v t ' J \ \ I = The Great Outdoors Hog Raiser Has ^M^is and'Downs W h ere Bread, Meat, Clothing, H ealth and V igorous H u m an ity a re Produced Te Raise Foxes Alfalfa for Linn Referendum on G rim m alfalfa atood the Bus and Truck Tax freeze last winter w ithout Linn and Linen Flax and Facts Seth M ills and Claude H uff plan heavy to go to Alaska, w ith th e ir fam i­ barm lies, to reside. Theyjbave leased -vhere a ll other varieties were from the government an island W illam ette Valley Can T here ia Need of All the tille d , south of Sitka containing II Beat th e W orld in The Harrisburg B u lle tin says: square miles, where they w ill have Incom e Proposed in W F. DeteriDg is one of the most line fences to ‘ build, and pro- th e In d u stry the new Laws. ‘lotbusiastic rauohers and d a ir y - 1 pose fo raise foxes, it is reported Tbe Enterprise two weeks ^ago Tbe (ox farms in this county The bus ta x, the tobacco tax and men in this v ic in ity just now. He have been stocked w ith animals contained a reference to tbe dan the appropriation to the state ol -as planted about two acres of I descended from foxes of the far ger that tbe flax in d u stry m ight irim m alfalfa and the crop looks n(,rlb These gentlemen w ill ten per ceot of tbe receipts of th ine. East year J. A. Malpass, his raise the animals under clim a tic get a setback if the disease Itnowu ouunertus commissions are held leighbor, grew aa acre o f this j conditions natural to them, and no us w ilt should get a foothold in up by referendum u n til next year . Haifa w ith goood results and th is; doubt w ill get top-notch fu r and this valley. Tbe seed can be •lection. There ie no significance ear has a good-sized field which be able to sell Oregonians some disinfected w ith form aldehyde but in relation to popular sentimen ¡iyes great promise. j doe breeding stock. it is not safe to try tbe crop on A t least two cuttings w ill be Foxes are quiet when tame, but regarding these laws, in tbe num oade each year and there w ill be ; when a mother fox bps young infested ground fo r seven years. ber of sigaturse attached to th m other growth for pasture, accor- j offspring she is suspicious of her Now comes the glad tidings of a petitions th a t they be referred, iug to Mr. Deteriug, who| avers ' attendants and sometimes shows wilt-resisting variety th a t “ lib e r­ People often sign petitions with hat there isn’ t a doubt in his fight. M r. H u ff would belter be ates an enzytn to attack tbe fun out reading them. M any w ill mind th a t this section is particu- careful or one o f them may get a rly adapted for this class of into a buff and change tbe spelling gus. •ign a petition for a referendum or W. W . Bartram of Toronto, a «Haifa. ol his first name to “ Clawed.” a measure of which they approve, There has always been a sbort- representative of tbe linea m anu­ believing that the votere should b» ige of green feed in tbe summer facturing firm wbioh proposes perm itted to decidj. Many signed 'im e and fa ll for d a iry cows, aud Cattle Tested at Rate to build a m ill at Salem, talks the petitions under discussion he t is M r. Deteriag’a opinion th a t of Six Million Annually thus through tbe Portland Jour­ cause thoy or those who influence«' he d a irym a n ’s troubles in this nal : The tuberculin testing of cattle, to Between Eugene and Portland them wwnted to embarrass ti)< espect are about over. I f so the eradicate bovine tuberculosis from the state government by tyin g u) itroduc tiou ol this seed in tbe United States. Is now going forward at are 200,000 acres which w ill pro- these eouces o f revenue, satisfied -per valley w ill make it oue of I a rate exceeding six million cattle an­ duce better fla x than i t grown if , at any cost, theg could get that ie greatest dairy countries in th e nually, according to a recent statement anywhere sine in tbe world. • ! of the bureau of animal Industry, In 1923 between 80 and 90 acres ta n ta lizin g placid smile off tbe fact » L United States Department of Agrlcul- of flax was grown iu tbe W illa rn - of the governor. i ture. ett» valley, last rear 400 acres and I t is a P ortland leferendum Figures for the last six months of this year 4500 acres are growing. signed p rin cip a lly in Portland and 1024 show that under the