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VOLUME XXX
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA
NUMBER 7
COUNTY,
OREGON,
OCTOBER 8, 1936.
FAH Authority Coming.
Babies Born Same Day.
BOARDMAN FUTURE ONE DISTRICT
DITES
CARDS DEFEAT TOWNSEN
Harry H. O’Connor, field repre
Two babies born at the Hermis
sentative of the Pioneer Flintcote ton General hospital last week ar FARMERS WIN
HEAR SPEAKERS
Company of Los Angeles, and an rived on the same day. September
100 PER CENT
authority on the Federal Housing 30th. Their mothers, Mrs. Tom Len
The stock judging team from the
BULLDOGS 9-0 from W. Portland,
A. Sellwood, district organizer plan, will be at the Tüm-A-Lum of hart
Mrs. Chas. Duvall, were Boardman chapter of Future Farm
was one of the speak fice Tuesday, October 13th, to as born and
in the same year and were ers of America won fourth placo it
ers at the regular Townsend club sist any person wishing to work out classmates
Hermiston high judging beef cattle, eighth place
FOR TURKEYS
meeting Tuesday night at the Union plans for a loan. Mr. O’Connor has school. Both
the mothers have al among 21 Oregon teams in judging
THERE FRIDAY church. Mrs. Alta Brown, president been personally responsible for more ways lived in in the
Hermiston. They will beef, sheep and hogs, and 24th
FINAL PLAY:SCORING
FURIOUS
DRIVE IN FINAL
15
MINUTES BRINGS VICTORY
TO WAITSBURG ELEVEN.
Football Schedule.
October 10—Condon at Hermiston.
October 16—Athena at Athena.
October 23—Arlington at Arlington.
October 30—McLaughlin at Milton.
November 6—•Touchet at Touchet.
-Nov. 11—Heppner at Hermiston.
Driving furiously to overpower
the Bulldogs in the final 15 minutes
of the game, the Waitsburg Cardi
nals turned in a 9-0 victory over
Hermiston last Friday afternoon on
their home field.
The Bulldogs held the ball in
,
their own territory during most of
the first half but lost their grip af
ter the first points which came on a
safety late in the third quarter when
a Hermiston lateral from the Bull
dogs’ own three-yard line was
knocked down and slapped across
the goal line by one of the Bulldog
players. This was ruled an auto
matic safety and the Cardinals
moved ahead.
The touchdown came In the final
period, with three men deserving
full shares of the credit for the
score.
A Hermiston punt from the Bull-
* dog 18 was blocked by big Andrew
Keve, hard-hitting Cardinal tackle,
and recovered on the Hermiston
three-yard marker by Bob Rhay,
sophomore end. Two plays later
Joe Buroker dashed through right
tackle and over the line. Keve
calmly placekicked the extra point.
Hermiston almost scored in the
second quarter, with a touchdown
drive being halted by the whistle.
Taking the ball after a Waitsburg
punt on the 50, the Bulldogs moved
up to the 35 when the Cardinals
were penalized 15 yards for piling.
A one-yard dash by Alstott, left
half, a 13-yard gain by Stewart
Rankin, right half, another six yards
by Alstott and six more by Rankin
put the ball on the Cardinal nine-
yard line for a first down. The
half came before another play could
be attempted.
A spectacular aerial offensive by
Waitsburg in the third quarter saw
three straight passes click for 34
yards. A fumble by a Cardinal
player enabled Hermiston to recov
er on their own 11-yard line, how
ever, and Jeppe punted out.
Keve. Rhay. Hays. Joe Buroker.
La Mott and Neace were standouts
for Waitsburg, although the entire
team played stellar ball. Hermis
ton’s leading lights were S. Rankin,
Alstott, Jeppe and Stewart. Stew
art, 200-pound tackle, stood out in
the line, making a large percentage
of the tackles.
Waitsburg punted seven times for
an average of 32 yards; while Her
miston punted six times for an aver
age of 30 yards. Hermiston made
six first downs, while Waitsburg
made five. Waitsburg attempted
10 passes and completed four for 49
yards, while Hermiston tried six.
completing four for 28 yards. Each
team intercepted one pass.
The Bulldogs will meet Condon
here Friday on the field at the fair
grounds, starting at 3:00 o’clock.
The lineups:
Waitsburg
Pos
Hermiston
Berland
LER
. Jeppe
Hastings ......... ..LTR.
