Medford mail tribune., December 31, 1928, Page 18, Image 18

PXGE SIX
:MEDFOTCT) MATT, TTCTBT7XTC, TnITvDFORD, OTiFflONT. MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, -1028.
Here Is Jackson County's Model Barn
Where Horses Live Like Kins
Giant Gold Dredge Now Operating In Foots Creek District
CITY STREETS
AFTER 1 7 YEARS
First Extensive Paving Since'
1911 Done Past 12j
! Months Over Four Miles'
i
l-?vfe
j of Black Top and Con-
crete Laid City Growth
j Demanded Improvements
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RESUME PAVING
' '-Lit $
A '
"V m a
' a'
v.: W J
L
f v V.vrTf "".-jst "
(letter In construction than niiinyl
dwellings und rivaling even the
conHtructinn-of expensive honicH,
the ranch harn' ut the Horn Da j
ui inaiun, imiivii fiy n, v. .m:i MM-
nvy urur v eilimi J-Ullll on llie Voll j
SlaKe road, in an niitstiiiiilliig farm I
building constructed in Jucksotil
county lant year. W hile no offlc-1
lal figures were available, It is ,
IhoiiKlit that the harn cost in the
iieiiiuuriiooii oi i ii.ijoii. j
In lis hulldiUK, of which Kranli
Miller was in chai'Ko, no details i
were overlooked and no expense
was saved In make these details
as perfect as possible. Ii Is the
lust word In a ranch harn, ami em
bodies construction Ideas never in
use before and was several months
in the hulldiUK, with seven to eight
men at work practically ull thrown
this time.
The barn is approximately 80
feet Iodk and 50 feet hlsh and has
room in its hay loft for 30 Ions.
It has four individual box malls i
for hornos, with a door leading into I
each stall, oiled und varnished with '
THE NEW YEAR'S SECTION
In this sjiei'iiil New Year's section, there ling been no effort
to duplicate the lurgc mjrt I'liiluirnte New Yenr editions of tin I
imsi. , !
Instead of pnblisliinn whut would Jmvi! been, more or less, J
n (lliplieulinn ; die cttoi'l (Ins .vein' litis been to, merely empha
size n few of the major developments which have distinguished
the piist twelve months.
. In Itiokiiiff' over Ihe yenr 1028, it appeared to us, there was
no (piestion as to whal development locally deserved first plnee.
This was the iimnzinir "Tnwtli in size nod importance of Ihe
Vurm Orantre movement.
'. Four or five years airo the l-'nnn flrauue was seareely heiifd
of in Jackson eounly. There hail been a few (Iranues since
very early days, but they had loii(f ceased to funelion, or had
Hirelings rarely.
Now, outside of the larner cities, Ihe (irnnge is Ihe dom
inant, foree in rural life, not only economically but. socially and
pnlirienll.v. There arc eight district (Iranges and the tolal mem-,
bership is approximately 111(1(1 with now members coming in
every month.
,
. The Grange in .laekson county is not only very much alive,
it is liKtrressive and enlightened. As the foundation of pros
perity in this section resls upon
the status of the farni the importance of the Orange cannot
bo exaggerated.
for this body of men and women is determined to place
agriculture unon a belter basis, to tnlte it nut. of iln "noor
fnrm" nluuu n,wl ,,l.. : ..i,..
lnim class, .and place it where
. inin. iii llllll J'VI IIICIIIITII I 1(V lUllllllllllC .OlIHIIieSN,
Such a condition would not only benefit the fanners, but
the community as a whole, and every business man in it. The
(range, therefore, deserves the support, and sympathetic inter
est, of every person, with the welfare of Southern Oregon at
heart.
Hy this we do not mean, that everything the (Irango lias
done or may do, should be blindly approved. The (irange like
any other human organization, may at times develop weak
nesses or make mistakes.
