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Rem Bureau Nws
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in Morrow County Farm Bureaft News.
IDE COST OF RAISING
EASTERN OREGON WHEAT
following hup tno professor ia
company wiih W. V. Hurrah of Pen
dlpton, Supt. P. K. Stephens of Moro,
1.. A. Hunt of Heppner. 0. C. Hahn
of Corvallis and Professor Gunn pro
duced the following fipures upon the
cost of raisins and markeir.g one ac
re of w heat under pood farming prac
tice.
The cost in I'matilla county where
the summerfallow cultivation is more
Intense are higher than these figures:
Discing stubble $ .50
Plowing 3.00
Harrowing three times at 25c .75
Weeding 4 times at 50c 2.00
Seeding labor .75
Cost of seed in field 3.00
Cost of harvesting 5.00
Xet of sacks for 20 bu. 1.00
Interest on renters Investment 1.00
10 per cent managerial charge 2.0:
Marketing (average distance 10
miles) 3.00
Total costs $22.02
The renters share of a 20 bushel
crop would be $13.40 figuring a cost
of $1.66 per bushel for raising a 20
bushel crop and showing that it
would require a yield of 17 bushels
to simply pay expenses at $2.00 per
1 ushel.
Arr These Figures Correct?
One item is too high the average
yield. If you can farm more cheaply,
mail us your figures. Come In and
talk it over. Let us stop "kidding"
ourspives and face facts. Either we
must taise more whi?at, put in a more
economical system of farming or
class ourselves as cheap labor or get
more money for the wheat.
Which will you do? Where is that
profiteering farmer we read about?
TA ill your records convince the in
come tax collector that you are not
a profiteer?
Records Necessary.
We don't say these figures are ab
solutely correct but the trouble is the
farmers have never been able to sub
mit reliable figures. Business firms
can show a cost sheet that must
be respected. We CAN make a cost
sheet and see that IT is RESPECT
ED. Let us do it.
Hennksen. George Miller.
Chairman of company: Walter
Pope.
Hhea Oeck.
Good roads: Adam Knoblock,
dir.. Ed Kugg. sec.
Alfalfa and Irrigation: Cliff Rugg.
Orchards: Henry Gay.
Wheat: John Bergstrom.
Labor: Ray Wright.
Livestock: Dave Rugg.
Rodent control: Dell Alstott.
Co-operativo marketing:
Farm records: Orville Wright,
Well Springs.
control: Dan Doherty.
Pneumonia
often follows a
Neglected Cold
KILL THE COLDI
Henry Gorger, Ed. Relt-
Need for the Home
Demonstration Agent.
Some time ago I was much surpris
ed by an article in one of our promin
ent western farm papers, concerning
a branch of instruction, which I think
would prove beneficial to the farm
women of Morrow county.
I refer to an instructor in Qress-
making, visiting of the various local
organizations, giving expert advice
on cutting, fitting and finishing gar
ments for themselves and the young
er members of the family.
One particular advantage I noticed
was the lessons on construction of
dress forms. This would be of untold
benefit to the farm woman living so
far from the feminine neighbor so
necessary to the fitting of a dress
If one has doubts of this "necessity,"
let her intrust to "Friend Husband"
the task of fitting the new gown to be
worn in pride at the next meeting of
the local Farm Bureau. She will
then be as enthusiastic as myself in
advocating this move which has prov
en of such worth to women of other
localities.
No one needs this assistance more,
owing to the remoteness of neigh
bors. No one deserves this more,
and who can afford this bit of help
ful assistance better than the wives
of Morrow county wheat farmers.
Can we not bring this subject up
soon at our local meetings and take
such steps as are necessary to further
this movement so much to our advan
tage at these times of high cost of
material and labor required to com
plete a gown worthy of the most
faithful of the farm help.
LIST OE COMMUNITY
Fred
Irrigon Farm Uureau.
Chairman: Harvey Wolf.
Alfalfa varieties: Hugh Grimm.
Orchard work: M. E. Doble.
Live stock improvement:
Relk.
Good Roads: C. Caldwell.
Farm Records: N. Seaman.
Rodent control: chairman, Chas.
