V / M * 1 M The Great Outdoors P rogram O ut for Jersey Ju b ilee S aturday at A lbany LARGEST YET OF ITS KIND K Ruralists M a y Cure Flavors and Odors of Milk From Feed T h e ir O w n Ills W h ere Bread, Meat, Clothing, H ealth and Vigorous H u m an ity a re Produced Federation W neat China P h e a sa n ts L in n C ounty’s Federation wheat grown I In Iowa there is a Big Cattle Show dongside of Dicklow, Bluestem. to rid the country of \ Some Problems in Precautions Must Be Taken Leaders Declare Farmers Can in Feedipg Vegetables. Solve Their Own Problem (P re p a re d b r th e U n ite d Statee D e p a rtm e n t By Organization. o l A g ric u ltu re .) campaign cows are fe<l such succulent the China Flax G row ing feed When as cabbage, potatoes, green al Des Moines, Ia.— Clothed w ith power Marquis, Liberty, Sonora and pheasant. The game commis- falfa , green com. turnips and silage, to "apeak w tth a u th o rity fo r agricul • ortyfold on irrigated land injsion pays a dollar for each bird there is liable to be some noticeable -Expert Says O ur Seasons ffavor in the m ilk unless precautions ture,“ a com m ission o f 25 farm leaders "rook county outyielded those turned in alive, a t the county Come H it and Miss as Mre taken, says the United States De appointed by representatives of the 24 /arieties from 6 to 8 bushels per court house, and the same price partm ent of Agriculture. A great deal m a jo r farm organizations o f the middle acre last year. Approximately for a dozen eggs It is claimed to M oisture o f experimental work has been done west Issued a staement here ou tlin ing 70 per cent of the county’s 9000 that the birds do great damage in tbe use of these feeds, and certain a united program calculated to coordi acres of spring wheat was seed-, to the newly planted corn fields IRRIGATION RECOMMENDED practices bave been found deeiruhie nate the fu tu re e ffo rts o f the farmer. ■d to federation in 1924 and the and the farm ers have appealed and practicable. The Im portant facts The commission, headed by W illia m vear 1925 will see a big increase for protection. The China The effort to have the grow brought out were as follow s: H ir th o f Columbia. Mo., declared that n the acreage of this variety.— pheasant was introduced in Iowa ing of flax demonstrated on t Feeding succulent feed before m ilk the “ tim e has come when farm organ ing is like ly to im part an undesirable izations should federate In such a Wasco News-Enterprise. only a few years ago. In Ore large enough number of one- flavor and odor to the milk. gon the game commission, a t a m anner th a t a g ric u ltu re may speak acre tracts in this valley so that Tbe longer the tim e elapsing be cost of $5 or more apiece, raises w ith one voice in congress and else tween feeding and m ilking the less Add Milk to Ration » -, birds and tu rn s them loose an idea of the practicability oi w ill be the undesirable where" and placed “ fu ll resp on sibility of Young Chickens to devastate the farm er’s grain impractiability of the industry pronounced fo r continued depression upon the flavors and odors. 1 fields and the fa n n e r is fined if Ynay be had has proved success Feeding succulent feeds immediate farm ers." The statem ent urged th e e a rly crea he kills one before it has had ly a fte r m ilking has Unie or no d e tri Adds Greatly to Increased tim e to fatten off his crops and ful. So confident are capitalists mental effect. tion o f an export corporation ade Prompt and thorough aeration of quately financed and adm inistered by limited in th e number he may of the success of the enterprise Rate of Growth. that mills for th e m anufacture I m ilk while s till warm w ill remove a board o f farm ers ndm inated by kill a t r-ny time. of linen are already under con slight flavors und odors and w ill les recognized farm organizations. (P re p a re d b r the U n ite d Statee D e p a rtm e n t of A d rlc n ltu re .) sen the Intensity o f strong flavors and struction. "W e are not asking fo r a subsidy odors. That the addition of m ilk to the Bulletin on Caring « or fo r special privilege. W e are mere Some of these experim ents in eguiar grain ration of growing chicks The department’s m arket m ilk spe for Farm Woodlands growing the fiber m ay be fail cialists ly asking th a t congress equalize the eada to a greatly increased rate of gay that feeds may be one of ures and other successes. Not ;rowtb ia a conclusion reached by fed- the most frequent causes o f abnormal burdens which rest upon the farm er all kinds of soil under any cli flavors and odors In m ilk, and fo r that and from which in his present unor ral poultry specialists who have stud- ed tiie m atter experimentally. The Knowledge of Forestry Is mate are adapted to the same reason the feeding o f the succulent ganized condition he cannot escape.’’ -iperim enta are s till in progress. The The statem ent also asked recogni Profitable in Farming. crop. There is quite as good feeds listed above should be done very (inclusion agrees w ith the experience carefully. tion of the p rin cip le th a t cost o f pro prospect of success in the half- • t commercial poultrymen who have (P re p a re d by th e U n ite d S tates D e p a rtm e n t Sometimes the appearance of feed duction plus a reasonable p ro fit Is dozen experiments in Linn coun flavor of A ffrk -u ltu ro .) deluded m ilk in the rations of young or odor In m ilk alarms the con necessary to the success o f a g ric u ltu re ty as anywhere. “A knowledge of farm forestry, ap- bickeria. sumer, and It may be to the interest and m ay be obtained through organ Linen experts have pronounc o f the producer or d istrib u to r to ac Another experiment conducted by piled along simple lines, should make ization o f farm ers to regulate and lie United Stutea Department of As- furm ing more profitable,” according to ed the climatic conditions in quaint tbe public w ith the cause. con tro l the m arke ting o f th e ir pro (he b u lle tin "F ore stry Lessons on Iculture which promises to be of prac- this valley ideal for the produc-, ----- - ducts. lesl Importance is on the relative Home Woodlands." ju s t revised by the tion of the finest grades o i Economical Ration for T his program of farm re lie f sub (tlclency o f mush rations containing United States Departm ent o f A g ricu l Linn and Benton counties wil) unite in the Jersey jubilee a) the fair grounds, Albany, next Saturday- It is expected thai 120 Jersey cattle will be on ex hibit. The program follows: 9 o’clock, judging of cattk by the best judge in Canada. 12, lunch. Bring baskets Coffee and ice cream free. 1 :S0, address of welcome bj Mayor Robnett, • Ed School president Linn Jersey Club presiding. Response by D. 0. Wood worth, president of the club. Vocal solo, Ted Gilbert. Address, A. K s McMahan president Kiwanis club- Music, Oversea male quartet. Address, Governor Pierce. Slide tropibone solo, Victor Nygren. Cow demonstration, Prof. P M. Brant, 0 . A. C. There will be thirteen classes Bulls aged; bulls 2 years anr egetable proteins. The results thus over; yearling bulls; senior bul ur l»ear out those of previous years’ calves; junior bull calves; ma ork to the effect that the addition of ture cows; two-year-old heifers ertuln mineral salts to vegetable senior yearling heifers; junior »oleins makes them compare favor yearling heifers; senior heifer bly with anlmul proteins us a pro ■in supplement fo r poultry. Unless c a lv e s ; ju n io r h e ife r c a lv e s ; ti e he minerals are used the protein or four animals by one sire; two nimul origin is more efficient. animals by one dam. These experiments ure conducted ut There will be no cash prizes, lie bureau o f anim al industry farm, b u t ribbons Will be awarded for icaled at Beltsville. Md.. oenr Wasli- first, second and third best. A ngton. Last year the government m ltry specialists hatched about 7J5OU special prize is up for the best ilcka w ith good results. The fowls showing by one exhibitor. re used fo r a great vurlety o f stud These spring Jersey show: s in breeding, feeding, and muunge- are adopted from the island o' -ent. Jersey, where they have been ii vogue for fifty years- Cockleburs Are Fatal £ • _Feedine Ewes and Lambs ture fo r general distribution. scribed to by the farm organizations The b u lle tin gives the farm wood Experiments at the Otilo agricul o f the grain belt states is character land a distinctive place in the man required to give them all the tural experiment station have shown ized as the most progressive step a t agement o f the farm and in the de knowledge needed as a founda tempted since united action among velopment o f the community. The tion ‘for a definite decision on that when the ewes are In good th r ifts farm ers became apparent and is con condition heavy grain feeding p rio r to various chapters take up the Impor th at A point. A Salem writei lam bing uneconomical M and does D not ---- I ------------------------------------— • Is uncvuttmujiUI liu Uijes OT