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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1923.
Farm Activities
I'ROM THE -MORROW COt'VTY FARM BUREAU NEWS"
Many Wheat Varieties j Varietal Trial Results
Planted in Nurseries! For Yield Are Given
B R. W. MORSE. County Kftnt.
Aa a ruit cf the interest shc-wri
is tha hat nursery put out in thi
county during the past year, two sim
ilar ffumriei have been planted thia
fall.
They are located on Lawrence Redding-!
farm at Eight Mile, and at Troy
Bog-ard's near lone. These nurseries
are composed of some three hundred
odd rowi of winter grains including
thirty five varieties of winter wheat
and eight varieties of winter barley,
a well aa treatment testa for smut.
As a result of the higher prices
that have been paid for whit wheats
in the past few years, selectiona of a
whit Turkey wheat are being tried
out in the nursery. Should these var
ieties prove adapubie to Eastern Ore
gon conditions, and the yields be sat
isfactory, they will be distributed in
thia section and probably prove of
considerable importance to the wheat
growers. j
Probably the most Interesting sec
tion of these nurseries to the farmer
will be the taut-resistant wheats.;
Several of these resistant varieties j
are being tried out and it is ex-,
pected that at least some of them
will prove their yield and adaptabil
ity to this section. These will prove
of enormous economic importance to
the wheat growers of this section as
it will be perfectly safe to sow these
wheats without treatment for smut.
One of the problems of wheat grow
ers is the raising of horse feed for
the year. In most of this county
the growing of winter barley has
been almost impossible as the bar
leys that have been tried out have not
proven winter hardy. To try and find
varieties suitable to this section,
eight of the hardier varieties of win
ter barley have been planted in the
nursery.
The following are the varieties of
wheat and barleys that have been
planted: Fortyfold; Hybrid 128;
Kharkov; Kanred; Turkey x Bd, Minn
No. 4S; Argentine Sei; Turkey (pur
ple aeL); Turkey (white set); Cri
mean sel; Red Hussar; Sherman;
Wasco Hybrid No. 1; Eansan White
Turkey (ka. 696-3-6); Kansas white
Turkey (Ka. 6903-8-2); Kansas white
Turkey (Ks. 5914-24-10); Ridit (smut-
proof); Turkey x Florence G326W-1;
Turkey x Florence G326W-2; Banner
Berkeley No. 6; Moside; Triplet;
Triplet Br. GL Sel. 1; Triplet Br. GL
SeL 4; White Odessa 4651-9; White
Odessa 4655; Martin; Federation;
Onas; Major; Canberra; Bluestem;
Jenkin; Ked Chaff.
The barleys include: Winter Barley
(Morrow Co.); Winter Barley (Wasco
Co.); Alaska; Han River; Ridor
Orel; Tennessee Winter; Wisconsin.
CLUB WORK
By K. B. WILCOX.
It is not my purpose in this
tide to find fanlt but to point out
wherein our county is not specializ
ing in its boys and inrls as other
counties are. I visited the State Fair
at Salem this year. A larpe space
in the educational building was filled
with club members' exhibits Two
big barns that formerly were used for
open classes were filled with club
members' stock; 402 head of calves,
sheep and hogs and all but 4 reg
istered. The club work at the fair occupied
the attention of the foremost men of
the state. E. L. King, superintendent
of the S. P. railroad, entertained the
highest scoring boys and girls in his
private car. Governor Pierce pre
sented the winning boys and girls
with watches and fountain pens, do
nated by the bankers of the state,
who saw some of the advantages of
club work at their Corral Us meeting
last spring.
Morrow county, I am sorry to say,
contributed very little to this won
derful showing. Our young people
are quitting us more than ever to
go to the cities. They will continue
to do so if we do not try to better
things for them and prepare them to
better things for themselves. Here
are some of the things I have seen
tried out in other sections that are
producing the results referred to in
the first part of this article:
First Club work carried on under
a club leader.
Second County fair featuring
chiefiy club work.
Third County health nurse.
Fourth County unit for adminis
tration of schools.
HOGS ONLY PRODUCT NOT
AMPLE FOR CONSUMPTION
By R, W. MORSE.
The following are the resulta ob
tained in the various varietal trials
in the county thia past year. The
yields have not been averaged for
various varieties on account of the
fact that some of the varieties are
better suited to certain localities than
others.
