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HOLIDAY OUTLOOK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1927
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GRESHAM
OUTLOOK, GRESHAM,
OREGON
for clean lin ess, keep an accu rate I read the m aterial and w rite an canning th is yetfr w ith 19 com plet- ; creased in 1928, but we w ill striv e
Stationery Suggestion*.
record on feed an d costs, labor, etc., essay on m arketing. T h ere are two ing. In te re s t w as keen and dem- h ard er to g et m ore quality,
F or th e av iato r—F ly paper.
F or th e shiek—Sand paper.
and te st th e m ilk a t least once a classes, class A being grad e school o n stratio n s w ere good.
E m phasis will be laid on m ore
F o r the m otorist—C arbon paper.
month. All th is has its effect in boys and g irls, and class B high
It is difficult to find com m unities
b etter d em onstrations th ro u g h
F or th e h ija ck e r— Bond paper.
producing b etter dairying.
; school stu d en ts. Seventy-six boys w here th e g irls are a t home m uch local leaders.
F o r th e pugilist—W rapping p a­
In the spring, Judging to u rs are , and g irls w ere enrolled in M ultno- in th e sum m er. T hey a re o ut w o rk ­
Our goal w ill again be the 100 per.
By W. D. K IND ER
HORTICULTURE—
F o r th e b anker—Note paper.
made, teaching th e boys stock mah coifnty to com pete in th e con- ing and can n o t get to club m eet- per cent m ark in com pletions.
Boys’ and g irls' club w ork is
Berries.
F or th e suicide— N ew spaper.
judging. Several dairy team s and test.
lugs. T h at is probably the m ain , w hjch only ,acked 5 per <jent th|g
F or the stu d e n t—Copy paper.
c a rrie d on in M ultnom ah county
Five boys w ere in terested in a one dem onstration team
were | The W lnnerg a re 8elected tn the reason for sm all enrollm ent.
y ea r.
Boyg an(, gjrlg are a „
For the u n d e rta k e r—C repe paper
in co-ordination with th e county sm ai| fru it p roject this year, con-
trained. A d em onstration, consist- dlfferent com m unities, and the
E xhibits of canning at the fairs realizing the im p o rtan ce of the
F or th e politician—Oil paper.—
a g ric u ltu ra l ager.t, the tw o pro- , „¡sting of straw b e rrie s and rasp -
lng of a tru e type cow. discussed com m unity w lnner8 th e „ com pete th is year w ere very good. A g reat keepjng o( rep o rts th e re fo re m ak . , Notre Dame Juggler.
gram s w orking side by side. E x­ berries. The p roject is Just new in by one m em ber, th e cost, w innings,
deal of ca re and pains w as tak en ing It less difficult to get larg e com ­
tension w ork In th e county is very th e sta te and not a g re a t deal of and production, sta rtin g with a calf in th e county contest. T he w inners
Charity.
in p rep a rin g the exhibit ja r. Dem­ pletions.
strong, being backed by m any w ork w as done th is year. The boys and ru n n in g h er to a 5-year-old, in each division at the county con­
o n stratio n team s will also be
F
a
th
e
r—"W
hat have you done
te
st
com
petes
then
for
th
e
sta
te
forceful organizations. A g eneral a re pleased w ith th e ir resu lts and was given.
"M ake the best b etter and sm ile
T his d em onstration
stressed in 1928.
with the money I gave you?"
enthusiasm thro u g h o u t the county this will m ean an increased en ­ w as rated highest of all th o se giv­ cham pionship. M ultnom ah county
as we go.”
In a sta tistic a l rep o rt recently
Boy—"I gave it to a poor old
won both A and B class in th e sta te
prevails.
rollm ent next year. More p la n t­ en at th e sta te fair.
com
piled
it
is
show
n
th
e
re
a
re
now
w oman—”
co n test th is year.
ings w ill be made, according to the
Form of O rganization, Changes
79 organized clu b s; 74 standardized
T each er—"Name the seasons.”
POULTRY HUSBANDRY—
" T h a t’s a good boy.”