Hut we do mean, that lho stronger and more active tlte
(Irange, tho belter for all concerned, and,it is therefore a pleas
ure to do our bit in this direction, by giving the Farm (Irange
of .lucksou enmity tlfe place of lunior in this Now Your sco
tiou of lilL'S.
l-rtlillAllt 111 n int. I II..I.I...I......I .. ....l
An Ontario pnpor nmvs n iiiunioipiil olootion oost tlu oity M0
centK n voto. Ah a rule you can't estimate tlit oost until tlio
paving eontraots are awarded.
Corroot. this aontonco: "Olhors
'said h)io, "hut all I want is tho
oomnion as I mil."
A Miohijran woman pot life
liafl drawn a life Honton'oo just
moonlight night.
Bolivia and Paraguay won't
is nwipnod to oaoh general, there
as ttttiiuou fodder.
Tho ronofion lias boKun. Tho ladies in the ohorus are widor
now, and maybe in time something will be done about the
seats.
Perhaps bell is n place where everybody is eduoatod and
eultured nnd superior and nobody knows how to have a pood
time.
Tho papers say Huston teams
but don't expluin why Sunday is
special preparation. The stull
J walls are over nix feet high, an'l
t have Iron liara of two feet In
1 length on lop. ' Kaeli Htall has an
Individual drinking trough ax a pre-
VHIH 1 V niUUHUI U UKU1HHI II1C HprifaU
0 disease snoutll one not Hft ue-
come infected.
Kuch manner has an individual
hay Klioot for liuy to he thrown
down from the loft, which ix Hep
nrted from the Btalls hy means of;
ti neavy wall and sikiiiik doors 10
elimiuule dust from thai part of
the harn In which llie horses are
quartered. 1'or further protection
of the horses, an Indirect IlKbtiUKj
system, utllizliK a larne numlier of I
windows, is another feature of the
barn, the entire Interior of which !
lius been whitewashed and painted, j
Tho tool shed anil Implement j
room, 60 feet square, Is located i
i In the neuter of the building and,
like other pnrts of the structure,
Is equipped with electric lights.
A eonioletolv ffiui niieil hlacksnilth
shoo mid u harness room. Hie lal-;
ter equipped with a stove, "urn on
tho northwest end of the harn, and
the condilion of agriculture
u ii.. i i . ir '
it rightly belongs, as a sell-
- .l..l.l.. 1 : I
may yonrn for movio horoos,"
love of n man as homely and
for selling lmooh. Many a man
for taking ono too' many on n
fiht. Hy tho time an orderly
won't ho anybody loft to servo
m
can now play ball on Sunday,
uu exception.
?ci.v,"i
' on the opposite corner, a tool room
i and a woodshed are located,
; The roof Ik covered Willi a dou-
! hie layer of ukIm-hhik shingles and
In hraced through a new Hysleiii
i " K muuil III lilt. Illlllll Ul rinim
! 1.-. liars, IUCUI urcilliei-L. 1I1U 1111 y
j doom at tiie top of the harn also
; embrace a new idea in opening
! anil were no liuilt hy llie carpenter
, in charge, Frank Miller. Special
provisions have been made for the
1 niaiuaKu 01 ine oaru iirciuiseu
, throuttli Ihe use of pipes and Hi.)
, lai n Itsell' resls on a Inundation
or concrete.
The barnyard is neully fenced
with while pickets, desimied by
William Koley, orchard foreman,
and an outside waie.r trough is
protected from the rays or the
Hummer sun by the means of a
special covering built several fool
above,. The trough Is equipped
with an nutomntle filler and does
not require the Rorvices of a man
' tu keep it supplied with water.
A nholoKraph of the barn is
shown on Ibis page op the New
i Year's section.
CANS PUT OUT
BY BAGLEY CO.
1928 a Record - Breaking
Year for Talent Cannery
73000 Cases Shipped
Out Payroll Over
$12,000 a Month-Plant
Is Enlarged.
