LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
VOL. 9, NO. 51
Beaverton, Orecon, Friilav, l'ehruarx 21' 1936
Beaverton Building
Virtually Destroyed
by Fire Monday A. M.
C0nilunqtci.
n
f^ n ap shot,
Possible heavy loss to th e business
district of B e a v e t io u
was
averted
early Monday m o rn in g by the volun
te r f u e d ep artm e n t when fire broke
Howls o f ang u ish are sh a tte rin g out in th e Hedge building in the
th e crisp w inter a ir over the r.n apartm en t of Mrs. Sofia
Koiken-
tion 's capital.
T h a t unwelcome, u n bt ek .
T h e blaze spread to the
wanted, am i inevitable guest h.ts i- west portion o f the s tru ctu r e o ccu
rived.
He is T A X E S , and taxes in pied by R ic h e y H ard w are store. F i r e
c a p ita l letters, uinied a t the small brok • out In the store about 3:30 a.
in c o u n s w h ich in the end n;*ust b e i M. and F u e C h ie f Williams and h:s
the J e o t burden.
volunteers rushed to the scen e with
H e m ay have to eat a t the second their two pumps. Som e o f the stock
ta b le this y ear, but his arriv a l, Coa- from R ic h e y 's w-a 3 saved, but the
gr. asmeii conced e
dolefully, is un building is practically a tota.
loss
co v er in g som e very unpleasant facts D am age has been estim ated at $500<r
for the people B a ck home.
Th e building, valued at $4000 was
F i r s t, th e legislators find th a t mast owned t y
M is C. E. Hedge, who
sou rces o f revenue which a re
not lives next door. It was covered wit a
loaded with
[Kilitical d y nam ite al about $1000 insurance.
The H ard
ready have been tapped almost to ware stock was valued at app roxim
th e limit.
'th e s e d u n g .r zones in ately
$3500 ansi was partly cov red
clude ta x in g
the
medium
income. by insurance.
Mrs. K o lk e n be k
Second, they discover th a t
unless lost all h e r e ffe c ts including a valued
th e y do som e th in g about taxes, the piano.
s t i e n g t h for inflation will grow
by 1 F reezing weathei worked a h a r d
leaps and
bounds, and
inflation ship in fig hting the flames, but the
would nullify the present trend tow local
d e p artm e n t,
assisted by the
ard recovery.
A n other
consid era Hillsboro fire m i n
should be
com-
tion is th a t federal spending this 1 mended for the
splendid work un
y ear, despite ta lk o f c u rtailm e n t, will der unavoidable handicap.
be th e la rg es t in p eacetim e history
The first s ectio n of the Hedge
fo r a n y nation.
building w as e i'e c t e j in 1894 by Og-
— o
0- 0
! lesby Young who with H. C. Mun-
T h e men in Congress who shape ! ger bought out W rig h t & Collins.
ta x bills a r e stud ying f o u r method*- Mr. Munger b ecam e P o s tm a s te r dur
of ra is in g th e money to pay for th eir ing
P res id en t
Cleveland s
second
spending sp re e:
An excise levy on ; te rm and Mr. Y o u n g handled t|ie
processing to replace the invalidated grocery busin ess .
AAA levies, a boost In the tuxes on
A fte rw a rd s the late F . W. Cady
incom es of $10,000 to $100,000, a non- moved to B e a v e r to n , firs t opened a
py ra m id in g 3 per ce n t m a n u fa c tu r . s to re in the G ra n g e H all building.
e r s ’ sales tax, and an in cre a se In the later bought Mr. Y oung's store. A
ta x e s on individual incomes.
' short time a fte rw a rd s he built an
T h e processing levies, the students addition on the east for the late Ed
report, wouldn't raise enough money, W ilson and G eorge T hy ng , who op-
nor would a levy on the $10,000-$100,- ' e rated a H a r n e s s a n a
Shoe
Shop
000 income group.
T h a t leaves only - T h e n cam e C. E . Hedge, who pur-
the sales t a x and the ju m p on Mr. ! chased the building a n d la te r added
J o h n Citizen, who is the voter.
