The Sherman County Observer, Moro, Oregon, Friday, August 21, 1025
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IncluM in’steamer cargoes arriv-
In 181X1, one fair; in 198S, two
Copper carbonate dust for wheat
•mut control, introduced into Oregon thousand fairs. In 1810, an attend-1 ing at Portland from Europe during
by the Oregon Agricultural college ance of about five thousand; in 1925 th* month of July was 80 cases of
and carried to the farm by specialist* an estimated attendance of appeetki- flax machinery to be used in the new
flax plant* which are being built near
»nd county agents of the extension mately twenty-five million.
These figures, in a nutshell, tell the Portland. The raising of flax has
service, is past the experimental
stage and fast coming into general story of the marvelous growth of the been carried on in Oregon for many
use. Wheat fdr 300,000 acres, was American county fair from the hum ¡years but it is only of recent years
to its preeetrt fl*y that it has developed to any 'great
dusted last year, and enough for 3 blest
half million acres will be for next status aa an important factor in agri extent. Now several plant* are being
cultural education. They are of es built which will manufacture the flax
year's crop, recently stated E.
Jackman, extension specialist. This pecial interest here in view of the grown in thi* district.
In the cargo of the Dewey which
is about half the average total < Ore- approaching Moro fair which will-be
arrived
July 28th from China was
held
September
10-11-12.
*
gon wheat acreage.
While the county fair idea ha* found another shipment of'27 -cases
A saving of one-fourth of tile seed
is one big advantage of the dust been taken hpld of tremendously in of human hair weighing 10350
treatment.
This will save about the United States, it is not native of pounds which will be forwarded by
$350,000 or more for the growers’ this country. Fairs run back to steamer to it* destination in New
pockets. The seed germinates more ancient days, but in the olden times Orleans. This same vessel carried a
quickly and surely and the plants are they were more ^fter the manner of large quantity of egg albumen and
more vigorous from the start.- Low a bazaar or market, only held with «« yelk which will be delivered via
cost of treatment, keeping power of less frequency, very much like the intercoastal vessel to consignees in
treated grain, and effective smut con fain in vogue in Germany and other New York City- Among other items
European countries today. The Amer was 40 sacks of dried egg shells
trol are other big advantages. *
Failure of growers to allow for the ican fair traces its ancestry back showing that the Chinese make full
added thickness of stand by reducing only to about the middle of the! use of their product and that noth
amount of seed sown has caused too eighteenth century, when a group of ing is allowed to be wasted. In ad
The Moro Confectionery has been purchased by the I thick stands in some fields. The bet progressive farmers in the Tees Riv dition there was the usual consign
underaignedwho will endeavor to fully merit your ter germination of the dust method er valley in northeastern Britain I ments of bristle«, wool, strawbraid,
justifies reducing the common rates joined to bring their livestock to-1 skins of various kinds, rugs, feathers,
future business.
of seeding from 60 to 75 pounds per gether for comparison. It has been I and horse hair from China and soya
termed the first agricultural fair and bean cake and meal from Man-
I
acre
to 45 to 55 pounds.
Everything in Ice Cream combinations, Ice Cold
■
Control of smut has been shown was the model after which were I Ldbvfe. .
Drinks and Cold Bottled Goods always ready by fieltf*and nusery tests to be about patterned the hundreds of county I The steamer Oakridge arrived July
31st from the Philippine Islands,
to serve.
the same with the dust rightly ap fairs both here and in England.
Elkanah Watson of New York has China, and Japan. Included in the
plied as with the liquid s bluastone
treatment.
Every grain must be been credited with being the father cargo was 3741 bales of hemp from
dusted, which is best accomplished of the American county fair. In 1815 Davao and about 1200 of copra. At
by running the machine at the pre Watson organized the agricultural Cebu there was taken aboard hard
scribed speed according to directions. society of Albany, N. Y., and pro wood lumber and copra and from
When run too fast the machine holds ceeded to establish fairs and cattle Manila was received 1780 sacks of
the grain against the drum instead shows in the »neighboring counties. sugar. At Hongkong, which is the
of tumbling it over the baffle boards In 1819, due mainly to his influence, transshipping port for the Orient,
the New York legislator^ appropri consignments of kapok, gunni*s,mat-
to get its share of dust.
