PAGE FOURTEEN
THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Friday, August 1, 19M
FARM NEWS
Wheat Queen Sees Better Prices
FORECASTS
FAIR PRICE
IN90 DAYS
Kama Woman With One
Of Largest Crops
Optimistic
By NEA Service
SUBLETTE. Kan. Aug. 1.
Th "wheat queen" of the world.
Mr. Ida Watkln. who cultivate
6,000 acre ot th gnln near
here. fear no farm depression
for wheat grower In Kansne.
Despite th general pessimism
prevalent In the southwest due
to low price ot wheat. Mr. Wat
klns belleTe price will go up
aoon. due to the holding up ot
wheat crop br farmer In lhl
territory.
Out her where wheat U grows
en a large calo and living ex
pense are comparatively low.
farmer can afford to bold up
their wheat crop until prices rise.
Mr. Watkina belleTe. But thi
1 not applicable back eat, where
land raluea are high and wheat
1 but a mall portion ot the
cropa grown. ......
Pausing In th Job of harvest
ing her 6,000 acres, Mrs. Wat
kin aajrs:
"Leave Wheat to Weal"
"Farmer in the hard wheat
belt are holding moat ot their
crop. Tbey hate made np their
Bind to bold the wheat until
thty get a fair price, and have
arranged thing so as to b able
to wait. Thi southwest country
la th big wheat producer of the
world. It It decide to hold for
a higher price, the higher price
will com.
'Let them grow other crops
back east." ehe continue, "where
land la high and combines Im
practical and where other crop,
will pay as hlh or higher re
turn. Wheat 1 our crop out
her. If the only crop w can
grow on much ot thi land. And
w can raise it cheaper than any
where else on earth."
Mr. Watkins, who formerly
wa owner ot a ranch Inherited
from her husband, started her
buge wheat holdings with a
mall parcel ot land bought In
Kanaaa about lb 16. She In
creased this yearly until her
holdings have yielded 0.uoo
bushels ot wheat so far this
year.
She bas a 25.000-bushel capa
city in the granariea on her
t.000 acres, which include some
land worked by tenants In aaai
tion to that which is farmed un
der ber personal supervision.
She plans to store almost as
much wheat on the ground
where in this climate it sutlers
onlr a small loss, in order to
held ber crop tor a better price.
Wait ins for a Kise
"I haven't decided what price
I'm holding for." she say. "But
I know the present price Is too
low and can't continue. I look
for a return to a fair price with
in 0 days." '
Th basis of Mrs. Watkins1
conviction that the market is
lower than the situation war-
rants, and can be forced up by
farmers holding their wheat in
this section, is the low yield thi
Tear over the southwest, the
"breadbasket of the world."
"I estimate thst this section
as a whole will average only
about a third normal crop." she
ays. "My wheat is rveraging
only IS bushels to the acre or
slightly better, and it is rated
among the best grown anywhere
In thi territory this year. Last
year, on the other hand, when
we averaged 20 bushels to au
acre, it wa hardly up t- aver-
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"World' 'wheat quern," Mrs. Ida Watkins, shown In Inx-t and
ber car tn one of her lialf sections of wheat iu kautas
HOW TO RAISE POULTRY
By Dr. L D. LeGear, V. S., St. Louis, Mo,
Dr. LeGear is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary
College, 1892. Thirty-sis 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.
LATEST NEWS
OF MARKETS
rOKTl.ANU, the..-Auk. I. ( A.
I.) Hour prices followed the
downward wheat market today.
Keductloii averaging 2lc a bar
icl wore auuoum-cd by the Spar
ry Hour company. This lirouabt
family patoul to 16. 2u and pas
try flour to 15. ,0.
The butter market was firm
at Thursday's advauce. Uecnpls
were comparatively light.
The rut market as a whole
was fairly stt-ady with supplies
reasonable, l'ullut cgi:a have be
Kuu to come In from Oregon
farms. They bring lie to lie a
doieu sold to retailers.
Huckleberries are ou the local
market at Joe a pound.
Tomatoe receipts are liberal,
wiih prices ranging from sue to
(1 for the best stock from The
Dalles.