Stewart
Hamby
...........
Shipp
Vollmer .............. C.............. Whitsett
Bode ...........
ROL.. .... Marble
Rhay .............. -REL.................. Harris
LaMott .................. ................... Hunt
John Buroker ..LHR.... . S. Rankin
Neace ............... RHL............. Allstott
Joe Buroker
F.. ........... Buell
Subs: Waitsburg — Hillis. Hays,
Hofer and Houchens. Hermiston —
M. Rankin. Seeliger, Furrer. Lot-
speich and Hunt. Officials — Tom
Deering, referee; E. Kanz, umpire;
M. Harsch, head linesman.
MORNING GLORY
EXPERIMENTS
In 1930 the Umatilla County
Agent's office established rather ex
tensive morning glory control ex
periment plots. Almost 40 differ
ent kinds of treatments were made
at various seasons of the year. After
six years, it seems desirable for the
farmers of the country to have an
opportunity to see the results of
these experiments. Some plots are
entirely free of morning glory now.
on the basis of but one treatment.
Beginning at 2:00 P. M Friday.
October ». there will be a field meet
ing at these plots which are located
on the Grace Sievers farm, north-
west of Pendleton. To reach the
plots from Pendleton, follow to the
top of the Nelson grade and turn
left at the first cross road beyond
the top of the grade. Go west about
one-half mile. The public fe Invi-
ted.
of the Heppner club, who is in
charge of womens’ activities in the
club, was also a speaker.
Mrs. Brown is organizing ladles’
clubs within the Townsend clubs
and arranged for a meeting here
Tuesday, October 13th, urging all
the ladies to be present. The meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
F. E. Earnhart at 2:00 o’clock In
the afternoon and all interested la
dies are urged to be present.
A large group of Townsendites
represented the local club at the
meeting Tuesday.
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CLUB JUDGING
TEAM PLACES
The livestock judging team from
the west end of Umatilla county
won third place in the state, and
sixth in the northwest, with 50
teams competing, at the Pacific In-
ternational Livestock Exposition in
Portland last Saturday. Members of
the team were Bill Jackson, Her
miston, Eldon Saylor, Echo, and Leo
Rueber, Stanfield.
Other prizes won on stock exhi
bits were taken by Chas. Kik, eighth
on Hereford beef; Eldon Saylor,
eighth on Shorthorn: Bob Jackson,
seventh. Bill Jackson, eighth, and
Bernard Jendrzejewski, ninth, on
fat hogs.
Douglas Carter, Umatilla county
boy. won first in the Senior Angus
division, first in the Junior Angus
division and the grand champion
ship over all breeds of senior steers,
at the Portland show. This is the
first time in the history of the ex
position that one boy has so com
pletely monopolized the blue ribbons
in the steer competition. Carter
swept all first place honors in the
steer division at the annual Uma
tilla county 4-H club fair held at
Pendleton recently.
A more complete report of the
winnings at the Portland show will
be given in next week’s Herald.
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IRRIGON NEWS
t
. By Mrs. W. C. Isom
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smitz, who
came from Kansas to the Stanfield
project this season, are employed on
the B. P. Rand place for the winter
months.
Chester Wilson returned from
Portland Saturday with a load of
lumber for the new parsonage which
is to be built at once for the Pen
tecostal church. Mr. Wilson left
for Hood River Monday where he
has employment.
Mrs. Virginia Chaney purchased
a 1929 Ford last Tuesday.
Carl Haddox purchased a Stude
baker 8 from the Dennis Motor Co.
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leicht and
son Frankie, with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Moore, motored to the mountains
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Aldrich left
for northern California the last of
the week where they will spend the
winter. Mr. Aldrich built a trailer
house in which to make the trip.
Rev. H. B. Thomas was a business
visitor in town Monday from Board
man.
Miss Tigglebeck spent the week
end at her home in La Grande.
The Columbians orchestra played
for a dance at Arlington Saturday
night.
Roy and Ernest Bedwell motored
to Cayuse. Ore.. Sunday to visit their
”ncle. Frank Stevens and family.
Mrs. Lyle Eddy received the news
of the death of her grandmother at
Idaho Falls, Monday. Mrs. Davis
was 84 years old.
Roy Minnick, Earl Isom. Sam
tTmiker and Earl Leach went into
the mountains near Gibbon Sunday
to hunt deer.
