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Pure Bred Animais
Ensilage Corn
Not Prone to T. B.
Best for Silo
One Breed Is as Susceptible
Results of Tests Made With
as Another.
Two Varieties at Differ­
(F rep er« 4 Sr th e U nited sta te « D ep artm en t
ent Stations.
o f A g ricu ltu re )
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The Great Outdoors
W h ere Bread, Meat, Clothing, H ealth and V igorous H u m an ity are P ro d u ced
A Linn County
Winter Wheat Still
Here the W orld
Time to Clean Up
Ditching Feat
Reported Short
Gets Its Berries Home Berry Patch
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There Is no relation between the
breeding of cattle and their suscep
la It more profitable to plant en
| Washington, D. C. — The winter
allage corn for tbe alio than ordinary tlblllty to tuberculosis. One breed Is
wheat crop of the United States will
field corn? la the question that presents un susceptible us another, and grader
Itself to many alio owners at thia i are as likely to become Infected as
be 25 per cent short of last year’s
time of the year.
In Iowa few are pure breda.
crop, according to estimates by the
These are conclusions of veterinary
growing special varieties for the alio,
department of agriculture.
the majority of farmers believing that specialists of the bureau of animal In­
R. E. Carvaller, R. A. Cole,
Decreased acreage and smaller yield
During 1924 Oregon put on
the regular field corn, taking every­ dustry, United States Department of
The time to clean up the home berry per acre have caused the fall In the A. Spelinger, George Mulhol­
thing Into consideration, can be more Agriculture, based on several years'
the m arkets of the world more patch and the vineyard Is right now, crop. Many farmers were unable to
profitably handled than some special i experience
In
eradicating
bovine
land and Edward Pompe wero
canned
loganberries, straw ber­ according to K. P. White, assistant buy seed at planting time because of
ensilage variety that grows more for I tuberculosis. In support of the con-
interested
in a shallow twenty.acre
professor
of
botany
nt
Kansas
State
the low price obtained for crops of the
age and less grain per acre.
i elusion tbe bureau veterinarians have ries and gooseberries than any
Agricultural college. "There ure sev­ previous season.
I compiled a large number of statistics
lake four or five miles from Cor­
La rg er A m ount of W a te r.
There Is no doubt but silage made arranged according to the various other state, and stood second in eral practices which should be cure-
A.yield of approximately 13.6 bush­ vallis .on the
Linn side, A
from ensilage corn contulns a lurger breeds and whether tbe animals are blackberries and
third in red fully carried out If a good clean crop els per acre was forecast as compared
ditch
to
drain
it
had been cut,
of
small
fruits
is
to
be
obtained
next
amount of water than that made front pure breda or grades.
with 14.9 bushels, the average yield
and black raspberries.
summer,” Professor White said.
field corn. In other words, that tbe
From July 1, 1921, to April L 1924.
not
very
deep
much
of the way
Do you realize w hat this
"Raspberries and blackberries are per acre for the past year.
former fa more succulent than the lat­ tuberculin testB were applied to 1,424,-
but
10
feet
a
t
one
place.
W ater
Oregon, whose agri­ both attacked by diseases whose con­
ter or tint! It contulns less dry matter .'102 pure bred cattle, of which 4.7 per means ?
was still two feet and it would
per pound or tier ton. On the other reDt were found to be tuberculous. cultural resources have scarcely trol Is the same. Anthracnose, a dis­
hand, ensilage corn produces a larger During tbe same period 4,456,439 been scratched as yet, is the ease of tbe canes, can be largely elim­
be a hai-d, disagreeable job to
tonnage than field corn and the ques­ grade cattle were subjected to tbs world’s headquarters for small inated from the patch by cutting out
cut
the ditch down to drain it,
all
the
diseased
canes
at
this
time
of
Many farmers forget their potato
tion arises whether the greater ton­ test, of which 4.8 per cent reacted.
fruits, as she is Anasrica’« bead the year.
ratch until the weeds force them to but they wanted a chance to
nage containing less dry matter per Among tbe pure bred and grade cattle
Apply Bordeaux Mixture.
give the crop a thorough working with
ton Is more economical for the dairy representing the various breeds tbe quarters for Jersey cattle.
use the splendid soil th a t would
“A bordeaux mixture, 4-4-50, should the ordinary cultivators. By this time
cow than field corn silage, which la federal specialists have been able to
But Linn county does not
be
left if they could be rid of
be
applied
three
times—
first
before
the
weeds
have
secured
such
a
foothold
more concentrated.
find no evidence that any breed Is lead the sta te in berries as she
tbe leaves appear In the spring, sec­ that they will he a trouble throughout the w ater.
