a n i t and is lifte d
well-tllled soli. GroM return per acre manent farming.
Jersey cattle und the toLal receipt-
It would require
Visitad tha N orthw est.
out.
Is far from being all profit, and some­ four tong of ordinary, mixed fertiliser
from it were »872.71, oonsiderabli
Mr. Christensen's study Included the
times falls to equal the cost of pro­ per acre, containing 2 per cent am­
T H E M ARKETS
le«s than from marketed egg
»-operative murket lng methods em
duction, the department says.
monia, to furnish an amount of nitro­
Bed and alslke clover p la n tin g
alone.
loyed by fanners' organizations for
gen equal to a good crop of vetch or
Portland
iu
Oregon
is
u
s
u
a
lly
best
done
the
andllng
fruits
and
vegetables,
dairy
He raises wheat ami the hens cat
clover. I f purchased In mixed form
Wheat — Hard white. $2.10; soft S o u rc es o f P r o te in a n d
They
roducts, poultry products, wool and la tte r p s rt of F e b ru a ry,
It. He buys a good deal more feed, but
thia nitrogen would coat from $20 to
white
and
northern
spring,
$1.92;
hard
ruins He visited twenty to twenty are sown iu fa ll g r# io , w here (he
$25 per ten.
not from the city manufacturers of
V
ita
m
in
e
s
f
o
r
L
a
y
in
g
H
e
n
ve organizations In California in ig h t freezing and th a w in g , or winter, $1.90; western white, $1,89;
poultry feels. He figures th„ t tho>,
9klm milk and buttermilk are ev-
iregun he studied the wool marketing
»ins, cover the seed. T h e clover western red, $1.87.
firms must pay freight on the grain
»-«-‘allons, and In North Hukuta and business dem ands pure seed, espe­
BROOKHART IS REPUDIATED
Hay—Alfalfa. $19.50® 20 ton; valley ceedlngly valuable sources of protein
from the farm to the city and on the
and vitamines for laying hens. This
llnnesuta he investigated the husl-
c ia lly free fro m b u ckh o rn . Sani­ timothy. $19620; eastern Oregon
has been demonstrated not only by Senate to Be Atked to Declare Office
combined feed from the city to the
ss methods and practices of farmers'
es w ill be tested free by the timothy, $22622.50.
levators to determine the factors tliut
experiment stations, but also by
consumer, and must add somethin!-
Is Vacant.
Butterfat—46c delivered Portland.
nier luto the efficient management of « xperim ent and federal seed lab-
thousands of poultry raisers.
While
for their services, and he saves the«,
Des
Moines.—
The republican party
Eggs—
Ranch.
41
6
43c.
ue elevators.
ra to ry at C o rv a llis,
[N .
T.
poultrymen generally understand the
items by buying his wheat, oats and
Cheese—Prices f. 0. b. Tillamook: value of these product«, they do not of Iowa through the state central com­
"need has been a d ve rtisin g a lsike
corn from his neighbors, and meat
eed in the E n te rp rise .
n o u r­ Triplets. 28c; loaf, 29c per lb.
always use enough of them to get the mittee officially repudiated Smith W.
’om e Im p o rta n t P o in ts
menl and fish meal from
othei
Brookhart, United States senator, and
best result« obtainable.
Too many
Cattle— Prime steers, $7.7568.00.
ishes in places too wet fo r o th e r
A b o u t D ucks a n d G eese v a rie tie s.]
sources, and then grinding and mix
think that If they feed some milk or moved to have the seat to which he
Hogs—Prime, 811.60611.75.
ing them according to the formula for
The laying season for ducks and
Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice some buttermilk In addition to the was elected as a republican candidate
rsm lsr innth and grain ration, they last November be declared vacant on
« perfect ration which the O.A.C. has teese usually starts In February. The
$13616.50.
