LINN COUNTY FARMERS MAKE
PROGRESS ON RANCHES DURING
PAST YEAR; IMPROVEMENT NOTED
COUNTY AGENT MAKES REVIEW OF YEAH FOR
DEMOCRAT READERS ON NEW YEARS DAY:
' INCREASED PROSPERITY PREDICTED
Ily 8. V. Smhh, County Agent
The year Jutt closing ht generally
been a profitable (hough trying on
fur the average I. Inn County farmer.
Ii'robahty nrvrr was a crop produced
under more advert ronditinni than
. ih it of the past yar.
Help wai not only exceedingly hitch
J prirrd but scarce and in muny nut
impoealhle to find. Kippliea, mater
ials and marhinrry ued to plant and
harveat th erupt were fur the moat
part, to expensive at to l) ilmo.t pro
hibitive. Yet, on lha whole the job of
producing Unn County's ihara of the
wherewithal to ferd the peopla wai
veil and very litis of It n loat be
csute of lark of help to Kathrr it In.
Thit w due to cloaer cooperation a
nioiiaT farmers and systematic plan
ni:i and exchanging of UIor. Al-
ough prices received for crops and
produce have .generally bren good ths
ptufiU have not lieen "enormoua" a
imttlmH charged, because of the
yreatly increased coat of prod action.
Much Corn I'lanlcd
One very notlrahle fraturr of Linn
County farming thi year wai the In
mated acreage of corn. Thie crop
l rapidly coining into favor in the
county particularly aa iilage corp.
In f ict It la nrarly completely etiailed
this year that there will be difficulty
It la feared, in finding a aufficirnt
quantity of aeed com fur planting next
years crop with out bringing in sred
from the oulaido Thia ia not objec
tionable if the imported rrd it grown
under timilar or lai favorable condi
tion! than thoae of Linn County.
It it estimated thai the acreage of
corn grown in the County thia year
was double thit of bat year which
was an lnrreae over the norma) .acre
age. Moat of the eatimstea of the
number of ailoa erected during th
year place the increaae at about 10)
prr cent over the number on the farm.
1uf year.
Kilo flood Investment
There ia no o (ration in the mlmla
of farmen who think for themselves,
that ths alio It a good Inve.inient j
when properly constructed and fillej.
There it alill, however, a lot to learn
about making tilage under Willamet.e
Valley conditions before the art It
perfected. Immature, com does not
nuke the beat silage and tomu who I
have their flrat exiHrience with silage
thia year may be disappointed with rt- ;
tults and may condemn th tilo. Hut i
that will not li ivu y weig!, in '
n.rn who hnve lr ! -' E.ore abo it a J
at u tun of ain(,'n ::,ik ng from : fc
cl -"irs rpe:lrnce V II h It. hirlit
planting of corn will have to be dono
by moat I. Inn County farmer a who ex- I
pect to hive good silage. Thit and j
car in tecuring early maturing var
ict let of corn doubt leat, will tolve the ,
maturity problem. Another import- j
ant factor in the same problem alio
la the field telertlon of teed. The ear
ly maturing ears when planted will
tend to produce early maturing com.
Vetch (Jood This Year
Although the acreage of vetch waa
vrry tmall due tap the fear of another
aphis attach similar to that of laat
year and alao to the scarcity and con
sequent high price of teed, the yield
was good and no aphlt trouble wai re
ported. Thia crop, called by some ,
"Willamette alfalfa" it a moat val- '
uable hav and ailage crop eapeci
ly when mixed with tmall grain, us
ually out. Thit combination it ex
cellent for the dairy cow and it val- .
ued highly therefore by the dairymen
at a milk producing hay or tilage. As
a ailage it ia faat coming into popilar
ily oi i can le rnaulcd ei ly In the
aummer and fed when the usual dry
weather comet later to cut down the
Value of the paiturea.
The trarcity of and demand for
vetch seed will douhtleat make it a
valiahle teed crop alto for the pre
sent at least.
Small Grain Cood
The acreage of amall grain waa con- !
aidrrahly alwve normal thl year due
to the high prirvt and appeal a of the
Gov't to plant more wheat Yieldt
wero unusually good on the whole and
priest high enough to make these
erupt profitable.