I Two ounces of fine, good quality ated ten thbu*and dollars a year for Lress fibre, seagross furniture from
copper carbonate dust to each bushel six years for premiums on agricul Java and the Straits Settlements
three ounces of tural and hdhnc manufacture pro-1 were placed aboard thia vessel for
of clean grain,
Office at Farmers State Bank
badly smutted grain, are recom ducts.
In • 1832 the state agricul lelivery at Portland. From Japan
mended by the station. The wheat is tural society wasxfounded and work; I came large shipments of porcelain
recleaned and smut balls removed started in other states.
But while land 1974 packages of tea for deliv-
before treatment. Care is taken not Watson was busy converting farmer« I >ry in Portland and cities in the
GRAIN BUYERS
to breathe the dust either in treat and legislator* to the valup of fairs, I Tiiddle west. Besides this there was
the Columbian Agricultural Society I .he usual shipments of provisions,
ment or sowing the grain.
DEALERS IN
held what is believed to be the first i arthenware, cotton goods, and etc.,
exhibition
of its kind in Washington, I from Japan.
Laboring under a delusion doesn’t
Olympes and Drifted Snow F%ur and all Olympic Cereals
D.
C.
in
1810.
Olympic Poultry and Dairy Feed.
. Grain Bags and Twine
beget a pay envelope.
Copper Carbonate.
Gaseo Briquets, Fuel.
Grain and Feed
The development of the fair in the
Cement and Building Material.
United States has been one* of nor- New Grain Cleaner In
The
mal growth and expansion.
Agents for J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co.
vented by Oregon Man
successful cantestant in a local fair I
naturally wished to compare his prod-1 On the Cadle brothers, farm one
F1R£ ANDiMARINE INSURANCE
ucts with those of winners of other! nite east of Rickreall, there is now
local fairs. That is how the county n operation a gram cleaner, which
it ' s HARD TOI
fair come to be. The state fair with he Portland office of the federal
DECIDE NOW-1
its wider appeal was the next logical Train investigation department wishes
I MAYS WHETHER,
step, and th*re county winners went .hat grain growers who can would see
the man who
to settle disputes on the relative merJ -n operation.. The cleaner is called a
OFFERS YOUTH
its of their products. Eventually this 'grain aspirator” and it will clean
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lead to competition between states, tny grain of weed seeds or light
I GENEROUS OHi
culminating first in the inter-state foreign material. It is inexpensive,
I
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fair, later in? the national show and ight, can be attached to any standard
tion finally in the inter-national ex-| thresher and it requires but little
hibit. Many a national champion >ower for operation.
grain grower or livestock breeder to
Federal statistics state that in
day can trace his success to some 1923 approximately 475,000 bushels
little honor captured at the county yl dockage were produced in Wash-
fair years ago.
ngton, Idaho and Oregon. This great
The appealing thing abouE the volume of screening» was shipped in-
county fair is the opportunity it o the terminals with the wheat;
offers the farmer to compare his own freight was paid on it, handling costs
work with that of his neighbors and and insurance were added, and it
so inspires in him a healthy ambition vas a total lose. Kept on the farm
to improve himself and his work. he screenings have feed value and
Within easy distance of his home, he narketing costs are greatly reduced.
can examine the beat animals, grains,
fruits and -> vegetables, poultry and
honey and determine where he falls 1925 Farm Acreage in
short of th* mark. Likewise his wife
Pacific States Reducec
can pit her needi*work, hor baking
and pastry, her canned fruits ano
Crop acreage in most pf eastern
vegetables against these of othei Oregon and Washington shows a
farm women and enjoy the thrill ano ¡larked decrease since 1928, in a
reward that come« with victory. number of counties running as high
Altogether the county fair stimulated is 10 per cent, the department of
friendly competition that has been Agriculture announced last week.
responsible for much of the farm Exceptions to this general condition
progress in the past century.
re the Willamette valley section in
The educational value of the
Oregon and the Yakima and Chelan
The desire < to beautify is natural.
implement aid equipment display» valleys of Washington, in both of
To gratify this desire is happiness.