Al the ware room fo r hand ling feed
ready ta x e s a re ta k in g m ore than ! with his g ro c e ry business.
o n e -fifth o f the nation's income.
In 1908 his s t o l e had a close shave
| by fire when the three sto r y H a m il
—o —o —o —
S till politically-m inded, m a n y leg ton building then owned by the F i s h
islato rs w an t to lim it the ta x bill er estate, b urned down, also again,
this y e a r to th e processing levies, along in the "e a r ly tw en tie s " when
T o g g e ry
build in g
caught
ra is in g only enough
to pay for the | the Old
W. P. M cG ee was ru n n in g a
new fa r m program .
B u t they are i fire.
fr a n k ly apprehensiv e th a t the th r ea t grocery s to re a t th a t tim e, therefore
a t th e a v e ra g e
m a n ’s
p o ck etto o k , Monday’s fire w as the third one for
even if It b eco m es no m o re th a n a ; th is old iandm ark .
th r e a t
th is y ear, will
make
him
th i n k b efo re he votes.
T h e discov
Hall of Fame
e r y m ade last y e a r th a t “t a x the
w ea lthy ” sounded
good, but
the
B e a v e r t o n ’s e f f i c ie n t fire d e p a r t
w ealthy didn't have enough to pay
m ent under the leadership o f H arry
the bills.
An illustration o f the s ta te of mind W illiam s carved th e ir nam e s in the
on Capitol Hill a s a re s u lt of these Hall o f F a m e when in the fa ce of
developm ents is w h a t happened in a howling gale and frozen lines by
th e House recently.
S p e a k e r B y rn s fa s t and e fficie n t work, th e big fire
w an ted to put the co m paratively in th e Hedge building was soon un
sm all In te rio r D ep a rtm e n t appropri der control and the business section
W e say
a tio n bill throug h in a few hours. of B e a v e r to n was saved.
B u t 65
m e m b ers
a sk ed to apeak ■ th e re are heroes in tim e o f peace
w h ile it was up, not ab out th e bi'.l 1 as well as in war.
hint to explain th in g s to the folks
b a c k home.
Hurrah for Hillsboro
by
J
am es
-r > -
They Volunteer to Do This in Beaverton
P r esto n
—o — o —o —
S om e m e m b ers are
apprehensive,
too, about the re quest fo r additional
re lie f m oney th a t will go to Congress
shortly .
T h e y a n tic ip a te a call for
around $2.000,000,000.
And they no
t i c e t h a t H a r r y L. H opkins,
relief
a d m in is tra to r, is a tte m p tin g
to get
ready for th e investigation all expect
to develop then.
He ordered
his
s t a f f m e m b e r s who didn’t agree with
W P A to get out; he warned W P A
w o r k e r s th a t they could not stall on
th e jo b and continu e to draw pay.
B u t he w a s forced to ad m it in a
Continued on P a g e 4
At last Monday’s fire, when thing?
looked m ig hty dark f i * - B eav erto n s
busin ess district, some one called the
Hillsboro F i r e Dept, anil in a short
tim e here ca m e the Hillsboro fi r e
men who made a quick run of ten
miles in fa c e o f a cold E a s t wind, to
the rescue of B ea v erton .
All th e people of this town Join in
extend ing th e Hillsboro
firem en a
vote o f th a n k s for th e ir presence if
our tim e of need.
I t is a r t s of this
kind th a t help cement
the friend
ship and good will
th a t e xists he
1 tw een th e citizens of B e a v e r to n and
Hillsboro.
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R. U. Paying Enough Taxes
tt
PU B L IS H ED W E E K L Y
W ell, sir , the
strangest thing
H e re is a m ig hty question that
c o n c e rn s
eveiybody
W a s h in g to n
County-, is one o f the few c o u n tie s in
Oregon without bonded indebtedness,
a r e you interested in the tax ques
tion.
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Only $1 per year.
Tell your friends
to subscribe.
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payer to read our message.
happened . . . ”
When he starts out
that way, you know
you’ re going to
hear a good yarn.
Near Coast Range
F . W. Allen and fa m ily o f Corne
lius. have moved to a 3 0 0 a c r e farm
about three miles above G ales City.