Mrs. Roy Minnick gave a party at
her home Saturday afternoon, hon
oring her daughter Luella on her
seventh birthday. Nine small guests
were present and a very pleasant
afternoon was spent.
R. V. Jones, assisted by his fam
ily. branded his flock of 700 White
Holland turkeys in a little over four
hours Sunday. The branding of tur
keys with a registered brand enables
one to apprehend anyone in case of
theft and should be practiced by all
turkey growers.
Mrs. Bessie Wisdom is assisting
Mrs. James Warner at her home this
week.
Maxwell Jones left Wednesday for
Kelso. Wn.. where he expects to ob
tain work in the mills.
Robert Smith motored to Port
land Wednesday.
Russell McCoy and Raymond
’ amoreaux were in Hermiston Mon
day.
Rev. Crawford returned Saturday
from Seattle. Wn.. where he was at-
tending the Northwest Bible Insti
tute.
Grandpa Browning has been quite
’ll the past week
Mrs Guyer and daughter Shirley
and Florena Vanburen from Baker.
Ore., visited a short time with Mrs
Don Isom Tuesday as they were en-
route to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs Geo Kendler. Jr., of
Umatilla traded their property at
Umatilla for the R V. Boulware
ranch aaat of Irrigon Monday. Mr
Boulware will remain on the ranch
until the first of the year.
than 1340,000 in loans. He is a rec leave the hospital for their respee- place judging the same classes of
ognized authority along this line five homes Saturday. The babies animals
with teams from Oregon.
having visited Washington, D. C., were girls.
Washington, Idaho and Montana, at
to study the setup from every angle.
the Pacific International Livestock
Exposition in Portland last Satur-
PIONEER HONEY
day,
LADIES AUXILIARY
Pat Healy of the Boardman team
HISTORY
tied for third place among 138 boys
ELECTS
OFFICERS
. — -
in judging Duroc-Jersey hogs. The
The history of honey in this lo
Boardman team included Stanley
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Farm Partlow, Pat Healy and Ralph Skov-
cality is about as long as the time
white men have lived here. The Bureau elected Mrs. Alice Wells as bo, with Ted Wilson as alternate.
largest producers, before thirty its president at the regular meeting
The F. F. A. boys operated three
years ago, were the Thom brothers, last Friday at the Union church. concessions at the North Morrow
Bob, John and Craig. Bob Thom Mrs. E. C. Hughes was elected vice county fair, held at Irrigon, from
kept 100 hives or more on his place president, Mrs. C. L. Upham, secre which they cleared $20 to finance
near Hinkle Siding, and when he tary, and Mrs. Henry Sommerer and the stock show trip.
died several years ago his sons, Mrs. W. A. Mikesell members of the
The boys report the international
Richard, Fred and Bob carried on. executive committee.
is a wonderful show of fine stock.
On Upper Butter Creek, A. Watten-
The ladies voted to hold all They were especially pleased with
burger also kept a large apiary.
meetings in the Columbia park club
When large alfalfa fields became house instead of one every month at the horse show and rodeo, including
common the bees were increased and the Union church. The next meet performances by the army officers
until ten years ago this was the ing will be held Friday, October 16. and horses just back from the Olym
principal honey producing center of The committee, which is composed pic games in Berlin.
the northwest.
of Mrs. H. J. Ott, Mrs. H. A. Hook
J. Skovbo entered the business in er and Mrs. Lathrep, asks that all
1911, and has maintained an apiary ladies planning to attend bring HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
of about 600 hives since that time. pieces for a wool quilt.
He has an extracting plant in Her
The first of a series of four pro
miston and has been president of
grams on experiments on liquid air
the state association three times. E.
was given in the high school audi
R. Sires of Stanfield is president of ANNIVERSARY
torium Thursday of this week. The
the Umatilla county association now
COMMENTS
and W. G. Rodda of Hermiston is
experiments were on electrical and
magician accompanied by a lecture.
state inspector.
