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RURAL ENTERPRISE
C O N F IS C A T IN G T H E L A N D
An ladepeadeai— N u t neutral—a « » i
paper, published ev«iy Weduetday,
Governor Plato« declares that a
well-known banker telle him that
within a abort time there will be
practieally no value left in city or
tl.SU a year
town property unles* there is a
Advertising. 2l)c an inch ; no diacoun more equitable distribution
ol
fcx Mme or apace ; no charge (or coni
texee. The present eyeteai ef col­
voaition or cjauges.
lecting principally from land all
■a "P aid-ioi Paragraphs," Sc a line.
* • advertisin g disguised a s n e w s
the money necessary (or mainte­
nance of schools and government
is the confiscation of all value
T H E UN CUT MELON
therein.
W n . H. W HKKLKR
*r
Oregon Just now la the bone of
A n d yet wa allowed Portland to
contention in a struggle before the ' b a w b o o ile ua into abolishing the
interstate commerce commission's rep- I *ocoua* ,a x on the plea that we
resematlve, sitting In Portland. The * ‘ u l to “ U ra c t mor9 “ x dod« ' rs
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OCT. 14, 1»2,
The Great Outdoors
W here Bread, Meat, Clothing, Health and V igorous Hum anity are Produced
¡Need Uniformity
in States’ Rules
Poultry Industry Retarded
by Great Difference in
Regulations.
Criticism U nfair,
Paragraphs fo r Farm
Chickens and Cattle
eri
Tested at Same Time On pago 7 is an artiele sntitlsd
Says this Banker
‘ ‘ Burbank to Rest.”
By FRANCIS H. SISSON
Chairman, Public Relations Commis­
sion American Bankers Association
Veterinarians Combine Tu­
berculin Inspection.
H a p p ily ^ ,
do not have to say •’ laid to rest ”
for though Luther is 76 be bids
fair to do some more useful work
lor mankind. A careful and intel
ligent study of that article may be*
worth more to any ambitious
young farmer than pages of ordi-
nary agrisultural readiog.
Qo
over it carefully
and
“ read
betweeu the line«.’’
There has been some disposition to (Prepared by th« United State« Department
of A<rlculture.)
criticize the administration of the
Veterinarians engaged In the tuber­
country's banking system for the sud-
railroad people, in view of the un J her» instead of le ttin g them go to
( Prepare« by the United State« De part men
d e n collapse of culin testing of cattle In Green Lake
of A griculture.)
developed resources of this state, F lo rid a , where people are digging
prices and curtail­ county, Wisconsin, have found It pos­
The poultry-breeding Industry of th«
call it “ the uncut melon” among the u p it in to w hich they w ill some
ment of credits In sible to Inspect the poultry flocks on
United
States
Is
making
a
determine!
states.
I f the commission decides 1 j ay f »11
1920 and 1921, and the farms visited without slowing up
effort to bring harmony out of the con
wisely the work of
unlocking th e ,
W heQ
h Qf
the subsequent flnan- the regular cattle-testing work. This
them have fusion that now exists because of tht
rial difficulties of - 1» significant, says the United States
sweetness of this delicious cucurbit- •
, ,
,
Several hundred more acres of
differences In the rules and regulation!
nceous fru it will he hastened.
l t0BQe- , n d der,ved e*‘ 0U« ‘1 n n U « < 1
the farmers. As a j Department of Agriculture, when It is strawberries are beiag planted at
applied to certification and accrédita
matter ot fact, what- ' realized that there is no special fed- L ecomb.