I 1- m iles above the Wilson school.
a modern building with Mr. C ochran
of Cornelius, as instructor.
Mr.
Alien will engage in trie c a ttle busi
ness u p in the Coast
range.
He
s ta te s th a t much tim b er above Gales
C r ee k has been logged off.
Mr. Allen believes in keeping well
po lled so has subscribed to the B e a v
e rto n E n te rp ris e
And that's exactly
what you’ ll get
when vou listen to
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TALL
TALES
ALO N ZO G. F O R I )
Alonzo G. Ford, late of route 2,
B ea v erton , died W ednesday, F e b r u
a ry 12. at the age of «3 years.
H
was fa th e r of Will F ord o f Sa n Di
ego, and Miss G ra c e Ford o f Aloha
b ro th e r of W ill Ford.
Ixis Angeles,
and Mis. Pet Cale of Glena. Mo
also is surviv ed by fo ur grand child
ren.
F u n e ra l services were
held S a t
urday afterno on at the Aloha Co m
m u nity ch u rch with
Interm ent
in
C res ce n t Grove cem etery.
As told to
Frank E. Hagan
and
Elmo Scott Watson
Yes,sir! There's rruny a
ch uckle in the new
series of stories which
these two writers have
collected for readers of
tbi* paper.
»
:
CART) O F T H A N K S
1 wish to th a n k my kind friends
and
neighbors for th e ir
love and
sy m path y during the liw* of my dear
f a th e r
and
also
extend
g ia te fu l
th a n k s for th e many beautiful floral
tributes.
F in a n cia l Report show a Total B e n e
fit P a y m e n ts Made In
T h is County
P a r a g e by cong ress of an nppio-
prlation hill providing close to $3ci),-
000,000 for use by the AAA in w inding
up its crop control pro g ram s invalid-
a ted by the suprem e court, removes
all doubt th it Oregon c o n t r a c t hold
ers will be fully com pen sated
for
com pliance alread y perform ed prior
to the rend ering o f the court decis
ion J a n u a r y 6.
I E s t im a t e s vary as to the am ount
I due
Oregon
fa rm e r s under
these
con tra cts ,
hut o fficia ls o f the O re
gon S t a t e college extension, service
believe the figure foi old c o n t r a c ts
alone will he around $1.340.000. S om e
e s tim a te s have been even higher.
To
this total muy also be added
pay m ents for com pliance by w heat
grow er* on the m w pro g ra m
co n
tracts, app lica tio ns for
which
had
been signed anil com pliance made by
w inter
wheat
growers.
N othing
d efin ite has been
announced as to
thl« group.
however,
and
fu rth e r
word is aw aited.
I n prep aration for c lea n in g up th e
past o b lig a tio n s o f the g o v ern m e n t
T w e n ty volunteer firem en under C h ie f Harvey W illiam s “ “tu rn e d to' at 8.30 a. m. Monday to
under the crop control
program ,
in the f n m
H . l o biii.dim. at B road w ay and Main Streets. B eav erton . F ro zen
combat f] mn
Oregon o ffic ia ls have b een notified
lines and strong, cold east wind provided more ill,in the usual obstacles.
T h e volu nteers held
from W a s h in g to n to
re tu rn record s
t l i e l o s s and prevented the fin fro m spreading.
Ixiss was about $5 0 0 0 . Courtesy Jo u rn al.
and m a te r ia ls to co u m y control a s
sociatio ns and have th e se proceed
with th e work much as they had
Study Compares Live
Physicians Permission
been doing under past regulations.
New Museum Opened
M eanw hile con g ress is w o rk in g o n
With Dressed Meat Sales new
to Re-enter School
a g ricu ltu r a l a d ju stm e n t legisla
in Hillsboro Court House
tion built around federal aid in a
After Absence M a rk etin g m eal an im als ulive on soil conservation pro g ra m which is
W ash in g to n
County's
h isto rical
the Fogu and m a r k e t is
generality | expected to accom plish some of the
head qu arters in the b asem ent of the
L ast week word was Issued by the more profitable than m ark e tin g them purpose« o f th e AAA cro p co n tro l
courthouse w as open to the public
County H ealth O ffic e r th a t every e f a s cou ntry -dressed c a r c a s s e s eapeo- program s.
