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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
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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
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Any Girl in Trouble
may communicate
with Ensign
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the SalvatiM
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White Shield Home, SuS Mayfair avenue, PottUnd, Oregon.
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T he wisest girls keep out of trouble
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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.
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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.
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OATS’and W h o le or G round &
WHEAT,
Spokane.
Hogs— Prime. $14 25014.50.
Cattle— Prime steers, $7 2607.75.
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Orchard Fertility Is
s
Discussed in Bulletin 4
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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
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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
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