Oregon is being advertised in the ( PPofi* from our industry, they may tlon of flocks In the various states. Un
ever blame may at- ; eral appropriation for conducting a
other states as never before, both by . buy the lir a s at tax sales, switch der present conditions when a prospec
A eross between a cow and a
tach to bankers must I campaign against avian tuberculosis,
Portland boosters and by railroad ' ihe
'
tax system back into more live purchaser of hatching eggs, babj
be tor the too gen- ' and that the poultry flocks of the coun- ram, with the body of a calf and
chicks, or breeding stock comes acrost
companies which bring hither such • quitable lines and make money
financing. In . ty must be cleaned up along with the the horns, tail aud wool of a
the word "accredited" or •‘certified” li Francis H. Sisson erous
many CMeg of , pee.
visitors as do nbt come by automo­
herds of cattle if the eradication of sheep, it reported from Prussia
(arming, for Oregon farms are connection with the advertised flocks
Is|thia evolution, ereation or iast
ulatlve Investment In farm property the disease Is to remain permanent.
bile. But as yet Oregon as she is
he
does
not
know
Just
what
factor!
mostly good (arms. Who knows?
Operating in the regular way, the a plain lie?
is comparatively unknown. W e pro­
were taken into consideration to certlfj during the period of Inflation. If any
or accredit these flocks, unless he It Just criticism could be directed at the I veterinarians In Green Lake county
pose here to mention a few of the
A man at Grafton, Vt., has just
things that come to mrnd wherein ! Tbe nst resuit of Secretary
familiar with the regulations govern­ manner In which the Federal Reserve inspected 1,082 flocks on the forms
ing such work In each state. Th« System functioned In this situation In visited for cattle testing. They found planted 25,000 young maple trees, in­
•western Oregon — the portion of Jardine’s
protest
and
threat great difference In methods, plans, and the opinion of many It would be that 153 flocks Infected, and the remainder tending to grow a sugar orchard.
the state west of the Cascade moun­
«gainst Chicago grain gambling is rules governing the accreditation and the Reserve banks delayed too long tn apparently free from the disease. Two
tains — differs from all the other
raising the rediscount rates. An ear­
Forty acres of mint near Salem
that liie board of trade of that certification of poultry In the different lier effort mlzht have stayed the proc­ hundred and eighteen post-mortems,
states.
slightly more than one In each Infect­ yielded oil that brought $25,000 and
states Is serving to retard the progrès
city hat adopted a rule which give development of the Industry and in ess of inflation,
Western Oregon—
ed flock, were held. Altogether. It was
The collapse of 1920 was by no estimated, more than 72,000 fowls were the buyer predicts $5000 scree next
Contains more and better standing * promises to give the producer unfairly shielding some breeders whose
year in this v a lle y and th a t in
means
confined
to
agriculture,
and
waa
tim ber than any other state;
ihe best possible value.” Is tliut flocks are certified under less stringent the Inevitable sequel to the Inflation Inspected,
a few years the m int industry of the
An
estimation
of
the
extent
of
tuber­
rules
than
others.
Contains more federal forest re­ promise stronger than pie cruat?
period. All branches of business suf­ culosis among the poultry flocks of the country w ill be centered here be­
Difference in Regulations.
serve (untaxable) than any
other
fered In this period of reaction and
At present there are 22 states which
country shows the disease varying cause the
W illam ette
product is
state; therefore has a rather high
perhaps none more than banking,
from 1 to 15 per cent.
have adopted regulations for certifies
superior.
M
r.
Coolidge
found
Haney
a
against which this criticism has been
ta x rate on other property.
tlon and accreditation of flocks. The
A definite effort to Inspect poultry
Produces more hops than any oth­ stumbling bloek and the shippit g difference that exists between the regu levelled. The financial situation of the was begun In February. In the vari­
The Agricultural Committee of the
cimmistion a atone wall. I t it latlons In these states Is seen in the farmers was greatly aggravated by the ous states during the first two months Alabama Bankers Association hat
er state;
fact that the high land values and high
case of baby chicks. In one state
of the work 46,665 flocks were Inspect­ ■«commended that a scholarship fund
Produces more peppermint oil to reported that he w ill take thes*
prices of agricultural products had led
chicks are sold by grade based on the
many farmers to Incur obligations ed, 2,565 of wh'ch were found to be in­ >e establiahed for the education of
so acre, aud of higher quality, than troubles to congress. If he dots
production of the parents; in another based on the Inflated values. If the fected. It Is estimated that nearly 3.-
vorthy young men and women along
any other state and bids fa ir soon .he fireworks will be lurid.