To fittingly observe the 30th an
At one time there were 4000 hives
A hilarious time was had at the
of bees in the west end of Umatil niversary the Hermiston Herald ap Freshman-Sophomore initiation Mon
la and northern Morrow counties. peared last week as a 32-page edi day night in the auditorium during
As much as 300,000 pounds of hon tion. every page finely executed. Be the annual event of ushering the
ey have been shipped annually from sides a liberal amount of advertis freshmen into high school. The
here, frequently in car lots to dis ing the paper contained an excel girls were required to wear old fash
tant points. Eber D. Mossie, who lent review of Hermiston and vici ioned costumes, and the boys to
took prizes at the project fair this nity since the town was founded. wear pajamas. A series of initiation
year, formerly kept his bees here, The Herald is owned by Pauline M. stunts were put on. Refreshments
but has transferred them to Pilot Stoop and Alfred Quiring.—Auxili- were served following the stunts.
Rock. It is estimated that this year ary.
A notice from County School Su
the output will be 175,000 pounds.
perintendent J. A. Yeager announces
The bee business dwindled as bee
Hermiston Herald Celebrates.
there will be a joint teachers’ in
pasture became less through the
The Hermiston Herald, published stitute held at Baker. Ore., October
growth of pastures which took the
22nd and 23rd, in which teachers
place of alfalfa fields. There is a by Alfred Quiring and Miss Pauline from
Malheur, Umatilla, Union, Ba
large amount of bee pasture here Stoop, both formerly of Dallas, cele ker and Wallowa counties will par
among wild plants and other culti brated the 30th anniversary of the ticipate. School will not be closed
vated crops, but production is large founding of that paper on Septem here Supt. Kersbergen said.
ly controlled by the volume of alfal ber 17, with a 26-page special edi
The grounds between the high
fa growing. As this increases the tion boosting for the irrigated dis
honev business will grow. All oth trict that surrounds Hermiston. The school building and the side walk
er conditions are excellent for heavy paper, well printed and enlivened is being prepared for sodding to
production of honey and the busi with numerous illustrations, requi lawn this week. The road grader
red an enormous amount of work equipment is also moving dirt to
ness is well established.
In addition to the above, others and is a credit to the community complete the street on Ridgeway
who were in the business are: and to the enterprising young pub and grading Second street past
Gladys avenue. Shrubbery will be
R. H. Stockard. J. C. Tillerv. R. H. lishers.
Davison. Frnnk Otto. Nels Christen-
Hermiston, which proved to be planted in the spring to complete
sen and Bob Mitchell of Boardman: one of the most stable communities the landscape about the school build
New Madden. A. Buhmann. Several in eastern Oregon during the depres ing.
Dr. D. V. Poling, representing the
others have a few hives. The Buh- sion period, is rapidly forging to
mann Brothers moved their bees to the front with its diversified agri Oregon System of Higher Education
Fort Rock. Montana, where they cultural industries. Poultry raising, will talk to high school students
both turkeys and chickens, is one of Monday, October 19th.
now operate a large apiary.
e =
the newer enterprises which is prov
The Womens’ Auxiliary to the
ing profitable to settlers of the dis American Legion presented the pri
PENDLETON BOY EMPLOYED
trict.
mary grades with play ground equip
BY BROWN-JOHNSTON.
The editor of the Itemizer-Obser- ment consisting of play balls and
ver feels a personal pride in the Her indoor baseballs. This Is in addition
Verian Lucas, a recent student of miston Herald for both of its pub to keeping up the first aid room
the Kinman Business University has lishers received their first newspa which they equipped and have kept
accepted a position in the office of per and printing training In his em up for several years.
Brown-Johnston of Spokane.
ploy, and were aided and encourag
Mr. Lucas is the son of Mrs. H.
E. Lucas, Pendleton, and is also a ed in their publishing venture by
graduate of Pendleton High School. him. They went to Hermiston just
PINE CITY NEWS t
New classes will be starting next at the start of the depression, buy t
By Mrs. Bernice Wattenburger
Monday. There is a position for ing the paper in December, 1929.
you when KBU trained.
They have known what it is to go
Write for a free copy of an inter
The upper classmen gave the
esting booklet entitled, “Planning through real hard times as begin freshmen
party Friday evening at
Your Future." Address the Kinman ners—an experience more valuable the Pine a City
A large
Busineß University, Spokane.
adv. than delightful.—Itemizer-Observer. crowd attended. auditorium.
The evening guests
were Miss Isabella O'Brien, Lynn
Barr and Ray J. Pinson.
Afternoon callers at the E. B.
Wattenburger home Friday were
Mrs. T. J. O’Brien. Mrs. Jasper My
ers. and Mrs. Charles Bartholomew.