co-operative Next year 12,000 acres in the directed against all who * pay plan there were tested 283,985 herds taxes on property. valley w ill be seeded te flax. containing 3,157,126 cattle. This rate We have received an elaborati F lax ie grown north of Toronto, of testing was a noticeable Increase appeal from the organized motor but we are nnable to compete w ith over that for tbe preceding six months. stage companies versus the hue anti Scientists Also Trying to De­ Estimates of bureaa of animal Indus­ tbe q u a lity of th a t grown here. truck tax sot. I l says: “ The termine Effect Spraying try veterinarians, based on the grad­ Two carloads o f flax shipped from revenue raised by this law would ually Increasing volume of testing, In­ your penitentiary sold for 33c a Has on Mortality. go in to tbe highway fund. The dicate that from six and a half to pound f. o. b. Salem, w hile oura seven million cattle wilt be tested dur­ sold at 31c. highw ay department has adequati When the ship­ P r« p a r*4 kr t h * C n lted g la la * E x p a r ln w a l ing the fiscal year ending June 30. ment arrived and the q u a lity of A f rio u ltu r« .) funds.” The highway oomtniseioi To determine “Just how busy the 1023. This Is In comparison with became apparent a query was sent does not ta lk th a t way. usy honeybee might be.’’ and when about five and a third million during asking for ten more carloads. I t talka about the opposition it md why, was the object of an In- the fiscal year 1924. met from a “ wealthy aaeociatioi I t would take tbe product of uatlgatlon recently made by scientists of county judges and commission­ 40,000 acres in the W illam ette f the United States Department of Shipment of cherries Into California ers,” We would like m oie infor- valley to supply tbe Am erican Agriculture. The scientists wanted ■nation about the wealth of that ■<) know how many bees worked out from all but six Oregon counties was demand for raw m aterial in barred Indefinitely under the terms of association. fiber and spinning tow. The Tom the hive, how long each trip Saturday’s Portland Oregoniar was. what time of day and what time an embargo declared by George H. product of 200,000 acres would Itecte, director of tbe California stats said •„ -W-wt -•> a large dogree a reflection of the covery of the so-called cherry fruit flax growing iu tbe W illa m ­ nectar conditions of tbe Held, and fly on a shipment recently received lished a year or two ago a pros ette valley than in any other one at Sacramento. The Oregon counties the sclent lata believed that If a means pectus from wbiuh tbe follow ing h "f counting the bees aa they passed exempt from the quarantine ruling are spot on tbe American continent. taken : The $600,000 linen m ill to hi and from the hive could be de­ "’ Motor transportation with vised It would open up a new field Hood River, Wasco, Umatilla, Curry, be b u ilt at Salem ii oniy one Joseobine and Jackven freight serviee inherits all tin of aplcultural research. o f 26 identical m illa d o tliu g tbe advantages of the railroads w ith ­ valley th a t could be supplied w ith T H E MARKETS Pass Through Oats. out th eir heavy first investmenl linen fiber and spinning tow from After many trials of various kinds costs. The m otor transportation th« product ol the W illam ette Portland of devices, a “gate” was evolved lines, using the highways already- through which but one bee could pass Wheat — Hard white, $1.63; hard valley. b u ilt, ko not have to buy rig h t of at a time. In passing In or out or F la x requires a sandy or gravelly winter, soft white, northern spring way. There are no ties, no rail- the gate, of which there were a large The water should be front and western white, »1.60; western red loam. to lay, no grading to do, no bill« number to each hive, the weight of »1.56. streams fed by m ountain snow, to cut down, no valleys to fill, nu tbe bee caused an electrical contact Hay —• Alfalfa, »19® 20 ton; valley free of m aterial such as lime. bridges or trestles to erect.” to be made which operated a re­ timothy, »20® 21; eastern Oregon There should be an absolute guar­ cording mechanism. 