The Itngley ('mining company
Ibis yenr processed over 70,eoo
cases of fruits and vegetables, or
till exact total of 1,1 74,:iltlj culls.
In putting up this pack r.:rjl.ufi!
pounds of Koguc Hlver valley raw
pi-odticls were used. This repre-
senls 2,1'dUt tuns of farm pruducls,
almost l.iu nulomis on u basis
if IS tons per car. The import
ance of this tonnage may bettor be
visualized when compared Willi
outgoing shipments of green penrx,
as the average carload contains
only annul 1j tons. On the .same
linsis, the nmmiiit of pi-iiiliicls used
,,v lho rnml wollll, nmount tll
. ..... '
eonHldpfalily over 200 ears. Tho
iNinntny'n payroll ths aeamm aver
aKed better than $1'J,000 per muntli
or over JtiO.flou for the entiru yoar.
The Hanley I'annliiK company
wan organ izt'd nt Talent about 111
years hko. Thft buMnenH, while
eompletely reoiKanlzod and eon
veyed tn new .ownership in l'.itfl.
Ii.ih root tuned uiuler Ihe wune
name and prewent niiinaoment
ninri' that time. In I'.tlM the IhihI
ni'Hs was ri'innved tu AHhlnml jgid
mi'rued wlth'tlie Ashland lrnstrv
Iuk eompauy plant at thai place,
and addttlnnH and Improvements
have hfcn made until It is imw one
of the bent equipped and nnttleruly
arranged eannerhn vt its air.v lu
the suite.
While a Kio1 local husiuess Is
enjoyed, the majority of Its pnnl-
uetH Is distributed llirnut;h outsld
coast markets and in Id die west and j resident us secretary anil (reas
oafdern states, as well as n cimsld- tuer. In 1U2S, the plant's output
erable amount of pears, partlcu- totaled over Iwo and line-half mil
larly, are exported to the Jtritish ' holt feet of lumber, with an aver
Isles and other European coun- ago daily employment of, 45 men,
tries. land n payroll for eleven month'
Kami products are drawn from operation of close to $50,000.
all pari of tho Itouuo niver val- The plant is the on furniorlv
ley, iucluillng Josephine county. ' owned hy Joe 1. (iannon, ami it
where couhlernhlo herrv acreage was remodelled hy the present op
ium boon developed. Practically , orators, it is s1tuad In southwest
all the apple handled come MeiHord. At present the sawmill
through the Med ford packing i fliut down, hut the box factory
Inuisew, and a large amount of I l openithiB.
pears and berries are nut in cold
storage In lodfortl.
The lbtloy Canning Cft patty's
bttstness hnt boon increasing con
sistently and steadily tho past sev
eral years, duo largely to the tn
ireaimr populat liv-"nd demand
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for liotun Uivor valley product
This year's volume represents n
very satisfactory Increase over last
year's operations.
The company is Incorporated un
der the laws of ttte slate of Ore
gon, and tho personnel of officer
consists of Halph K tuner, presi
dent nnd mnnnfier; W. J. Kerns,
vice-president; E. H. Adamson. hoc
ntary and treasurer, who with J.
W. McCoy nnd l K. Whittle of
Ashland, constitute the board of
director.
Artificial nun bnthlti' parties dur
ing which guestH bathe In tho ray
of ultra-violet ray lamps are be
coming Popular In Euglnnd.
) New paving in the city of Med
jford in I92S aggregated 4. IIS miles,
jund grading ami surfacing totaled
j approximately the Maine amount.
I !,ri.rillntr t. aim lut l, u In llib ,f.
rite of City Kngineer Kreil Si.hef
tel. ThlH construction marked tho
firm resumption of pavliiK on .1
lur.'tu scale in tills city, slnco till I.
The coming year promises to equal
Hie I !2K record, as uiuny petitions
for paviiiK and grading, arc on
nio .ni,i,.,.i m v,.r:,i,l,. net inn liv
(nw (.j(y ijDuncil
The cost of the year's paving and
grading will total slightly over
?I:,iiuii.