Sewing.
boys. Some fertilizer tria ls w ill be
and Development*.
g ro u p s; a to tal en ro llm en t of 746
Jo hnny—“S alt, pepper, vinegar,
The poultry club en ro llm en t has
“A poor old w oman who sells ice
Sew
ing
h
as
been
th
e
leading
It is a
The w ork is handled by the club conducted next year.
not increased in num bers, although p ro ject in th is county for years as m em bers, w ith com pletions made and m u stard .”
cream cones.”—T he Continent.
by 742, or a percen tag e of 99.5. The
ag en t w orking directly w ith th e splendid p roject and I am su re it our poultry club w ork is m ore su b ­
to enrollm ent. Of the 236 g irls who
local com m unity leaders of the will become popular.
sta n tia l th an last year. Forty-one took sew ing th is y ear 233 of them united value of club p ro jects is
county. T he local leaders have ANIMAL HUSBANDRY—
m em bers sta rte d th e w ork and 41 finished th e ir work. Sew ing is o r­ $20,851.68, rep resen tin g a cost of
Fig Club Work.
th e ir own county organizations
finished, th u s m aking our poultry ganized by th e county club ag en t »12,895.17. T he profit of »7.956.51
is easily seen.
and an executive com m ittee w ithin ! Pig club w ork Is com ing back. It w ork 100 per cent.
who selects th e lead ers and de­
th e club to solve the m any prob- ! fell off about half this year in en-
In every case the boys and girls pends on them to c a rry it through.
Outlook for 192*.
) rollm ent. Some sows have been have sta rted w ith a la rg e r group of
lem s.
Club
w
ork
looks b etter th an ever.
Miss Cowgill, a ssista n t sta te
T his organization has m eant purchased and the outlook for 1928 birds, w hich gave them a larg er
leader, gives a g re a t deal of help T his is th e first year w here com ­
m uch in the life of boys' and g irls ’ is good. Several pens of four pigs num ber of pullets, and a g rea ter
th ro u g h o u t th e year, aiding and In­ m unity people have w ritten in for
club work. We can notice a g reat will be grown out for th e Pacific o p p ortunity
in
selecting show stru c tin g th e leaders. Several lead­ en ro llm en t b lanks and have gone j
PIANO
difference In th e uniform ity of the In tern atio n al next year.
birds. In form er y ea rs th e Indi­ e rs ’ m eetings are held each year into th e schools, organizing th e ir |
w ork down over th e county, be­
The quality of pig was co n sid er­ vidual was req u ired to eith er hatch for th e pu rp o se of assistin g them own clubs. T his show s a g re a te r
cau se of the local leader co n fer­ able b etter th is year than last. The or buy 25 baby chicks and in m ost
in te re st on th e p a rt of school peo­
in th e ir leadership.
ences and the exchanging of ideas. boys a re becoming m ore fam iliar cases they did w hat was required.
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GRESHAM, OREGON
Five dem o n stratio n team s w ere p le and com m unity folks.
T rain in g m eetings a re also held with th e feeding problem s.
Many th is y ear sta rted w ith 200 train ed during th e year.
T he en ro llm en t will not be in-
for th ese local com m unity leaders,
A breeding o utline has been p re ­ chicks and In every case have giv­
Cooking.
a t w hich tim e th e work is ex­ pared and will be followed so as to en satisfacto ry resu lts. Care was
The cooking p ro ject ta k es in ST.
plained to them and how It is con­ know w here we are going. Two tak en in en ro llin g boys and g irls
Div. I »■*
ducted. T he program of w ork for judging team s w ere train ed from who w ere equipped to handle poul­ th ree different divisions.
for beginners, Div. II for m ore ad ­
th e y ear Is discussed, and th e lead­ pig clubs.
try.
vanced g irls, and cam p cooking for
ers helped in m aking the y ea r’s
P oultry success can not be ob­
Sheep.
eith
er boys o r girls.
p rogram for th e ir com m unity.
Sheep has been a h ard p ro ject to tained in a sh o rt period. It tak es
T he 103 boys and g irls enrolled
considerable
tim
e
and
experience.
General Policies.
establish in th is county. T here are
in cooking com pleted th e work,
T he policy of th e extension office very few breeders here. T his is Some work has been done th is year m aking a 100 p er cen t com pletion
on
disease
control,
stepping
in
line
Is to w o rk ' with other o rg an iza­ muklng It h ard for us to secure
In th e project.
GRESHAM, OREGON
•HONE 1871
tio n s in putting over th e program s. lam bs for a sta rt. T here a re a few with the Oregon experim ent s ta ­
Each cooking club was required
A g re a t deal of help Is being giv- boys, how ever, th at are doing some tion.
to have a dem o n stratio n in its
A team w as train ed in a poultry
en by the granges, the P aren t- good w ork along this line. Sheep
com m unity, and com peted a t sev­
TO O U R M E M B E R S A N D O T H E R F R IE N D S
T eacher association, the cham ber can play a very im p o rtan t p a rt in culling dem onstration, th ree m em ­ era l of the fairs. Cooking becomes
bers
on
th
e
team
giving
th
is
before
of com m erce, the ban k ers' asso- the farm ing program if given a
stro n g er each year. T his w ork is
m any public groups. Five poultry
elation, the S tate T eachers asso- chance.
handled the sam e as sew ing as far
judging
team
s
w
ere
trained.