sidered in dicative of a "g ro w in g dis tant local kinds o f trees and th e ir sounds a note Of warning in last ln crcase the efficiency o f the ration. A position” to u n ify the d iverg ent in uses, the proper location o f woodlands lirn o lr’n A w nm /c __ 2» _ _ I IllHlt RTflln H1 I r t however, t v u is a allowance, to terests w ith respect to economic and Voter” from light grain on farms, th e ir economic value, the week’3 Oregon be strongly recommended even though legislative measures. different farm tim ber products, meas which we take the following: legume hay and corn silage make Up a uring und m arketing tim ber, u tilizin g “The rub comes in the uneven large pa rt o f the daily feed, fo r the tim ber correctly, protecting and Im distribution of m oisture from ewes fed one-third to one-half pound proving woodlands, and planting year to year during the growing of grain per head dally In addition to young timber. legume hay and com silage weaned This bu lle tin baa been prepared to season. This will prevent or give to the organized school work in partially prevent the use of ma strong lambs and had an abundunt to use long- supply of m ilk. elementary and aecondary agriculture chinery designed W ashington, D. C. — W ide fluctua- A fte r lambing, the grain allowance additional impetus in forestry. I t pro line fibre, because of the reduc should be Increased sufficient to main tlons rece ntly In Chicago wheat m ar vides m uteriul fo r Instruction and fur ed supply in such dry years. tain the condition o f the ewes ns fa r ket prices were duo p rim a rily to heavy nishes a topic fo r home projects In “ My contention is th a t a capital as possible and to Insure a good flow tra d in g of a lim ite d num ber o f pro furestry that may be worked out pro f According to A A. Hansen, ween itably In niutiy communities. The bul investment o f »250.000 to »500, of m ilk. When the lambs lia v l learned fessional speculators, Secretary Jar peciallst ut Purdue, cockleburs tit-t letin contains subject m atter material Q00 cannot be inode proHtubh to eat grain, nnd they should always dine declared in a review of the de TH E M ARKETS ometluies fa ta l to hogs and ulso I, und a plun o f study which should be when the m achinery is lik e ly to huve a creep wliere they can eat w ith partm ent o f a g ricu ltu re 's investigsu Oitiig cuttle. It ia Uot known definite of renl educational value to the pupils stand idle part of the tim e or de out Interference, the grain allowance tlon. Portland o f the ewes can be somewhat reduced y whether the In ju ry Is due to poison themselves. pend on Russian fiber to run. Wheat — Hard white, »1.88; hart’ The professional operations, the sec w ithout reducing the efficiency o f the n the plants or to the mechanical ef ‘•Forestry Lessons on Horae Wood- I he Miles p la nt is being con- ration. w inter, soft w hite and northern spring re ta ry declared, were fa c ilita te d to a feet o f the burs In the digestive ays lands" may be secured on application structed to handle shorter lin t »ISO; western w hiio, »1.5»; wostert considerable degree by the large par tern. I f the burs are well developed to the United States Department of liber for fish cord and coarse linei red, »1.50. ticip a tio n o f the public a fte r m a te ria l take the tibgs from the Held but il Agriculture. Washington. D. C., free and w ill be able to run any year Huy — A lfa lfa , »20021 to n ; valley l lie plants tU-e not large and the burr of charge as long as the supply lasts. advance in prices ta d occurred in the soft and Just sta rtin g to form titer» A fte r th a t It may be secured from the 1 do not know wbat tbe other m ill tim othy, »20021; eastern Oregon last h a lf o f January. n no danger in leaving the hogs when government p rin tin g office, Washing propose*, But 1 do know that timothy, »23®24. The cost o f foundation Is*very small Proof necessary fo r the con victio n (hey are. damask machinery is unpractical compared to the cost o f le ttin g tiie o f persons who m ight be charged with, B u tte rfu l- 42c delivered Portland. ton, D. C., fo r 15 cents a copy. here u n til such tim e as producer, bees build It. I f the bees build comb m anipulating prices has not thus fa r Eggs Ranch, 26028c. Perennial vegetables and «malt in s ta ll irrig a tio n , that they m ai they have to eat a good deal of honey been obtained, the secretary said Cheese- Prices f. o. b. Tillam ook fru its may be profitably fertilized w ltl huve an even d is trib u