Mr
case two g rad u of chicks nre offered, farmer waa victimized at a lt Indeed, 000,000 fowls were Inspected during
agricultural and home economics
to produce more in quantity, her Joulidge is not fond of firework.-. one grade bplrfV from accredited flocks
lnes. It Is estimated that If each
he was the victim of too much rather Ibis period.
that are not tested for bacillary white than too little consideration.
tank In the state were to contribute
estimated crop for next year being
The
diarrhea, and the other grade from real progress which has been achieved
15 cents per thousand capital, five to
5000 acres;
Two sheriffs were killed iu flocks that have been tested und are In agricultural finance In recent years
tlx thousand dollars per annum would
Produces more and
better Clax
Se realized.
found free from the disease. In an­ lies more In the Intelligent distribution
fiber than all the rest of the country different parts of Ohio in ons day-
other state chicks are sold on a basis of farm credit than In volume.
Many
a
good
stand
of
spring-sown
and w ill probably become the loca­ last week by men they were trying
The Agricultural Committee of the
of four grades according to tbe grading
With agencies now functioning for alfalfa Is ruined by allowing the nurse
tion of the greatest linen manufac­ to arrest on warrants.
Fur from of the adult birds, and the grading of 'be provision of ample credits for the crops of oats or barley to mature for Dklahoma Bankers Association, In Its
tu ring industry in the world;
•eport, recommend! that the bankers
often enough do We turn the the adult birds Is based on their gen­ American farmer, his enduring success grain.
Produces the most
famous and
eral qualities. Still another sells certi­ depends upon the wisdom and fore­
•The young alfalfa plants are lite r­ •ee that a competent agent Is appoint­
tables and execute a murderer.
fied as well as two other grades of sight with which he meets the prob­ ally choked to death for want of wa­ ’d In each county and that he has a
best-selling cheese in America;
chicks, the certified chick being pro­ lems of production and marketing
ter," says George W. Musgrave, agrono­ degree from some agricultural col-
Produced (here in Linn county)
*ge. They believe that tbe agrlcul-
The most sensible remark on m ili- duced from certified males mated to More than ever before, his activities mist at the New Jersey Agricultural
tho prize-winning butter in the re­
ural possibilities of the state should
The ripening
ary affairs in recent times is that certified females, while of the other must be regulated with reference to Experiment station.
cent national dairy show;
two grades the first are chicks pro- I world conditions and bis profits, like grain, he explains, draws an enormous oe beuer advertised and that each
attributed
to
M
r.
Coolidge
that
de­
Is a center of pure-bred stock-
duced from old hens mated to certified those of the manufacturer or mer­ amount of water from the soil, thus :ounty bankers association should da
cisive measures are useless waste, cockerels, and the second grade are
I
raising, especially Jersey cattle (in
chant. will reflect the measure of his famishing the feeble young alfalfa jome work along that line.
hat "no force can prevent attack” chicks produced from certified pullets success In adjusting his activities to plants.
•wf-ich Linn county leads), to the
Searcy Connty Bankers Association.
tnd that peace depends on right mated to certified cockerels.
extent that experts from the east
these conditions.
Though this moisture robbery Is the
Committee Makes a Survey.
chief objection to letting the nurse Arkansas, entertained as Its guests
who attended our state fa ir this .(linking and tolerance.
recently some seventy-five farmers
The general committee appointed to
crop mature for grain, It Is not the
year
expressed astonishment that
and business men. Tbe result Waa the
co operate with the poultry ofllce of
only
one,
according
to
I
’rofesor
Mus­
■one state could make such u showing
There are on the market a number
organization of the North Central Ar­
A grange has bee a found that the United States Department of Ag­
grave. There is also the possibility
■of pure-bred Jerseys.