'the new type of common carriei timothy, $23®24. antee o f d ry weather d u rin g the Hy knowing the amount of nectar came into being because a road harvest sqpeou of J u ly aud August Butterfnt— 42c delivered Portland. gathered on any day and the total system b uilt for general use b> Eggs— Ranch, 26@30c. number of bees which return, the tbe individuals of the statq. ii Cheese—Prices f. o. b. Tillamook: th e ir ordinary social and bueiuesr minimum weight of the average load carried by each bee can be estimated. Triplets, 26c; loaf, 27c per lb. intercourse could be used for p r i­ The highest minimum average load Cattle— Steers, good, $9.25©9.50. vate profit tak-lng by public service obtained during the study was on May Hogs—Medium to choice, »12 09® commercial transportation. 22, when 44,507 bees averaged 25.3 13.65. Partly because of the extraor- nillllgrama each. The data made pos­ Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice Washington, D. C. — The favorable diuary use made of the bighw at sible the conclusion that the amount »7.50® 11.50. wheat situation last year may be re­ system by the carriers, the publii of nectar available to the bees la versed thia season, the department of must pay upward o! $2,000,000 Indicated by the average load carried agriculture declared In Its June report. Seattle yearly to m aintain and recoustruci by tbe bees. Instead of a bumper crop tn time of W heat— Soft white, »1 60; western In the course of the study It was these roadways. The cost to the but for each ascertained that of the 2.434.66*1 bees white. »1 60; hard winter, »1.60; west world shortage, the report said, a poor passenger c irrie d one mile ie 2.1 which left the hive 8.10 per cent did ern red. »159; northern spring, »1.60; yield appears In sight, with likelihood of better crops abroad. More than m ills , whereas, from figures pre­ not return. This would mean that on Big Bend bluestem, »1.60. an average n bee makes about 81.05 Hay—Alfalfa, »24; D. C , »28; tim­ half the winter wheat acreage was sented to tbe legislative committee trips before death overtake« It. A by one of the m ajor railroad» bee may make a trip lasting anywhere othy, »26; D. C„ »28; mixed hay, $24. abandoned In Washington. Montana. Oregon, New Mexico and Texas It Butterfat—41c. operating in the state, i t appears from 8 minutes tb 1 hour and 54- added, and nearly a quarter of the Eggs—Ranch, 29®34c. that lor every passenger carried minutes, depending on the honey flow. acreage tn the whole country. Hogs— Prime, »13.25® 13.50. oue mile the railrnnd company The figures seem to show, however, T h ; condition of the crop on May 1 Cattle— Choice steers, »9.25® 9.50. incurs an expense in taxes and that even In a heavy honey flow the was “very poor,” the report added, and Cheese— Oregon fancy to retailers, bees spend more time In the hive maintenance of rig h t ef way ol 27c per lb.; do standards, 25c; Wash­ last month cold weather was not re­ than they do on tbe trip Itaelt approxim ately 11 m ill,, noconsid assuring. The spring wheat crop Is ington fancy triplets, 25c. Keep Count of Work*/-«. «ration being given to investment yet to be made and may fare better Having devised a fairly accurate iu roadbed or other facilities. Here Canada Is reported to have planted an Spokane. is a cost more than five times io method of keeping count of the work­ acreage fully as large as last year, Hogs—Prime mixed. tl2.75®13.00. excess of tbe charge tbe state ing beet, the department expects to with moisture and toll conditions ex. discover, among other facta. Just what Cattle— Prime steers. $9.00®9.50, impose on the bus for aim liar cellent. effect the time of spraying near-by rights and facilities. Bee Activities Being Measured Poorer W heat Price Prospect •ehrtlen of Puzzle Ne. 24. orchards with certain poisonous In­ secticides may have on the mortality of the apiary. It la believed that beet respond te certain sounds, odors, and ether stimuli and that data gathered from counting the activities of tbe beea will throw light on these beliefs also. From conclusions which the figures would seem to Indicate, the fame of the "busy bee" must rest upon her appearance of busyneee only and not upon tbe site ef the pile ef honey ahe leaves for her helra. Tor, If we multiply tbe weight of the average load retried by a bee by tbe number of trips ahe make« In her lifetime. It will be seen that Individually she Is of small Importance. Her lifetime