Powell; C. E. Giascow, R. L. Wisdom.
Secretary: C. E. Giascow.
Social committee: Mrs. C. E. Gias
cow, Mrs. Harvey Wolf, Mrs. M. E.
Lester, Mrs. Fred Reiks, Mrs. R. V.
Jonei.
Morgan.
Labor: H. C. Ely.
Alfalfa: Noah Pettyjohn.
Orchard: E. G. Morgan.
Live stock: O. Lundstrum.
Good Roads: A. Troedson, A. F.
paluiateer.
Marketing: F. J. Ely.
Farm Records: Ben Morgan.
Community chairman: W. C.
Crawford.
Rodent control: H. C. Witzel.
Cecil.
Wheat varieties and fertiliizing:
George Miller.
Labor: Henry Krebs.
Irrigation and Alfalfa: George
Krebs.
Orchard work: A. Henrlksen.
Pure bred livestock: Jack Hynd.
Good roads: W. Palmuteer.
Farm records: T. H. Lowe.
Rodent control: Jack Hynd, A.
Rodent
chairman,
mann.
Labor: Jim Carty.
Good roads: Phil Doherty,
President: Ed Reitmann.
Boardinan.
Labor: O. H. Warner, L. V. Kutz-
ner.
Rodent control: J. R. Johnson,
W. H. Mefford.
Boys and Girls: P. Signs.
Co-operative marketing: A. Skou-
bo.
Live stock improvement: K. Mul
key. Good roads: R. Brown.
Farm records: A. L. Larson.
Alpine. '
Wheat variety: C. Melville.
Labor: C. D. Duvall.
Livestock improvement: Jim She
ridan. Good roads: C. D. Morey.
Co-operative marketing: Ralph
Finley.
School club work: Mrs. Schmidt.
Farm records: Henry Tafel.
Rodent control: C. D. Morey, C.
D. Duvall, Ralph Finley.
Social committee: Mrs. R. Fin
ley, Mrs. W. W. Boardman, Mrs. Oma
Moray.
lone.
Sulphur expense: C. M. Schriver.
Labor: C. Carlson.
Alfalfa and Irirgation: Ike How
ard.
Orchard: Frank Burr.
Live stock: E. H. Turner.
Good roads: C. Devin.
Marketing: M. Hulberston.
Eight Mile.
Labor: Walter Becket.
Rodent control: Claude Keithley.
Livestock improvement: Alfred
Anderson.
Farm records: Mr. Swift.
Good roads: Oscar Keithley.
Club work: Mrs. Carrie Becket.
Gooseberry.
Wheat varieties: Mr. Christoph
erson.
Labor: Nels Johnson.
Co-operative marketing: L. A. An
derson.
Rodent control: Mr. Holbrook.
Live stock: M. W. Anderson.
Good roads: R. McElligott.
Boys and Girls club: Mrs. L. A.
Anderson.
Liberty.
Wheat varieties: Theo. Anderson
Livestock improvement Tyndal
Robison. Labor: Robert Alstott.
Good roads: Ben Anderson.
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Standard cold remedy for 20 ffeara
in UDiet lorm aate. sure, bo
opiates breaks up a cold in 24
hours relieves grip in 9 dars.
Honey back if it tails. The
genuine box has a Red
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picture.
At II Drut 5(tm
The regular monthly meeting of
the Farm Bureau Executive commit
tee was held in the County Agent't
olhce on December 27th, with a very
good attendance. Those present were
Oscar Keithley, president; C. C.