The
elation, and the business men In
Goats,
as leadership goes. D em onstrations
general.
* G oats are nbout the sam e th is w inning team a t th e county fair will be stressed again next year.
T hese o rganizations a re fam iliar , year as last. Several inquiries judged at the sta te fair and this
T he g irls ’ ability to put over a
w ith our ag ric u ltu ral progress at ! about them have been m ade th is year won the sta te cham pionship.
d em onstration m eans a g rea t deal
Several
w
in
ter
p
o
u
ltry
clubs
all tim es and a re w illing to give a fall and It looks as though A ngora
in her train in g . All exhibits in
helping hand w henever possible. gnats us well as milk goats might have been started . In th is project cooking th is year w ere of fipe
a production record is required
In som e Instances the local lead­ be th e program for next yeur.
Your loyal su p p o rt and en couragem ent has been app reciated In th is our m ost successful year
quality.
giving cost of feed, labor, care
To the non-m em ber berry grow ers we w ish to extend the glad hand and invite them to join
ers a re secured through some of DAIRY HUSBANDRY—
Home .Making.
and cooperate w ith us—for m utual benefit.
m anagem ent and production.
th e county organizations.
( ah' ('lull Work.
The home m aking p ro ject has
I(A
BBITS—
Program »1 Work.
Calf club work is one of our
Seven boys w ere in terested in fallen off very m aterially. The re a ­
We are agen ts for Columbia Auto Tires and Tubes.
At th e beginning of each year a stron g est projects. It has m ade a
rab b its this year as a re su lt of one son Is h ard to know.
program of work is outlined for steady grow th since club work first
T he project has been divided Into
active ruhbit breed er in th e coni
T hese tire s are honestly m ade by local labor who may buy your berries, Why not try these
• , i i h i i i i i im u n i t y .
In t h is p rO g n U B
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ntul is < <-11.■ 1111 \ a
tire s when in th e m a rk e t? C. T. C. tires are good lires.
m unity. Mr. Brooks gave a g rea t two divisions now and we im agine
we try to put over some of th e ! moat in terestin g project, show n by
deal of tim e to th e boys In the F air- folks will have to become fam iliar
m ore improved p ractices developed I the fact thut many of the boys who
view com m unity. The rab b it club with It. One division tak es up the
For your com fort we have in our m erchandise line
by th e sta te experim ent stations helped sta rt calf club work in tliltl w ork will never grow to an y g rea t home duties, and the o th er is called
FUEL
TIES, SUPERIOR ROCK SPRINGS COAL
county,
a
re
Just
beginning
to
drop
and home econom ics specialists.
project in club work. A boy or “Owning Your Own Room.” They
As the clubs a re organized, each out on account of the age lim it. g irl m ust be adapted for rab b it a re new, but very good. It w ill be
For lawns, dower and vegetable gardens, berries and liebl crops, try Ground Sheep Guano.
leader m u st m ake hor program Many of th ese boys have developed work. C onsiderable has been done stressed by the club agent In 1928.
coincide us near as possible to the nice h erd s of cu ttle on th e ir fa th ­ on the feeding problem s.
C anning.
ers farm . The great thing about it
general program .
N ineteen g irls were enrolled in
FARM
ACCOUNTING—
*he boys have an Inter-
Our goal th is yeur y a s to Im- !l" *H
Tlie farm accounting project, the
prove our q uality of w ork and In­ est in those farm s and are th e re
sam e as la st year, has created a
crease th e percentage of com ple­ helping dad put the game over.
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Fifty-seven m em bers w ere en- g rea t deal of in te re st in th e com ­
tions. T his we did. th e exhibits
at th e vurlous fairs being so su- " ,lle<l ‘his year, eleven m ore than m unities w here carried on. T his
S an ta C lau s has
perior to th e year before and de- lu8‘ X8*r Many of these boys have year the boys who had th e work
last
year
w
ere
given
th
e
problem
put his stam p o f
noting increased quality. The com- Kri*de cattle, and are now In line
of keeping th e cost of grow ing a
pletions stand for each boy and tor purebred stock.
ap proval on our
calf to a tw o-year-old. T his was
girl flnlseing the project they sta rt,
M o s t o f ( tie c a l f c lu b s w e r e o r
not
as
in
terestin
g
as
the
first
y
ear's
and
m aking a c o m p le t e re p o rt ganlzed last f a l l , g iv in g th e le a d e rs
stock o f good s
This we Increased over last year I “ chance to w ork w ith them dur- w ork of keeping a com plete set of
s u i t a b l e for
hy having 99.5 per cent comple- lng the w inter m onths. The w inter books on fa th e r's farm . T he fa th ­
ers,
in
m
ost
cases,
a
re
as
in
te
re
st­
lessons
are
divided
into
four
p
arts:
tions.
