RURAL ENTERPRISE The Great Outdoors x ln d .p ssd .n t—Hot neutral—n»w.- paper, pubhuied .v e iy Weduswlay, * 7 W «. H. A U IÜ C L B « crlp.lu. , l l . i j a year In advnnon. A d v.rtw in g 2l»c an incb ; nu diacouo (or uine or .puce , ou charge (or c o u pueiUon or c lange». «a "Pal«.(or Para«rn*ha,'’ te a « • ad v .rtu in « dlsgulMd as n a « a It ia probable as the Eugene Reg­ ister remarks, that the framers of the child labor amendment made a mistake in putting its age lim it as l’lie F a rm e r C a rrie s T h e m a n d T h e y A re H is H e a v ie s t Ix>ad that similar timber. In Kentucky, famed for whisky from Bourbon county, the Masonic grgnd lodge has not only declared against the violation of the prohibi­ tion laws of the nation by members but declared that any subordinate lodge admitting such violators will forfeit its charter. And there are people who claim that prohibition is unpopular and will be repealed in the United States 1 A move in the legislature to add 2 cents a gallon to the gasoline tax for the benefit of the ever hungry state highway fund suggested that consum­ ers might stand so much more and the oil combine promptly raised the price uplemeote have been bard hit by *ing unable to sell and some of the dest establishments have failed, ow the manufacturers are consider ng plans for direct sales to farmer«, .utting out all the middle-profit igencies. There is no good reason Xor Imple ents being sold through wholesalers id an army of traveling men and mmissionmen. Half the price a farmer pays for the smaller pieces of form equipment is added to the fac­ tory price by these middle factors, and in thrashers, binders, i: d in threshing machines, binders, tractors, and like expensive machines .e overhead expenses added make the cost so high that their sale is so limited that the factories are hard 2 oents. T ru s t the tru st to grab all th at comes w ith in sight. The move to make is for manufact­ urers and organized farmed« to deal The evidence that Dr. Cook visited directly and cut out the whole middle the north pole is as good aa that in corks. There is no justification for favor of Lieutenant Peary, though the present huge middle expense«. The American Co-Operative oom- the geographical society of which Peary was a member gave him the tr lesion in a statement showing the credit. Cook is In Jail and Peary is w onderful strides of co-operation asks ♦his question, "Does so-called private fa r from the pole and its climate. business do anything that cannot be The bones of Hermando Cortez, d ne better by the produ ers and eon- mers themselves through co-opera- which were discovered and preserved ivg societies? ” W henever there in a hospital in tb e o ity of M exico is discussion to elimin *e middle costs have been-thrown into a rubbish pile ai d profits there bob« up this argu with other bones and lost, Cortez will mant that American business is based not care. •* on the middlemen and that there d es not eeem to be *ny way to r m o v e them. Organized farm e « are advised to he their • » » middle agenAee and r?tsln the profit« now taken by the thouaanda of Waehiagton, D, C.— Flarebaoks wholesalers, brokers, dealer«, com some nt the recommendations of th« million men If the present middle president's agricultural commission p of.te could be divided between the emanated tram the heads of two main producers an consumers there would b*acohee of the government la let be far greater consumption and de­ tert forwarded to President Coolidge Seeretary Mellon, advising tht mand with higher prices to the grow­ ls and lower prices to the eaters. president that Commissioner Cooper Earm organizations In the middle ♦xeoutlve officer of the farm loan west are warning retailers i th«t It board, was leaving Washington 1mm ¿lately to obtain first-hand latormn will be to their interests to get their Uea aa to the credit needs of live a ipplics directly Iron the J>roduc Claim Commission Acted Hastily •tosh and other farm producers, said he wap not entirely olear as to whai the oaoimlsston meant by recommend ■ng that the board “should lake some aggressive steps" to open up credit ohermets to agriculture. Chalmnan Attohleon of the Inter state «MDtneroe commission, thank log the president for forwarding him the agricultural commission's recent trttMsm of its operations, said “wt • ••I that some of the seeming mis apprehension" of the commission'» members "oould have been cleared «>way by Inquiry from us thereon, oi by reference to our annual reports.' Both the letters of Secretary Mellon and Commissioner Altchlson set out In detail the oommlsilon’s orltiulsms and denied their Justification. Vale, Or.