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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1925)
r rT ruK A L 1 AUt « Kl'RAL ENTERPRISE An h J « p tió « > t- Mot n « u t ! « l— n « w « paper, published evsiy Weduesday, ar was. a. w h z z l ii $1.5# a year Advertising 2l)c an inch ; no discoun tor lime or apace , no charge ior com ou«ition or c rauges. a* "Pala-ioI paragraphs,** 6c a line, w« advertising dlsgulssd as newa A FOXY BUSINESS There may be money in raising silrsr fox fu rio Oregon. Nobody knows, or will know as long as the animals command up to *1000 and *1500 each for breeding. They are not being raised for fur, but for reproduction, lhat this is profitable ia attested by the number of personally soliciting salesmen who appear when a possible prospective buyer becomes known as sueb. There are indications that this market bee approached the satu ration point. When that ia reached there will he a tumble in prices and owners of silver grays will turn to tbs fur market. The market price of silver gray skins has fallen to about one-third of what it was a few years ago Furthermore, prime fur oannot be grown in a climate as mild as that of Oregon. During the past fur season Oregon siver gray skins ware quoted at abeut half the price of those from Alaska. We hear talk of Oregon foxes being sent north for a winter before killing to " prime ” their fur and double ita value before killing. In faoe of all the facts silver gray foxes may ba profitable stock for the Oregon farmer to keep Cara muat ba taken to keep their surroundings sanitary in captivity. The location of the yard ahould I a frequently changed or the ground spaded. Foxes eat grain and vagatablaa, but one-third of the diet ahould be fresh meat, 'the fur of the Alaskan blue fox has been iaoreaaiug in popular favor, rising in price while the ailver gray declined. Abont thiity Alaska ialanda are occupied by people who raise foxes for their fur. Experts of the Mining and Metallurgical society of Am eri ca say th a t oil production pass ed its peak in 1923 and th at The Great Outdoors last year’s production will never oe equaled again, but our oil W here Bread, Meat, Clothing, Health and Vigorous Humanity are Produced th at years production will never be equaled again, but an oil output will steadily fall off and we will lie dependent upon im ports. So much for the "ex perts.” Humdrum workers who make no claim to be special ly expert tell us th at more oil was produced in June, 1925. than in any preceding month. Some of those “experts” may be dead before our oil peters out. Use of Power on Farms, Big Item Agricultural Worker Able to Till Three Times as Many Acres. (F r .» « r » d kr t h . U n its* S ta ts» D ep a rtm en t • t A g ric u ltu r e.) As a reault of the Increased use of power and labor-saving machinery In Whan a man lugubriously paint» farming operations and the opening of new lands well suited to the use of the harm an income tax would do machinery the average agricultural .ii keeping capital out of Oregon worker In the United States ts now investigation usually will reveal able to care for almost three times as many acres of crops as an Individual he fact that he or those for whom could handle 75 years ago, according he works have income! in this to a study recently made by the divi • tate that would be subject to sion of agricultural engineering of the United State« Department of Agricul he tax. Their eymyatby for the ture. At the same time the hours of upitaliat, like charity, begins at labor on the farm have been reduced and farmers have been relieved of tome, much of the monotony and drudgery 'the glee of the anti-prohibition whlth formerly characterized their jeople over the oecaeional expos- work. Power and labor together account ire of crooked members of the for approximately 60 per cent of the jrohibition force is tempered by total cost of fjrm ing and a better he reflection that every time knowledge of the power requirements of farm operations and the adoption ■ lie of the crooks’is ousted there of more efficient types of power units e one friend leas left where he ean will do much to cut down production costs. >e of service to them. Second Only to Railroads. primary horse power available Wheat which raised high exped for The use on farms Is greater than that itions by its appearanoe whei used In mining and manufacturing, raped has caused a chill tyhei and Is second only to that required for thrashed. Many an expecte<' railroads. The total power used an nually on farms uiuounts to nearly 16,- kernel was like Josh Billings’ firs (XX), 0 0 0 ,O X I horse-power hours and the — “ When you put your finger o< annual cost amounts to a total of near ly $3,000,000,000. uiui