Although the proportion of amall
graltit to vetch and clover la thought
by farmers to lie too high for tha
good of the toil fertility of Linn Coun
ly yet it it hoped that this will grad
ually adjust Ittelf aa condition! drift
back to normal.
' ' lllg Hay Crop
The hay crop Wat larger thit year
than 'Jtuai. Much of It cheat and
mixed gran hay which it usually toii
tudured as horae hay. Owing to the
decrease in the number of hortet
there It leaa demand for thia claai of
hay than for "cow hay" (clover alf
alfa and vetch) This paint It of con
siderable significance in that It
touches another teriout problem con
fronting many valley farmers. Lend
which It too wet to grow other cropt
profitably hat been devoted to pro
ducing cheat hay. Now that tha de
mand for this claat of h-iy it decreas
ing it will mean that drainage of wet
landi will be ttill more necetiary.
Drainage Is becoming more and more
poplar at It It demonstrated that the
Incrented yieldt and improvement in
condition of the toil more than piyt
for the Inveetment.
Drainage Ihitrlrta I'lanned
So urgent It thit necetaity for dain
age becoming that the Ctriniy Agent
receives many rrgurstt from farmeri
for information in regard to farming
drainage diatricts. Several of theae
are being contemplated in variout
nana of the County and it it predict
ed that this will be the moat noticable
feature of agricultural improvement
in Linn County during the next ten
years.
Interest Growing in Fruit
High price for berriet, prunes and
mot other fraitt have attracted many
people lo Linn County where theae
arc grown with comparative eao.
Whether or not the berry and prune
business will be overdone' is a com
mon question. Thoe who have kept
in close touch with the. situation how
ever are quite tanguine as to the out
look for several yeart to come. New
canning facloriet at Albany and Cor
vallia and addition! to the Lebanon
and Itrownaville cmnerie increased
the rapacity of the local market for
all kinds of fruit and some vegcta
blet alch at beam and squash.
Iletter Slock I pidemic
A general trend toward purebred
stock is noticeable in Linn County
1 where already there are mora breed- j
era of purebred ttock than in any Coun
ty of the state. A County Breeders' ,
; association hai Jutt been perfected to
' further the interests of the breeders
1 and promote the use of better breed- ,
lug ttock. Thit organization will
doubtlt'M do much to advertise Linn
I CoJiity as a purebred stock (enter.
I It hat about seventy-five members at
preient.
farmers Working Together
Linn County farmers are learning
, more and more how to work together
and are attacking their common pro-
blrms In an organized way through 1
a County Farm Bureau satiated y the !
I (.oi-nty Agent.,
Work during the pan year was 1
I I done along' several definite projects !
tuch ai rodent control, cooperative
i, ttock shipping, wool and mohair pool- '
ing, letting out of fertilizer and lime, j
coi n variety testa, flainage, poultry ,
culling, and boyt and gin, ti'ibi.
Such work is done primarily t'nrr uirh !
the varip-Jt community coininlttcet
elected by the people in their reprc- j
tive comunitles each member of which ,
uctt at leader of a project on the com ,
munity program for improvement.
, It is l.ttiev-d by Agricj.turai Cj -
i men that thit feature of farmers co- '
' operative work it the mott promit- 1
' ing of any development a!ong that ;
, line for many yean. It it proving i
. to be true wherever It hat beenput
into practice. Linn county now has
nineteen committeet at work and much .
progrets will be expected in those com'
mutinies during the coming yeart.
Others are to be organized during the
coming year.
WATCH LINN COUNTY GROW!
! Another field of three acres yield
1 ed 100,000 plants or f 100 an acre aa
j a mere by-product of tho tmall fruit
Induatry. 1
There it going to be the greatest
I potaible demand for tmall fruits and
! for new plant to exted acreage and
' all tho-jld help supply them.
MAXWEL DEALER
HAS MANY SALES
Waldo Anderson & Son Re
port Rig Business With
Prospects Good
A nliPairi At fsL.fi ll aaV !.., in tha
aeed, implement and automobile bu.lJ ',"f "ld " "bl " wht or
ness in Albany they have built op a
fine trade and have won the confidence
of large circle of clients The junior
member of the rm, Oren Anderson, is
special sales manager in the auto-1
motive end of the business and during
Small Fruits Thoroughly Tented
Small fruitgrowing for Jim plants,
canneries, juice factories and evapor
ators hat passed the experimental
com.