— Danger of an epldemia of diphthertd and smallpox was foreseen hore by otty officials and others aa a result of the flooding of Vale and surrounding territory through the bursting ot the Irrigation dam oa Bully creak last Thursday. W ith from 2000 to 4000 head of . - cattle and sheep lying dead In the low- A n i m a l lands west ot Vale toward Bully creek. I-T on Pig Litters Those Intervening Hardy Western Ewes Cabbage and Tubers at Six M onths O ld M arket Grafters Best for Beginners Affect Milk Flavor Are Freer From Parasites Fed Immediately After the Than Native Animals. Milking Not Harmful. Portland, Jan. 29. “It takes a plow to sell a plow” congress would ever prohibit children as become a common saying among from working on farms at home. iurmers. During the past three or State legnuai.u, es, have not done so, fm r years the manufacturers of farm and they and coi^gresses are mudêTf claim, as Flood Result W h e r e B read , M eat, C lo th in g , H e a lth a n d V ig o ro u s H u m a n ity a r e P r o d u c e d high as 18 years, but it is not prob­ able, as propagandists JEpid emic F eared are* organisation!. T he letter w ill be com pelled te establish their own retail stores v id sell their own goeds. C. E. Spence, State Market Agent. Because western ewe« are hardier and freer from parasites than native ewes, they are recommended as foun­ dation stock for the beginner In sheep husbandry by Phil A. Anderson of the division ef animal husbandry, Univer­ sity farm st St. Paul, Minn. Mr. Anderson explains that sheep that come to the market may he di­ vided Into two general classes na- H vsa or sheep sf medium or long wool breeding, raised on small farms, and westerns, or sheep of fine wool or Me­ rino breeding, raised under western range conditions. Usually the natives come to the mar­ ket In small lota. Buyers of large numbers, therefore, are likely to get sheep of different breeding. Often native ewes show poor breeding be­ cause poor sires were used on many farm flocks. Western ewes, on the other hand, come to the market in larger consignment« They are smaller In size than natives, but tbey have the advantage of hardiness and greater freedom from disease and. I f mated with good rams of the medlnm-wooled or long-wooled breeds, they will pro­ duce very acceptable lambs. I f the beginner Is In position to make a finer selection, Mr Anderson advises him to pick ewes having broad firm hacks, wide loins, full and plump legs of mutton, smooth shoulders and short necks. By saving the best ewe lumbs each year, the fanner can cull the poorer stock and build up a Sock worth while Handbook Prepared for Benefit of Cow Tester A handbook for cow testers bas been prepared and published by the United States Department of Agrlcul ture which will be of considerable value and help to the men engaged in the work of testing cows for produc­ tion In cow testing associations. Many teeters are not especially trained for their particular work, but by following the suggestions of the handbook and the standard methods advised, they will make their records much more valuable to the dairymen, and also more use'ful In the various studies by the department based on sruch records. Every teeter should have one of these handbooks; they are printed In a con­ venient slis for carrying in the pocket. The handbook not only Informs the teeter Just how to do his work In the most valuable way, but also Informs tho owner of the herd Juet what he can expect of the tester. A thorough knowledge of the duties of the tester by both the tester and the owner of the herd should aid materially In pro- motlng harmony and better co-opera­ tion la cow testing work. A copy of the handbook, which Is called Miscellaneous Circular No. 28 m*y he secured upon request, as long ss the supply lasts, from the United State« Department of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. Soy Beans Recommended »T h e I nitsd States senate has di as Emergency Hay Crop rected the trade cdmmission to In­ The Pennsylvania agricultural ex- vestigate alleged B^ouopoliss in the pertinent station has completed some electrical power i and tebaeoo indus feeding experim ents comparing soy­ tries and the n a tio ta j <»r propaganda . bean hay and clover hay with alfalfa o discourage public aWns'rshIp ol when fed to dairy cows. utlliUes. During the winter of 1923 24 ten l ’hs m onopolies and th e, propa­ tloletetn cows were nsed In a nine ganda are vigorously alive The weeks' duration trial. The sov benn o o m a h sio a , as in passed instances, and