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In column 3 on thia page Prof.
Hyalop discounts io ite current
accounts of luperiority of Belgian
» » W aa. ■ . »
wheat culture over that of the
Willamette valley.
The college
11 a year 10 advaoac
instructor
in
hie
letter
to the
Arreaaagafc 12XC * m o fitl
Eeterprise
ia
not
propounding
A dvertiatog, Xx; an inch ; no diacoun
•or lun e or apace ; no charge for cotu vague suppositions but discussing
poattooai or changea
established facta. His allusion to
t a T a ia - f o i para*rapha." te a U sa
valley land that is too good for
•>• a4r«rtlatn< dlarulaod aa naw a
wheat because it may be made to
SOME GOOD ADVICE
profitably yield product! more
valuable than any wheat crop is in
Elsewhere on this page interesting contrast to statement*
Prof. Hyslop of O. A. C. pretty in column 6. There land in told
effectually pricks the bubble of that is too poor for wheat
of Belgian supremacy over this because the yield will uot pay for
valley in wheat production. seediog and harvesting.
eh i t r m
i j t
D tX .
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The Great Outdoors
j, Iii<l«w«w4anl—Wot »«utral—o»w*
paper pabUtiied evaijr Wednesday
W here Bread, Meat, Clothing, Health and V igorous H um anity are Produced
Snm e I and k tnn
the acreage, the others.
our f o o d
We should, as far as pos­ Some Land is too
sible, get our wheat planted
Poor for Wheat
in the fall rather than in the
Unprofitable Livestock
spring.
Prof. Hyslop Thinks This With reference t0 the im. The wheat should be grown
Horses Supplant Tractors
Valley Does Well in provement of Willamette val- in a rotation which will include
on Farm s Less Than
the Circumstances
ley wheat growing conditions, a cultivated crop and a legume
1000 Acres
the very general and extensive crop along with the grain.
There are instances where
BUT IT MIGHT DO BETTER i ^ ase in
nun?^er 0{ ,i?'1e-
_____
stock animals would probably commercial
fertilizers will AN EASTERN OREGON VIEW
„ Belgium
. .
c
a-
meet
with
marketing
difficul-
help
out
quite
materially. „
r a .m five times as ties in a short y
* y
He gives figures to back his
(Farm Journal)
There are sections where the
statements.
Portland was able to beat th much wheat a. the W illamette doubtles3 infonned of a pre­ use of lime will be especially
The
lean
years ol 1980 to lfts
valley, although lass io total
But he gives both sides of * cow counties ” on the oleomar­ area aod having less acreage vious over-production of hogs beneficial to the legumes, and wrought big changes in the western
the picture, lie notes certain garine bill as on inoome tax. One iu wheat. In other words, in and of the present cattle situa­ this in turn will be beneficial wheat country. Liaten lo Dwight
limitations to our opportuni­ hypocritical claim was that the that intensely cultivated ¡ittle tion, and of the fact that we to the cereals through the ro­ Meiener of Ione, Ore. : “ Lait
are shipping out a good many tation.
kingdom the wheat yield ia over ¡ar<:
ties for producing top-notch making of bull butter helped the five
times as great as that of W il- c*a lry products from the state
The barnyard manure and spring wa couldn’t a#ord help, i0
wheat crops. An article from eotton planters by consuming lamette valley wheat land. Due
the present time, so that crop residue should be gottaf Mrs. Meianer and I tackled it
the Farm Journal, also to be cottonseed oil. Nearly all the oil to conservation of barnyard fertil- sudden and large expansion in out on the land to take their alone. We had lots of land to
found on this page, also gives used in making imitation dairy tier, Belgian wheat lands are m ore',h
r“!“ industries would doubt­ part in the building up of larg­ o v e r. Our winter wheat bad all
those
some reasons why the maxi­ product« comes from Philippine productive than ever before during less reflect on our ability to er
yields.
frozen out, so we had to reseed
mum wheat crop may fail to
here in
cocoanuts. A ship is expected to 1500 years of cultivation, while market those things
Above
all
things
a
stabilized
that as wall «a get our plowing
be the optimum.
the wheat lands of the W illamette the Pacific northwest. So pro- plan for disposing of our food
done. We rigged up a 36-hor»«
We are not inclined to be arrive in Portland tomorrow with valley are worn out after only 50 bably
the very extensive and supply insurance or in other
pessimistic over the outlook 3800 tons of this oil.
years of
cultivation. — Oregon general use of barnyard ma­ words our exportable surplus team and put the crop in with
that. ’ A lot of land can ba
for dairying in this valley
Voter.
nure is not likely to be enlarg will assure permanently better covered in a day with one driver
while the per capita use of
A dispatch from Paoific Grove,
ed upon very much.
methods.
