Tuesday, June 26, 1923
THE HEPPNER HERALD. HEPPNER, OREGON
PAGE FIVE
MARKET AGENT WRITES
OP FARMERS' PROBLEMS
(C. E. Spence, Market Agent, 723
Court House, PorUand)
Lane county presents a remarka
ble demonstration of what o-oepra-tion,
rightly handled can accom
plish: In 908 Eugene organized a co
operative association to handlo the
county's fruit. It started with but
80 members and has now grown to
1400 and it handles 90 per cent of
the fruit o fLane county. This asso
ciation has had amazing success. It
now has a modern canning factory
employing 500 people; has a large
box factory where the containers are
made and it manufactures the sprays
used by the fruit growers. Two and
a half million pounds of prunes and
walnuts wero handled by the asso
ciation last year and about eight mil
lioon pounds of fruits and vegetables
also.
Following the conference in Ken
newick, Wash., June 4, an organiza.
tion of hay growers was held in
Pasco, where by-laws and contracts
were agreed upon and when approv
ed by the commissioner of agricul
ture, active canvass for contracts will
commence. This co-operative associa
tion embraces the alfalfa sections of
Oregon and Washington. Each state
will have its own separato organiza
tion, bit the hay will bo marketed
through a central agent. It is pro
posed to secure 75 per cent of the
hay under marketing contracts. L.
A. Hunt of Hermiston ; C. E. Spence,
state market agent, Portland; C. J.
Hurd of the extension service of the
0. A. C. at Corvallis, and G. W. Bed-
dow of Hermiston wero the Oregon
representatives at the organization
The potato acreage of the Willam
ette valley is about 20 per cent less
than last year, but growing condi
tions have been so favorablo that
the yield will be about the same as
last year. A large crop is practical
ly assured.
Hay in the Willamette valley and
alfalfa in eastern Oregon and Wash
ington havo been damaged to some
extent by the heavy rains the first
part of June, bu tthere will be a
heavy production. The aphis is in
juring vetch in some sections. Fall
oats will be a big yield.
A 97 per cent normal wheat yield
is practically assured for Oregon,
rains at favorable times having
caused rapid and strong growth with
full heads. The crop will be ready
for harvest the latter part of June,
about two weeks earlier than last
year.
Cattle raisers in convention at
nion, Ore., have named a maketing
committee and p, cooperative selling
plan through a central agency is be
ing worked out.
While tho United States only ex
ports about ten P,er cent of its grain
production, yet it is stated that the
Liverpool price on this ten per cent
surplus determines the price of the
90 per cent home sales.
The big manufacturing industries
of the country market their sur
pluses abroad at low prices, but the
foreign price has little or no effect
on the home market, becauso the
management is in entire control of
production and marketing.
Wheat raisers realize that they
must manage along the lines of big
business concerns if they would make
a living profit, and the national as
sociation, recently organized, is work
ing to the enr of controlling produc
tion and selling all the wheat from
a central agency. Co-operation
points the way for producers to run
their own business and make it a
profitable industry.
Tho bankers are co-operating with
the many producers organization to
help them to success. The business
would realized that farmers must
be successful if the cities are to prosper.
H. A. ScuIIen, practical beeman and
specialist in bee culture at the col
lege. They are: Purchase purebred
Italian bees in modern hive from re
liable beeman, have a neighbor hive
a swarm for you, buy bees in old
hive and transfer to modern hive,
hive bees from a bee tree, buv nu
cleus from reliable dealer, buy bees
by tho pousd with qeen. "Beekeep
ing in Oregon" is the title of the new
publication, free on application to
the college.
Keep the worms out of the late
cherries by spraying a little noison
ed sweetened water on the outer
surface of the top leaves in the cher
ry tree. The material ia lead arsen
ate pound, molasses or syrup 2
quarts and water 10 gallons. Just
drive at moderate gait along the
rows and do not stop while the rod-
man flashes a small amount on each
treo top. This will not be enough
to poison the fruit but will attrtct
the flies that otherwise will lay the
eggs in the cherry.
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FARMERS MAKE TRIP TO
MORO EXPERIMENT STATION
(Received too late for last issue)
The annual trip of the Morrow
county farmers to the Sherman coun
ty experiment station at Moro last
week was attended by nineteen
farmers of the county. The cars ar
rived at Moro at about 4:00 o'clock
Friday afternoon and a short visit
was made to some of the farmers i:i
tho Gordon Ridge neighborhood. All
day Saturday was spent inspecting
the experiment farm under the di
rection o Mr. D. E. Stephens, the
superintendent. A wide variety of
grain work is being carried out at
the farm and the results being ob
tained are very important to the
wheat farmers of eastern Oregon.
