PAGE SIX
.flE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Tuesday, Janunry 21, 19H0
Advice About
Planting Will
Kcomiinlt-s hss found thst the
smount ot uisn Isbor averagod
171 hours por cow annuslly, or
16 minutes a day. This labor
Included milking, (ceding, caring
fur utensils and cleaning
the
FARM and MARKET SECTION
barn.
roil ihchiu.ts linn tub
l Pill A I II WAN . sua
Be Given Out
BRIGHTEST IN
LAST 10 YEARS
Tariff and Federal Aid
Seen A Factors of
Improvement
ll- ARTHUR H. JKXKD8
Krillor, The Karm Journal
( Written for the Cntted Pre)
NEW YORK, Jan. JO. (CP)
It it likely that the years lilt
and 1130 will be bracketed to
gether. In times to come, ae the
rears In which the Un'ted States
corernment first attempted to for
malate and carry oot a compre
henslre poller toward agriculture.
Two current factors combine to
make the outlook (or the framer
in lift the brightest since l2v.
The pasaace of the arlculturel
marketing act In Jane, 129, was
the first constmotlre step, closing
eight rears of agitation and de
bate. The second step, the granting of
high tariff protection to the prod
acts of the farms, was likewise de
termined la principle In 12 But
the rlolent differences of opinion
a to whether tariff rerlalon
should Include manufactured com'
modlties, and It so whether these
rates shouid be raised or lowered,
has postponed enactment of the
farmers' tariff bill well Into 1S30
The decision reached on general
tariff revision la of Interest to
farmers, both as consumers of
goods and sellers of raw material
to manufacturers. But whethei
this mar be regarded as a part of
general agricultural poller Is a
matter of IndtTldual opinion.
There can be ao such doubt as
to high protectlre tariff rates on
farm products. To this principle
the nation has committed Itself,
la spite of hostility from Indus
trial interest and a rather wide
spread feeling that many of the
tariff Increases will not be of the
slightest Talue to the farmers. The
tariff bill as passed In 1939 will
embody the principle, I haTe no
doubt, that tie producers of agri
cultural raw materials of what'
erer nature must be as highly pro
tected as other producers, regard
less of whether such rates are In
fact eftectire.
The national policy as to mar
keting Is qu'te as definitely fixed.
What factors combine to
make the farmer's outlook tor
1RSO greater than any eime
19211?
What ia the national policy
as to marketing of farm prod
urts? DM the price of farm laad
Increase or decree" In 192WT
These and other quest ions
are answered In the accompany
ing yearly rerlew of the farm
outlook by Arthur H. Jenkins,
written expressly for the I'nlteu
Press.
and much more radical In Its ex
pression In the marketing act.
For the first time. In this or
any other country. It la declared
that the se'ltng of farm products
to the best advantage and at the
highest practicable prices Is a eon
earn of the government, as against
the Interests of the distributing
trades and the consuming public
In particular, the nation adopts
the principle of co-operative sell
ing ss the best method tor over
coming the natural dlaadvantage
of the Indlvldial farmer aa a sell
er. The marketing act Is based
on and built around cooperative
marketing, and will stand or tali
by its success or failure.
The other aspects of the farm
situation in 119 and ot farm
prospects for 1910 are completely
overshadowed by the colossal bulk
ot the arenu t have been describ
ing. The tariff bill has still to
be passed. The marketing act and
the operations of the federal farm
board came too late In 1929 to
have any noticeable effects on
farm conditions or the prices ol
farm products.
In general, 1929 was a fairly
prosperous year. The total farm
income for the nation was well
maintained, and purchasing power
was relatively increased by fu
ther lowering ot prices of other
commodities.
Mo figures of farm taxes are ytt
available, but It Is likely that the
taxation burden on farm land In
creased only a little, it at all. The
price of (arm land, Important
rather as a barometer than as an
actual Increase In (arm wealth,
showed some small recovery.
Probably -he most significant
economic change during the yea'
was the continued motorization of
tbe farms. The displacement ol
horse power by tractors, engines
motor trucks, snd automobiles
proceeda steadily, and tht neces
sity of finding new products to
replace the diminishing maiket for
hay and oats Is the most Impor
tant problem In farm management
now to be solved.