For over twenty years wettern
Washington and Western Oregon and
northern California have grown ber
riet and tmall fruits for maket.
The first loganberry plants Were set
the four years that they have handled : out in tt Willamette valley twenty
the Manxwell car and truck and other J"r K P'n, directly from the
makes of cars he has sold between I 'nrra ' ,ne originator.
MO and 600 vehicles in thia territory, j The originator of this combination
Besides the Maxwell, the company be'ry. crott between the wild black
handles the Chalmers automobile and ' berry and the red raspberry was Judge
an increased demand for this type of 1 Logan of Canta Cruze, Cal.
car ia expected during the coming I From this planting the cultivation
year. (of thit amall friit was extended all
Besides carrying a full line of agri- j over the territory wett of the Cas
cultural implements of all kinds the I cade mountains, and ttill going.
Andersons do a large commercial aeed; Crops at high at 13,200 pounds to
business and buy a large amount qf i the acre have been harvested and an
clover and other seeds each year, j average yield of about four tons to
They also operate a cleaning plant.
Mr. Anderson reports an excellent
business during the year Just closed
and has confidence in an even greater
volume of business in 1920.
Small Fruits Industdy Growing
In spite of the damage done by re
cent cold i nap to tome berry vines
the acres was made last year.
Small fruit crops have become so
important and profitable that the suc
cessful grower will have to give more
attention to cultip-ition.
The 'Jte of lime fertilizer and sheep
manure is recommended by men fam
iliar with the businets..
Frightful Experience.
"What was my moat thrllllnz expe-,
rlencej" muted the ex pilot. "Ah! I,
could never Turret It. It was a bright ,
tiirllKlit night, hut the lurid flashes i
around us otwurvd all else aa we .
sped through the air. The advancing!
enemy waa liurd uxin 'J. while all,
around we hiord the weird, savage
niunlc so teriihly famlllnr. and the
thu'l as of a thimrand fulling meteor. I
We dived. Iinmh. eorkterewed till our I
seoses were minil.el. I felt a shurp
pnln In my right fiHit, n dull weight
In my utile--I was falling, falling
and knew no more till I found tnyaelf
tying on the ground budly smaahed
tome hours later."
"And that wn really your record
aerl'il enk'HKenienlT
"No." he replied; "It was my flmt
ex-rtment with 'he Jnxz." Pitts
burgh (.'hrnniclc-THestnph.
fM Phm lnr4lr.t
that had been put op on the trellietes, j Ralph Green of Portland was in the
increased acreage is going in rapidly. ! city today to visit his parents Mr. and
All berry vinet and cones left down Mrs. W. J. Green. '
will make more roots and plants than Returned Front Portland
ever from the toil enriched by the j Miss Lillltn McKmnry returned
heavy snow fall.
home yesterday from Portland where
Tipt and plants will be multiplied ' she had been to vitit her sister.
and will be more valuable as part of
the crop and all growers should pre
pare to save them.
At an example of what can be done
two boys in western Oregon haye tak
en up and told nt ?3 per thousand
230,000 strawberry plants.
They have djne this dui.ng the
month just before the storm and
what is mo j important ".hey took the
plants from a ten acre field.
That it . .69 an acre for plants, and
before spring there will be as many
more rooted and ready to take up for
new plantations.
Went To Dever
Herb Shultx left on the morning
electric for Dever this morning on a
business trip
Visits Parents Here
Dr. Van Bilyeu returned to his home
in Portland this morning after spend
ing Christmas here with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. V. Bilyeu. Mrr.
Eilycu rema'rud for a longer vis?t.
From O. A.
W. M. Dinwiddie a indent of the
O. A. C. registered at the St. Fran
cis last night on bis way from a
trip to Brownsville bit former nome.
lasts Fast) mm eases latatl aexa seal eatsai atxeai stsasa iMssa states bsssb sextw, aaeasi eaasei i"
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