he ain't there." Up to the present little scientific study has been made of the basic Every plea against an income power requirements of various farm t ix ia a plea for injustice lot operations. Although tlie plow is one of the oldest agricultural tools for •xpediency’e sake. which power is required, the funda Fred Sprenger and family mental requirements of plow design are still unknown and no satisfactory were a t J. C. P orter’s Sunday. method of measuring the actual work done by a plow has yet been discov ered. The University of Wisconsin lias conducted experiments which show u ■ Combined that It Is possible to run an ensilage Trestment.bc.fi cutter with one half the power ordi local and Internal, and has been success narily used by tills machine simply by ful In the treatment of Catarrh for ovei employing proper speeds and an Im .orty years. Sold by all druggists. proved blower. F. J. CHENBY & CO.. Toledo, Ohlr Farm power Is derived from nnl mala, gas engines. (Including tractors, trucks and automobiles) steam engine! and electric, wind and water motors. Up to about sixty years ago little power other than that furnished by anlnmls was available to fanners. The small gas tractor, the truck, the auto mobile and electric power have ouly become Important as sources of farm power within the last ten or twelve years. The estimated totul numbers of pow er units now on furtus in the United States Is as follows: Optoinetri H a ll’ s C a ta rrh M 6(1161116 Not many weeks and no months had passed after Secretary Jardine trumpeted warning to the bulls and bears of Cbicagt that he woulo prosecute them for any further grain gambling before Albert Cutten was credited with having cleared *250,000 on a wheat deal there. Where’e your big stick, Mr. Jardine? ALBANY E. C. Meade, H. Albro, There’s a sure cure tor hunger at the Optician OREGON C lite H o rs e s .................................................. 15.H S .000 M u le s ................................................... 4 .,5 1 .0 0 0 O s .n .................................................... »00.000 T ra c to rs .......................... « h . . . 450,000 T r u c k s ...................................> - . . . »55.000 S ta t io n a r y e n c lo s e ....................... I . 500.000 E le c t r ic In s t a ll a t i o n s ................... 600,000 W in d m ills ......................................... 1,000.000 A u to m o b ile s .................................... 4,500.000 I Great opportunities exist for the cut ting down of the cost of farm opera tlons through the reduction In the la bur requirements of each operation and by a better application of the power used. Before such savings can he effected, however. It Is necessary to make a thorough Study of the basic power requirements, and of the fac tors which affect these requirements Among these sre: Climate, character i of the soil, depth of plowing, cultlvst Ing, etc.; condition of the crop, size of fields, size and type of power units needed and mechanical efficiency of the tools or tnschlnes employed by the C o n fe c tio n e r y and Best sweets and soft drinks. C a fe te r ia at the Efficient service Best cuisine Pleasant surroundings tv . S. D U N C A N Albany, O re g o n fanner. HALSEY STATE BANK Halsey, Oregon C A P IT A L AND SURPLUS $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 Com m ercial and Savings accounts Solicited Dr. C. F1CQ, Dentist “ PLATES THAT F IT ” Giowns, bridge work and fillings it will pay you to get my prices on »o'»t dental work, Cusick bank build ng, Albany • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Any Girl in Trouble may communicate with Ensign Lac i the SalvatiM ; V ') -vt the White Shield Home, SuS Mayfair avenue, PottUnd, Oregon. " *' < — — 4— AVO. 5. 192- E N T E K r n i« • T he wisest girls keep out of trouble ' i quently b« reduced by reducing the acreage of the crop which requires thia power, but as a rule the farmer Is justified In retaining such a high acreage of the crop In question be cause of the relatively high net re turns which may more than offset the higher cost of power used In this operation. Other factors which have an Impor tant effect on the efficiency of farm power are the diversity of operations and the small power unit commonly employed under the control of one worker. w of manure. “Cut the grass a little earlier than 11 would he cut for hay. before seeds have matured, and let It II* In the swath. Do not pasture the grass In dry seasons advance the time of cut ting to decrease the water loss. If mice are present throw the dirt away from the trunks and fill the holes and mound up around the trunks with coal ashes. Also, poison the mice. Keep the leaves healthy by spraying and the