Corvallis, December 9
and a 36-borae team.
dairy products in the country Cal., says that Mrs. Francesca
One
thing
is
certain,
and
G.
R.
Hyslop,
The Perringer ranch of Pendle-
The
material
quoted
about
is increasing and cocoanut oil Monoeon found a live chicken in
that is that the manure th a t is
Prof. Farm Crops,
I od , with 2,000 acres of summer
substitutes are falling off here ibs throat of a rooster that she Belgian wheat growing seems now being made should be
fallow each year, tried mounting a
___________ O. A. C.
in the face of a campaign for
to be a little bit off as to its more generally used in connec
blade weeder on wide roller»
better nutrition, especially for tiled, but that the little thing statistical basis. I have before tion with plant food replace
thereby eliminating friction and
died. D idn’ t she mistake a crow
f H t MARKETS
children.
ment, and assist in the build
enabling the weeder width to ba
me
the
Willamette
valley
for
a
chick*?
We
have
frequently
Prof. Hyslop, however, is
doubled. One man now caltivatet
ing up of our soils to a more
Portland
constructive in his advice, as known a crow to com? from the wheat acreage for the years profitable production stage.
60
acres a day with this improviied
Wheat — Big Bend blueatem, hard
1921-23 inclusive, and it is
the entire O. A. C. force is throat of a rooster.
weeder, and farmer« all over thg
white,
soft
white
and
western
white
Rotation end Livestock
wont to be, and points to the
Columbia river basin a n adoptin'
223,466, with an average pro­
11.87; hard winter, northern eprln*
increasing use of legumes as
the
naw style.
Probably
the
most
feasible
A bill providing for a costly duction for the same years of
a main reason for faith in fu­ commiaeien to arbitrarily fix the '4,605,517 bushels. The Bel­ thing for us to do is to incor­ and western red. >1.82.
Thia matter of labor eaviag
Hay—Alfalfa, >19.60020 ton; vallej
ture crop-growing in the Wil­
porate more leguminous plants timothy, >190 19.50; eastern Oregoi devices means lesa hired help md
prices of sgricultural products has gian acreage for the same time
lamette country.
lees cash outlay per buihel in
was 327,600 acres, and an ave­ into our cropping system. Of timothy, >21022.
In coming days, instead of been introduced iu the federal rage annual production of 12,- these, we can expand to some
raieing wheat.
I he labor saved ia
Butterfat—60c shippers' track.
bemoaning freight-rate induce­ senate by fehipsted of Minnesota. 566,333 bushels, so that Bel­ extent upon alfalfa acreage,
a real factor on large farms where
Eggs— Ranch, 30@32>^c.
ments which encourage ship­ I t will probably die more expedi- itiU
JH a
p
iU U U L U U Il
IS
not O
Cheese—Prices f. o. b. Tillamook; labor is a cash coat. Which bringi
gium’s
production
is not
5 I and produce quite « a good deal
up the seoond big trend—the
ment of alfalfa hay from east­ t ously than did the McNary, times that of the Willamette more hay.of that sort. We can Triplets, 31c; loaf, 32c per lb.
consolidation
of farms.
ern Oregon to the coast, to the iaugeo bill.
Cattle—Steers, good >7.8508.25.
valley, and is not quite twice <very profitably expand on our
Everywhere can be seen empty
disadvantage
of the local
Hogs—Medium to choice, >11500
that of the Willamette valley. vetch acreage for hay pur
farmhouses. Thia ia a part of tha
grower of poorer hay, we may
Our average is about 20.6 poses, and in some lines for >12.50.
nation-wide d rift to the cities, but
see this region producing the
Sheep—Lambs,
medium
to
choice
seed.
In
clover,
our
acreage
bushels an acre and that of
t isn’t bothirir g our wheat farm-
best. And when th at time
>12.00013.60.
could be expanded quite ma­
Belgium is 38.4 bushels.
e
«.
comes there will be less temp­
I do not have figures avail­ terially, and especially that
A man puts it this way : “ Our
Seattle.
tation to sell it for shipment. rid your tywem o f Catarrh or D eafneu able showing the area of that devoted to seed production.
Wheat—Soft white, >1.69; westert profit per bushel on wheat ia usu­
It can be turned into dairy pro­ -au*ed by Catarrh.
