IW K A Z , • s» t « RURAL ENTERPRISE a > in d ^ w a 4 ..t-*e t n .u tf.i-D .w . paper, published eveiy U'eduesday, we was. a. » H t E L ia $1.50 a year A d ra itiM n g , 30c an in c h ; no di scour for m a c or apace ; no charge (or coo ooailKxi or c »sages aa "P a ia-fu i ParaerapBa." fc a Haa Ms aOvsrtia ng dlagulaed as a a s a IN U N IO N , S T R E N G T H showinj how farmers are forced to eontri Lute to the excess profits of pro docera of nitrates, potash end sisal These three are prominent but b no meant the only instances of com binations fattening o ff the uncom OCT. 7, ITT! I £ lX i The governor has work tor all at the slate prison. Aoy young rnau who think» b a it smarter i b a o j other criminal» can probably gat • The Great Outdoors steady job tber» by trying to rob a bank or a »tore or something. W here Bread, Meat, Clothing, Health and Vigorous Humanity are Produced The Sherman anti-trust law has een repealed, not by congress, but by courts and the administration. Palmer and Coolidge proved les? han a majority. On thia page is an article iron the Dearborn Independent E n Left Over Monopolists Mulct American Farmers apparently by the devious in­ fluences of the fertilizer trust in conjunction with the power trust operating upon congress.) At Home and Abroad the Form er Gather the Shekels. THE MARKETS Portland Wheat— Big Bend bluestem, $1.30; hard white, aDd soft white, $128; western white, 91.27; hard winter. $124; northern spring, $1.21; west­ ern red, $1.20. Hay — Alfalfa, $18@19 ton; valley timothy, $18020; eastern Oregon timothy. $21 @22. Butterfat—52c shipper!' track. Eggs— Ranch, 35039c. Cheese— Prices f. o. b. Tillamook; Triplets, 30c; loaf, 31c per lb. Cattle—Steers, medium. $6.7508.00. Hogs— Medium to choice, $ 12.25® 13.25. Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice, $12.00® 13.00. The Banker-Educator Plan to Promote Better Agriculture By O. H. OTIS. Agricultural Director, American Banker» Association Whenever bankers desire to promote actively agricultural (Otto Wilson in Dearborn improvement in their communities, the state agricultural colleges Tbe county fair report crowded Independent.) stand ready to show them the way and to give be following items out of tb expert assistance. The purpose of this article is The fanner has a little group taper last week : to illustrate the way in which the colleges are of necessities which he must Cross-word puzzles ir e out of date getting in contact with the banks, and the kind of 1 good new shingle roof keeps the bring from abroad, and each bioad farm ers. assistance they render. of which he can buy only from As soon as the college has a list of the banks One of these staples, nitrogen, the eater out of the church of Christ. in the state desiring to adopt plans to aid agricul­ farm er can supply for himself with Mrs. Ringo and Mr». Wheclei one small section of the globe. In each of these industries the ture as indicated by project blanks sent out to all out paying tribute. By so calrulat /isited Cottage Grove Monday. the banks in the state, by the State Bankers Asso­ output is more or less closely ing his crop rotation as to includ Oren Stratton got eome grit controlled by its small group ciation Agricultural Committee, it gives practical such legumes as do well under con n bi» eye with such peiofu of producers, and in each this suggestions to each banker on the list as to what ditions on his farm he can build uj O. H. Otis >od threatening result» that be monopoly feature has made the he can do to stimulate, organize, and .conduct the nitrogen in the soil while securing rent to • Eugene oculist for relief farmer pay higher prices than work In the particular project he bas valuable to n g e crops. selected. Then either a department suggestions are the more valuable M r». Sarah Patton of Humboldt he would have paid had there Where alfalfa will flourish it ii specialist from the college or the they are to the banker. Following art ounty, Cal., and Mrs. Martbs teen free competition. probably the most profitable of the» county agent gets In personal touch samples of inch project outlines: crops, but red clover may be profit Chester