The Indiana experiment station more susceptible or resistant than any does in Jerseys.
They consulted O.
When
Sten­
ond when the young shoots are six the season and If there have been
hat been testing this matter for a other.
These conclusions apply to
A.
C.
and
F-
E. Price, soil spe­
berg
brothers
offered
straw
­
Inches high, nnd third before the blos­ rains, the soil has become hard and
Inumber of years and has come to the large groups representing conditions
out to recon-
plants for this y ear’s soms open.
^conclusion that field corn silage pro­ for the entire country.
crusted. To prevent this, and to start cialist was sent
It Is well berry
with a guarantee of a
"Crown gall Is another common dis­ the young plunts off right, our best nolter and advise.
duced approximately 1.S per cent known that certain localities have crop,
A Corvallis com m unication in
more milk and 3 per cent more fui more infection than others, but the good price for the berries for ease In a small planting Is black rot. growers are cultivating their potatoes
than ensilage corn slltge.
Ton for management of cattle, extent of buy canning, the response was slim. tbe dark, rough galls at the soil line. Immediately after the field Is planted the Democrat-Herald of Saturday
ton, in other words, the field com pro
with an ordinary weeder or a spike- said :
Ing and selling without paying proper Does th a t mean th a t Linn coun­ These should be removed now.
duced slightly more milk and fat that
“Both the blackberry and raspberry tooth harrow with the teeth inclined
attention to health, the control of sani­ ty farm ers are doing so well in
A group of Linn county farmer»
ensilage corn silage, but the yield of tary conditions, and the Individual re­
are attacked by ^lie orange rust. In backward so ns to prevent drngglng demonstrated th at there is more
they cannot this the surface of the leaves is cov­ out of the seed pieces and later the
dry matter or of total nutrients per sistance of the animals appear to be other lines th a t
than one way of deepening a
acre from ensUage corn was much the principal factors that determine afford to bother with such little ered with an orange powder which Is young plants. This practice Is usunlly
drainage
ditch when they were
greater than from field corn. The dlf
easily spread. The only remedy Is to followed until the rows can be plainly
the degree of Infection. Breeding ap­ things as berries?
ference In yield of the two kinds of parently has nothing to do with the
seen across the field, when the only confronted with the problem of
The three coast states, Ore- dig up the plants and bum them,
lowering an outlet for a 20-acre
corn was large enough so thut en
extent of tuberculosis.
gon, W ashington and California, ‘'T1,e lu08t troublesome grape dis deep close cultivation is given.
silage corn proved the more profitable.
lake. I Im original diteb, which
have
only
one
competitor
in
the
1,1 a ,n,a11 P‘aDtln« is black rot
Similar results buve been obtained nt
varied in depth from 3 to ID
Bor
48 states in the gooseberry and * at,tt' k8 the green berries.
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the Ohio and Connecticut experiment
deaux mixture, 5-5-50, should be ap­
feet, was lowered 8 to 4 feet by
straw berry business and none plied as a spray once before the blos­
stations.
a method that i« new to the W ill­
Silo Any Pact.
in
logantierries.
California, soms open, and once or twice after the
The cost of gains alone does not de­ amette vnll«y by s'uicing the d irt
There Is nnother factor aside from
the birthplace of the loganber­ petals have fallen. The disease may termine profit In cattle feeding. Sell­ nut while ti.e water wag Rowing.
yield per acre to be considered In con
ry,
sends out about one-fifteenth he lessened by proper pruning also. ing price Is equally Important, Selling
Edward Pompe and several other
nectlon with this problem of whether
as many of them as Oregon. Wet weather Is favorable for the price Is determined very largely by farmers asked the assistance of the
to plant ensilage or field corn for the
finish, lienee tbe problem of tbe feeder
Here are some figures on the spread of the disease.
college extension service, A level
silo. I f the entire corn crop Is of tbe
Mulch Strawberries.