of commercial tnlnerul mixtures which
kansas Agricultural Association
Its
riculture
has
made
a
survey
In
which
of fatal injury to the alfalfu, through
uhtropions a return to the convet'
purpose w ill be to co-ordinate the ef­
i Saturday’s Oregonian said tbs
this same degree of difference In stute have recently been especially com
lodging of the ripening fruit.
lion plan of nominating candidate, rules und regulations was fmihri to pounded for poultry feeding. It will
forts of the farmers and hustnesa men
Portland territory produced min
Successful alfalfa growers cut the
In promoting a better agriculture.
probably
be
the
easiest
for
the
aver­
grain for hay Just as soou as it beads
oral products valued at 1132,077, in place of the primary. W ith exist in regard to hatching eggs and
Searcy County bankers are giving 1M
age poultryman to secure hla minerals
979 iu 192U winch combined will propriety its location ia nan ed breeding stock as well as baby chicks. by purchasing them In this form. He out. Not only may a satisfactory settings of purebred eggs for distrlba-
The
committee
Is
of
the
opinion
that
If
quality
of
grain
hay
be
secured
at
this
forest and agricultural products t Fossil.
tlon to the boys' and girls’ clubs la
the states can get together to discuss sure that you ure getting a well-known
time, but the crowding effect on the the county.
disk* a total exceeding $600,600,
these differences much can he done to mixture, and feed It strictly according
alfalfa
seeding
is
removed
and
the
000.
Oregon cold storage eggs are stabilize tbe poultry-breeding industry to Instructions. Most of these mineral alfalfa Is given the opportunity to de­
H. S. Mowrer, chairman of the Agri-
leing shipprd to England.
A il Also, from the standpoint of Interstate mixtures contnln, In addition te those velop properly.
cultural Committee of tbe New Jersey
One of the evils of prohibitory
commerce In hatching eggs, bacy chicks, mentioned above, other mineral ele­
The
main
object
in
planting
the
right; we don't want ’em here.
Bankers Association, together with
legislation as seen by bootleggers i;
and breeding stock, the committee feels ments, such as sulphur, which un-
grain la to secure a successful alfalfa H. J. Baker, director of extension
douttedlv
have
a
definite
place.
the confiscation and sale at auction
that uniformity In the state rules und
stand; one should take no chances on work In the College of Agriculture,
The Merriams are living
where regulations concerning the accredita­
losing his Investment in Inoculation, made a complete tour of the state this
of over $00 automobiles in Oregon
tion-certification work is necessary If
in which liquor had been transported the English fam ily did.
Successful poultry breeding rests on seed und labor, through losing sight of spring, calling on tbe county agents
poultrymen are to retain this business.
This ia hard on the booze vendors'
records of ancestry performance on this fact. I t Is a mighty poor economy and agricultural committees of the
to try to use tbe oats or barley as a various county organizations to get a
which
to base breeding urograit,.!.
shoe leather.
grain crop as well as a nurse erojk
definite line-up on tbe work done and
Funeral Directar and Licensed
the plans for the coming year. Ways
Exchanges are commenting on the
Erahalmer I
and means for furthering the program
Starting sweet clover In corn nt
f a r t that half the auto tourists un
of tbe state committee were consid­
Brownsville, Oregon
time of last cultivation Is a good
without funds. W hat’s strange about
ered at these conferences
call C. P. STAPPoatt, Halsey,
practice provided It can be done.
th at?
You can't pay your money
or D s l ik b t S t a r a Brownsville
There Is rarely a season, however,
THE M ARKETS
fo r a car and still have it to spend
to
when sweet clover or any other of
the clovers give a good stand when t o
Portland
sown In corn at this time. I f the sea­ to
W heat—Big Bend blueetem. $1.49;
son Is very favorable, with consider­
w . L. W R IG H T
, hard white, soft white, western white,
able rainy weather, a stand is some­
Mortician &. Funeral Director
| $1.88; hard winter, northern spring.
times
secured.
As
a
rule,
not
much
of
Halsey and Harrisburg
, western red. $1.29.
vtd your system at Catarrh or Deafness
this clover Is alive the following
In any amount, from one gallon to a barrel
Call D. Tavuna, Halsey, or
caused by Catarrh.
