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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1913)
11M FARMERS SCIENCE IN TILLING THE SOIL. IRR GON s -1 ,r Wagons and I H C Wagons j ITT armer vho, in need of a wa?on, (SI 1 J blindly makes abee line for the first Mt new wa"on or de:er 'n sight may HvRl pet a good wapon. If chance steers " him to an I II C dealer, well and good. That is his good fortune. If not, he will probably be in the wagon market again years before he should be. But the economical farmer will study and compare different makes; find out in advance which wagon will give him best service, and consider such questions as company standing and reputation. When ha has finished he will buy an I H C wagon. Weber New Bettendorf Columbus Steel King Here are only two of the many features that contribute to the making of I H C wagon reputation. 1 Air-drying of lumber. Every stick of wood used hickory and oak for wheels and axles, bay poplar for box sides, long leaf yellow pine for bottoms lies drying in open sheds from two to three years, saving all its resinous saps, toughening, seasoning, gaining elasticity, as only air-dried lumber does. Kiln-drying quickly evaporates the sap, leaves the wood inelastic, brittle, and weak ruins it, in short. 2 Thorough in spections. Every IHC wagon, passes many rigid inspections by experts. Seldom does any flaw in material, or defect in shaping, ironing, and assembling get by without detection. When ready it must come up to IHC stand ards. Weber and Columbus wagons have wood gears; New Bettendorf and Steel King have steel gears. Look the line over at the local dealer's. He has catalogues, or, write the International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) Portland Ore. Weigh the Car not its price. Both are light. But the Ford is the one car whose low price does not indicate its high worth the reason why you must "get busy" today if you want a Ford this season. "Everybody is driving a Ford" more than 200,000 in service. New prices runabout $525 touring car $600 town car $800 with all equipment, f. o. b. Detroit. Get particulars from ALBERT BOWKER, Local Agent, at HEPPNER GARAGE Elmer FUEL DEALER I Our Farmers Must Coop erate Have Soil as Rich As Any Place. ll1 13, 1! Fir, Oak, Pine and Slabwood, Lump Coal and Nut Coal. PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE. From now on my business is to be strictly cash; leave money with your orders. Orders left either at yard or with Slocum Drug Co. will re ceive prompt attention. The United States Agricultura Commission which has just re turned from a three months i i i i it trip aoroaa wnere tney were studying farming conditions has brought back a lesson which every farmer in this country should take well to heart. Affairs the world over at present are such to prove that no man can do things alone as well as they can be done when in co-operation with others working along the same line- Though the soil here is equal to any on the other side of the water, the actual results aecom plished here are far below those of Europe. And the reasons why conditions here rank far behind those of our foreign neighbors is the lack of co-operation is the findings made by the commission just back from the old world. Dr. Hector Macpherson, pro fessor of political science at Oreg on Agricultural college, one of Oregon's representatives on the commission, says that the go-it-alone" policy prevailing in Amer ica is responsible for the back wardness of the American farmer. "It is probable that no investi gating body was ever accorded such a reception as the commis sion received from the different countries of Europe," said the proiessor m an interview. Om cers oi local co-operation socie ties, leading educators, depart ments of agriculture and the government officials in general freely offered their services in each of the countries visited. The result is that the commission has returned with a body of in formation and a fund of exper ience which ought to be a force in the betterment of American agriculture. "Among the countries visited were Italy, Austria-Hungary, Spain, Switzeiland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweeden. Holland, Belgium, England, Scot land, Wales and Ireland. "There is no country in Europe offering anything like the possi bilities lor agricultural produc tion as can be found in America. At present our crops are poorer than those of most European countries. Our methods of marketing are more extravagant and credit facilities more expen sive than are to be met with any where in Europe. Many coun tries are also ahead of us in their methods of rural education. But notwithstanding these drawbacks I feel certain that there does not exist anywhere in the old world a higher average native ability than to be found upon American farms. "The middle class American farm home, especially in our best settled sections, offers a higher degree of comfort and luxury than is to be found in the old world. "The farmers of Europe were forced to adopt scientific methods of farming and co-operative sys tems for the preparation and marketing of their products. They were also compelled to re sort to co-operative institutions I for the supply of credit on terms I suited to the needs of agriculture j in almost every country com I munity. I "The small farmers had been reduced to the verge of starva tion before co-operative methods were adopted. The result of this co-operation in practically every case has been to place the small farmer on his feet. "The motive force with us must be intelligence rather than grim necessity. When the time comes that American farmers are as careful in their methods of cultivation, as thoroughly organ ized for marketing, insurance, and