alfalfa bay nsed was of good qual Ity. The cows were all In a high state will probably cover it sail with of lactation. glory by reporting these »eli-evi- The cows receiving soy bean hay eut faots and the attorney general produced 3.8 per cent less milk than acquire a halo by sueing and then those receiving alfalfa hay. As an lism isem g or by getting judgments emergency hay crop for dairy fantu and allow ing them to ba enforced soy henna are highly recommended A feeding trial of six weeks’ dura Julius Fleltchtnann, millionaire yeast a way to do the d cfvaJsn t. no don was conducted comparing refi manufacturer and sportsmen, drop barcu and nebody else so y good clover hay with alfalfa hay for milk ped dead while playing polo production. The sines, through representatives A chance for some of the farmer« The cows receiving the clover hey at Athene, Intervened actively to pre v ho are In the hog business to replaoe produced 8.5 per cent less milk than vent hostilities between Greece and former loesss with profits Is seen those receiving alfalfa.—Pennsylvania Turkey. by Fred Bsnnlon, Umatilla county Experiment Station Bulletin No. 188 The senate ssatad Senator Mayfield «gent, following receipt of the gevera Plant for the annual strawberry democrat, of Texas, dismissing Ihs nient's report of a shortage of hogs contest brought by George E B Peddy amounting to 11.000,000 In January carnival to be held In Roseburg dur defeated candidate In the 1»M alec l i l t , as compared with I lls L o , lag May this year have already been tide. prices for hogs aad high price of foods started by the Umpqua Chiefs, who (Aged a very saecsssful festival last Sentences of two years In the fed have caused hog productloa la Uma «««tag *ruA psnHsatlarv at Leavenworth tllla county to be greatly curtailed Damage to winter wheat la eastern Ivan., and 910,000 fines each, were luring the last two year» Oregon last month was considerably Imposed on Charles R Forbes former greeter then at first estimated, re head ef the veterans* bureau, and ports Indicate Between 80 and 86 John W Thompson, St. Louts can per cent ot the wheat crop In Marrow tractor. far conspiring to defraud the eoeelv wfll have to be reseeded, sc gevevnmeat In connection with bureau cording te advisee from R W Mors« hoepltallaetlon ecu tracts. Marrow eouaty agent. New observe While no material f u n « . to fall Gone la gbarmaa. Gilliam and Wasc. eoaatlea show early eetlmates far he wheal will occur In Baker county on low aetesl figure« la Sbermao ooun account of the recent severe winter weather. It le reported that deep frees- ft» w a it year produce and guar­ ly. PS per rent of the grain te dead antee the highest merket p rie « eraordtug to D I Stephane. super Ing before snow fell will result In considerable damage to the alfalfa hay Our business «'tablisbed 44 year* leieadea* of tbe Moro experiment sta •go Ila« Between 80.000 end 14.000 acres crop this year la many Instances „ . ______ „ , . _ „. . ■rawer« will plow their alfalfa fields { R r ^*r* n f *- n^ * H f * m l* wiB have to be roeeeded la Wests- V A G E & S O N Portland, Or. eeaaty. Co««® Agent Dajgb eetlmates •w BRIEF GENERAL NEWS VEAL POULTRY EGGS CAPONS HOGS (Prepared by th e U nited S tate« D ep artm en t o f A pound In Washington and at the nearby field more than that grown more slowly, station at Sliver Spring. Md., and co­ and more expensively. operative tests on a commercial scale Moye than that, pigs crowded are made by the Washington labor­ atories and various field stations on for the early market bring a higher new or Improved preparations. What price, on the average, than those appears to be a new contact Insecti­ marketed late when the markets are cide which will in many Instances be flooded. a suitable substitute for nicotine at a The weights of the successful lit- lower cost has been developed by ters ranged from 2,008 to 3,102 two offices of the bureau co-operative­ ly. This Insecticide mixes well with pounds, with an average of 2,335,4 oil emulsions and, It 1« believed, will pounds. The average number of pigs make an excellent spray for the de­ in the litters " fo ik in g the to n ” was layed dormant treatment for the 10.8 and their average weight was simultaneous control of the San Joss 215.9 pounds. scale and apple aphids. Fruit trees in Lane county as a rule were not damaged as much by the recent freezing weather as during the aero weather hi 19W. according to C. E. Stewart, county fruit Inspector. Hay shortage resulted in a com­ paratively heavy loss of cuttle in central Oregon this winter, reports reaching Bend Indicate. It was es tltnMed that 13 per cent of the cattle In the vicinity of Sisters had died Heavy losses were reported trom Fort Rock. Linn Jersey Cattlemen Saturday's meeting of the L inn county Jersey Cattle club at Albany was addressed by I van H. Loughary, field representative for the American Jersey Cattle club; L. H. Allen of to rvallis, state club leader; Prof. P. M Brandt, dairy expert from O. A. < and E. A. Rhoten. Ed Shoel is .