The I'ir.st puviug operallons came
In the spring of J :L'K, wlili tin: lay
i iuK llt- v4 im-kx of concrete pav
ing. at a cost of 7i),212.2S, all in
residential areas. The streets com
pleted were South Kill!, North
liuitletl, .North Ivy. North Court,
North Oakdale, and West Third
All were In Vilckly populated dis
tricts, and all wine stretches, lett
iinrompleied in 1!1I.
Asphalt was laid upon the fol
lowing ntreets, in a cost of ap
proximately ftsu.uoo, Arcadia und
.Spencer streets lu the southeust
portion or the city. 1'ortlaml ave
nue, and Almond streets on lu
Must Side, and Nurili Holly slreet
in the vicinity of tln Senior high
r.cliool. The total distance as
phalted was IS blocks.
More Paving In 1929
South I'arli street Is being paved,
but will not be completed until
next spring, und Is the only street
on the I!'- building program, un
finished and not open lor traffic at
the end of the year.
l''orlv blocks were graded anil
gravelled, all of the work being
in tile mill district, or on the out
lying districts. They were graded
to pavln.-s gradu so If in tho future
the properly owners should desire
paving, it can lie procured at n
minimum of delay and cost. The
grading and graveling cnlailed an
expenditure of fllfi.uou.
The streets graded and gruveiieii
were :
lid wards, Newtown. West
Twelfth, Welch, Western livenue,
Kast Jackson, Lincoln. lOast Ninth,
Haven and Clnrk.
4.5 Mllos of New Sewers
Additional sewers built or ex
tended during the year totalled -i
dlstuiico of 4.5 miles, and cost S13.
14S.III. All were in new reslden-
I llal sections, lui.inK u mi""
I The improvements were made on
the following streets: lloardmun.
Manzanltii, Columbus avenue,
Chestnut. Clark, llllss, Iowa. Nur
' regun. Cedar. Haven, Hamilton,
lluwthorn, Wist Holly, him. un
rein, Newtown, Peach, -Maiy. Marl"
und .May.
Also, during Ihe year, protective
measures and work against Hear
Creek Hoods were taken. This in
clude the widening, decpenlm". and
removal of brush from tho luniks
of Ihe stream, and the building of
a dvke representing an outlay of
SSSuO. Hesldos reducing the flood
damage peril, the flooding of the
jBcwer system bv backwater of Hie
. ls oUmlnuted.
FIR-PINE lUiBER'S
COMPANY M I
nonuiMP pfiMPPDni
A tluivluK ami Infnut member
of the city's Industrial is tho Kir
Plne Lumber company, which was
organized last January and has
operated since February i, with
Walter Inch, us president. Mrs.
I'na Inch as vice-president, and t
Sid 1. lb-own. well known Modlnnl
The concern has Htupncti nnout
125 enra of sltooks to (UUo, chiefly
to tho Calilorniu market, us can
nery cases ami ve'getahlo crates.
A large percentage of the box
shook output Is used In the local
lm-w un( 1H,wr husiness.
Thn iiImiiI it I mi HOOcllll
The plant also specializes In the
cutting of umiHUul sUed timbers,
and among lho ordura of the char
acter tilled were for material used
In the construction of the Amer
ican Fruit oompauy warehouse, and
the C. and E. warehouse, Oidor-i
(or outside points uavo also Iweu !
iilieti utiriiiK me your.
Tho company hns plana for ln -
pruvemcmti iu cotums jt'ur, mu
no dot'tnito program hns been out
lined, accordltiK to Mr. Urown.
Schools Cloud to Cupid
8HK1.UY, N. C. (p) Teachers
In Hnalhy puhilc schoflla nre uudi?r
contnu-t not to marry during the
school term. "No Hum for honey-
moops. boorU officials sjilalneU.