Is to produce as much guln and as
1924
production
given
out
by
same variety, any part of It can be put
Alfalfa has proven Itself by experi­
"Strawberries should be well mulched rapid gulns as possible as cheaply ns was run bv F. E. Price, extension
Into the silo. If, on tbe other band
mentation and practical experience to the National Cannel's’ associa­ during the winter to prevent frost In­ possible. Most gains cost more than specialist in soils, who found th a t
ensUage corn Is raised for the silo, be an Ideal hog pasture. In some Me­ tion:
jury. The patch should be well weed­ Is necessary, but on' the other hand the ditch would have to be lowered.
the particular field that Is set aside llons, other legumes might outyleld al­ Loganberries, cases
ed during the picking season. There tbe cheapest gains are not necessarily
Tbe Purvis sluicing m achine,
for that purpose must )>e used. There falfa, and when thia condition exists
California ................. 20,918 Is a root rot which has caused a great tbe most profitable. This emphasizes owned by the soils departm ent and
are times owing to lata planting or the one yielding the largest tonnage
Oregon ........................ 407,151 deal of concern. There Is no remedy the complexity of the cattle-feeding developed in the Vale section, was
to excessive moisture In the spring, should be given consideration.
It, once It starts. The only rec­ business nnd the absolute necessity of used. The machine is pulled up
W ashington ................ 203,107 for
when some part of the corn crop can
Alfalfa la very nutritious and starts
ommendation that can be made Is to using definite Information relative to and down the ditch while th e
not be cultivated as thoroughly as early In the spring, staying green until
All other state» .......
37 start a new patch some place else.
tbe comparative feeding value of dif­
some other part, and may on that ac­ lute fall. When properly handled, al Gooseberries, cases
water is flowing.
A horse is
" If there Is abundant rain, consid­ ferent feeds and how they may be
count mature u week or so later. In folia will furnish adequate pasturage
Michigan
....................
30,440
erable loss occurs from soil ro t This combined to make the most profit In n hitched on each side of the ditch
such a case the lain corn mny be put
and pulls from the end of a long
throughout the grating season for sev
Oregon ........................ 60,565 can be prevented If a heavy straw cuttle-feeding venture.
In the silo, and tbe handicap due to eral years.
pole to which a sluicing machine is
mulch
Is
applied
around
the
plants
W
ashington
................
15,704
late maturity partially avoided. Such
Brood sows upon alfalfa pasture and
attached by a chain. In four
and
between
the
rows.
T
H
E
M
ARKETS
All other states ........
late corn might not mature, and, un
9,274
receiving three earn of corn dally will
davs with three men and a team
"In the control of any plunt dis­
leas It could be put In tbe silo, much
Straw
berries,
cases
produce strong, healthy pigs. They
ease. sanitation measures are very
1000 feet of ditch was lowered.
Portland
of It would be wasted.
Maryland .................... 18,218 Important and now Is the time to
may also be kept In good condition by
Wheat — Hard white, $1.70; hard The ditch could huve been lowered
feeding two to three pounds of barley
Michigan .................... 84,194 clean up the blackberry and raspberry
winter. $1.57; soft white, western in less than bn'f the time if the
per head dally while on alfalfa pas
New Jersey ................
4,695 patch and the vineyard."
white and northern spring $1.68; soil hud been loo t and free.
(ure. Mature aowa are often grnxed
New York .................. 20,769
Two 12-inch lines of tile were
western red, $1.56.
u I sin alfalfa pasture without receiving
Oregon, ........................ 86,607
An opportunity for farmers to start any grain, but better plga will ba pro­
Hay — Alfalfa. $20@21 ton; valley laid in tho bottom and the trench
T ennessee....................
5,553
production of useful, salable riding duced If grain la fed.
timothy, $20 0 2 1 ; eastern Oregon was filled. It was found cheaper
borers Is being offered by the hii I iiiu I
Washington ................ 37,001
to lay two 12-inch tiles th an one
Alfalfa or tome other legume should
As n rule It Is best to set out straw­ timothy, $23024.
husbandry department of the Kansas always be provided to furulah a sum­
All other states .......
3,297 berry plants In the spring quite early,
large tile of the capacity of tbe
Butterfat—40c delivered Portland.
State Agricultural college. The de­ mer pasture for sows and their Utters.
The straw berry m ay safely and give them good care throughout
two. The drainage of the 20-ncre
Eggs— Ranch, 24027c.
partment bus secured a thoroughbred For fattening pigs alfalfa la without a
be called the queen of small tbe season. They give their maximum
Cheese— Prices f. o. b. Tillamook: lake will bring into cultivation
riding horse. General Haig, as u loan superior. An acre of alfalfa will
some of the best land in Linn
logan would be crop of fruit the second season after Triplets, 26c; loaf. 27c per lb.
from tbe government remount service, curry 15 pigs from weaning time until fruits, as the
planting, though they will give more
county.