trees properly opened by pruning." Kocqueiort in Oregon Flax Notes Rocquefort cheese for genera Portland fails to raise her ex tions has been made only a t the pected quota of capital for the place in France from which it Salem linen mill. Albany has takes its name. Its production decided not to try to raise a ! has been a secret. Efforts else- quota. Meantime the W ashing 1 where to produce the peculiat ton-Oregon linen mill a t Van Rocquefort flavor and quality couver is m anufacturing Wil have always failed until the Uuited Stales department of agri lamette valley flax. culture turned its attention that Twenty-four scutching m a chines are in operation a t the w ay. The departm ent has a storn state penitentiary, which has contracts for the product of over of knowledge of intricate secret 2300 acres. These machines cultures and m ethods used at clean the fiber of refuse, after Rocquefort and a t one and only it has been retted and dried, and one spot in this country has it make it ready for the looms caused them to be tested. T hat spot is in Oregon. which are to work in the new T hat test has been a success. mill if it materializes. Rocquefort cheese is being Flax enthusiasts look for the growing and m anufacture ot made in Polk county. N ear Falls City 45 pounds a linen to become, next to lumb ering, if not above it, the lead day of Rocquefort cheese is be- ing industry of Oregon. Flax ; ing produced daily from 300 should be drilled instead o f , goats sown broadcast, about 100 pounds of seed to the acre. It \ Canada Bans Stock Shipments. Victoria. B. C.— A ban on Importa requires good land, free from weeds, and is not specially ex tion into Canada of animals and poul haustive of the soil. It aught try. raw products and fodder has been not to be sown much later than put Into effect following reported out April, and March is better. Hot breaks of the foot and mouth epizootic weather catches the later sown In Texas, word received here stated. The ban affects the states of Texas, crops before they are ready for New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Okla it and shorter fiber results. homa and Louisiana. Length of fiber leads in deter mining the price per pound. Buttermilk for Swine T H E M ARKETS Portland W heat — B. B. bluestem. *1.50; hard white. *1.48; soft white, ryestern white, $1.46; hard winter. $1.48; north ern spring. $1.45; western red. $1.42. Hay — Alfalfa. $18019 ton; valley timothy. $20021; eastern Oregon timothy. $23©24c. Butterfat— 47c shippers' track. Eggs—Ranch, 28033c. Cheese— PrtceB f. o. b. Tillamook; Triplets. 27c; loaf, 28c per lb. Cattle— Steers, medium, $7.7508.25. Hogs — Medium to choice, $13.500 16.25. Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice, $10.50 0 1 2 60. Buttermilk has the same feeding value for swine as does skim milk, and Its value Is measured in the same way. The simplest method of valuing buttermilk Is to compare It with corn on the basis that 100 pounds of but termilk that bus not been diluted with water Is equal In feeding value to one- half bushel of corn. That Is, when corn Is worth $1 a bushel, buttermilk Is worth DO cents a hundred for feed ing swine. This applies, however, only In those cases where the buttermilk Is not fed In excess of three pounds of buttermilk to one pound of grain. *300,000 Crop Lots In Illinois Storm. Roek Island, 111.— Damage estimated at from $200,000 to $300,000 was caus ed by the storm which swept the low er end of Rock Island county. Corn fields were riddled by the hall which reached tbs size of walnuts, buildings were blown down and trees uprooted. Seattle. W heat—Soft white. $144; western white. $1.44; hard winter. $1 44; west ern red. $1.42; northern spring. $1.43; A lfalfa Is the material from which Big Bend bluestem. $1.48. good dairy cows like to grind out Hay— Alfalfa, $23; D. C-. $28; tlm othy, $2«; mixed hay, $24. Bt®4er—Country creamery, 45©50c. Eggs^-Select ranch, 38040c; stor age, 37c. H ogs- Prime. $15.35015.60. C a ttle -P rim e steers. $8.0008.25. Cheese— Oregon fancy. 