' "Lw 7, " -1A. jV"g V li,3pKSr ' -wwi ' " 4 umm
T1ip T.uilluni roKI dif-dji'. wlilrh was asspiiihlotl iturlng 1A28. has been oirntin? roeeiitly In tho Fools Crook riUirlct. Ilio hl tlmlr
final s lit a sm:tll lako iiiul nl;lts irmn lho imnW euifle lis opfntiion from side to side. Wiikt foi Uu lake oonu from lho creek nrul liN
ItHiitimi Is clintm:! tis ill hi nuM'hliu nttfcii;s.i, wuh nluni vc under lhi MijK'r luiou of 1. ti. Kerry, keeps tlie dnvlffe busy day
and itlhl ititd, fi Is siiiimied, then Is an area of oiH-iaiion suffieient to keep the machine In openition fur at laast 10 yeais ut Ihe prtNs
eiit rate.
.MOST STItlKI.Mv M.;1
(Continued From Pago One)
in view- of these facts we should
not f nrj.'ot thai this firanc r
Ka niz.it ion was ni'Kanied for the
benefit of working out the K
riinllui'ul prtil'iieuiH for tho rural
eoniniunity. We liave- different
committees working- (or at least
supposed to t" working ) We
have our market Iiik eommittee
working to find n moro stabil
ized market for our products,
v' have our leLslativn eommh
lee wni'kini; out bettor iiieaiui
and wnys "to suit the need of
i he rural people. We. have our
home economy committee and
others of less importance.
1 feel that the ( ranges of
.laekson county have consider
ably important work but. I feel
that what b.-is peon done through
out tin'' different subordinate
(i ranges should be supported by
mi . .laekson eounly Pomona
Crauge.
Wishing all ihe (i ranges and
rui-iil people throughout the land
a very piosperous New Year, I
remain, ;
Very sincerely yours, !
John A. A mlerson, master of .
Central 1'oint (Irange.''
Sams 'til!ey irange
Some of the accomplishments
of tho Sams Valley Orange are:
Holding our high school after
an attempt was made to move
it to ounothor district. The de
taining of tho high school was
through the voto and influence
of the Orange.
Tho exhibit hy the Sams Vnl
ley Orange at tho Jackson Coun
ty product show was one of tho
exhibits ever p u t o n by t h o
community. It was through tho
range that tho Sains Valley
a float hi the' Jubilee of Visions
Kualizod. This was tho first time
that any such representation was
given the community.
Tho
organization at one
the hih school in
time
joined
pur-
liasing some flooring to bo used
"
in ii hall or playshed and later
I donated the Orange share to be
used in the playshed. They are
now donating their t Into and la
bor
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Din
IloUKht piano which is In
ib.. P,.M,moniiv- u.i ti ..ti u , bo'nc
free to all organi7,uions using
tho hall.
t'o-otiorated with tho Ladies'
club in building a much needed
flue in the community kitchen.
Acquired a building site for
a new (irango hall.
Planned and financed a ery
successful farmers Fourth of
July picnic.
Mixed nnd distributed squirrel
po!sn at cost.
Purchased salt and
binding
twine in ton hits realizing a not
iceable wiving.
Written sixteen Orange
HoPof insurance policies.
Fire '
Through the urge of the Grange
tne largest voto was cast at me
Konon.1 election that linrt ever ,
lieen .-u.t in thn ill.trlct. !
niive iiiKHiiizeii nun uiiiui-vii
one uf Ihe bent 'drill teams In ,
the mate of Oregon which hos
put on Initiator!- work for five
iliffeivnt classes ' ontsliie of their
own community
Have urown lo
ineniliershln I
of 1ST anil steadily Increasinir.
Hooked orders for fertiliser
through fnrm bureau.
Sams nlley tirniige is doing
; their share
.hare in putting over the;ln be seen nnywnere.