... I
Alfalfa, 318019 to t; valley
spring,
though
sometimes
It
gets
t
o
W. L. \\ RIGHT, Harrisburg
h u h * > n -n f t t t te t t t
through the winter.
timothy, $18028;
eastern Oregon
to
m timothy. 121022.
J. CHBNEY &. CO .. Toledo. Ohio
On some Isnd It Is much easier to
get sweet clover started with corn t o
w . Butterfat—62c shippers' track.
than on other types of land. A soil t o
X
Eggs—Ranch, 37041c.
may be poor for corn but rich for
Cheese— Prices f. o. b. Tillamook;
to
sweet clover, and on such land It is
\JZ Triplets, 30c; loaf. 31c per lb.
••omparatlvely easy to get the clover t o
W
Cattle—Steers, medium, $< 760100.
started with corn; but on good corn
I.aundrv tent Tuesdays
Hogg— Medium to choice, $12 76«
Isnd thst will grow 50 bushsls nr
13.50
Agency Hub Cleaning Works
more of com. It does not pay to de­
Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice.
pond on getting sweet clover started
VII work done promptly and reasoi
»12 00 01 3 00.
In the cornfield.
ably. Pitone ,'«,9
Young Alfalfa Plants
Hurt by Nurse Crops
Mineral Mixtures Help
DELB ER T STARR
Starting Sweet Clover
With Com in the Fall
For best results use
An-Fo
Sheep
Dip
*
H a l l ’s C a t a r r h
M edicine
"
AS
Mr '
FISHER’S EGG PRODUCER
P.
A
Modern
Barber Shop
(iivea results
F. M .
GRAY,
O. W . F R U M
I) R A Y M A N
\ ABE S PLACE
9x.l2
PABCOLIN
and
GOLD SEAL
Congoleum
Printed
Rugs
$16
cash
A rm strong Linoleum Rugs, $ 1 8 cash
Wo have some attractive pattsro» io Linoleum
nntl felt-base yard gtfods
H IL L & Co.
HALSEY
t.
«/
Sheep Business Subject
to Market Fluctuations
The sheep business, like all other In
dustrlea. Is subject to market fluctua­
tion. periods of low prices being fol­
lowed by higher prices and lucrative
returns. Since the last depression In
1922 sheep have been one of the moat
profitable classes of farm live stock.
Many express the opinion, therefore.
;liat after this year we will see lower
prtcaj
No doubt there will be con
siderable S itu a tio n In the market and
dry weather may cense a sufficient
liquidation to temporarily demoralize
the market this fall. This should. If y
«evriopa. provide an excellent oppnr
(unity to lay the foundation for a farm
flock and at the same time should be
an Incentive to every man who is in
| „the hustnesa to retain his flock If at all
possible to do so.
J
»
W
A m e ric a n E a g le
Fire Insurance Co.
Hav is worth ju st ng much in storage as
you might get for it in case of fire. Th j
American Eagle Fire Insurance com pany
Uill pay you 85% of tho cash value in cas •
of Ip88 by fire.
C. R. STAFFORD, Agent
Seattle.
W heat— Soft white. $1.38; western
white. »1 37; western red. 31 30; north­
ern spring. 31 28; Big Bend bluestem.
31 40.
Hay—Alfalfa, $23; D. C.. $23; tint
othy, 320; mixed hay, $24.
Butter—Creamery. 4905$c.
Eggs—Select ranch, 48050c.
Hogs— Prime, $13.75 014.00.
Cattle— Prime steers. $8.2608 60.
Cheese—Oregon fancy, 30c; Oregon
standards 2Sc; Washington triplet«
38c.
I
Spokane.
Hogs Prime, mixed. 312 75012 95.
Cattle— Prime steers. $7.50 0 8 00.
One of the very beat feeds for pnol
try Is green hone. It ran be cbeapl,
sbenred at any meat market, and every
firm poultry department ought to hav«
own bone cutter to uoe as needed