tio n of m oist and stay In the hive to generate the T riplets, 26c; loaf. 27c per lb. Secretary Jardine Is determ ined to a good dressing o f stable manure. B, ure d urin g thte g io n iu g season. comb. They seldom build comb except u tilize the results of the in vestig ation C attle—Steers, good, »9.50© 10.00. liberal w ith the application and cui when there Is a good honey flow on Powdery m ildew is another dlsetise I t requires a better irrig a tio n eye jj Medium to choice, »11.00© tb n te it in to the soil early In tin By using foundation the beekeeper to In s titu te whatever prosecutions which occasionally Is troublesome, al tem for flax tbau for many otliei spring. saves the comb builders much work, m ig ht be ju stified , but he is concern- though It is not usually no. As the grains because of the very sLorl and thus provides many more field ed more p a rtic u la rly In the develop Shoep-Lam ba. mt-dium to choice name would indicate, when leaves are root system. I t must gel its sus- »7.60011.60. attacked by this disease, they take on ten w ee train the first three inches workers. Two advantages fo r comb ment o f some method by which a foundation are as follow s: rep etitio n of destructive price changes a white, powdery appearance. Gen of »oil. S ub-irrigation would Seattle 1. Combs b u ilt on foundation are m ay bo obviated. erally bordeaux m ixture, such as one therefore be dangerous because of straight and easy to handle. W heat—Soft white, »1.63; western would use fo r leaf blight, w ill control 2. Comb foundation Is stamped fo r the likelihood o f drowning out in white, hard w inter and western red. this disease. w orking bee cells, und the bees draw »1 61; northern spring, »1.62 There are other disease»* which at spoil. “ Then, too, no precautions have It ont as It Is started, and In this wav Hay-Alfalfa. »24; u. c.. »28- tim tack the straw berry from tim e to time but they are not universal enough to heretofore been taken in tbe vallet avoid raising excessive numbers of otBy, »26; D. C . »28; mixed hay, M i Studies o f sweet cherry p o llina tion drones.— E. S. I’ revosfc Extension Bee need special mention at this time, and to prevent flax w ilt, which may b» B u tte rfa t— 43c. in the Northwest have revealed th a t Specialist, Clemson College. where they are largely local Io char done by treating tbe seed with Egg»—Ranch. 27®33c seine o f the best varieties, such us acter, the county agents o r the state formaldehyde. J his is a dangerous S h p p n CU i p o m » , ^ TUT v Hogs— Prim e light. »12012.25. Bing, Lambert and Napoleon, are n o t disease and may ruin the entire | ” n e e P S h e a r in g M a c h in e ag ricu ltural experiment, stations are C attle—Choice steers, »9 5o®10. only self-sterile but are in te r-ste rile generally equipped to give the desired in d u s try . Prof. Baldy of the nni w ith each other. Two o f the best va Cheese—Oregon fancy to retailers, Inform ation on such Insects and dia- versity of N orth Dakota savs it »7« per lb .; do standards, 25c; Wash A»M«<aa There are many methods o f shear rieties w ith which to pollinate the- eases. thgton fancy triplets, 25c. may take seven years to get flax ing sheep, ranging all the way from s above are Long Stem Waterhouse and w ilt out o f the grouud ouoe it is pair o f ordinary scissors.to the finest Black T artaria n. C. L. Long o f O re No fla x can be grown on machine clippers. Q uite a few farm- gon and Mr. D. Arm strong o f Wash Spokane. Field feeding o f corn la moat suc there. infected ground u n til it is purged, era at the present tim e are using hand ington are demonstrating the top Hogg—Prim e mixed, »11.75011 85. cessful when the weather Is dry. e ll w orking o f some o f the commercial litis would msan disaster if it shears. Probably the most satisfactory plantings to these pollen-producing va C attle— Prim e ateere. t9.OO09.so. la not wise to keep pigs | „ the field machine on the m nrket now is the a fter heavy rains, fo r tiiey then waste became very general over the flexible shuft machine, which has an rieties. H B. Tttkey o f the Hudson corn nnd may in ju re the land. U ttleSs vaJley.” u°“ ° f New York reI’orts re attachm ent fo r clipping horses and .7 1 67 very early varieties o f corn are used, ih e Voter comments : • ’ E x is t sults which agree pre tty closely w ith Crop Better than lO-Vtar Average which are usually not heavy ylelders. ence of these difficulties does not mule« and another attachment, or flex Consld* r l ' ‘« theta re ible arm, fo r sheep shearing. This ma ^ 7 7 7 » T “ *1’ Predleted by Agriculture Oept. tiie new corn crop w ill not be ready mean th a t they cannot ba over chine w ill cost somewhere in the neigh sults, it does not seem advisable fo r early enough In the fa ll to furnish W ashington, D. C .