I project of
jirn,.,tlnn
the fnrm bureau
I
Tho firnnge Is nn aid to socl.il
advancement in every common-
Ity where there Is an orgnnita-'
tlon. I
r,niniiiw
VlAcl. In Ull ih.M II .. n inOVe.
ment to organii.i the "range; homo markets. Hut In view of , revolutionlitcd the economic nnd
in tills county hy Deputy Master ith, large Imports from otherlsocinl life of the Danish people. !
'j. W. Turvey. A number of (states, of producers of the same' From a depressed state of peas-
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Oranges worn organized at -this; or inferior grade, produced by,' ant agriculture, Denmark stands
time but did not stand the storm, ; cheap foreign labor, there re-; today as the world's foremost og
wlth the exception of Knterprise ; mains bu one course of relief j ilcultitral country. The -farmers
No. -ISO, in the beautiful Evans 'for the home producer, that isjatre now owners of the land they
valley, which kept Jackson coun- the organization of a farmer- j cultivate. Tho extensive applica
ty on tho Grange map for twelve! owned and controlled buying and; lion of co-operative principles
long years, alone. Enterprise i selling agency to handle all pro-; has worked this revolution in
(irange was organized on Juno ; ducts produced and consumed by j Denmark and made It prosper
1,' 1912, with fifteen charter the farmer. ! otis and famous tho , world ovor.
members. t , ".My . grange has cooperated ' :
A. 1'. J'otter. master. Mrs. E. j with all other granges in bring-j rm U-pislation Viioortaln
P. Chandler. Airs. s. V. Potter, Ing this about and are happy to i TI,,V InUlejiiicnm from Washlng
1. ,T. Sharp. Fred Minthorn, , rolute that success is about to ! ion aro thal congressional action
Helen Chandler. Alvla Scott. Alice crown our efforts." - ! for farm, relief will be postponed
Chandler. . x. Scull, W. K. (Jod- ; until President Hoovr takRH his
ding. J. it. Smith,. Airs. Tom' Ail Oregon lrug (iarden j.seat and calls a special " session,
ow'cns, o. 15. Steward, Anna ' Clod-j One of the largest projects : which ho promised to do. , ' :
ding, and E. '. chandler. Sis-;to bo undertuken in this section
tor wwens is still an active mem-iH that iC K O. Harold' in the
bet in this (irange. .1 reclamation of Z85 acres of beav-
.Mr. Smith still lives in the crdam land in the Lake Lahish
valley, but has dropped his mem- district, says the (Jervais Star,
bet ship. The rest have jjither Mi. J In mid has a. crew of men
paused ovor tho fireat Divide or m work and it is said that $12
m 'altered to the proverbial foul t ou0 wilf-he spent in clearing and
corners. (draining the land. Mr. Harold
Enterprise (Irange has a mem- is one of the largest growers of
heruhip of rl. with eight appli- mint in this section. lie is also
cations on file, which shows wo a refiner of peppermint oil, hav
are still going. We meet at 11 ing the only plant of the kind
n. m. lho second Saturday of each hi Oregon. Ho has boon exped
ition th in our own hall. The .men ting with other essential oil
luteh string is on the , outside plants for some years ami will
of the door, and a standing, in- grow some of them, other than
vita l Ion and double welcome to mint on the now tract. In fact,
both f! rangers and friends to he will have a regular drug
moot and vifdt with us.