It con ta in s
m any fea -
F e b ru a ry 14. Oregon's 77th birth day.
fort wiu< being made
to prevent lally with veal, hut fre ig h t rates on tures, in fa c t, tow ard which th e AAA
Albert
Tozier
and
M rs
E d ith
measles becoming a County wide epl- less th a n full t r u c k loads ure such j w as grad ually w orking in the tr a n -
W e ath e i red gave th e ir fine historical
, | demic and also to prevent co n f usion th.it shipping dieased is tile o n l y ! sltion fro m the em erg ency to a per
collection to th is county under the .
. . . . . .
for the sniuil
producer
in m a n e n t policy of a g ricu ltu ra l
measles with the dangerous dis- outlet
ad
superv ision of the W ashing ton Coun 1
cane of scarlet fever.
As a special many coses.
ju s tm e n t and cooperation.
ty Museum and H isto rical ussocla- [
precautio n w ritten permission fro m a
Su ch is one of sev eral conclusions : A fin an cia l reiiort has ju s t been
tion In this collection will be found
pictures ta k e n by J o s e p h B u ch tel in licensed physician is being required reached in a study o f the m a rk e tin g issued show in g to tal expenditure* o f
W a shing ton county 70 and 80 years j from every chid ab sent for th r e e or of country-dressed m e at in P ortland the AAA fro m Its inception in May,
m o re days.
conducted by m e m b ers of the anlnuil 1933, to t h e end of 1935. T h e to ta l
ago
Cooperation it, expected o f rural husbandry
d ep artm e n t
at
Oregon i am ounted t o
$1,480,057,513 25.
Of
C h arles T ozier
was a one
tim et
s h e riff of W a s h in g to n cou nty
He d istricts situated on roads cleared of S t a t e college and ju st published in the to tal ap p roxim ately 1100 million
dollars w a s paid to farm er« fo r re n
also served a s
assessor, leg ¡slut ot | snow and within a radius o f five tfudetln form.
I miles o f any c e n te r where there is a
Th e study
revealed thftt 83 tier j ta l and benefit payments.
About
and a judge
cent o f the calves, 27 per cent of the 75 million was used fo r rem oval and
T h e re are ovet 1000 press clippings, qualified physician.
Ch airm en of the school board« or sheep and lambs 11 per cent of the conserv atio n of surplus, and 157 mil-
going b a c k to the tim e the sloop
W ash in g ton landed on the Tillamook te a ch e rs in outlying d istricts will not c a ttle used in P ortland for m eat a r e j lion for drouth relief, food conserv a-
Most o f these c a m e , tion and d isease e rad icatio n opera-
coast, before
Robert G ray
entered be held as strictly acco u n ta b le but country-killed.
a r e urged to ut lea,st report by tele from western Oregon us m a n y p a rt s jtto n s .
About 78 million was used
the Columbia river.
60 per c e n t
of
T h e r e are some 10,000 a rtic le s con phone or mall when one or more c a of e astern Oregon enjo y fre ig h t nr- in ad m inistratio n,
possible to which waH spent in the field und 40
corning United S t a t e s se n a to rs and ses of any questionable disease oe- i-angernenta m a k in g it
follow
the ship s m alle r numbers alive.
per cent a t W ashing ton.
co n g ressm e n fro m O regon, including surs: and to carefu lly
Yamhill county «hipped the la rg
Th e
report
for
Oregon
shows
sta te o fficials. A portion of this list j rule ai i.utlined by the S t a t e Board
was destroyed by vandals in T o z ie r'« , o f l i m l t h in regard to time o f e x est volume of country-dressed sheep, b enefit and rental paym ents in this
lam bs and hogs at the tim e the study sta te a m o u n tin g to $7,808,769.08 u n
P o rtla n d home.
There
are also clusion.
P a re n ts oi guardians, as
always, was made, Linn
county
th e most der
the
wheat
(6,807,716.29)
unil
100,000 press clippings cov ering every
Multnomah
county
the corn-hog
($1,001.063.79)
p ro g ram s.
vocation ever followed In the Oregon l ie responsible fo r the ca re of a veil, and
child who is ill and school rules in most cattle.