of Colusa county left lor Two of these are indispensi- with the banker to assist him In an Seattle. heir homes Friday, after a most ble constituents of fertilizer, Farm Accounts Project able where • the permanent watei advisory capacity. Wheat — Soft white, and western •ujoyable visit of four week» wit 1. B a n k e r can select grou p o f farm er» table is too near the surface for nitrates and potash. Both are white. $1.25; western red and northern Samples of the project outlines are w ho can and ahould u n d e rta k e the work given below to illustrate the details o f fa rm a c c o u n ts ulfalfa, or alsike where it is too wet •heir »liter, Mre Msti.da W hitii g, to be found everywhere, but by spring, $1.20; Big Bend bluestem, 2. A rra n g e w ith c o u n ty a g e n t or upe- it Brownsville, during which they of the procedure the college takes In for the others. Reas, beans ant some freak of nature each has $1.30. e la lls t fro m a g r ic u ltu ra l college fo r flrM accomplishing Its plan. m ee tin g o f tn e g ro u p and select an vetch have their place. There art they were taken by auto to visit been piled up in great deposits Hay—Alfalfa, $23; D. C„ $28; tim ­ acco unt book. arious points of interest in this College Provides Expert Advisers few farms that cannot product 3. A ssist in d iv id u a ls a t th e ir request in one general section, the ni­ othy. $25; mixed hay, $24. part of tbe state, a reunion ot In counties with no county agent a w ith In fo rm a tio n r e la tiv e to e n te rin g sc. profitable yields of legumes with i trates in Chile and the potash Butter—Creamery, 49055c. and o th e r d a ta properly. list of tbe banks desiring to carry on counts t ,e*e three with two other sisteie 4. A c t as o r select leader fo r th e group. remaining store of nitrogen ail cleai Eggs— Select ranch, 48 0 50c. a project Is sent to a specialist at the 5. A ssist In c h e c kin g In v e n to rie s as a a id a brother, George Kauble, tl.e n territory which before the profit. Hogs— Prime, $13.25013.50. state college, according to the project m eans o f s ec u rin g In d iv id u a l A nands! first in many years, waaoneof the war was all in German hands s ta te m e n t a t close o f th a year. When, if ever, the farmers co­ listed. For instance, the banks desir­ but which is now divided be- Cattle— Prime steers, $8.2608.50. f aturee of their stay. Beys* and Girls* Club W o r k ing to carry on the farm accounts operate as do followers of many Cheese— Oregon fancy, 30c; Oregon ween Germany and France. In 1. T h e b a n k e r can a rra n g e w ith tbe Mrs. Wheeler got ribbons for these deposits nitrates and pot- itandards 28c; Washington triplets project are assigned to tbe farm man­ other callings, they will be able t, ty agent o r th e specialist o f the a g r i­ agement specialist, those deairing to c c u oun ltu ra l college fo r o rg a n iz in g a club bring to bear pressure that will cost hangers and bead work nt rsh can be mined so cheaply 28c. caryy on the legnme project to the 2. P la n to present v arious types of club ihe county fair. modify the burdens imposed by that no other natural deposits o rk a t th e n e x t m ee tin g and perfect agronomy specialist, those Interested w th e o rg a n is a tio n o f a local club. Spokane. .„out of the monopolies which now ean compete with them. In boys' and girls' club work to the 2. B a n k e r m a y a c t aa local leader ot prosper while snapping their finger: The working of the monop­ Ilogs- Prime, mixed, $12.75012.85. junior extension specialist, and so th 4. e club. Thirteen obic Chicago coup'e? C ooperate w ith c oun ty a g e n t or spe­ Caltle —Prime steers, $7.5008.00. ut anti-trust laws. forth. c ia lis t In a n n u a l '-A c h ie v e m e n t D a y ." defied superstition by being msr oly and the tribute it has ex­ 5. B a n k e r m ay o ffe r prizes fo r club In counties that do hare a connty One thing the fanners must do rled on Friday, tbe ?3th, at the acted from the American farm ­ w o rk o r o th e rw is e assist In financing agent a list of the banks and the proj­ same. before they re < h the full sunshine I3lh minute of the 13th hour, in er were clearly shown by a pre­ state F air Receipts Break Kecora. ects in which each Is Interested Is Legume Project is to vote with more consistent cell 13 of the convict ship Sue- war incident. Certain potash Salem, Or.