J. 11. Howen,. Master,
Kagle Point (ininge
Tho Eagle Point grange was
organized March 2ti. 1!25 by Dep
uty Master Ulackwoll, with 36
charter members. At this timeifl. nf n tni.ff nn ui
.it has a membership of 180. nu-
morii-ally-speaking it ranks about
i Tith In the. state,
: rrom ute nine or ns organza-
uou until me present no grange
mis iii-en mote active in com-
munlty work. A . nummary of Its
activities and achievements will '
rv Xhom fact
This grange sponsored a 5-year 1
road-building program carrying
.w'th it a special levy of 5 mills
each year, to construct 30 miles
of new roads, making accessible
"- ol iin"
li ..inau . I jili Ii,, Iiu p..t it fit
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been Isolated during tho winter j
months. j
.wau route win no esinuiisneu
ii inn iTuuiiiimivMi in intTMU minis,
i ney uihii soiignt: ana neuui;u.in ciihii.ihi. iu iiiih iiiiiicuit'o. in-
niM lla' "ervlce on all tele-;
,h,,n1 lines -onunp into the Eagle j
r 11 , -
. luHnR W yenp 1!27 tho wn'l
' " '"" hh-.
designed halls in tho state at a I
ost of $7,000. not
of $7,000. not to mention:
liberal donations of labor and
some cash. Hei-e tho trniice
moots twice each month to dis-1
cuss questions bearing on tho con
d it ions, and labor affecting pro
duct lou, distribution, and con-
sun'Ption of wealth; also other
economic questions t nat are oi
vital importance to the farmer.
1 "'ciurer nas onnrge ot tne
social and educational work in
tho grange nnd here the writer
wish s to compliment nnd com
- .
.l M-. Heilru.le Hunk for the
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"'V ,,u' l,n' 1""'1(' '""
A" '-mn.v innmer she hns also
"vrM much time (Kiotlst in the
"rmmiBitloii of four new Kinnses
I in this county.
'! HiiRlo Point Ri nnRO hns nl-
wnys nilvociilen t lip ),ei petnatun
ami maimennncei oi a eouniy iair.
i""'' nnr.imlly contrll.iites one of
",p ' " "'"
j. it. Kline, master or inis!o,, ,,lnH. u ..hi, ..i t-i.
igrango for the past three year, i
ncn iiueriewen and nKea as
main objin-ttve of hi (
grange, .taied:
"" ndhere to the policy of
i patronliing home industries ana.
Iln.lst that horn, grown urodur!
iiiiBi.i mm uuiuv Kiu.n uiuuuiti.
hnnl.l k. .tMn nmlnM... Ii. Ih.
garden.
1 Xnts Xeedlnff Protoetlon f
The Western Nut Orowers' as-i Membership v in , a cooperative
sociation had a very interesting association is just as essential tu
session of three days in Van- the tarmer as the plow or cultl
couveV. Wash., recently. Among VftlC1"
the subjects stressed was
tho
hevs ftml R "committee headed
u....rt innnc ntmn'a Rtnte
market ngent, was appointed to
work wtth Washington nnd
Ore -
ROn rt.Presentatives in
congress
fm. such ft taI.(fft
The li!8 Turkey Crop
The 1928 turkey crop In the
leading producing states as - a.
whole was about four percent
Jarger than the 1927 crop nnd
about as large ns the 1U2G crop.
Most of the north central states
prouuevu o.u.t, .h lo, j .
t htt n lout niul h Atn wno fl 111?
,
increase in production In tbe
western states, but all of . the
suuiuern suites prouueeu u ,1",,r
ci iiuiih'li hub jcui ittitii nv.
crease
recent
in turkey production, a
.mnff loiinrl liv thn Unit-
" ve uol n
f h0t 10 jierceiit in
v. ...
October 1, 1 927.
i no nations Apple crop.
The total production of com
ier(,ll
apples in the United
States
ns estimated earlv this
month
is .tfi.SOS 000 barrels. In
this total the state of Washing- il"u eurH m "flrge of the wiev
ton Is the heaviest contributor, ' e1nR Co"y Cooperative, nnd Incl
with 10.000.000 barrels- New m'ntal'y served ns commissioner
York Is second, with 4,21R.000 from lhat tal( to both the Lewis
barrels; Virginia ' bird, with 3.- nml r,nrk Yukon Expositions
700.000 hnrrols; California fourth. a ''""hind and Seattle. It wan
with 2 327.000 barrels, nnd Ore-:
mon fifth, with 1.600.000 barrels.
i,,ihrt fniinw a-iiu
' "U"
follows, with 1.500.000 bar-
In estimating for the states
!,, ,h(C , '
hW
Is equivalent T?i three boxes. Can
nda is said to have a commer
rial crop of 2.960.000 barrels.