that are part of al) th* better fairs vhich an appreciable increase in crop
To procure the ready cash is another
is one of the most commendable acreage occurred.
features. State and federal govern
matter. But, by our method of Easy
The total number of farms in the
ment exhibits bring home to the United States has dropped by 30,000,
Payments your desire can be immedi
farmer lessons in growing his prod or one-half of 1 per cent, 4n the two-
ately realized. >
ucts more economically and efficient /ear period. In southeastern Idaho
ly, and household furnishings and ind eastern Washington this de
Here, you have the choice of fine fur
labor saving devices on view work crease ranges from 1 to 5 per cent,
niture and it is delivered instantly—
directly for the improvement of out in the western part of Washing
country life.
just as quickly as if you paid all cash!
ton and Oregon 1» generally not so
Drop in and let us explain how easy
great. Some of it is accounted for
by consolidation of farms into larger
it is to have fine furniture and how
units. x
easy it is to pay for it The conven
Oregon'* cultivated area is grad
ient terms quoted below will help
ually being extended, but the survey
}rou in your home furnishing prob-
Four reels of club wort pictures shows hundred* of acres of idle plow
have been taken by the Southern land other than summer fallow.
ems.
Pacific company and turned over to
The department's latest estimate
Oregon Agricultural college for of the 1925 winter wheat crop for
showing in all districts of Oregon. Oregon is 6,732,006 bushels, as com
Two more reels will be added, show pared with 13,085,000 bushels last
ing club work at the county fairs of year and a five year average of 17,-
Furniture—$ 5.00
Lane, Tillamook, and Clackamas, and 915,000 bushels. Th* decrease in
at th* state Fair immediately follow acreage is obvious for that crop, as
Furniture—$ 7.50
ing. The six T$e)> Will constitute the the 1925 yield is calculated at 26
F umiture—^$10.00
$100 Worth
most complete meviuf picture of bushels an acre, against 20.9 bush
club work ever mad* in th* United els last year.
$125 Worth
States.
* Washington's 1925 crop is esti-
The
mated at 10,412,(100 bushels,
$150 Worth
Community fairs in Douglas coun* 1924 crop in that state yielded 19,-
ty are receiving support aad encour 354,000 bushels, and the average for
agement from the county court. Ap Ave years has been 29,292,000
WE CHARGE NO INTEREST
propriation* have been made for the bushels.
several fairs which are to be held
soon. The court has appropriated
Eye Specialist in Town
1200 each for ths Smith River and
Glide fairs, and >500 for the Roseburg
Optical Co. 326 H Wash. St.
home and land products show, to be
Dr. Clarke of Clarke-Stram
held September 24, 25 and 24
Portland,
will be in Wasco at the
Eight acre* of land purchased by
the city of Klamath Falls for park Hotel Sherman from 5 p. m. Thursday
purposes five year* ago for 81LTM August 27th until 8 p. m. Friday Au
was sold to the Southern Pacific and gust 28th.
Ha will ba in More at the Hotel
Oregon Trunk railroads for >52,000.
Moro
from 8:80 p. m. Friday August
Both rail lines sought It for traekaga
purposes. The Oregon Trunk pur 28th until noon Saturday August
< '
chased two acres for 815,000, while 22th.
Those
having
eye trouble . should
the Southern Pacific purchased th*
see him. Examination free.
remainins 12 acre* for 847,000.
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tery, ask yourself this question:
“Am I going io bug low price
or am I going io bug qualityr\
After you’ve decided, ¿0
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There is no need to pay more than
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quality.
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The Prize Winner Mil!
i»' From Moro Dairy
For steadiness of quality and clean
liness Moro Dairy has at all times
maintained the highest standard pos
sible. Every cow in Moro Dairy herd
has been tested by a state veterinary
and the dairy Itself has been inspect
ed by the state health office. No other
milk supply in this vicinity can
claim as much.
Delivered when you want
Moro Dairy Milk 10c Quart
Moro Dairy Cream 30c Pint
G. G. Thorp, Proprietor, Moro
Moro Garage
Blacksmith and Machine Shop
Plow Share > Grinding
Acetylene Welding
Wood Working in Connection
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They make a perfect seed bed and leave the
best kind of a lump mulch on -top. ,