A practicable method tor grow
ing on large acreages a source of
oommerclsl motor fuel comparable
with gasoline and kerosene is to
greatest technical need ot Ameri
can farming at this moment.
The year 1920 opens with ag
riculture in the most hopeful
frame bf mind alnce 1920. Noth
ing Is in sight at present to Indi
cate that production will not ue
ample, aud price at least aa good
s In Hit
Half a Ton of Pork
Tou could get a lot of pork chops
a purebred Duroc boar, owned by Fred Laptad of Midland, Kausas.
The giant hog, weighing more than half a ton. measures seren feet
seren Inches from stem to stern, and la used for breeding purposes.
His offspring are numbered by
here with Alice Laptad. a daughter
HOW TO RAISE POULTRY
By Dr. U D. LeGear, V. S., St Louis, Mo.
Or. LeGear is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary
College, 1892. Thirty-six years of veterinary practice
on diseases of live stock and poultry. Eminent authority
on poultry and stock raising. Nationally known poultry
breeder. Noted author and lecturer.
ARTICLE XVIII
Is Eugenics Needed
In Poultry Yard?
The Need for Extreme Care in
Selecting Breeders la a Vital
Factor Often Ignored by Ex
perienced Poultry Raisers. Tbe
Following Brief Discussion
Empahalaea Some of the More
Important Pointa To Be Ob
eerved in Picking the Right
Kind of Stock for Breeding.
Editor's Note: This Is another
story In a series ot it atorlee on
poultry railing written by tho well
known national poultry authority,
Dr. 1 I. LeGear, V. S of St. Loula
Tbe entire series will appear in tola
paper. Our readers are urged to
read them carefully and dip them
out for future reference.
Somewhere In the course
Ot
my general reading, I once ran
across the statement ot a well
known wit that the best thing
he hsd ever done was to choose
the proper parents. A very witty
remark, indeed, but in the light
ot Its real meaning, a very wlae
one. Naturally the thought so
strikingly set forth Instantly as
sociated Itself In my mind with
my own pet hobby, the raising
ot high grade thoroughbred
chickens. I could not help think
ing how much better It von'1
be in a great many cases it
fowls could have the privilege
ot regulating their own parent
age instead of having to depend
on those who do it tor them.
It baa always amazed me that
so many people should fall to
realise the Importance of prop
erly selecting breeding stock as
a factor of successful poultry
raising.
First ot all, there is the gen
eral law of heredity that "like
begets like." In other words. If
yon select a certain breed of
fowls in which certain charac
teristics are very itrosf If
marked and mate only such birds
at exhibit these characteristics
to a decided extent, the otfsprl-g
should have the same character
istics to approximately the saie
degree as their ancestors.
Because It is so decidedly true
that like begets like. It is ot
paramount Importance to select
breeders known definitely to
possess certain desired character
istics. That Immediately rules
out the mongrel and establishes
the necessity of working only
with standard breeds. The mon
grel has no definitely known
characteristics. It Is a mixture ot
anything and everything. Conse
quently Its ' ogeny may he any
thing or nothing. Most likely
they will be nothing, or at least
nothing useful.
On the other hand, suppose
our aim la high egg production.
We can choose among a number
of varieties known to be excel
lent lsyers; then if we are care
ful In culling out the undersized
and Inferior or deformed speci
mens of bota sexes and It wt
cull out all poor layers among
the females, we are pretty sure
to develop a flock that will glv
us eggs In abundance.
Another law of breeding to be
reckoned with is that only the
healthy and vigorous parents
can be expected to bae heslthy
snd vigorous offspring. As ap
plied to poultry raising, this
calls for ruthless culling out of
all Inferior fowls as soon as they
are old enough to show with
certainty whether or not they
measure up to required stan
dards. Hens that are not good
layers shoo'.' be discarded tor
two reasons; first because they
do not pay for the trouble and
expense of keeping them, and,
second, because their descendants
will also be poor laysrs. The
various methods ot culling are
well known and easily learned
by those who want good pro
ductive flocks. Certainly these
methods should be known and
practiced by every owner of
chiekHns and only the very best
from the loins of this hog. He's
the hundreds. The boar la shown
of the owner.
ot any flock should be used for
breeding.
