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THE GAZRTTE-TIMKS, HFITXER, OKK- THIRSDAY. JVtY 29, 1&20. INCREASING DEMAND FOR RABBIT MEAT OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP INCOME t sections or me country ns California, W Hh',njrt. Colombo. K;iiis.is. Mis oun. the .loniesiu-nlotl raWm is ivo oinii?Ml :t a it:ul:ir meat imiiiiul. RuMilts Nif alive to uuirkiM in cniU's in aiv neatly dressoil rt-atly for oookinn ami are packed in a san iliirv insnuer for transportation. Tliere are numerous Instances of profitable rul'bit rinsing. A rvsMenl In Kansas City. Kans.. lias rabeil "00 to -um pounds of rat'bit moat for use on his own tuWe, at a cost of about half the present nioiit prices. A lurt'e institution tfi Nebraska has raised nih- A Family of Belgian Harea The Flesh of Home-Grown Rabbit li Practically Indistinguishable by Tas.e From Chicken. tlTerrp1 By the t'tiHcd Slan-s lw;art ment of AieTiriiHure - i For many years rabbits have leen ' raised In this country as pets and as , fancy stock for competitive exhibi tions, but now It has become profit- j able for many living in the country, and even city dwellers, to raise these ' animals for the food market. Until ; war and postwar prices set everyone j to thinking about the food problem. there had been no real Incentive to j breed rabbits for practical ends, as they were not actually needed for food, and better fur than theirs could be had for little money. However, the great change In economic conditions has materially chanted their status. The general Introduction of any kind of a food product is dependent upon the public's familiarity with that product American people In geuenil hare learned something of the value of rabbit meat through the rather general use of wild rabbits, which were hunted and trapped by farmers and sportsmen and others in almost all parts of the country, llome-grown rabbit do not have the gamy flavor of wild rabbits, their flesh being prac tically Indistinguishable by taste from that of chicken. Because of the well-remembered Belgian hare boom which took place some years ago, there Is considerable disinclination on the part of many to undertake rabbit raising for profit Experiments along this line In the past should not be confused with rab b't rt:n'- n now advocated by the United Statea department of agricul ture. The Belgian hare boom spread rapidly for a time and continued as long as there was a demand for breed- i iiig stock, but when this demand wa changed to a meat basis the boom collapsed, as there was then no real need fur a new source of meat Demand for Rabbit Meat Kxperieuce In more recent years has proved, however, that rabbit raising for the purpose of supplying the meat trade is profitable. City and suburban dwellers are raising rabbits In back yards. Although the total production is us yet comparatively small, It Is steadily increasing. In such scattered It New Zeiland "Red. bits Instead of poultry nud reports the meat more satisfactory than chick en, and also a urnst profitable prod uct. Cm a county farm in Washington, rabbits wire frovn to provide for the county hospitals, furnishing a sub stitute for i hickens. Europ: '-; Eat Many Rabbits. Further evidence of the tmtrketing posslbilltl-s hi rabbit raising are to be found in the experience of France and Uelcium and other European countries. In the grottier part of Europe, except the most northerly por tions, rabiin breeding was an industry of considerable Impoi'tuiu'e before the wnr. About 100.OUC.000 rabbits were marketed annually in France, approx imately 2.000,000 were raised In Bel glum per year for home constaliptlon and export. The value of rabbits an nually exported from )stend to Eng land exceeded $1.0c.iXXp. while, in cluding wild hares raised in Kngnsii preserves, England Itself was produc ing from 30,000,00 to -Kl.ttHVOuO rab bits. The consumption In one year be fore the war In London amounted to half a million pounds dally aud In Paris to 2110,000 pounds. Refund to Merchant!, Spokana, Wash. Wholesale and manufacturing firms of Spokane, as an additional incentive to merchants from the four northwestern states to attend the convention to be held at Spokane August 4, 6, and 6, have offered a two per cent refund on all goods purchased during the confer ence to apply on the railroad expenses of the visitors, in addition to other regular discounts which may bo granted by the individual firms. The refund is given on all orders placed on August 4-5-6-7, and covers pur chases made and billed out during those days or for future delivery any time during the current'year. fare. More space Is being signed up ! for machinery exhibits than at any I previous fair. Farming operations for 1919, according to the department of agriculture, produced crops that had a value at the farm of 11 8 per cent above 1918 and animals pro duced 9.9 above, but the gain In wag es for farm labor was relatively