„ president, Leslie Cate vice-president, Mrs. S. B. Holt secretary-treasurer and W. H. McConnell and D. O. The public service commission has Woodworth directors. i uthorlzed short time publication of special intrastate carload rates on seed wheat for reseeding purposes which has been made necessary as a result of the recent cold weather. The rates apply to those counties east of Hood River and south to Snake river. W ith Ochooo creek, a tributary to Crooked rlvsr, at flood »tags, the Ochoco reservoir le rapidly fliu ng with water, giving assurance to Prineville farmers of a season of plentiful erope. Land Plaster f w ill arrive in February. I Place your order 4/ now for delivery right off the car at great saving in price w 4/ Î O. \v . K R I M | where they were oaught by tbs rush­ ing waters and drowned, and with every basement aad lower floor of Vale's resident»«« aad business bouses filled with mud and debris, the situa­ tion from a health standpoint was viewed wKb apprehension. The lose to property hero and la adjacent territory swept by the flood now is plaoed close to 9500,080 In­ stead of 9250,000, a t at first estimated. SEED WHEAT BILL VETOED Gov. Hartley Regards Legislation aa Wrong In Prlnolple. Olympia, Wash.—Governor Hartley vetoed the 9400,000%pproprlatlon from the reclamation revolving fund for used wheat for the farmers of the drought strlaken region. He gives as his reason that this bill asks him to pat the finances of the state Into a proposition which is con­ sidered unsafe and unsound for pri­ vate capital. Hs also takes occasion to say that he regards this kind of legislation wrong In principle, and not a proper function of government, "certain to lead the government Into the by-paths of group or olass legislation, and into the pitfalls of paternalism, a policy to whloh I cannot subscribe." Moses Lake Dam Goss Out. Spokane, Wash. — Several houses were wiped out and winter-sown crops were ruined when Moses lake dam. 20 ællal north of Othello, In Grant coun- ty, buret shortly before noon Satur­ day. Child Labor Bill Refused by Idaho. Boise, Idaho.—Idaho was added to the states refusing to ratify the fed­ eral child labor amendment when the house defeated the resolution for ratl- flcatlon by a vote of 18 to 38. T H K M A R K ET« Portis ad Wheat — Hard white, 92.10: soft white, northern spring, 91.80; hard winter, 91.87; western white, 91.88; western red, 51 36. Hay—Alfalfa, 318.60®20 ton; valley I U®otby. |19®20; eastern Oregon I >22022.50. Butterfst—46ci delivered Portland. Eggs—Ranch, 30®32c. Cheese— Prices f, o. b. Tillamook: Triplets, 31c; leaf, 3tc per lb. Cattle—Prime steers, 97.25®7.76. Hogs — Medium to cboioe, 98.76® 1150 Sheep— Lambs, ' medium to choice. M' •settle Wheat— Soft white, 11.80; western white, hard winter, 91.98; western rod, | 91.87; northern spring, 91.86; Big Bend bluestem, 98.20. Hay-Alfalfa. 923; D. C . 929; tim ­ othy, 929; D. C., 928; mixed hay, 934. Buttsrfat— 49c. Eggs—Ranch. B4®30e. Cattle— Choice‘ etaerSi 37 50®8.00. Hoge— Prime light, 9U.T6®U.8O. Cheese—Washington ern»« brick, 18o; Washington triplet», H ® j o 0 ; Waehiagton You«« Amerlo«. 91®3Ae' •pekane Hogs— Prtase mixed. 9 U J 6 ® t l io . Caul«—Prim« steppi, 97-26® j .f i . TRAFFIC TO EAST IS HEAVY empty ProlflM Oars Brought Wept, Go Baek Leaded. Olympia, Wash.—More than half of all the railroad care entering tbe Pa. d flc northwest through the four gate­ ways ot Troy and Paradise, MonL; Avery. Idaho, and Huntington, Or., dur­ ing tho year 1914 same through empty, the total number of westbound leads | being 128.747 and the empties number tog 148,284. as shown by figures oom- plied by O. O. Calderhead, traffic ex. pert of the department of public works. The total westward movement was Z7B.0SX cars, with the empties 22.597 In excess of the loaded cars. This greet quantity of empties mow ed westward wis necessary to rake pare of the heavy shipments of the Pacific northwest, particularly la fruit and lumber product». u. a. Portion,.nt.ry gen.«. Clerk Olep ^ » • h‘“ ro n . D C —le u r y H o ttu y . parltameatary etork of the ..n e t« for 42 years died at his home bore, aged »1 years. He was an ex resident ot Oregon.