Whst is true of the female is
true to a like degree ot the
male. That la a point often over
looked by poultry raisers. It
must not be forgotten that the
male supplies the germ ot fer
tility which converts the egg
from an Inert mass into some
thing capable ot. producing life.
The stronger and more virile the
male bird is, therefore, the
greats, will be his capacity to
transmit that vital quality with
out which eggs cannot become
chicks. Only lively, alert, strong,
vigorous, fighting malea abould
be selected tor breeding. Tbe
lusty, loud crowing, bright-eyed
chesty Sir Chanticleer aholud be
chosen every time in preference
to the droopy, dispirited, too
quiet or inassertlve male.
The question ot heredity also
should influence selection of
msle birds for breeding. Charac
teristics ot descendanta are de
rived from both male and female.
It Is, therefore, ot the utmost
Importance that male birds pos
sess, Insofar as that (act can
be determined, the characteris
tics which are wanted In the
next generation. It a pure strain
Is wanted, it certainly cannot be
expected unless the male Is in
every way a perfect apeclmen
embodying the best quslittes In
that strain.
Spud Disease
Expert Named
A new associate plant patholo
gist for the Oregon experiment
station. Dr. F. p. MoWhorter of
the Virginia truck experiment
station, has Just been appointed
to succeed Prof. M. B. McKay who
has resigned after 14 years of
service In this state.
Dr. McWhorter's experience Is
said to (it him well for carrying
on the outstanding research done
by McKay In dlseaaes ot potatoes
vegetable crops and bulbs. Pro
fessor McKay has resigned to de
vote his time to commercial bulb
production.
LEGION AIDS CLUB
The "40 and S" society of the
American Legion of New Hamp
shire is offering financial aid to
4-H club members who need It to
do better and bigger projects.
Watering House Plants
By
FIRMAN LLOYD
MULFORD
Bureau of Plant Industry, 17. S.
Department of Agriculture
Plants that require dally wa
tering In late spring or early
fall, ut this season may not re
quire water oftener than once a
week. In midwinter growth ia
leu active because of shorter and
more cloudy day,
Ot course there is a difference
In this respect In the require
ments of various kinds of plants.
Begonlaa and moat kinds of
ferns will stand a little more
water than geraniums and palms,
while aspidistras and many
kinds ot cacti require even less.
The site ot the receptacle will
also affect the frequency of wa
tering. Tbe larger the pot In
relation to tbe site ot the plant
the longer it Is possible for tbe
plant to go between waterings.
It Is better to err on tbe side ot
having plants a trifle dry than
to water them excessively.
Watering should be repeated
as soon as the soil bruins to dry
LATF.ST FARM
HARKtT NEWS
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. II. (A.
P.) Cold weather so (ar has
tailed to bring any further ad
vances la egg and butter quo
tations. Eggs have been at thslr
present figure more than a week
and butter Las not advanced
since the middle ot last week.
Prices were ateady today and
without change.
Reviewing tai fruit and vege
table situation, the Portland bu
reau ot the United Stales depart
ment ot agriculture says:
"Cash trading continued light
on the wholesale market, but
delivery business to retailers,
restaurants, etc.. still flourishes.
ss a result of Saturday's add!
ttonal snowfall.
"Potato loadings from Yakima
valley pointa were greatly les
sened on Saturday, because of
low temperatures there, and
many cars ot Yakima stock on
track at Po.tland were diverted
south, aa a result ot active de
mand from California point. The
potato market shows a stronger
undertone, but Portland prices
are unchanged.
'Local cabbage advanced He
per pound to retailers, (or beat
stock. Cauliflower is moving
slowly at present rather high
prices; greea peas from Mexico
were lowered slightly to stimu
late consumption, and lettuce
prices are firm, both at Portland
and at Imperial valley shipping
points."
Quotations.