-W h e a t areas In come. Efforts to overcome them, borhood o f »30. Where several farm- «rowers to m aintain solid p ltin tln g , of much feed for pigs which are to be 15 European countries, o th e r than once they appear, w ill ce rta inly he P raf l" vO%n; U'a 'y 8re rro w ln S ’ heep c h Z r r ii " 8, Lam bert aDd N a^ “ »“ finished fo r mnrket In September or Russia, were reported by the depart Bas a Japanned top. you say? Tee October, before the usual slump in made by those whose a ctivities m .t a k t rk v o f the ani tte n t of a g ricu lture as being s lig h tly He «an easily qu alify fo r the beauty depend upon a stable supply of mal husbandry division at Clernaon prices occura la rg e r than last year Indications are prise among bald-headed uiithure Thia c o l le t suggests that they can coop, W illam ette valley fla x fib er,’’ tha t the yield w il be above the 10 year gentle aprlngaid hasn’t had much ex erate by purchasing « machine and average. Dengues. Oh, no ’ During h it irh nn t a^aif U T maeh‘,,e f° r San In K a n . .. a „ . M o T it. r a ? ^ ’M ineral elements are not to be re O rowtng c o n d itio *. In meet conn circ u s h la* *" b* c'MUe “ dow n In a garded as medicines to be fed in doses. trie s were reported better than last M,L hV P? !er.Or° ’ ’er’ ’ aM<>c<atlon. the T °B ,an i ?°<to to b e ,u PPlled daily,” says year JQ Canada conditions were " a s^rawh 7 ' ,a ' * 9 aiency han’1 L. S Palmer of the Minnesota agricul- ednea‘ to» really com represented as especially good, bul merced. I t progressed when he be- ling strawberries m carlota. has an- le tta N o " 1^ ’ " 1 8t“ U° n 1,1 speclHl b“ r - estim ates fo r India and the United can* press representative for a big «tune«! the follow ing wa, e “ le tin No. 94 entitled "M inerals » Btatea Indicated a combined reduction taioUIu?nd.tf0 r C° lk W F Coil3r (B u f Farm A n im a ls " ’ “ “ -rats . ur -he season. Pickara. lo cents a ta r Of 190.000.000 bushels. India la not ex falo B ill) shows. Next he was a ape- ‘ 7 P,nt h a ll° ' k «. w ith a bonus p e ctrd Io have ah »«portable surplus Tribune and Den- and present conditions indicate the vee p W,°r (’ ’ rem‘. t - ,7 * Carrl' r ,0 p,cker« *f>o remain through the .«.son w ith . Valued States w ill be on a domestic In ftJ T x r ’ ? ,h * " orld war he enlisted In the Karine« and came out a com- »rower; packers 1» * 6 4 c ^ bonul 1,CeDt’ a c ra 'r , w ith «rst two. Iodine can be s v ? * 7 , price basis for the greater part, if not missioned officer. He was sent hock to feeding ,odlun, or potassin»’ £ oi a ll the season. tata M a te ria l W " r ''“ ’’" r ’ ^ e n t to col- tarT7 ’ T We“ her ” m akln« record n» sea salt from which tta . t^T, \ ritoN ” Cal raaf,,‘r about the Ma or ripening red raspberriea In the not been removed bv re haS 4The fir^ t pfra front Oregon fo r low rrg o n d U tr ic t Small p icking , have commercially Iodized co»» ° n Dg’ “ r “ • • r , fre ig h t rates on a g ricu ltu ra l prod ‘and a ? For W I lf * fo r <* “ clr- MFMdy been made. Thia in dica te. I’hospltoru. ucts under the powers granted it by ta .n n c i 8 mhtera. s n p p iJ n S ’* ” ’e »re > „ a5out (nan fifty m .g .,1 ,,,,, a, , p „ , th h Hocb-8m tth resolution reached the mesl, spent hone h l . ck ** of tfre past several reara. In te rsta te commerce commission front ,n ,h * " c s t . phosphate floats. Sp#nt' h 5_ ra " ? ’ck eetan o- " T h' , r Na“ * the Umpqua Broccoli exchange of V.lieat crop conditions are good In not a uniform pn>dt*t ^ " ,< k la Legion . the oil country romance soon Roseburg. Oregon. Spring grain is th rivin g , ac lias t.een used by the s o / ’ l>«t which to appear ae a serial in thia paper. cording to the weekly sum m ary of should be fed i> r ut.* reflnerie» the w e a tt^r bureau. not recommended t,ODa“ *« l «• . Gamblers M ade the Prices on W h e a t Proper Plan to Supply Bee Colony Foundation I Powdery Mildew Disease Often Very Troublesome 1*1’*8 Pollination of Cherry in Northwest Sections Is Quite Satisfactory Field Feeding of Copi WHEAT PROSPECTS GOOD ' B “ ' - Mineral Supplements Is Subject of a Bulletin For th rifty, healthy chicks feed ISHER’S ClICK FEED and Developing Mash I ■ * •- • • »»*», 'F O. W . F R U M I /