Bv
using
land
plaster
on
seed
'• 'k i l l duck lays about us many eggs
are doing all that Is necessary. Thia,
worked out
t
,
grounds of alleged fraud and deceit.
of course, may not be true. Feeding
u the average hen, hut she lays her Potatoes c u t for p la n tin g , growers
Seattle
O. A. C. p o u ltry nra«h is 30) •
A resolution adopted by the cen­
have
got
one-eighth
n
to
n
yield
"lome"
of
these
dairy
producte
may
ulire clutch In seven months, while
W heat— Soft white. $195; western not be enough to properly balance the tral committee which met here direct­
nounds finely ground w liaat, 800 'l l « hen takes about nine months, says Hie tre a tm e n t
is
p a rtic u la rly
ed the chairman, B. B. Burnqulst of
pounds m ill run. 1.50 pound,
ffsetive in ra lh e r dam p, cold «oil, white, $1.92 6 2; hard winter. $1.94; rat Ion.
writer In the Farm Journal. The
Fort Dodge, to propose a bill of com­
It has been ehown that an ordinary
ground corn. 100 pounds ground Runner duck extends Its laying over •'here s p ro u tin g is »low, as it western red, $1.93; northern spring.
i longer period. The goose averages
mash made of ground corn, ground plaint for filing with the senate, charg­
oats and 150 pounds fiish o r in« a
eetns to preset ve the seed pieces. $1.98; Big Bend bluestem. $2.28H.
tn ra l. T h is is High i n protein t< ibout thirty eggs.
H a y -A lfa lfa , $23; D. C.. $28; tlm- oats, bran, and shorts, when eupple- ing that Senator Rrookhart. prior to
Geese pair, but a drake will mate
h a ts n re a scratch feed of vhest
otlly, $26; D. C., $28; mixed hay, >24. mented with whole com and oats
the November election, posed as a re
Some com m on w in te r varieties
' th four or more females. The eggs
ranke a good laying ration when the
Butterfat—47c.
w h ic h ie deficient in p ro te in
publican until if was too late for the
hens are given all the buttermilk or
"<tn yearling dneks hutch well hut of g ra in have been in ju re d or
Eggs Ranch, 43645c.
l-et ua sing the lay of the American
to show strong fertility geese must he k ille d iu parts of western Oregon.
skim milk they can consume. That la, committee to bring out another candi­
Cattle— Choice steers, 17.506 8.00.
hen. Let us set her eggs In the incu
date, then aligned himself with the
when they are given no water. I f
i out three years old. Ducks can l.e W here such varieties as R ink
bator to increase the species without
Hogs— Prime light. 811.40611 60
La Follette movement, denounced the
Piotltubly bred for , four , ......-
Tears .........
hut |
they have access to water In ad
K ' lin»y. K aton and Jsnlciu
Choese—Washington cream brick. dltton to skim milk or buttermilk, they republican national ticket and divorc­
:.cse will he pr.dlfl
requiring her to take the time tc
he Iliree or more • lo b are s u rv iv in g to the e xte n t of
»it upon them. Let her lay the eggs times that period. Ducks rarely be t 0 p.-r oent or more i t is probable 19c; Washington triplets, 19 6 20c; will not consume enough of the let
ed himself.
me broody, hut geese are a |d to
Washington Young America. 21622c ter to balance the ration mentioned,
where they may lie, and we will hav<
'
t
a
t
th
e
y
w
ill
b
rin
g
a
better
net
'•••come broody after laying the flrsi
and thorein lies the mistake that so Canada and America to Fight Dope
i o need to lie about them to mak« clutch.