20c; Oregon standards 25c; Washington triplets, 28c. Items of Interest to Linn Ruralists Oregon’s yield of potatoes is estim ated a t 5,000,000 bushels this year. Foot and mouth disease was discovered in Texas last week in a herd of 1100 cattle, which were killed and burned. It is estim ated th a t 475,000 pounds yearly is deducted from the w eight of grain as receiver at warehouses in Oregon, Wash- ihgton and Idaho on account or dirt and foul seeds Farmers not only lose th e feed value oi the foul seeds but they pay freight on it to m arket. The government has now on tri* near Rickreall a machine which is expected to complete the thorough cleaning of grain at the th rash er. Portland business men have been invited by the Ashland Chamber ol Commerce to visit the Rogue River valley to Inspect the wonderful pear crop. Klam ath county a grain crop this year w ill yield close to 1,000,000 bush- els. according to estimates of farmera and othersw ho have made a survey of farm conditions during recent weeks. Cucumber Beetles Cause Trouble in Home Garden Among tlie most troublesome Insects that we have in tlie home garden are the cucumber beetles, both the atrlped and the spotted types. The adult fiieetles are usually waiting for the young “cuke" or melon plants to come through the ground, and in 24 hours the prospective crop is ruined. For yenrs investigators hnve been trying to find a really effective method of con trolling these pests, but with only par tial success. All sorts of evil-smelling substances, such us turpentine, tobac co, and camphor bulls have been used to “chase” the beetles, and poisons such as arsenate of lead and parts green have been added also. Protectors tor the young plants used to be commonly utilized hut have apparently not been so popular in late years. The most recent control material used for cucumber beetles, and appar ently the most effective to date, has been a 2 per cent nicotine dust, Ap plied neur mbldny In clear, quiet, sunny weather. Even tills mutertll has not been entirely satisfactory, many cucumber growers complaining that although the dust did kill many beetles anil drove the rest away tem porarily, they were back In "droves" within a day or two. Others, how ever, have had good results with tbs nicotine dust. Packers Must Turn uwer Records. Chicago.—The "big five" packers lost a long fight when Federal Judge Adam C. Cllffe ordered them to tufn their books snd records over to 8eo retary of Agriculture Jardine. ¡j; OATS’and W h o le or G round & WHEAT, Spokane. Hogs— Prime. $14 25014.50. Cattle— Prime steers, $7 2607.75. I 1 Orchard Fertility Is s Discussed in Bulletin 4 1 AS Topography a Factor. “Fertility In the Apple Orchard" Is Topography Is a factor to he reck oned with In considering the power re the title of a new bulletin Just Issued qtilrements of farms In any particular by the agricultural experiment station locality. In the Central West the land at the Pennsylvania State college. It generally Is smooth and Is not cut by Is prepared by Profs. R D. Anthony many streams or ravines. This con snd J. H. Waring, and Is the result of dltlon encourages the laying out of many years' experimenting with apple larf« fields and makes possible the use trees In both the cultivated and sod of large machines and power units. In type of orchard. Copies of the bulle Eastern and Southern states, however, tin may be secured free by writing to the land Is frequently hilly snd cut' by the Agricultural Publications Offices ravines and streams making small snd at State College. Pa. On most Pennsylvania farms the Irregular shaped fields accessary. This of course, discourages the use of large apple orchard Is of the sod type, that is, grnss or clover Is allowed to grow machines and results In a predoml about the trees. It Is pointed out In nance of small farms. rrohably the most serious drawback , the bulletin that general rules seem to to the efficient use of power In agrlcuh have more exceptions In fruit growing than In most branches of agriculture. tu rt Is the extreme seasonal demand in each type of farming followed there With this In mind, the State college la usually some single operation which ! pomologlsts summarize fertility prac requires a large «mount of power for tices In the sod orchard as follows: “In the mature sod orchard from a limited time and It la usually this operation which determines the mini I five to ten pounds of nitrate of soda mum «mount of primary power that or Its equivalent should be broadcast over the square In which the tree muat be available In the corn or cot ton belt the operation requiring the stands, two or three weeks before the maximum power Is that of planting or blossom buds break. I f a leguminous cultivating -In hay or small grain It la sod Is used, rut this application In harvesting Such conditions result In half. I f th* *°d shows any response what la termed a low-power load fac to acid phpsjjhate, use (t regularly, tor snd a high cost per unit of power one or two pounds with each pound of Utilized. The peak load could fre qjjrgtt Build up thin »pot. by the use BARLEY I FISHER’S EGG PRODUCER | (Jives better results o. \v. r u m A m e ric a n E a g le Fire Insurance Co. Hay is worth just as much in storage as you might fat for it ill < u s e o f fire. Th » lAmerican Eagle Pira Inaurane« oompanr pay you 85% of the cash value in easel of loss by fire. C. P. STAFFORD, Agent X