Among
those
things,
which
country, but imagine that un­
Sold *r
for ootr 40 r o t"
white, >1.68; hard winter, western red ally not too high— about 20 cents
ducts as profitably here as
der similar soil and economic include purple vetch, hairy northern
?.
J.
CHENEY
&.
CO..
Toledo.
Ohio
spring, >1.66; Big Bend blue is the average on my farm, so I ’ve
anywhere and meantime re­
vetch,
and
a
lew
others
of
that
conditions, we would have a
stem. >1.68^.
got lo have at least 10,000 buahela
tain practically all the fertility
sort, and the clover seed, we
considerably
larger
production
io have much of a net incoma.
Hay—Alfalfa,
>25;
D.
C„
>29;
tiro
for our own crops.
have a marketable product othy, >27; mixed hay, >24.
ourselves.
I ’m going to get hold of a little
In the general interest of CUT FLOWERS
and will get an improved soil
more laud some way. I ’ve out
Butter—Creamery, 61@52c.
Conditions Diffej
better and more profitable
condition that will result in
my costa all I can, and the only
Eggs—Ranch, 46@48c.
SHEET MUSIC Because of their intensive better cereal yields.
farming we are glad to be able
way I can make more money ia
Hogs—Prime, >12.50 0 12.76.
to broadcast such a helpful
Another step that needs to
lo raise more bushel*.’ ’
agriculture, necessitated by a
Cattle—Choice steers, >7.7508.00.
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letter as that of Prof. Hyslop. . 1 < * 1 _ J _ < kJ
Music Shop
^ery dense population, and the be made is in the use of more
Another farm tr near Arlington
Cheese—Oregon fancy, 28c; Oregor
Albany
rather general use of livestock, cultivated crops in connection standards 26c; Washington tripleti said last year: “ I ’m the only
DONKEY HOTBY, TKLL US
piker around here I have only
they are in a considerably bet­ with the cereals. A greater 28c.
700 acres of wheat and I haven't a
ter position from the stand­ use of corn, potatoes and
T a x exempt certificates take
neighbor within 15 miles with let*
Spokane.
point of manure for use on beans in the cropping system
iCither
or
mother
would
appreciate
money which should be invested in
than 1000. I've got to get more
Hoga—
Prime
mixed.
>11.8501200.
will
not
only
save
production
their
land.
Further
than
that,
industries that employ labor and • i a r of Kryptok gla»aes. Your
land or get o ut.”
Cattle—Prime steers, >7.50 0 8.00,
the wheat farmers of Belgium costs, but will also result in in­
promote community prosperity.-— sweetheart, brother or sister would
creased
yields
of
the
cereal.
are
at
quite
an
advantage
There
la
sufficient
flax
acreage
In
•njoy a gift from our well-eelected
D«bb in Redivivut
Salem Statesman.
line of jewelry.
when we consider Belgium’s labor So you see th at in summing the Willamette valley to provide raw
Another
change since the war
Please, please, M r. Statesmen,
the matter up there are a num­ material for the proposed new >640.000
items and the ability to sell the ber
efore or After Christmas
day« ia the return to boreea. Any­
of
points
that
are
of
rather
tell us wbat'was done with that
linen mill at Salem for many years,
Kryptoks are a delight to the eye wheat. Belgium is an import­ general importance, and none according to announcement taade by one wanting some hue bargains iu
tnonsy after those securities bad
ing
country
for
wheat,
and
565 days in the year.
them that are really new.
directors of the company following a used tractors can locale tnam
bean bought with it. Stop repeat­
their wheat is in of
between Spokane and W alla Wall«
Ih a in y ie ib le bifocals for netr therefore
of wheat and eliminate survey conducted by a flax expert on
Washington aide or across tha
ing the above refrain of the parrot *nd far.
competition with wheat from rieties
brought
from
the
east
to
investigate
We should use standard va-
Columbia river in Oregon between
other countries, plus freight
prase loug eoough to Dame the
the situation
Pendleton and The Dalle«.
and handling charges, and
-rascal who got the money and ia
A former trad e r ealeaman lately
possibly
certain
duties,
al­
paying interest on the bonds and
said : “ When the price of wheat
though I am not positively in­
hiding the price of them in s
fell in 1920 the people in this
formed on the latter point. In
country quit buying tractois. My
stocking where the assessor can't
this country we are a surplus
company tried to stimulate buying
find it and it oau’t employ labor
producing nation, producing
Attractive
prices
are
given
on
half-ton
in 1922 by newspaper advertising.