°pa.|
re tu rn than the a jiu s la n d w ould
many poultrymen make. They do not
Spokane
1 cr acl ievement seem worth while
Washington. D. C . - A new extradp
1 he goose la a grazing bird, hut the plowed and reseeded Io a spring
ad J
feed
enough
of
the
skim
milk
or
but­
Hoge— Prime mixed. 111 35611 50.
tlon treaty with Canada, tightening tbe
duck will th riv e on a lim ited quan tity v a rie ty , a lth o u g h if a ra th e r we I
termilk
to
furnish
the
amount
of
pro­
tf»e]
C attle—Prime steers. 17 2567.76.
green fowl, tleeso do not thrive spHng and sum m er follow i t is
government’s barriers against t ie ]
tein needed for high production.
« lieu y a rd e d ; ducks do.
illegal narcotic trade, wa, favorably
possible th a t s p rin g wheat max
ibly J
Money has been made in Linn
The drake Is recognized by the curl o u ta io ld
th in stands of w in te r
reported by the senate foreign rela
ounty by growing pickling cucum-
In c re a s e o f R o u p
(Oregon Farm er,
the tall feathers, hut this curl Is wheat.
tlons committee. The treaty will give
not found on the gander
Although roup is an all year-round either nation the right to extradite all
A n a p p lic a tio n of 50 to 75 ers for the factory. Growers at
A commendable movement is being
The average weight of the goose Is
disease,
the
worst
epidemic«
come
pounds per acre o f n itra te of sods Woodburn averaged 1225 an acre and
tndm taken by the land settlement twice that of the duck.
with the shifting weather conditions persons connected with the peddlinx
of “dope.”
,
i nd marketing committees of the |
The older the gander the more vl- • r sulfate o f am m o n ia on (he th io one man sold $1080 worth fron three of fall and spring.
The disease
wheat
W1||
t
j
f
mgde
jn
March
I Wetland t hanrher of Commerce, b.x
■lotis he Is apt to heecme during breed
acres.
causes considerable loss and appears
Seattla to Vote on Manager F l , n. 1
■ he Portland Ad club and by progres- ■ ng season. The drake ssldom shows
to be Increasing from year to year
aive Rusiness Men's club of that city j temper.
The true roup Includes cold«, bron­
Seattle. W aah .-M ayo r Brown
Geese cannot he profitably hatched
chitis, catarrh, ranker, diphtheria
’ hey are offering a aeries of prizes
ed an ortilnance passed by the city
<nd reared artificially. hut Incubators
roup proper, and perhaps chicken pox
for the best ideas on how Oregon '
council, placing on the ballot |D «
and brooders have revolutionised the
It iisuslly comes with colds which start
>eople may moat effectively put to 1 <iuek bindn»w«
-Pec ai «Action March 10 . propose
when the birds have been exposed to
profitable use products which are now
Nowadays gees» are replacing tur
fo™
* n,eDdment f° r • city manager
dampness, drafts and chill.
going to waste.
keys on many festive occasions.
form of government which
would
Waste products Inc’ u le everything
Too much busines« Independence Is abolish the office of mayor.
from sawdust and mill worn! to stub- ' D ullness Is one of th e m ost uni
sometimes hard on the Income Co-
operators are usually less dangerous C w » b , M ,m b ,r’ ' ” ',r y Bo’ * ‘ * • “ - •
hie pastures and table scraps.
'» re a lly despised qualities, yet wc
than competitors.
om ellnies see sh a rp persons tolera)
Many a big commercial r >ncern
Washington. D. C. -
The annual
• e e
ng »lull tn«»la
depends upon its by products for its
’
*
of
the
president's
rslng a . m ib bu„
tb# her(J ta
real profit. Many an Oregon farm
in o o o would be $17.500 instead of
Rke Investing money In continentals
t
can do the same or at leart can
The quantity Is increased .n d the 812.000 under . bill Introduced by
R o p re^n tatlv, Fish, republican, Ne
greatly increase Its
¡"come by ju ­
income curtailed.
• • •
dicious utilixetion of products which
are now being loaf
The same la
I f yen want tre », ahrtiha, etc.,
Seattle Chamber Opene New H em .
no doubt true of m«nv another O re­
r iln h ’ "
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