Paine, secretary; committeemen, Ed
Rugg, A. Knoblock, Joe Devine, R
W. Turner, Ed Reitmann, John
Wightman, Matt Hughes, F. L. Ste
vens; visiting farmers and local com
mitteemen, J. H. Imis, George Peck,
Roy Campbell. Other visitors other
than farmers were William McCal-
eb. Judge Campbell, The Heppner
Herald and The Gazette-Times. Un
der the head of unfinished business
the committee on constitution and
by-laws brought in a report and read
and amended constitution which was
adopted as amended. The committee
on County Fair reported that they
had met with a favorable reception
from the County Court and that the
work with the Farm Bureau commit
tee to further the interest of a Coun
ty Fair which as soon as suitable
grounds could be arranged for would
be taken up and brought to a delnlte
head. The Coupty Judge made a
good talk regarding the position of
the County Court on the Morrow
County Fair and assured the Farm
Bureau that the Court was in favor
of a good Fair, but that the County
Court themselves felt that there must
be some way of limiting the financial
responsibility of the Court in this
matter as It was a question whether
or not they were legally allowed to
spend more money than the budget
really called for. Under the head of
good roads the County Roadmaster
outlined a plan whereby it was hoped
that the Farm Bureau would co-operate
with the County Roadmaster In
getting the very best value for the
money spent in road maintenance
and new construction and asked that
the various local committees appoint
representatives in their locality to
have charge of the road work and
take care of the road repairs in each
locality and that he further assured
them that he would do everything in
his power to co-operate with the
farmers in seeing that the roads were I
kept in good condition. After con
siderable discussion of local condl-
lons it was decided that the Farm
Bureau would fco-operate with the
County Roadmaster and that the var
ious localities would undertake to ap
point delegate to do this work. The
County Agent reported the progress
made so far in the rabbit campaign
and pointed out that over sixteen
ounces today had been distributed
and that the results go far obtained
had been satisfactory. Under the
head of Irrigation the committee on
w.iich was headed by Matt Hughes,
it was decided that the Farm Bureau
co-operate with the City of Heppner
as far as possible and right upon the
immediate return of the County Ag
ent from Corvallis steps would be ta
ken to survey and measure the avail
able reservoir size to see how much
water could be stored and what the
approximate cost of the same would
be and a definite plan for the im
provement of the irrigation systems
on Willow and Rhea creeks would be
developed. Under the head of spring
wheat varieties it was voted that the
County Agent purchase a bushel and
a half of Biglow wheat from south
ern Idaho and a bushel and a half of
Early Java wheat from Deschutes
county to be tried in competitive
plots with local spring wheat to see
which would do the best and the ex
pense of bringing this wheat into the
county to be charged up to the Farm
Bureau account. Under the head of
Orchard work it was decided thai
the County Agent be instructed to
secure some one from the Willamette
Valley to conduct some demonstra
tions on the best way to prune trees
both young and old and the best way
in which to eradicate the prevailing
Sanity scale in this locality. The
chairman of the orchard committee is
Mr. John Wightman, and Mr. Wight-
man will undertake to call a meeting
of the interested orchardists at Hepp
ner in the near future at which time
this specialist will make his demc
strations and it is also intended that
other demonstrations be made in
other localities. The idea being that
a definite campaign for the eradica
tion of the Sanjose scale be carried
on vigorously during February and
March. After some discussion it was
decided that the County Agent be in
structed to secure and have painted a
proper sign for the Morrow County
Farm Bureau to have displayed at the
door from the street. There was
considerable discussion regarding cul
tivation methods and as to the best
depth of plowing summer fallow.
From this there seemed to be a very
uniformative opinion that somewhere
from six to eight inches was a good
deph to plow, and steps will be taken
to ascertain if deeper plowing produ
ces better results with the unanimous
opinion that apythihg less than six
inches is too shallow a plowing for
any time of the year. The opinion
of everybody concerned that if the
ground were plowed before the first
of April better results would be had
than if plowed later.
No further business coming before
the meetinf it was adjourned to meet
on the 4th Saturday in January.
This Space Reserved For
Leach & Scott
Warehouse
Lexington, Ore.
Bill
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DOES FARMING PAT?
Look These Figures in the Face.
At the Farmers Week confere:e
in Corvallis the following figures
were worked out for the Willamette
Valley before a roomful of about
thirty farmers under the direction of
Professor Gunn of the Department of
Farm Records.
The plan followed was to allow a
fair wage for doing the work well
The use of the land Including Interest
and taxes, etc., were covered by al
lowing 1-3 rent and estimating the
cost from the standpoint of the rent
er.
Cost of producing a 20-acre field of
oats in the Willamette Valley allow
ing an average yield of 30 bushels:
Man labor, 640 hours at 50c, $120.00.