Cattle— Steers, good, $9.5009.75.
and will keep him In the local stud they are ready for market. I f these the acknowledged king Tout for or less fruit for several years; but
this season.
black eye it received after the first crop, the berries are
Hogs— Medium to choice, $10.50®
pigs are given a well-balanced ration, the
G. G Hockenstmtb has buck­
General Haig has won more than i be acre of alfalfa will be equivalent through
12.00 .
th e kiting of the likely to be small.
wheat for snle. I t will make a
I25.IXX1 In prise money as a race horse, Io value to an acre producing 40 bush- price a few years ago.
Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice,
I t ia
In the fall after the ground Is about
good crop where, for any reason,
taking first In nine Important handi­
Is of corn.—B. IV. Fairbanks, Extern coming
ready to freexe a mulching of bean $7 50012.50.
back,
gradually,
into
other grain has failed and it is too
caps on the Important tracks of the sb m Service, Colorado Agricultural
the high favor it once enjoyed, straw, clover hay or some other kind
late (o resow, or on land too poor
country, from New Orleans to I.utunlu.
College.
Seattle
and Oregon can beat th e world of straw should be applied, to give
“Tliero Is a need nnd market de­
for oih«r crops. It is fire to
some protection during the winter and
Wheat—Soft white. 1.60; western
mand for riding Itorsos In the coun­
in the production then, as she keep the frntt clean at bearing time.
plow under, green, to make bard
try.” commented Dr. C. W. McCainp-
does now- The king and queen The mulch should not be applied very white, $1.58; hard winter. $1.58; west­ land more friable. A crop of it,
ern
red.
$1.56;
northern
spring,
$1.60;
bell, head of the department, In an­
find more congenial soil and heavy, however.
pldwed under, will be far better
Big Bend bluestem, $1.80.
nouncing the acquisition of General
In the summer the farmer must be­ climate in this state than have
for
the succeeding crop than sum ­
Strawberry plants may also be set
Haig. He urgpd farmers who wish to
Hay— Alfalfa, $24; D. C„ $28; tim
gin to get ready for winter. He must yet been discovered in all the out In August If good plants can be
mer fallow, but it should b«
produce good riding horse« to take ad­
othy,
$26;
D.
C„
$28;
mixed
hay.
$24.
get his buildings repaired If they need rest of the world.
secured and provided the ground Is
plowed in before tbe seed ripens,
vantage of the opportunity offered.
Butterfat—43c.
It, see that there Is adequate housing
not too dry to get them started. But
for it has great vitxlity.
Eggs—Ranch,
27032c.
for bis stork and provide for tbe stor­
August planting will not give as much
Hope
springs
eternal;
so
do
weeds.
Hogs—Prime light. $12 @12.25.
age of sufficient feed to last his ani-
fruit the next year after setting ns
The stale m aintains a number
Plan to use one to kill the other.
ttu ls over th« winter.
Cattle—Choice steers, $9.10010.
will the plants set out In the spring.
•
e
e
of farm» where Cjlioa pheasants
The silo plsys a moat Important part
Cheese— Oregon fancy to retailers,
Modern economic life Is built on di­ In the storsgh of feed on the modern
The radish Is one of the old «tand-
It Is not safe >o plant the tomato in 27c per lb.; do standards, 25c; Wash­ are bred and reared under domes­
vision of labor. Our standard of liv­ farm. It Insures a good supply of hys of the home Kurdener.
the open ground until all danger of
tic conditions until they learu to
ington fancy triplets, 25c.
• • a
ing would be Impossible without It. green feed all winter and Increases
frost Is over.
look upon man as their friend.
a a a
But do not some farmers carry It too money to formers to build slloa, know- JARDINE
IS CO M ING W E S T
Then they are turned loose and
8pokane.
■
far when they fall to prixluce their
Dost the cabbnge with a mixture of
rU that the silo Increases tbe farm­
slaughtered.
Sport? How ? The
own vegetables? I f they depend on ers bank account.
Hogs—Prime mixed, $11.75011.85.
Secretary of Agriculture to Make In- 10 parts alr-slacked lime and one part
cost of raising them is variously
buying them, they are almost certain
Cattle—
Prime
steers,
$9.0009.50.
of
dry
lead
arsenate.
Tests at the Indiana experiment sta­
spection Trip to Coast.
estimated at from $5 Io $25 each.