VlHl7tng Oh Whoa '-.St raw
A French enftincer hi?? Invented
process hy which wheat strnw.
.nirll , now BO nvKPly wasted,
lllnv he mlliei, nll(i nladp
,,,,,, , nvn,lon ir a,mn-:keen
tchlne that presses tho straw into
,a tlal) n)ollt ,wo inchP!l thick
.i,.,. .,. 11H.rf -, ',ki.
r ,ho construction of all
Hortt of outbullrtlngs. It Is also
r xM , have possibilities ns a
(ufl.
torty years of sound agrlcul-'est.,
run) year OI souna agriCUl-i
lnr.l ..l.nnl.. .,A
Co-operative organization
among American farmers is' mak
ing progress. On January I,
1928. there were listed with tho
rutted Slates department of ag
riculture 11,340 farmers' co-operative
organizations engaged in4
marketing and purehipiing, . with)
a total membership of :.n0000.
The total volume ' of business
transacted in 1927 by these as
sociations is estimated '"to bo
$2. .100, 000,000. as compared with
S36.ooo.outi in lyiu. One , of
tho most successful lines of mr
rlc ultural co-operative is in tho
dairy field. January l,;lit28, 2.
470 dairy associations with 600,
000 members were listed. . with a
year's business of $620,000,000.
WHAT JACKSON" . COVNTY
(Coritlnuod from Page One.-
plus, de-hydrating and by-prod-
(ucts plants, and he also believes,
a larger cannery, making a po-
inlty of canned and candier pears
would be a great ' success, and
increase tho profits of tho or
cliardlst.
Mr. Smirks' view have icrent:
weight with members" of. tho
county grange, not only because
'Qf nts fme record as master oV,
pomona. hut because of his rec-
ort, b(;fo.(, comin lo Jacks0,i
- i
couniy m iii:mi.
j,-0. fiyo yeHra ne waa ln rnar(Ce
of fnrm (1(.monstrntioii in .Wash-
.ington State
college, and was a
; member of the state committee
cooperating with the T. S. De
partment of Agriculture, toward
solution of tho logged -off land
problem. He was one. of the six
nu.n tn n,co,vo n (i ,omjl fm, omU
n0nt soi
orvlce to the state of Wash
ington, when he loft for Oregon
eight years nso.
I A Life of Achievement
In his home in Stevens County,
""Bion. mv. spar km. was ir
Keneriu manager oi ip
County Fair association, was for
"Ul In inm Pei'ol. hat -.Then nv-
! inf Jn n flirn Wfl president
xnp lown cnamoer of comnierco
'an'' nI,rt master of tho Washing-
tnn into granKe.-oertainly n unl-
que ilintlnction.
Horn in Clinton County, Town..
MniSid. lS.-.i'., where he attend
ed school. r. Sparks nt tho alfe
"t-. moved with his pnrents to
Tst rn lown. then to Kansns,
.vnniintr. Montana nnd WashlnB-
ton. He intended to Aalre from
vain-,acllvo pursuits. In Oregon, hut tho
interest In agriculture . and
the farm problem, made this
possihlc, and he was soon leading;
thn rn..r.......i .. ,.i,n.
intinn or in .rn- m.,rmi in
Jackon county, tho sensational
growth of which the past few
years has heen largely due to hi
initiative and leadership.
i aitim,on ,Q hls farm lni.
the retiring master of l'o-
e.( ih. rdii.i,,
K ...
,.ts owiilnu- the Illchwav mine
near n,. niver nn.i ih, nuirti
mill In the town T
; ; v w r , j