m any
bushels
m o re
or promote prosperity. We don’t
I ha coat w aa wasted because every
than
we
can
consume,
and
so
care bow soon tax free securities
lots
or
more
of
paper carrying our ad also oarned
our price is the price to the
are prohibited, bnt we want to see
classified ads by farmers which
consumer less the transporta­
read this way :
• Wanted—To
the face of the fool who ia holding
tion and handling charges, and
trado my 75 h. p. tractor, good ai
•o many millions of idle dollars
this is quite an important item
E. C. Meade,
Dew, for horses. Any raasouabia
and paying even a low intsrest on
It means that in many cases
offer considered.’ ”
them. H e ’s even worse than a H. Albro,
Opbcian wheat cannot be produced on
Farmers say that ou paper it
Molasses in barrel lots.
capitalist. He's a phantom!
ALBANY
works out that tractor farming is
OREGON SO valuable land, nor can as
ffreat expense be indulged m
efficient, but that in practice the
in its production.
tractor farmers for the most part
We have enough farm«, enough
Modern
. . " cre * e to have some sta­
go broke. Horses take work, but
farmers and enough farm products.
bilizing
as was propos­
the man running hie farm suppliea
— Farm Journal.
Barber Shop ed under agency
the wheat export
the most of it himaslf. Tractors
l-eundrv sent Tuesday»
Result, low prices tot prodnot*
Plan
set
forth
in the McNary-
coat caeh to run, and the farm«
Agency
Hub
Cleaning
Works
and low incomes for farmara. I r .
won t raise gasoline and «pare
’n,lJ8Hn c?1» ° ur Pe°P|e >n the
crease the number of farmers,
part« ae they wil) hay.
l mted States would probably
A B ES PLACE
spend puhlie meney on reclamation
more nearly pay what foreign
W heat Acreage Abandoned
importing people have to pay
DELBER T STARR
schemas, clear up logged-ofl land,
bu
read'
Farm^
During
the war many acres were
Funeral Director and Licensed
and you w ill keep the prices of
plowed
up
which were not really
would
then
be
assured
of
Embalmer
these ihiags dove, to the advaa-
safe for wheat farming. Even
B
row
nsville,
Oregon
fee,
f05
their
Krain
I
tege of produeers of b gb prieed
with the utmost ingenuity in
feel that we have with the
Call C. P. STavroBD. Halsey,
labor aod manufactured article»
cutting oosts, uuless land yields at
present short crop of w h e at
or U lL B B B T 9T a b a B r o w n . r i l l .
least ten buahela an acre aftar
something of the conditions
In the city
Portland is doing
summer fallowing it can hardly be
this end telling farmers the 1»
, 'at 'you,cI have been met un­
farmed profitably.
So in the
der the McNary-Haugen bill
bringing more farmer« l«|*creaee
WRIGHT & CO.
Pacific
northwest,
as
in Kansas
ih»t th*0" 6 int° effect’ « c e p t
Hay is worth just as much in storage as
agricultural prosperity and In
and Oklahoma, wa eee actual farm
Funeral Directors
that this year we have little
gratitude they
must help her
abandonment on this kind of «oil.
you might get for it in case of fire. Th j
f XrP° f lm US,neS: and ai* » it
W, I,, W right, Harrisburg
One county in the northwest,
keep tbs income tax off her ta i
L.r
from
a
wheat
shortage
|
American
Fire
Insurance
com
pand
Mr«. J. C. Bramwell, Halsey
where mnat of the soil was of this
dodgers sad the olao raatrictlons o f
There is now little to export'
will pay you 81% of the cash value in < a.
type, bad nearly 1000 more farm
our wheat is pretty much on
tier butter counterfeiter«.
families in 1915 than it has today.
<>f loss by fire.
domestic basis and prices • r2
Where wheatgrowing in the
TU8S1NG & TU8SING Pretty good. With the S p o rt
The “ regular” republican« in
middle west ia suicidal with yields
marketing
plan.
I
think
th.»
LAW YERS
congress talk turkey to tha " irreg­
C. P. STAFFORD, Agent
of lass than 15 buahela an sera
¡« .e th ln g of Utf,
ulars,” but require them to eat
Halsey and Brownsville
every year it is carried on at a
work
out
pretty
generally
each
crow.
profit on many western farms with
Oregon
year, and without the
yield« of only 15 buahela »vary
oome
I’ity of
IS too
and hazarding
Good for W heat supply.
H a ll’s C a t a r r h
Medicine
or Christmas
K E R R S OR F I S H E R S E G G P R O D U C E R
O. W . F R U M
A m e ric a n E a g le
Fire Insurance Co.
other year.