finances as are the small farmers of Europe, American agriculture will have obtained a footing exceeding anything to be found in Europe." About the most valuable depart ment of our government in that which looks after the agriouWur and horticulture of the country, says the Bake Democrat. Thin is true of other nations as well a our own. A few years !i,co the vineyards of France weiv tluvat ened with destruction through a parasite that fed upon the grapo vines. The danger was avoided by one scientific man, who went to the vineyards, found the pest and what would kill it and one of the leading industries of I Vaneo was saved. Not very !on:c o. man from the agricultural do partment went to California. taught the people how to raise rice, and now t housands of acres j of that grain is being cultivated in that state and the area is Iviiisj- extended every year. Other men from the same de partment went north and south and gave the people hints of how to increase their corn crop. One result is that in the states of Iowa and Illinois and perhaps others a great stauggle has been inaugurated to see if it is not possible to add to the corn yield a few bushels per acre, for with every added bushel the increase mounts up to thousands of dol- ars. One boy in South Carolinstook the premium last year for the best acre of field corn. It is safe to say of the boy's work that it was worth more to the state than has been all her governors for 29 years past. Without disparagement of any other educational institutions our belief is that the agricultural schools and the accompanying experimental stations are the best in the country: but we mean for the people at large. What was it the old psalmist said to the effect that he who causeth two blades of grass, to grow where only one grew before was greater than he who conquers a city? Back to the farm is an idle cry unless with it an inducement to go is offered. The greatest possible inducement is to elevate tarming into a scientific employ ment. To know the soils and what they are adapted to produce; to know how to best save what is produced ; to understand how much water to use and not to use any more: to understand fruits and how best to produce them and how to increase their quan tity and improve their quality he held is infinite. APPLE CROP IN OREGON SMALL. Heavy Loss Sustained by Damp Weather of Summer. Bring in that Job Work NOW. Don't wait until you are entirely out. Look ahead and save time. 65,000,000 pounds of butter in cold storage in the city of Chica go and the price at winter rates, i The producer alone is aware of a decline in prices during the spring ! and summer seasons. The con sumer pays the same old price and the jobbers job both producer and consumer and complacently pocket their ill-gotten gains while the price of living continues to soar skyward. Estimates of the apple crop of Ore" pon are ikmuk generally reduced in Home hiKtanees quite materially on account of unusually heavy dropping, light and dry rot. At t lie present hue it is not generally believed that the total production will be within 80 per cent of fir.st extiniates. The dropping of apples all through the state was unusually heavy this spring, several conditions being as signed as the cause. The wet, cold weather is attributed as one of the chief contributing causes. More rain fell during the late spring and early summer than for many years. Orchards in some of the lending dis tricts, which in ordinary seasons have been compelled to thin their fruit at heavy expense during recent years, tins year not onlv did not have to employ help to do this, but the elements cut out a much larger per cent of the fruit than human in terests have ever attempted. Mental Giant Is Janitor. Spokane Wash. Torgier O Gillebo holder of the degree "('and. I'hilos.' and the youngest man ever given a degree by the University of Norway, has joined the staff of janitors nt Spokane's new city hnll. After mas tering such subjects as psychology, theology, philosopy, physiology, bi ology, geology, social science, politi cal economy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, Latin, German, Eng. lish and the Scandinavian languages, Gillebo set about to master the mop and broom. Nobody knows wheth er his education aids him or not; anyway, he Is rated the best janitor at the municipal building. Gillebo, who entered high school nt 9 and re ceived his university degree at 17, Is a lover of travel, which may account for his present humble job. He has wK'ti every European country and nearly every state In the I'nion, and stnvs but a short time in any city. caches Canning m BMiMiwimn mm iiii an We expect to handle, this season 600 Boxes frcigon Peaches You all remember those large, lucious Elberta Peaches that come from this famous peach district. Well this is the kind we want to sell you. They are larger and better than usual. Delivery About Aug. 20 Leave your orders now and be sure you get them when they first come in. Price on Future Orders c box Don't forget where they are sold. Phelps Irocery Co. ners Best NOTHING BETTER MADE OR SOLD Latest improved machinery, the best wheat the world produces and skilled la bor give us a product that is unsurpassed. Our second grade DIAMOND M Is superior to the best imported brands and much cheaper. We Guarantee Every Sack. HEPPNER MILLING CO. City Meat Market KINSMAN & HALL, Proprietors Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, SUGiVrc CURED HAMS Try Some of our Sausage. You will find everything necessary to quench that thirst at S3 1EJ1LmTXZ Thoroughly prepared to furnish all kinds of Cold Drinks, Ices and Ice Cream. The installing of the new Optimus Fountain places us in a position to offer up-to-date service, Your patronage earnestly solicited