CATTLE and CALVES: Steady.
Receipts, cattle 100, calves 25.
Heifers, good, tl0.00O10.60;
common to medium, 17.60 10;
cows, good, 19.60 Q9.1S; com
mon to medium, K.60 0 8.60:
low cutter, 10.000 (.60.
HOGS: Stesdy to 16c lower.
Receipts 160.
8HEEP AND LAMBS: Quot-
ably steady. Receipts IS 5, In
cluding 156 direct. Ewes, ISO
lbs. down, medium to choice,
10.0007.60; 110-160 lbs., me
dium to choice, 15.0007.00; all
weights, cull and common. 11.00
0 5.00.
Butter, eg-is. milk (butter(at).
poultry, country meats, onions,
potatoes, wool, nuls, hay, cas
cara bark and hops, steady and
unchanged.
CANE SUGAR (sacked basts):
Steady. Cane, fruit or berry.
15.45 per ctw.; beet augar, 16.90
cwt.
FLOUR (city delivery prices):
Steady. Family patents, 49s, It;
whole wheat, 49s, 17.10; graham.
49s, 10.90; bakers' hard wheat,
98s, 17.00; bakers' Bluestem
patents, 85s, 17.60; pastry flour,
49s, 17.50.
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Jsn. 10.
(UP) Butter, extras, 17c; prime
firsts, 35c
Eggs: U. S No. 1 extras, large
37c; medium, 35c; small, 32 He
Cheese: Calif, fancy flats, lie.
Potatoes: Rivers, 12.40-1.00:
Wash. Netted Gems, 11.15-1.66.
Poultry: Broilers, 25c; fryers,
30c; young roosters. 1H lbs. and
up, 20c; old roosters, 19c; Leg
horn old roosters, 15c; Leghorn
hens, all sixes, 30c: large colored
hens, 10c; turkeys, young, 14
38c; old, nominal.
Grain: Barley feed, 11.S2H
11.47 H. Wheat, milling, 12.15
12.20. LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. (UP)
Cattle receipts today ware
1.200. The market was alow,
fairly ateady.
Hog receipts were 2,100. Thi
market was 10 to 25 cents lowet
Sheep receipts were 00
Lambs fully steady.
Hogs: 2,100. Bulk, 110.75
11; practical top 111.10. Pack
ing eowi 18-1.75.
Cattle: 1,200. Medium to
good teen, 111.26-11.76; cowt.
11-8.50. Calves, (6, steady; load
Arizona calves, 112.75.
UNCLE SAM'S
PLANTING
POINTERS
out, as may be determined by the
feel and the appearance on loos
ening it to tbe depth of halt an
Inch. It is well to give enough
so that the water Just seeps
through.
It Is assumed that every house
plant is In a contained that has
a drainage hold from which sur
plus water may escape and that
there is a layer of broken crocks
or pebbles In tbe bottom, if the
water runs through freely, elthor
a surplus of water has been given
or else the plant has been al
lowed to become so dry that tbe
ball of earth has shrunken away
from the pot. If the earth has
shrunken soak pot and soli (or
about two hours ;then drain well
and apply water a little more
(reely tn the (uture.
When a pot Is set In a Jardi
niere It will require less water
than when It Is In tbe open
where evaporation from the por
ous surface Is greater. Plants
grown In .receptacles arranged
(or sub-Irrigation should have
the water In the reservoir kept
at the proper depth continuously.
FEDERAL
FARM FACTS
As agriculture eaters loin
Is faced with ao depressing eur-
piuiea ol food producta, accord
ing to the U. S. Bureau ot Agri.
cultural Economics. The bu
reau's report also shows that
cropa ot tbe naat year hail an in.
creased value of about 186.000.-
uoo over 1938, due mainly to the
Increased value of potatoea which,
with a crop one-fourth email..
than 1931, waa valued at more
lhau 1470,000,000.
see
Competition between Inoal an ft
foreign markets to supply the
growing dsmands ot Amerlcaus
for winter vegetables la growing
keener and the Im Donation nf
such winter vegetables as toma-
toea. green neas. nannara. nnta.
toes and celery Is lucreaaln a.
cording to the U. S. Bureau ot
Agricultural economics. The
shipments from the Meii.-.n
coast, Cuba, Bermuda and the
uahamaa, tor Instance. Incroaaed
from 126.000,000 pounds In
1925-1936 to 1(1.000 0110 n.mn.l.