cumulation ef nectar amounts to but 400 milligrams, or eight-tenths of a gram. At thia rate of production It would require the work ef 507 beea for a lifetime to produce a pound of nectar. so W R. Sw ink o f Pleasant V a l­ ley, 15 miles southeast of Lebanon, baa 8t) acres of Marehatl straw ber­ ries. For thrifty, healthy chicks feed ISHER’S CIICK FEED and “ Developing Mash W . FRUM Spraying Potatoes Is Most Profitable Bordeaux Mixture Properly Applied Is Best Plan. Farmers Rarely Hit'the Mar­ ket Right With Their Sup­ Testa made each year on a series of from four to twenty plots of Irish ply of Porkers. potatoes during the past ten years shoiv that It pays to spray thlg crop for most profitable yields. I t la not news to the American farm­ During the years from 1016 to 1020, er that the bog Industry in this coun­ a series of six teats was conducted at try, as far back as its history runs, has various places In eastern Carolina on been of a cylindrical character. livery the early crop by Dr. W. Letby, hog raiser knows that his business ia of the North Carolina experiment sta­ plagued by violent ups and downs thut tion staff. In this section the pota­ mean loss to him, and extra expense toes are hurried to maturity, being to everyone that sella, buys, handles, planted early and heavily fertilized. stores or consumes pork products So Here the moat Important factor la periodic are tbe movements of the the potato beetle, though early blight hog cycle that economists can fore­ occasionally attacks the vlnee and Jills cast them with something of the same before the potatoes are ready to har­ confidence with which astronomers cal­ vest. In each of the testa, certain culate the orbit of a comet or predict rows were sprayed, some were dusted an eclipse. and others were left untreated aa a W hat the farmer wants to know check. ubout the hog cycle Is not so much In checking hla results. Doctor Letby how it works; he knows that to his found that where the vines were coet. He wants to know what cun sprayed with tfie poisoned bordeaux be done about IL That Is not such mixture the yield was at the rate of an Idle question now as It might have 144 bushels per acre. Where the seemed a few years ago. Studies made vines were not so treated, tbe yield recently by the United States Depart­ was only 70 bushels per acre. Tht* ment of Agriculture Into tbe nature is a gain from spraying of 74 burhata of hog cycles have brought out the per acre. In dry season»^ Doctor positive declaration not only that the I.elby also secured good results with cycle can be eliminated, but that It dusting, using one part of lead ar­ can be eliminated by the American senate to six parts of finishing lime. hog producer, without tbe co-operatton Doctor Lelby says, “Aa a rule it 1» of producers In any other part of the safest to use the poisoned bordeaux world. mixture at least In the last two ap­ Worth Studying- plications, though the first application On the face of It a proposition ’ Ike may be a dust Our experience abowa that dtould be worth studying. With tbe grower should not spray aparlngty, bog production swinging In a fairly but must use enough material to cover regular alternation from over to un­ all parts of the vine thoroughly. This derproduction, farmers practically will require from 100 te 125 gallons never hit tbe market Just right with of liquid per acre. Any grower can their hogs. At one stage they have secure the good results that we did many bogs to sell and make but If be will use a good bordeaux mix­ small profit or perhaps suffer a loss ture and efficient spraying machinery.'' on them. At another stage they have but few hogs to sell, and this Is al­ ways when hogs are bringing the high­ est prices. Any practical method of Cooperation of the governors ol’ gauging hog production and market­ ing in such a way as to level out the states In the w ar department’s defense peaks and depressions of the market test, July 4, baa been requested by ac would be as good as a gold mine to ting Secretary Davla. the American farmer. Major-General W illiam Morrison, The possibility of regulating the commander of the Canadian artillery hog cycle, according to economists In in France and Belgium during the war, the Department of Agriculture, lies In died at Ottawa, Ont. the fact that