— Receipts of the Oregon sent to him with a request that he get 1. T h e b a n k e r can ge t In fo rm a tio n from understanding. care, each bride carrying a black interests in Germany contract- state fair aggregated $109,699.24 as In touch with the bankers and help c oun ty a gent or s p ecialist fro m the a g ri­ c u ltu ra l college on tb e value o f a lfa ifa , cat (wow ! ) and the party break d with American buyers to against approximately $102,000 in 1923. them In regard to the Various projects. soy bean, or sw eet c lo v e r crops to fa n n e rs The next step by the college Is to o f the c o m m u n ity . ing ID mirrors alter the ceremony supply them potash at low- which was the banner state fair held C O N S U M E D I N T H E C IT Y 2 A rra n g e fo r m e e tin g o f In terested write to each banker on the list send­ There; can you tell a bigger ouei jr rates than the potash syn- In Oregon. fa rm e rs w ith c o u n ty a g e n t or specialist. ing him project oatlines and Inform­ 3. A t th is m e e tin g c oun ty agents, spe­ In 1790 a Massachusetts farmet licate was charging. But the ing him that the county agent or a cia lis ts , or o th ers w ill discuss: (a ) V a lu e o f crop. spent >7 a year to maintain his fam syndicate, backed by the Ger­ The bankers of Linn county, specialist from the college will get In (b ) Seed supply and v a rie tie s . Car Crash in Halsey ily and operate hia farm , all othei man government, forbade the showing tnoie enthusiasm In be­ touch with him. It there Is no agent (c ) M ethod s or h a n d lin g tn e crop. (d ) Use and disp ositio n o f crop. essentials being made ut home. A Ford car belonging to S. E. sales, and the contracts had to half of a coru exhibit similar to In the oounty this letter reads as 4. P la n w ith c o u n ty age n t or specialist follows: m eetin gs and d e m o n s tratio n s on plots or Quigley of Harrisburg w i« passing be canceled. Since the division that at tbe county fair latr year, Is it any wonder that a good per fields. rentage of the farmers have gone ?rth through Halsey about 11:30 of the deposits by the war the all but one subscribed to the prize U nion S ta te B a n k , t . Secure e x h ib its fo r eocnm nnlty or B a n k ville. c o u n ty fa ir . to towns and cities to supply farm hursday night, driven by M r. Quig- old air-tight control by a single offer that brought out the best G e n tle m e n — T o u w ill find enclosed a u tlin e o f -he fa rm accounts pro jec t Cow Testing Associations era' wants that did not exist then ? y’s son, who was accompanied by syndicate no longer prevails. exhibit this year ever seen in the b In rie w f h o ich you h r . « In d ic a ted your in te re s t 1. T h k e r can a rra n g e w ith county to your S ta te A g ric u ltu ra l C o m m itte e and Clothes, shoes, furniture, tools i lady, when the radius rod dropped But evidently the monopoly county and one that establishes to the A g ric u ltu ra l C om m laelon o f the a g e n t or e b s a p n ecialist fro m a g r ic u ltu ra l col- lege fo r m e e tin g o f In te re s te d group uf nails and a thousand things then aving the machine unmanageable. feature is still to hold fast. Oregon ne a state where the great A m e ric a n R a n k e rs A ssociation. fa rm e rs In ths c o m m u n ity fo r the purpose sure th a t th e specialist fro m th e made at home by hand are now It ran into the ditch in front 1>f For the French and German American grain can be grown with a g I ric am u ltu ra l college w ill hs pleased to o f org a n isin g a cow ta stin g association. 