W ashington
co u n ty W a s h in g to n county fa r m e r s received
Country.
no way interfere with th e free choice w.us next
with
veal and hogs and during that
period a total o f $122,-
o f doctors und the diagnosis o f any Marion second with nheep and lambs. 167 29 «lividecí uh follows:
wheat,
L. R. Marvin Sells Pianos
licensed
physician
is
.acceptable.
$74,737.03, corn-hogs $47,43026.
issio n to
‘n te r school
las Im
at Reasonable Prices P m erm
une) ie having had th e disease, 1« Miss Behm Weds
Portland Investment House
only allowed with th e
written c o n
Leonard Stark
A new small piano store. O u r low sent of a physician.
Secures N. Y . Financier
rent enables us to «ell you fine pi
anos a t very reasonab le prices. While
At a pretty wedding F r id a y night
Funeral Services Set
T h e F e d e ral S e cu rities Com pany o f
we c a r r y only a small s to c k of new'
F u n e r a l serv ices
for
Mrs. Anna a t th e home o f the bride's uncle and i Portland, has re ce n tly enlarged its
piano«, we can supply several stand
aunt,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
H.
L.
Robinson,
scope and brought out fro m New
ard lines a t real savings.
See us L. Ram sdell, 66, of B eav erto n , who near B e a v r t o n , Miss Mabel
Behm Y o rk City, E rn e s t B rew er, a fin a n
before you buy. 6522 No. J e r s e y st„ died Tuesday at S an Diego, will be
held at 10:30 a. m. F rid a y in P o r t becam e the bride of Leonard Sta rk , c ie r of nation al re p u ta tio n to ta k e
Portland.
land. Mrs. Ram sd ell was born J a n u son of Mrs. Ed Aibm o f Scholls
c h a rg e o f the s ecu rities d ep a rtm e n t
Th e candlelight service was
read and the a n a ly sis of ge n era l econom
ary 13, 1870, in M arshalltown, Iowa.
b
efo
re
a
large
red
h
c
a
it,
by
the
R
ev
E . W. R e e v e s in fo rm s us that a S h e was a n u m b e r of th e D aug hters
ic situation and o f sp e cific issues o f
lease has been made
with T exaco o f the Nile and the Portland W o A T. K o ik e o f Portland, the rooms interest to the Investing public.
com pany and w ithin the next thirty m a n ’s club.
Sh e is survived by the were decorated with evergreens.
T h e F e d e ral
S e c u ritie s
co m p a n y
days a new g as station will be lo widower, T h o m a s M. Ran.sdell, B e a v
P rec ed in g the cerem ony th e "So n g will publish periodically an advisory
cated ju s t
east of the B row n M-ug erton a daughter. Iconise, and a son. of L ov e ” anil Lohengrin's “Wedding letter to investors and will be pleased
D in er at the point of B eav erton and T h o m a s J r . , of P ortland two sisters C h o ru s ’ were played eve r radio s t a to mail it to those seriously in te re s t
Canyon roads.
He aiso expects to Mrs. Isittie Contret and Mis. Maude tion K F J R .
ed in th e s u b je c t who c a r e to w rite
double th e floor sp ace o f the Diner Rood, Des Moines ,Iowa, and two
T h e bride wore a lovely gown of In for It.
by an
additional
building
at an grandchild ren.
w hite moire and a full length tulle
early date.
So the B e a v e r to n co m
veil a rra n g e d in coronet and caught 1
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m u nity continu es to expand anil im
with orange blossoms.
Sh e carried !
Mr. and Mrs. George Thyng and a ca scad e bouquet o f white calla
prove.
D in er at the ju n ction o f B eaverton d au g hter Rhotla and Mr. anil Mrs. lilies, white c arn a tio n s and maiden
The
Su p rem e
C o urt's
d ecisio n
h air fern.
and T u a la tin Valley roads.