greater. Machinery houses exhibit ing at the Interstate Fair believe they ran solve the problem of farm labor and on machinery rohv will show the latest devices toward this end. Merchants Assist Farmers. Spokane, Wash. Business firms at Moscow have adopted an interesting plan of assisting farmers during the press of harvesting. The labor sit uation has not clarified itself and if it proves ijecessary to save the crops n-lll lend their clerks land employees generally for harvest operations.' While harvesting of fall sown wheat will not begin in Latah county before the second week in Au- ! gust, except In a few co-ees, growers iare getting ready for harvest. Far mers, generally, will try to onserve labor and save the heavy expense of paving harvest wages that are ex- pected to -be about $1 a day higher than last year. Wages Highest In 1919. Spokane, Wash. Farm wages were the highest in the history of the United States in 1919, acording tc statistics of the department of agriculture. This fact has given add ed interest to the machinery row at the Interstate Fair, September -ll, and the latest models of machinery available for practical farm work will this year crowd this busy thorough- STAR THEATER TONIGHT THURSDAY, JULY 29th ALICE JOYCE IN TONIGHT "THE WINCHESTER WOMAN" Hounded by her past, kicked by cruel fate, she sacrifices self to save those she loves. A Heroine Who Lives and Dies Unknown. Artcraft presents DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS In "BOUND IN MORROCCO" See Doug in a harem. Basha El Harib thought he was the Grand Past Master of the Order of Harem Own ers, but our old friend, Douglas Fairbanks, demonstrates to him, clearly and forcibly, that he, Doug- las Fairbanks, is that exalted office holder. FRIDAY, JULY 30th "OTHER MEN'S SHOES" Featuring Craufurd Kent in a drama of heart revelation in seven parts. Would you step in "Other Men's Shoes" if they belonged to a minister and you had just stepped out of prison? Saturday, July 31st A BIG SUNDAY SHOW For 30 and 55 cents BRYANT WASHBUSN IN "SOMETHING TO DO" Also A DREW COMEDY KUL0LIA presents Lucky Paka Hawaii Daintiest Singer and Dancer With Her FAMOUS HAWAIIANS in the Dreamy Oriental Fantasia "The Princess of the Paradise" SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 "It sure does hurt to be pinched by a French Maid." Priscilla Dean, the meteor of the screen in a thriller with a big twist, "PRETTY SMOOTH" - Tuesday, Aug. 3 Wednesday, Aug. 4 - "THE VAMPIRE" A Triangle play adapted from "The Female of the Species," starring DOROTHY DALTON f w'Jfi w- ' tj"'' ' v- 4 $ kW' V'- CHARLES CHAPLIN and MARIE DRESSLER with MABLE NORMAND In "TILLIE'S PUNCTURED ROMANCE" THURSDAY -: AUGUST 6th -: THURSDAY Big Acreage Is Cultivated. Spokane, Wash. L. M. Holt, su perintendent of the Yakima Indian reservation, in a preliminary report, says there are 72,658 acres under cul tivation on the Yakima Indian reser vation, an increase of 415S acres over a year ago. A conservative estimate places the probable value of the crop at $11,000,000. Alfalfa alone will bring more than $3,000,000. The reservation fruit crop hi agured at cne-hnlf of the 1919 production, but: nt $250 return per acre will bring $700,000. The wheat crop will bring j $635,965, (while the potato crop, from present indications, will be worth at least $950,000. A stock census of the reservation shows 286 milk cows more than a year ago, and an increase of 211 In the number of horses. There are 136 tractors In use on the reservation. most important mission and demand ed an Immediate interview. Mr. Fairbanks asked that he be shown into the studio. Greetings were ex changed, after Iwhich the visitor said: "I have come to see you about . three important things. One Is that, you don't want stories! Second, you j don't pay tor stories! Aand third, I ten m play " But Mr. Fairbanks didn't allow him to finish. He ordered the man out of the studio with a suggestion that he employ more tact In the fu ture. . . So, after all Mr. Fairbanks' pathway through life Is not always, streM-n with roses. I KATtaxrrr eoxs I have arranged to Uke Halted number of maternity caaet at y home In eaat H.ppner and assure Ue very beat attention and ear to all -UtnU. For full Information write or phone HBS. O. C. AIKEN, H.ppner, Oregon. Box 141. Phone tli. PHONE all orders tor ice and soda to 814. BARGAIN'S I 1914 Ford car, shock absorber, speedometer, spot light, 1920 license, good condition. 8pecial $250.00. HEPPNER GARAGE. en s Mr. Fairbanks Path Not Always A Bed of Roses Douglas Fairbanks was one day Just about to do his most Important scene of "Bound in Morrdcco," his new Artcraft photoplay which will be shown at the Star theater Friday, when a message Iwas given him that a man was waiting to see him on a 1917 5-passenger Buick, complete ly overhauled. Excellent mechani cal condition. 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