Miss Isabella O'Brien is spending
the week end with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. James Daly were
Morrow County Pomona Grange the different state conferences held Pendleton callers Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helms were
met at the Willows Grange hall at in almost every county of the state.
callers Saturday.
Cecil October 3. for its regular quar
Mrs. Ray Gilí, wife of the state Hermiston
Burl and Earl Wattenburger were
terly meeting.
master, contributed a few moments in Walla Walla Saturday.
About seventy-five were in atten to the program and read a letter
Ray J. Pinson and Lynn Barr
dance at the lecturer’s program in from the state secretary who was
the afternoon, the morning session prevented from being present by ill were dinner guests at the E. B.
having been taken up with the usu ness. Lucy Rogers, county super Wattenburger home Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
al business of subordinate grange intendent of schools, read a very in
John Healy attended the funer
reports, etc.
teresting and instructive paper in Mrs.
The program, in charge of Mrs. which she mentioned some of the al of Jerry O’Reilly in Hermiston
Vida Heliker. Pomona Lecturer, was laws governing our schools such as Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee spent
exceptionally good and thoroughly the minimum wages to be paid
enjoyed by those present. After a teachers, the minimum number of Thursday evening at the Marlon
song by the audience. Mrs. Hiney of days that may be taught and provid Finch home. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are
Butter Creek and moving to
Rhea Creek gave a very fine resume
inadequate means to finance a leaving
ranch near Hermiston.
of her summer vacation trip east, ing
these requirements.
Mrs. Charles Bartholomew, Mrs
giving an interesting account of
"Citizenship is one of the major Jasper Myers and young daughter
how New York City and other no
objectives
of
education.
”
says
Supt.
called at the John Harrison home
table places "back east" as we term
Rogers. She also expressed the opin Friday.
it. appear to an Oregonian.
ion
that
there
should
be
no
restrict-
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Acton stopped
Mr. Corson of the Grange Bulle
tin recalled a very interesting coun ions in our schools In the discussion at the Boylen ranch Thursday. They
of
present
social,
economic
and
poli
are moving to the Luckman place in
cil meeting he had attended at Rhea
Creek more than two years ago. He tical questions, and that there is a the Lena district.
need
for
more
highly
trained
teach
Mr and Mrs. Marion Finch and
commended the granges on the work
done In this county In the Bulletin ers. She urged school boards to be family spent Sunday in the moun
more
alert
to
the
needs
of
their
dis
tains deer hunting.
advertising work as shown by the
prize money received by the differ tricts. She also spoke on the Bill
Pete Lake and Alvin Strain spent
No.
4793.
providing
Federal
aid
for
ent granges for slips sent In.
Sunday at the E. B. Wattenburger
schools
which
will
come
up
in
the
Miss Helen Ralph of Ione very
home.
beautifully rendered two vocal solos. next session of Congress and urged
Fred Rauch accompanied John
the
support
of
all
for
this
bill.
She
"Sweet Mystery of Life,” and "The
Garner to Portland Sunday.
then
gave
the
points
of
the
program
Old Spinning Wheel.” In the lat
The Pine City high school will
ter. she was assisted by Opal Cool adopted by th* N.E.A. which will be give a carnival Friday. October 30.
and Marian Krebs, who followed published in a later issue or as a In the Pine City school house. It
the solo with a demonstration. They supplement to this article.
will be preceded by a program in
Miss Ralph gave another very en- the auditorium which promises to
first rave an explanation of how
inyable
number.
"Twilight
on
the
wool is processed and made Into
be good. The public Is cordially In
varn by our present machinery, and Trail.”
vited to attend and have a good time.
Mr. Alfred, candidate for district
**en demonstrated the method by
Pine City grade school has orga
the old spinning wheel, one of attorney, spoke briefly, expressing nized a 4-H division, a sewing club
which they had on the stave and appreciation of support given him by The president la Helen Healy, vice-
which had heen hrought from Swe the rural districts and urging all to president Is Mable Rauch, secretary
show their good citizenship by vot- is Henrietta Helms. Members are
den many years ago.
The State Lecturer. Mrs G. W. Ing.
Betty Finch. Helen Healy. Harriet
State Master Ray K. Cill. the Helms. Henrietta
Thiessen, spoke briefly, commenting
Helma.