Turkey Red is undoubtedly the best
variety for the northern section of
the county, while it has been out
yielded in the southern part to a cer
tain extent by Forty-fold and Hybrid
12i.
The results are:
F. M. Lovegren, Heppner: Turkey
Red, 30; Forty-fold, 36.6; Hybrid 12$,
28; Triplet, 35.
J. O. Turner, Heppner: Turkey Red,
25; Forty-fold, SI; Hybrid 123, 86;
Triplet, 26.
A. A. McCabe. lone: Turkey Red,
29; Hybrid 12S, 30; Hybrid 123, 28 Ji.
Howard Anderson, Eight Mile: Tur
key Red, 18; Forty-fold, 27.6; Hybrid
12$, IS; Triplet, 17.
Ralph FinJey, Lexington: Turkey
Red, 18; Hybrid 128, 12,
Jeff Jones, Heppner: Turkey Red,
33; Forty-fold, 32; Hybrid 128, 25.6;
Red Bobs, 24 3-4
Mr. Majeske, Lexington: Turkey
Red, 2S; Hybrid 128, 15.
ROAD PROTECTION
J. 0. TURNER.
Protection of our roads is a prob
lem in which we are all interested. It
is the purpose of this article to sug
gest at least one way in which this
can be done.
It will be noticed in wheat hauling
time thaf the roads, especially the
graveled roads are covered with horse
tracks, not the tracks of a barefooted
horse either. They are the marks of
the rough shod horse. The toes and
calks. Now calks on the average
horse shoe are not very large, per
haps half an inch long and half an
inch square. The average person
would not think that these would do
much damage to a hard surfaced road.
But these calks strike the hard sur
face i7ith a sliding motion and every
time they strike -hey leave thei;
mark. Of course one horse would not
do very much damage, but when
thousand horses walk over the same
mile of road each day and then are
followed by automobiles to blow the
dust formed away, they are sure n
time to ruin the best graveled sur
face. Of course horses feet on graveled
roads must be protected. They can
not long continue to haul heavy loads
over graveled roads without shoe 4.
But why not use plates or smooth
shoes. They will protect horses feet
from the gravel just as well and
afcid just as much pulling power on
dry roads; and when roads are so
wet as to require rough shoes on the
horses, very little hauling is done.
Another count against the rough
shoe is on the dirt road. They cer
tainly help to dig up these and cause
the chuck holes that we all like to
avoid, and when a rough shod horse j
heaviiy loaded steps into a hole be
oten times loses his balance and in
refraining it steps on himself, thereby
causing injury to his feet.
Heavily loaded wagons do very lit
tle carnage to the highways, because
the roads are practically level and
there is no sliding motion. The broad
tires tend to pack and grind the
gravel more than to dig it up.
let's everybody who possibly can,
Ufe plates on our horses next year
and save the highways.
NEW POULTRY BR EE PS
EXPLAINED.
Frequent requests for information
concerning two so-colled new breeds
of poultry, the "Turkn and the
"Kiwi," have prompted the office of
poultry investigations, of the United
States Department of Agriculture, to
issue aa explanatory statement in re
gard to these "new and novel breeds,"
with the idea of safe-guarding the in
terests of the public.
The statements in the advertise
ment and literature claim that tae
"Turken" was originally produced by
crossing a male turkey with a female
chicken, and that the Kiwi" was
produced by crossing a male ostrich
with a female chicken. These state
ments, say the poultry investigators,
are in all probability not founded on
fact. The department believes that
the so-called "Turkan" is nothing eise
than the Transylvania naked-neck
chicken, which apparently possesses
no qualities superior to the more im
portant standard breeds and varieties
and has not been shown to be par
ticularly well adapted to conditions in
many parts of the country.
TO TEST JACKRABB1T SKIN'S.
Arrangements have been made to
send a company in New lork sam
ples of jackrabbit skins from Mor
row countv. This company is making
some testa, using the skins and should
the tests prove satisfactory, it it
probable that the jackrabbit in the
northern part of the county may be
turned from a liability into an asset,
as the company states they will be
able to pay a worthwhile price for
the skins.
TO BROADCAST FARM HELPS.
An all winter educational agricul
tural program will be given from the
Oregon ian radio station each Tues
day night at eight o'clock by the
members of the Oregon Agricultural
College Extension staff. The first of
these lectures was broadcast October
2. In addition to this the Extension
specialist in Home Economics will put
oa a program for women each Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The first of
tnee lectures was given by MUc Mar
gery Smith on October 12.