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not to buy enough. The best modem tion. covering a period of 8 years,
Washington. D. C.— In order that he
Then when you take into consider­
diet standards call for two servings of showed that only 28 acres were re­
The onion is the most important of
Chinese cabbage Is a vegetable well
vegetables for each of us dally, ties Ides quired to feed 20 steers for 150 days may become fam iliar with the work tbe bulb crops. A few onions should worth knowing. It will not properly ation the number of shelis wasted
potatoes. Few families use vegetables when corn silage, supplemented with of his department In the field. Secre­ he found In every garden.
bead in hot weather, but will quickly to get one bird one wonders if it
that freely unless they grow thslr own.
lover hay, was used, whereas It re­ tary of Agriculture Jardina will leave
bolt to seed, hence It Is best to sow wouldn’t be more sensible to raise
Supposing that they did buy In abun­ quired »5 acres to produce the same Washington on May 27 for a six weeks
seed In July.
a fl >ck of Plymouth rock hens.—
dance. would It pay? Almost certain­ result When corn and clover were Inspection trip through the west.
Junction C 'ty Times.
ly not. The average pries received by uom L
Four-fifths of the 20.000 workers in
farmers for food sold Is mwv about 126
If the farmer wastes the leaves and the department are at stations scat­
Well-drained position Is essential for
per cent of what It was In the years stalks of corn, he loaee about forty tered throughout the country outside a suitable site for a healthful hen 1
just before the war. but the price the cents out of every dollar of possible
of Washington, a fact which led the house. As women folks so often have
farmer pays for food he buys at retail value of ble crop, The Mio prevents
secretary to deride oa this early visit. the greatest share in the work of car­
Is about 150 per cent of pre-war price«. thia waste.
The trip of Secretary Jardine will ing for the farm flock it Is best to put
High-priced labor gets the difference.
As the value of tbe alio has coma to
the poultry houae In a convenient lo­
The iun(S of Ida own food the fanner he recognised, there has been a con­ take him to California with stops In cation as near to the dwelling as per­
produce«, the more of that difference stant movement In the direction of Kansas. Utah and Idaho on hts way missible, although not so close as tp
he can save
permanent slloa
This trend has west, and In Washington. Oregon. be objectionable because of feathers,
Montana North Dakota. Minnesota. droppings and feed litter. A sunny
brought tbs concrete alio to the fore.
Finnish Runners Freed on Charges
Nebraska and Iowa on the return. As location, sheltered from north or
The heat time to plan the attack the tour Is primarily for field inspec­ northwest winds Is another point to
New York
Paavo Nurmi and W lllh
R lto la Finnish runners, and Huge against Insects Is while they are In tion the secretary la accepting but a consider. Sometimes we erect poultry
Quist, manager of Nurmi, were ex winter quartern
limited number of speaking engage houses In close connection with cribs,
granaries and burns. Rats and like
onerated by a special Investigating
menti.
Barley generally produce« more
vermin soon find such a place to revel
committee of the Amateur Athletic
pounds of grain per acre than any
The Hood River Apple Growers' as­ tn, and add danger to the security of
union of charges that they had de
other small grain crop.
The grain bins should be
sociation was notified that an average the flock
mended excessive sums of money foi
kept tightly closed and protected In
of |4 26 a box had been received for
expenses Incident to thnlr part trips
A tractor that la properly broken, in
the beat modern manner from the in­
tloa In the Drake university rainy will wear many years longer than one a carload of fancy Newtown applet roads of rats regardless of the
sold la New York city at aactloa.
recently.
Goa of the henhonar
Improperly need at tbs atari.
A p p a ratu s T h a t C uts the
Cost Is P rovided by
O. A. College
Oregon L eads in Logans,
Good Clean Crop of Fruit
S traw berries and
Often Results From Early
G ooseberries
Work in Garden.
Many Farmers Overlook
Potato Patch in Spring
Alfalfa Is Ideal
Legume as Pasture
Price Quite Important
in Cattle Feed Venture
Very Nutritious and Starts
Early in the Spring.
Chance for Fanners to
Produce Riding Horses
Set Strawberries Early
in Spring Is Best Plan
Summer Season to Build
Silos for Storing Feed
Farmers Should Produce
Vegetables for Own Use
Convenient Location Is
Essential for Chickens
For thrifty, healthy chicks feed
ISHER’S CIICK FEED
and
Developing Mash
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