2. B a n k e r m a y act aa le a d e r, and w i t h assist you in c a rry in g out th e suggestions made in factories by people who Ira. Hannuh Cummings' place, rar nterests, as reported by the profit. In dicated . W s have asked h im to get c oun ty a gent or specialist plan to visit prospective fa rm e rs w ho m a y Join the have left the farms to follow sundry iiiough the crosswalk there, bre:Ji lewspapers, have formed a In s middle west stale two mar­ la touch w ith you. association. D ire c to r, A g r ic u ltu ra l E xten sion. occupations. ;g every plank in it and every i O rganise fo r W ork and assist In se­ rade agreement, and to the ket basnets were displayed, each rin g te s tin g e q u ip m en t and o th e r m a* The letter to bankers In counties c te u ria And this flow of population to the poke in one front wheel, and stop­ farmer who loads the bags of containing food costing $2. One ls w h en ev e r necessary, 4. C all m eetin gs p e rio d ic ally to discuss cities w ill continue, Henry Ford to ped. ertilizer in his truck or wagon held cooked ham, corn flakes, that do hare a county agent Informs association business and bold picnics er that be will get In touch with to u rs the contrary notwithstanding Nobody was seriously hurt. in the spring it will probably tinned goods, cake, white bread^ them them. 6. B a n k e r w ith c oun ty a g e n t o r special­ There i "• thice million more Paul Papman put the Henry in make no difference that the -to.— 8032 calories. Tbs other Suggests Things the Banker Can Do is t m ay a rra n g e for C. T . A. booth at c o m m u n ity or c oun ty f a ir g iv in g testing persons In the cities of the United inning condition. nonopoly is handled by two had round steak, oatmeal, beans, The project outlines sent to each d e m o n s tratio n s and e x p la in in g w o rk of brown bread, lettuce, milk, apples, ■States than in the country. Hut Halsey has a new crosswalk. banker give specific suggestions as association. sets of interests instead of one. there are two million more childrer to the things he can do to organize This constitutes ths preliminary In the nitrate trade, while raisins, etc,— 17,923 calories. the work In bis project, and the part work by the college which paves the tinder ten years of age in the coun T h e .S h u tts, father and son, who there is not such close control A thousand casea of Lane county he can take In carrying out the work. way for constructive work by the try than in the cities. Grain and ipcct soon to be publishing the jver prices as in some others, canned pears have Just been shipped Tha more simple and concrete these bankers In banker farmer projecia. vegetables and men and women grow that ni- to London. England, by the Eugene farrisburg Bulletin, visited this of- -onditions are such it. the country and are consumed in ice Monday. rates cost much more than Fruit Growers' association. A il indications point to » big the city. hey would if there were stiff world surplus of wheat in 1926 Broody Hens Often Not Oregon produces more hops than ompetition. Presently we with a correeaonding reduction in Profitable to Breeder That both county and state fairs D ELBERT STA RR nay build up such competition any other state. pnoss Figures collected hy poultry special- this year have been the most suc­ Funeral Directar and Licensed .hrough our air-nitrate plants. Ntx show that it r„gts 1S on e a ts a cessful In the history of Oregon re­ Embalmer The third of the trio of farm- month to feed s hen. A lien that us­ flect an improvement in the farming B ro w usvilla, Oregon r monopolies is perhaps the ages 18 eggs a month more than pays situation. W hat would those fairs Call O. P. S t a v v o b o , Halsey, tightest and most dangerous of her way, even when eggs are cheap. be If farmers wero as prosperous I Those that go broody often are not or DSI.BKBT SV *s a Brownsville them all—-that which controls as followers of some other branches I profitable. For best results use the sisal, or properly the hen­ o f Industry? 1 \ islt the hen house each night and equén, fibre which goes into I put all hens found on nests In the binder twine. This fibre sup-J broody coop; leg banding them at Ihe W- L. W R IG H T plies three-fourths of the raw | same time. Here they are confined for Mortician & Funeral Director material for the twine that ' 12 hours anil fed laying mash, green Treatment, bed) llalaey and Harrisburg binds our yearly crops of grain. feed, and plenty of water. the In any amount, from one gallon to a barrel l