The county agent is anxious to rave
a list of all radio owners in Morrow
county and requests that any on own
ing a radio receiving set notify him
as soon aa possible.
BULLETIN'S MAY BE HAD.
Any one not having a copy of D.
E. Stephens wheat bulletin on "Wheat
growing after fallow in Eastern Ore
gon" can obtain the same by calling
at the county agent's office or send in
a card and the bulletin will be mailed
to you.
By R. W. MORSE, County Agent
A suggested agricultural program
for Oregon was discussed in detail
at the Annual Conference of Exten
sion Workers held at Corvallis last
month. This program which has been
prepared by the Extension Service
will be published in bulletin form. It
analyzes the agriculture of the state,
and makes some definite recommenda
tions for the improvement of agri
cultural conditions in the Btate. 1
The sources of income from agri-1
culture in the state are itemized and
contrasted with consumption within
the state. This brings out the fact
that pork is practically the only pro
duct produced in the state in insuffi
cient quantity for local consumption.
On the other hand, some of the fruits
are produced in sufficient quantities
to feed one-thtrd of the population
of the United States.
The greatest problem for the state
as a whole is the marketing of these
surplus crops and it is one that must
be solved before a permanent agricul
tural prosperity can come. This bul
letin will be available for distribution
from the County Agent's office in the
near future.
BEEKEEPERS TO MEET AT
BERM18TON.
The Oregon State beekeepers' asso
ciation will meet at Htrmsiton, De
cember 11 and 12. The plan this
year la to make the annual meeting
a conference on marketing. Invita
tions are being sent to the larger
producing sections of Idaho and
Washington. The Umatilla beekeep
ers association has offered free en
tertainment for official delegates from
the states. Svverat men of wide
experience in marketing will be pre
vent to confer with the beekeepers
and address the association. Bee in
spector of the state will meet iu
conjunction with the association.
CLUB WORK as View
ed by Charles Wilcox, a
Winner in 1922.
The Summer School is for Club
boys and girls. They go there to
learn more about agriculture, stock,
poultry and other Club projects.
My reward as the winner in the
1922 Dairy Herd Record work was
a trip to this Summer School with
all expenses paid.
The Summer School starts in the
early part of June and lasts two
weeks. It is at O. A. C, Corrallis,
Oregon.
The purpose is to teach boys and
girls more about agriculture, poultry,
stock, fruit, etc., and get them ae
quainted with the different methods
of managing these things.
The studies I took were the regu
lar course on livestock, sheep, hogs,
pooltry, potatoes, small fruits, gar
dening, corn, and diseases on plants.
This is a sample of what we did:
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923
8 to 9 A. M.
Small Fruits by Henry Hartman.
Testing Milk by H. N. Colman.
Potatoes by G. E. Hyslop.
Soils by C. V. Kniek.
9 to 10 A. M.
Poultry by H. E. Cosley.
Beef Judging (by boys and girls).
Sheep Judging (by boys and girls).
10 to 11 A. M.
Carden by A. G. Bouquet.
Poultry by H. E. Cosley.
11 to 12
Stock Judging.
Poultry.
Garden.
Each county that could brought
baseball team. Lane county won with
Klamath county second.
We had swimming in the big awim
ming tank for an hour each after
noon. Some of us would play tennis.
We also had parties and all of the
boys and girls from all over the state
could get acquainted, tvery after
noon we held assembly in the Y. M
C. A. building and some prominent
person, like Mr. Kerr, president of
the college, Mr. Churchill, state su
nerintendent, and others, talked to
as.
I like elub work because it teaches
me how to raise livestock, poultry,
and to do agriculture in the right
way.
Klamath county, which I represent
ed last year, has elub work in every
rection of the county and from 40 to
50 go from there each year to the
summer school, either at their own
eanense or sent by the county. Kla-
ma'h county sure tries to do the
right thing by its girls and boys, it
has the county unit system for its
schools; club work for its boys and
girls: a trained health nurse sup
ported by the county, and a eounty
fair where its boys and girls may
show their stock, crops, sewing, can
ning, etc.
Oinnouncement
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inspection, introducing changes that improve
the appearance of the various body types and
increase their comfort and utility.
They offer you not only economical and depend
able transportation, but also a more attractive
style and a greater share of motoring convenience
a combination that makes the outstanding
value of Ford cars more impressive than ever.
See the new Ford models now on display in
our showroom.
These cars can be obtained through
the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan,
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