Elsie
principal
speaker
of
the
day.
spoke
on the wonders of our state •• thev
Rauch. Mable Rauch and Geneva
avnear to her in the state wide trip st length on the bills sponsored by Young. Work on boys' projects has
(Continued on pace 5)
made by the state grange party for
been started, too.
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MORROW COUNTY POMONA MEETS
AT WILLOWS GRANGE OCT. 3
FLOCKS INCREASED
MANY FARMERS RENEW TURKEY
FLOCKS:
OTHERS ADD TO
NUMBER OF BIRDS.
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Farmers in the Minnehaha dist
rict have gone in tor turkeys in a
big way with small new flocks crop
ping out this year and the growers
of long standing raising the same
number of birds as previously or in
creasing their flocks. Eleven differ
ent growers are raising flocks of
between 400 or 2000 birds.
>
E. L. Jackson is raising his first
commercial flock of 400 birds pur
chasing the poults from H. G. Ran
kin early in June. Until two years
ago the Jacksons had raised a few
birds with turkey hens. This year
they turned their chicken house in
to a brooder which has a capacity
for 750 poults.
Dry mash is kept before the birds
at all times but a wet mash, moist
ened with milk, is fed at noon, and
grain twice daily. The Jacksons be
lieve that the additional milk adds
to immunity from disease, but the
main reason for feeding the wet
mash is to increase the weight of
the late birds as rapidly as possible
for an early market.
Other New Producers.
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Casseday are
also new growers with a flock of
500 bronze birds. They came from
Walla Walla and purchased what Is
known as the Silvey place on the
Butter Creek highway. Mrs. Casse
day is a sister of Mrs. A. E. Bensel.
They also maintain a flock of White
Minarca chickens and expect to
put 100 pullets in the laying house
this fall.
The Cassedays secured poults from
Mitchell in Washington. These are
a duck breasted, short legged, bronze
bird. They expect to keep 250 toms
and 100 hens for breeding stock,
and will sell some of the toms to
other producers as breeding stock.
A 20x60 brooder house was built
this spring which has a concrete
floor, heated by a hot water system,
arranged with the hovers over the
pipes.
Growers from Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Keller came
here two years ago from Reno Coun
ty, Kansas, and increased their tur
key flock from 234 last year to 900
this year. In Kansas they raised a
flock of 100 birds at a much great
er cost and effort than they raise
900 birds here, they say. Mr. and
Mrs. Keller and their son, with oc
casional help from a hired man, take
care of the birds.
They have a 12x46 brooder house
with a hot water system. The hovers
are above the pipes to produce the
effect of warmth as from the turkey
hen, believed the most satisfactory
system of brooding.
The birds have ranged on al
falfa consuming the third crop and
eliminating the necessity of feeding
chopped green feed. The poults were
purchased May 21st and now the
largest toms weigh 20 pounds and
the poults between 11 and 13
pounds.
The Kellers have a turkey story
2000 miles long—running between
Kansas and Oregon.
Flocks Gradually Increased.
Two years ago the Cleve Clarks
who live on the Butter Creek high
way, turned their dairy barn Into a
brooder house and concentrated
their efforts in the turkey business.
In the near future they expect to
build an addition to the present
house. They do their own custom
hatching in three Master and one
Never Fail incubator, having fair
luck until a year ago when the eggs
were allowed to get too dry. causing
a decrease In percentage of hatches.
Last year they kept 80 hens for
breeding stock and expect to keep
150 this year. The first turkeys were
raised almost exclusively on milk in
the year when butterfat was 13
cents per pound. This was not sat
isfactory, however, because of the
necessity of changing the formula
for feed later in the season, causing
a loss in time and a check In weight
advance on the birds.
The Clarks plant corn early, in
April If possible, which brings it to
early maturity and allows feeding
In the fall during the finishing per
iod. Corn is one of the best feeds
but requires more labor than wheat.
The birds range over a large area
and this is arranged by moving the
roosts daily to clean ground The
birds are now gradually being mov
ed toward the corn field where they
will range.
Fla mo brooders are used In the
brooder house which Is equipped
with a hot water system The house
is divided into five sections, each
with a sun porch.
Weather Report
Max. Min.
Date
37
77
October
82 .. 35
October 2
«0
50
October 3
74 .... 54
October 4
72 .... 36
October
75 .... 31
October
7» .... 31
October 7
Precipitation was .03 of an inch.