He a,so Lelund Sh.iw a tte n d 'd the 30th wed
. th a t the T e n n e sse e Valley a u th o rity
ding
an
n
iv
e
rsa
ry
celebration
of
Mr
expects to double the floor space of
Miss G r a c e B eh m , w as her s iste rs |
, can sell surplus power, su b je c t to
the D iner by an additional building and Mrs. W a lte r Alberts in P ortland maid o f honor.
She wore a dress cong ressional a u th o rity is o f g re a t
S
a
tu
rd
a
y
evening.
Mrs.
Alberts
Is
a t an early date.
So the B eav erton
o f blue crep e and carried pink c a r - ; i Im p o rtan ce to Oregon, W a shington.
nation«.
com m u nity con tin u es to expand und a «islet of Mr. Thyng.
1 and the P a c i f i c N ortnw est
D
ean
B
ry
son
o
f
Portland,
will
Herbert
Sta rk ,
brother
of
the
improve.
It m eans th a t the g ov ernm ent can
speak at the local Tow nsend club groom, acted as best man
sell the surplus power o f Bonneville.
Have your a tto rn e y send your le F rid a y , F eb, 21«t a t 8 p. m., at the
S ix ty g uests attended the wedding
Note th e
highlight« o f th e “T V A
K iw a n is hall .
gal notice« to this paper.
and reception.
A fter a short wedd D ecisio n.”
ing trip Mr. and Mrs. S t a r k will be
P opu lation g row th o f 2,500,000, or
a t home to their many friends in fro m 3,500,000 to 6.000,000 predicted
th e ir new home near P ro g re s s .
fo r P a c if ic N orthw est In a g e n e r a
tion.
P acfic
N o rth w e st d eclared to bo
Cold Weather a Benefit
the
iaat
larg e
regio a
of
great
prom ise a w a itin g
developm ent
in
th e United Sta te s .
W ednesday . . several
fa
rm
e
r
s
In
..
FVderal ag ency T,» o p era te Colum-
town w .r e
talk ing
over
th e
ad- bla rlver
r p|a n t 8 ‘^ c o m m e n d e d
I van tag « o f the long cold spell this >nlt not
duplicate of TV A
/
winter, without much s n o w ^
Of
R eport
rol, atlf.(,
bv
in d e n t
Y
I rours * clim a tic conditions In Oregon R oo sevelt
im m ediately
fa llo w in g
have been wonderful, com pared with T V A d ecisio n
a ff ir m in g rig h t o f
j the «uh-zero w eather
F>int o f the
g o v ern m e n t to m a r k e t and tr a n s m it
rookies.
Th"
general opinion
In [lower.
fig # f t
local
ag ricultural
circles
prevails
T h e r e fo r e we call the a tte n tio n o f
f ‘ •/ b 1 ki
’ hat th o u san d s o f Insects and larvae every ta x p a y e r in W a sh in g to n Coun
I In the T u ala tin Valley hav e
been ty to the folly o f organizing a m on
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i killed this W inter, also tne continu al s te r utility d istrict a t this tim e anil
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Y t-
cold spell at this time of the y ear r e bonding W a s h in g to n county in the
tards the fruit cro p until most dan- sum o f
$1,700,000 when under the
Y 'w
| ger of frost will be passed.
So all T V A decisio n o f the U. S. S u p rem e
’ /
in all folk« the Tu alatin
V alley is Court, the Fed e ral gov ernm ent now
hard to beat.
has full a u th o rity to handle th e s a l*
and d istribution
of
power
In th e
N orthw est.
W a s h in g to n County T a x League, Inc,
Viva Belle Byron
MISS GRACE FORD ^
Prescription* Browns Drug Stars.
Oregon AAA
Contracts to
be Paid in Full
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Immortal
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H a s been in the beauty b usiness
since 1914, when she started at 408
Morrison s tre et . . for
the
past
II y e ars she has been located at
301 B road w ay building. Just In front
| o f the elevator.
The Byron B e a u ty
Shop Is fam ous for its hair-dyeing
i and perm a n e n t waving.
Milk 60-70 Cows Daily
C h arle s Spies wag
buying
stove
pipe in B e a v e r to n Monday.
He haa
been q u ite busy the past five yearn
a t Sh e lle n b crg e rs d airy ran ch help
ing m ilk 60 to 70 cows per day.