The wheat nursery at the station
was of special interest to the farm
ers and considerable time was spent
going over the nursery at both morn
ing and afternoon sessions. Over
fifteen hundred varieties of wheat
are being tested out and many cross
breds or hybrid varieties are being
developed. Of especial interest are
the smut resistant varieties that
havo been developed and aro being
tried out. Several of these varieties
are smut free and if the yields prove
satisfactory some of them will be
ready for distribution in a couple or
three years.
The following people from Morrow
county made the trip:
J. O. Turner, Clint Sharp, Fred
Hoffmaster, Pruit Cox, D. M. Ward,
J. F. Lucas," Carl Feterson, Chas.
McEUigott, Harold Anderson, Glenn
Ball, Frank Holbroke, Frank Mason,
E. S. Miller, Wesley Felch, Roy
Campbell, C. T. Cutsforth, Fred
Mankin, Mrs. D. Misner,- and Fred
Raymond.
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coated as it is possible to coat the grain even
under laboratory methods. Glad to recommend
it to our farmers."
Avoid rush and delay by ordering now
For further recommedations and particulars, write
RALPH FINLEY, Lexington, Oregon
or
CALKINS MACHINE COMPANY
301 W. Boone Ove. Spokane, Wash.
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FARM REMINDERS
(From department of industrial
trial journalism, Oregon Agri
cultural College)
Vegetables must grow rapidly to
be of the best quality bo not only
should soils be in the best physical
condition but should also contain
ample food In available form. Where
well composted stable manure can
not be had a commercial fertiliser
iT of 3 per cent nitrogen, 7 to 8 per
teni pnospnonc acia ana & 10 0 in
cent potash may give good results.
Every crop rotation should contain
a cash crop, a legume crop, a man
nured cultivated crop, and a live
stock feeding crop, grouped to dis
tribute farm labor economically.
Grain may be disked in following a
row crop, the land seeded to clover
following the grain crop, and the
clover sod turned under for a new
row crop. This makes plowing nec
essary but once in three years.
Seven ways of getting a start in
beekeeping are listed in a nnew ex
tension service bulleUn written by
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BOARDMAN
Boardman, Ore., Juno 22. H. E.
Warren is in Portland this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, former
residents of this community, were
guests at the Rancier home last
week.
Mrs. P. M. Smith and children left
Thursday for Spokane where they
will visit her parents.
Mrs. Clay Warren returned Friday
of last week from Portland where
i she had been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Eugene Cummins, Mrs.
Boono and Lorn Cummins left Wed
nesday in their Maxwell for a short
visit in LaGrande.
Miss Rachel Johnson returned the
first of the week from a visit in
Portland.
Mrs. Cason left Tuesday for Port
land where she will receive medical
attention.
Last Tuesday morning Charles
Skinner received painful and serious
injuries while working on the rock
crusher near Castle. He lost his foot
hold and fell into one of the open
traps, a heavy timber falling on him
striking across the back. Mr. Skin
ner, who is postmaster as Hermiston,
was spending his vacation in the em
ploy of the Shotwell Construction
company. Mr. Skinner was taken to
the hospital in Pendleton. Mr. Shot
well arrived Wednesday morning
with a new foreman who will carry
on the work.
Mrs. Ernest Loy and Miss Zoe
Hadley left last week for Junction
City. Mrs. Loy has been visiting
with her father, Hank Cramer.
Miss Edna Broyk-s returned the
first of the week from Pullman,
Washington, where she has been at
tending college. Miss Broyles hah
resumed her old position as Clerk iu
the Cash store.
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid was hfld at the church Wednes
day afternoon. After a short busl
ness session they were invited to the
home of Mrs. C. G. Blayden where
refreshments were served.
Mrs. A. J. Warren, Mr. and Mrs.
Richey Jones and daughter and Mrs.
Dalzell of Dry Fork wero Sunday
dinner guests at the E!ex Warren
home.
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Mrs. Johnny Vegas and son return
ed Monday from a short visit with
relatives in Portland.
Mrs. Johnson of Wasco and Mr.
and Mrs. Lynne Micheals and baby
of Portland visited at the J. R. John
son home a few days last week.
The members of the M. W. A and
R. N. A. enjoyed a social meeting on
Tuesday evening. Ice cream and
wafers were served at Beck's restaurant.