C hristm as
g iv ­
feeding problem s, other breeds, ed as the boys.
I’RO.IKCT K T IV IT IF S
ing. C om e look
Each boy is req u ired to tak e an
i ca re and m anagem ent, and fitting
Farm Crops.
1 for th e show ring. In connection inventory of the farm , all m ach in ­
us
over first.
Two potato elubs w ere organized with th is w in ter's w ork a 305-ilay ery, livestock, etc., keep receipts
w ith 22 m em bers. More in terest test was run on the cows in milk and expenses, figure depreciation,
was show n this year in th e sow ing Several of the hoys have two, ttiree, and give a closing inventory for the
of good seed— B urbanks, Netted or four cows now In club work so yeur.
Gents, and E arlie st of All, being that tills m akes a beautiful project M A RKETING—
th e v arieties grow n. These th ree and is causing a great deal of In-
A m arketing co n test is sponsored
varieties are best adapted for ! terest. Some req u ests have a l­ by the a g ric u ltu ra l com m ittee of
conditions in th is county.
ready come In for th is project th is th e P o rtlan d cham ber of com m erce,
T ours w ere held for the benefit year. Some of the req u irem en ts of w ith the Oregon S tate college co­
of helping the boy whose stand was the project are: each boy m ust run operating. It is held as an essay
poor, that he m ight see the p ra c ­ : a test on at least two cows, score contest, the m aterial being p re p a r­
tice of other boys and thereby im ­ at least four cows for cleanliness ed by the m ark etin g sp ecialist of
prove his work in potato growing. and confirm ation, score at least i the state, in ten lessons.
N itrate of soda experim ents w,' i e i (W() d#,ry burns and m tlk houses
Each hoy and g irl is requested to
conducted on several fields of early
potatoes. In some cases a m arked
increase yield w as obtained In
com parison w ith th e check plot.
In other cases th e re w as a differ­
ence In top grow th, hut no m arked
difference in tubers. The n itra te
w as applied ut th e ra le of 300
pounds per acre. T he Chilian Ni­
tr a te corporation furnished th e ni
tr a te of soda.
Considerable w ork has been done
on potato diseases th is year, and
ns a resu lt better p ractices w ill be
followed In the future, nam ely,
dipping for external potato d iseas­
es, roguing and hill selecting.
H e n ry J . .Incobson
ManifW
Two potato gi adlng team s were
train ed th is year. One team which
’It unwavering desire tn fulfill our duties
com peted in the sta te fair, winning
in a kind, attentive m anner luts won for
tlie sta te cham pionship, also com ­
peted at the Pacific In tern atio n al,
us the approval of those we serve. To
w inning fifth in the northw est con
pleas»* we m ust satisfy . W e do.
test. T his Is going to be an Im ­
p o rtan t phase in potato club w ork
Status of Extension Work
Given By County Club Agent
FLORENCE M. HONEY
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The Berry Growers Packing Co.
I Merry Christmas and a Happy N ew Year
TRUST
O'
GARDENING
G ardening has tak en a m arked
step forw ard this yeur 148 boys be­
ing enrolled over the county. E a r­
ly gard en s proved satisfacto ry In
m ost cases. T he w inter was short,
giving the (toys and girls a ch a în e
for early planting.
Insect pests and diseases were
controlled In good shape
I.oeal
leaders played a very Im portant
p art in th e success of th e tmys' and
g irls' garden w ork th is year.
Many exhibits w ere prepaid for
th various fairs, and in every case
q u ality w as outstanding.
Some w inter gard en s will be
grow n th is year as a resu lt of su c­
cess th e fore p a rt of the season.
T h e high s ta n d a rd s w e h av e set fo r th e eon-
duet o f our b u sin ess find us at all tim es s tric tly
o b se rv in g e a ch n e c essa ry fo rm a lity
We ghrve
th a t th is sacred o b lig a tio n m ay retlee, cred it
t u t o u r wide ex p e rien c e in o u r profession.
“ l i e Serve Reyiirdlexn of ('ireurnntnnees''
JACOBSON CO.
n
\ E li Ab n iR E ( TORS
WEAR-EVER
L. L. KIDDER HDW E. CO
F o ste r R oad at 91st S treet
I>AY o r N IG H T
L ady A ssista n t
S U n set 1821
TRADE MARK
Gresham, Oregon
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