Seed Cleaned, 60 bu. at $1 60.00
Treating and delivery 6.00
Twine for harvest 11.00
250 sacks wear and tear at 5c 12.50
Threshing out of field at 25c
per sack 12.50
Use of land 1-3 of 600 bu. at
85c 170.00
Use of machinery 20.00
10 per cent managerial
charge 62.40
FAIR TREATMENT COMBINED WITH BEST PRINTING
AT THE G.-T. OFFICE
Engagement Announced
Mr. "Grippe" and Miss "Flu" are busily engaged again but the minute
you feel a cold coming on, begin to have fever or chills, dull aches or con
stipated, it may be the Flu or Grippe.
Before retiring, bathe your feet in hot salt water, take a good big cup
of HOLLISTER'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA (warm) and go to bed for the
night it's a 10 to 1 shot you'll feel great the next morning.
Without fail try this but do it quick before the "Flu" or Orlppe get's a
start. Buy a package today, have it in the house and use it at the very first
warning then you're safe.
HUMPHREYS DRUG COMPANY
720-Acre Creek Ranch
50 acres under ditch, 35 acres of number one alfalfa, 50
more can be put under ditch.' All kinds of good barns
and out-buildings. Good orchard. One mile from school.
An ideal home and a first-class stock ranch.
SEE ME TODAY.
ROY V. WHITEIS
Heppner, Ore.
HAVE YOU ANYTHINNG TO SELL? LIST IT WITH ME.
There Is A Place At Lexington For
Your Car, At
The Lexington Garage
FREDERICKSON BROS, Props.
Repair Work Oils
Total cost of production $684.40
Price received for 600 bu. at
85c 510.00
Net Loss $174.40
This allows nothing in Interest for
the money the renter must provide
for operating expenses.
You will see upon examination that
the only elastic figures here Is the 10
per cent managerial charge such as
is always figured and the total labor
charge of $286 making a total of
$348 that the renter may have either
done himself or have hired. From
this he must subtract his loss of $174
and the Interest on the money used
say $20, which leaves him working
for less than one half the regular
wages paid transient labor.
All makes of Batteries repaired and a new
2 YEAR GUARANTEED
IT rariAnvMmra
Our Invoice
Just Completed
discloses the fact that
we have several broken
lines, as well as some
we shall discontinue.
These we shall sell out
regardless of first cost.
1 You will find them all
1 represented on our
1 BARGAIN TABLE
Look it over and see
1 what you can use.
Phelps Grocery
I Company
LONGER LIFE
FOR YOUR CAR
The correct grade
of Zerolene will add
years to the life of
your car. Gives bet
ter lubrication with
least carbon. Get a
Correct Lubrication
Chart for your car.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
Geo. W. Milholland, Special Agent, Standard Oil Company
Heppner, Oregon.
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in stock for your car, if you need a new battery.
The Battery Electric Service Statioa
Phone 83 J W. Fritsch, Heppner
Alfalfa Seed
Buy eed that you can ih baton you par far It
Buy ned that you can return If you aro sal aatlidad.
Buy seed that compllea with tha Seed Law! ot Waehlna--
ton and Oregon.
We tan ahip carload! or lea from our warohouaea at
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and through local agenla.
Jjig BEST ALFALFA SEED
Hal a reputation In tha Northweat for tha laat M year.
Jou cannot buy better seed and you cannot sat aa aood ad
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! Qf Proprietor.
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MONEY TO LOAN.
At six per cent, in amounts from
$1000.00 to 37, 600.00. Five to 33
years. You pay principal and Inter
est. You do not have to take stock
In any organization. For particulars
write M, Fltzmaurlce, Condon, Ore. 4t
C. W. McNAMER B, F. SORENSON
Central Market
McNamer & Sorenson, Props.
BEEF, POBK, MUTTON, VEAL, POULTRY
and
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Give Us An Opportunity to Serve You
Oilman Building Willow Street
List Your Ranch Now
Spring will be here in a few weeks and I
will have buyers ready to take your
ranches. I want about 15 more choice
wheat ranches for sale, and if my past and
present success is a criterion you won't
have to wait long to close up a deal.
Quick Sales and No Deception
E. M. SHUTT
The Real Estate Man
Upstairs in Court House