this country domltfates Freuch losses so far In the campaign the world's hog market. The United In Morocco against Abd-El-Krlm's in­ States has as many hogs as all Eu­ rope. American hog production con­ vading tribesmen total 400 killed, HOC tributes nenrly two-thlrds of the sup­ wounded and 35 missing. President Ernest Dewitt Burton ol ply Of hog products entering Into in­ ternational trade. I t therefore dom­ the University of Chicago died from inates hog prices even though the mar­ complications following an operation ket In which those prices are made for cancer of the Intestines. lie wat Is ivorld-wlde. Steadier production In 69 years old. tflls country, besides eliminating the Foreign Minister Brland declared In wastes Inseparable from uneven pro­ the senate that France has already duction, would tend to establish the begun serious conversation with th< hog Industry on a stable basis In every country where It Is functioning United States for the settlement ol the French war debt. on a commercial scale. Foreign Minister Chamberlain, an Make Industry Mors Stable. Economists In the Department ef swering questions In the house of com Agriculture believe that the hog In­ mens, declared the British government dustry could be made more stable If has no Intention of resuming negotia producers would drop their present tlons with soviet Russia. method of gauging their production In presence of thousands of person* plans on the basis of current corn three men sentenced to death pbr and hog prices, and Instead base their complicity In bombing of a cathedral breeding operations upon the official in Sofia April 16. which caused 160 outlook statement Issued periodically deaths, were executed in the Bulgarian by the Department of Agriculture. capital. That may look like an Invitation to speculate. I t Is really a proposal that the speculative element, which Is large In the hog business anyway, should be eliminated as far as possible. Referendum Attacks May Cause BI; The present alternation of overpro­ Deficit In Oregon Tax Receipts. duction and underproduction In the Salem, Or.— As a result of the refer liog Industry results from the farmer's practice of looking at the current mar­ endum attacks on the several revenue ket prices for corn and hogs when measures enacted at the last session he has to decide how many sows to of the legislature the state probably breed. This plan fails to allow for will face a financial deficit at the end the time that must pass before the re­ of the present year aggregating la ex sults of breeding decisions thus made cess of »500.000. will be felt In a larger or smaller move­ This deficit was based on the ment of bogs to market. The number of boga on tbe market at any given amount that wilt be raised from th* time Is not adjusted to the price con­ 1925 tax levy. In estimating the 4» ditions then existing, because the flclt officials did not take Into con aid amount of the supply was determined eration any emergencies that may months previously on the conditions arise during the year. prevailing at that time. Here Is where The most important revenue men» the hog cycle starts. Boosting pro­ ures under referendum attack are duction when prices are nt their peak those providing for a tax on tobaecc and cutting It down heavily when they and the so-called tithing act which are low means a hog supply nearly al­ transfers receipts from certain fee ways too large of too small, since price condition» almost Invariably supported state functions to the gen eral fund. change before changes In breeding poi- Piling of the referendum attacks Ides have tlielr effect in an Increased means that neither the tobacco tax law or lessened supply of hogs. I f the farmer could know what prices nor the tithing act can be referred te will rule when the hogs from the the voters of the state for approval oe sows they are breeding will be ready rejection until the general election tn for market, they could better adjust Novntber. 1926. In the meantime the the supply of hots to the demand. state will iose a large amount ol They could diminish the ups and revene. downs of production that are the bane of the ho; industry. Economists In the Department of Agriculture have California Oleo Tax Bill la signed. worked out a method of forecasting Facrament