In
1938-1939.
During the first ten months ot
.939, the U. S. Denartmeut of
Agriculture reports, packers paid
930,000,000 (or hoaa alauati.
tared under federal Inspection.
This Is an Increase ot ISO.000.1
000 over the same cerlod of
1921
2jynm shadow
AVOID TB!AT
FUTURE SHADOW
By refraining from over
indulgence, if you would
maintain the modern figure
of fashion
Fashion revels in the soft, en
chanting curves of the modern
figure. Don't sacrifice that grace
ful contour by permitting your
eyes to be bigger than your stom
ach. Be moderate be moderate
in all things, even in smoking.
Eat healthfully but not immoder
ately. When tempted to treat your
self too well, when your eyes are
bigger than your stomach, light
a lucky instead. Coming events
cast their shadows before. Avoid
that future shadow by avoiding
over-indulgence if you would
maintain the modern, alluringly
rounded figure.
lucky Strike), the finest Cigarette
you ever smoked, made of the
finest tobacco Tbe Cream of the
Crop "IT'S TOASTED." Every
one knows that heat purifies and
so "TOASTING" not only re
moves impurities but adds to the
flavor and improves the taste.
6(3
Be Moderate! . . . Don't Jeopardize the modern form by drastic diets, harmful reducing girdles, fake reducing tab
lets or other quack "anti-fat" remedies condemned by the Medical profession! Millions of dollars each year are
wasted on these ridiculous and dangerous nostrums. Be Sensible! Be Moderate! We do not represent that smok
ing lucky Strlka Cigarettes will bring modern figures or cause the reduction of flesh. We do declare that when
tempted to do yourself too well, if you will "Reach for a lucky" instead, you will thus avoid over-indulgence
in things that cause excess weight and, by avoiding over-indulgence, maintain a modern, graceful form.
TUNE IN The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra, every Saturday night, over a coast-to-coajt network of the N. B. C
e 1010. Tht American Tobacco Co.. Mfra.
Oreirnn (rnmri eenklnw enlil
anre on what lo plant this sea ion
In vlnw of slate, national and
world situation! In ssrlruliure,
will be aided by the tiirihcomlu
a it iwin ni in, ill . ami
national aitrl.liltiiral milti.nb
purta wnicn win h raanv aar w in
February In Oregon these will
oe issued Ihiough the state col
lege extension service.
L. R. Bmltoauot. extension
economist, has been called to
Washington, D. C, to represent
this Stale In urenarlna the naflnn.
al outlook r-port, and on his re
Inen I . t In .......... l. .
port will be P'epared Immediately.
i ua ins national arm Doard
la densndlne on Infraa-mi m. nf
these reports Is Indicated bv a re
cent announcement to cotton
growers that "the board cannot
protect farmers when tho dull iv.
erately over-plant." The eiteu
sion serlce Is plsnnlug to'dls
trlbule about 1.000 coplea of the
full alale report and 40,000 to
60,000 copies ot separates dealing
with poultry, dairying, livestock,
field crops aud horticulture.
F.I.KtTKHTTY I'dlTL.tH
Fsrmers in California find
electricity ao useful In tholr
work and in tholr bomua that
49,007 of them paid more than
114.303.800 (or current used
last year. This figure represent
an Increase of sbout 100 per cent
In the rural use ot electricity
there.
Studying the cost ot milk pro
duction on 48 Wisconsin farms,
the U. 8. lluresu of Agricultural
"Coming events
cast their .
shadows before"
It's toasted"
At these
reduced
prices
each home
should have its
Extension Telephone
A Residence Desk Extension Tele
phone is now only 75 cents a month!
Other new low rates onExtenslons
Residence Wall Extension 50c
Business Desk Extension $1.00
Business Wall Extension. 75c
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