Harry Crawford and mother have
returned to their home after an ab
sence of several months. Mrs. Craw
ford spent tho winter with her
mother in Portland while Harry at
tended O. A. C.
Mrs. Blanche Watkins and sons
and Mrs. Humm'ell and son drove
through Boardman last Thursday on
their way to Portland.
A number of Boardman families
are planning on celebrating July 4th
elsewhere, somo at Arlington and
others driving to Meacham to attend
the Oregon Trail pagenat. A picnic
gathering is being planned by the
various organizations for those re
maining at home.
Mrs. Howard and family of lone
are new arrivals in our community,
having moved into the Frank Cramer
house recently vacated by Mrs. Wat
kins. Mrs. Griffith, who is a daugh
ter of Mrs. Howard, visited a few
days, returning Saturday to her
home in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam of Heppner
were dinner guests at the Packard
home last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Portland
are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Wicklander.
Mrs. Esther Theines cf Eugene is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chaffee.
Charles Hiatt of Hermiston spent
a few days last week with his Elster,
Mrs. Royal Rands.
Clay Warren and family have
moved into the bungalow owned by
Mrs .Sherman.
Mrs. Broyles, Misses Bell Packard
and Ethel Broyles and Mrs. Klages
and family returned last week from
White Salmon where they were pick
ing and packing strawberries.
The school election Monday was
very quiet. T. E. Broyles was re
elected director and Gladys Gibbons
clerk, defeating J. F. Gorham and
Leo Root, the only other candidates.
A delegation from the L adies Aid
attended a missionary meeting of the
Pendleton 1 adies Thursday. Those
going were; Mrs. Crawford, Mrs.
Boardman, Mrs. Herelm and Mrs.
Warren.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ballenger visit
ed at the Murchio home in Wasco the
last of the week.
Carl Doering left last week for an
extended trip through the east and
s, visit with his parents at Boston,
Mass.
DEAN OF JOURNALISM
ALLEN TO VISIT EUROPE
University of Oregon, June 16.
(Special.) Dean Eric W. Allen of
the University of Oregon school of
journalism will sail for Europe about
the middle of August to spend sev
eral months in England and on the
continent. While Dean Allen's trip
is a acation journey, he will devote
some time to a firstt-hand study of
European newspapers and their
methods. Ho will be accompanied
by Mrs .Allen. They will visit Eng
land, France, Italy and possibly Ger
many. Dean Allen will return to America
in time to preside over tho winter
meeting of tho American Association
of Schools and Departments of Jour
nalism, which will bo he-Id in Chi
cago. Tho Oregon man will, start on bis
vacation trip immendiately alter the
close of the University of California
summer school at Berkeley. For tlie
seventh summer ho will havo charge
of a six weeks' course in journalism
at a California summer session.
Dean Allen has taught at tho Uni
versity of Oregon continuously sine:e
the work wan inaugurated in 1912,
and tho European trip will be his
first extended, vacation. In his ab
sence Professor George S. Turnbull
will servo as acting dean.
FEDERATED CHURCH
J. R. L. Haslam, PaBtor.
Sunday school 9:43 a. m.
Sermon 11 a. m., 7:46 p. m.
Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. m.
Rev. Chas. Thomson, a retnrned
missionary from China, will fill the
pulpit both morning and evening
next Sunday. He will show many
beautiful scenes of China and tell
much of the work of the China In
land mission at the evening service.
As our Sunday School is supporting
a native pastor in China this will be
of most interest to us.
Our prayer meeting this week will
be held Friday evening at 7:45.
You aro invited to worship with
us.
L. L. Steiwer, Coe D. Barnard,
Oscar Leach and Oscar Kelsey were
among the Fossil members of Hepp
ner Elks lodge here yesterday attend
ing the funeral of S. W. Spencer.
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FOR SALE Cabbage plants, any
number. Mrs. Augusta Johnson. 8-1
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Leave an ample margin between your
income and your expenses. What you
lose in immediate pleasure will be amply
repaid in the sense of assurance and
self-respect which go hand in hand with
a good-sized bank account.
Living on margin is diametrically op
posed to the principle involved in buy
ing on margin. The former is wise con
servation, the latter is speculation.
First National Bank
Heppner Ore.
We Are Headquarters
FOR
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Auto Campers
Fishing Tackle, Guns
and Ammunition
Out-Door Equipment
of all kinds
Call and inspect our line before starting
on that summer outing trip
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"THE WINCHESTER STORE"
Phone 333 ?
HEPPNER, OREGON ! "
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