California cantaloupe prices
are belug cut to clean up the
supply In anticipation ot Ilia er-
rival of the Yakima product. The
ruling price la S3. 25 to I3.&I)
a tr.ite.
t'ATTI.K: Iterelpia litf, riilvu
10. yuiiliibly. steady.
1UH1S Iteivtpta 2ti0, Imlmllng
200 on contrail. 0ii'uiug sli'Uily.
8 1 IKK I': lUvelpis 200. yuol
ably etindy.
KI.Kl'U telly delivery prices):
Kniuily patents, C20;
whole wheat, tan, ij.si); gra
hum, 4Hh. .'..in; hakem' hard
wheat, ttss. til. 00; bakers' Uliio
stetu paieuu, a mi, iii.iu; pumiy
(lour, l), J5.70.
rU'UAU (sacked basis): Steady,
r.iuo. fruit or berry, ii.)g per
cwt.: hect sugar. $1.70 cwt.
Itl'TTKH: Firm, tun huuged.
ECUS; Ealrly steady, uu
changed. Milk, poultry, country meats,
oulous, potuiiH'a. w-uol. niohalr.
nuts, bay, casrara bark, bops,
steady, unchanged.
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MAIHSttN. Wis., Aug 1.
In 10 vents iiiim lauds have
changed (roiii amid to unatalill
led Invest ineiils and now "I he
so-railed furnl problem Is liolll
I ik more or lens than to give
nubility In agricultural prices
and Values,"
That is the belief ot II. I
lttmsoll, director, and K. 1..
Hutch, asslstuiit director of (lie
colleito ot agriculture, I'litvcrslly
ot Wisconsin,
"When tho Investor lu farm
lands can feel that his lutest
ineul is secure, and that the re
turns from It will be reiuoiialily
certain, then and nut until then,
will aKrlcultur regain Ha former
stability," tho men say.
Hut while funu land values
and (arm prices hnve been down
for sunie lime, several faelnr are
bringing them slowly up, Hus
sll and Hutch point oul. One
of these Is the recent slock mar
ket crush, Willi th crash of
Indii, trial, mining, rallroiid and
other slocks, luriu luud values
and prices perked up a Utile.
Competition Lower Value
Another fuclor which aided
Uu. skid of farm vuluea to the
bottom was the return ut Europe
lo its pre-war i-ouiltllnn, aoine
wlist retiinviug a iiiurkei which
miido runners of the rolled
Slates rich during the war.
"Hill much ut tills lias already
cliuiiited," Hie men suy, "In
vestors uro iikuIii seeking inure
sluhla and lens risky mil Ids for
llielr fluids.
"Tho Inventor hus an oppor
tunity rliiht now In tnku Ills pick
of choice aKrlcullitrul lunds at
prices sreully to Ills advantage."
Will I ii events are occurring to
atulilllau fin in I ii ml vuluea, farm
prlcea are being Improved by
other factors.
"Ktpnndlug I ml list rlu I activity,
Increased numbers of i-onsiituers
In elites, duo both lo natiirul In
crease and lo tile migration of
population cityward, are slowly
but ataadlly strengthening the
domestic demand tor food pro-
duels," llussell ami Hutch ii
pluln. "W are gradually approaching
Hi time when our present vol
ume of aarlcultiinil production
will lie ruiiMimcd alinoat en
tirely wllliln our hinders, wilt
I he exception nf one or two pro
ducts like cotton and wheat In
which this nation hus a world
wide doiiiluniicu.
"At the suiiin llimi agrlrulliirul
erdclelicy Is being Incrensed anil,
as a result, Hi" coat nf proline
Hull colllllllliilly lowered. All
these are lending In inuko ugrl
rulluriil prices more sluhle and
agricultural profit Hi' " i'-
mill."
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PRODUCT IN
A NEW WAY
ARTICLE XLV
A Good Start Is
Half the Race
Much Depends on the Way
Chirks Are Handled During
I he Kint Few Day of Their
Existence Correct Feeding
i'rartirre Should lie I'ut Into
Kffert from the Start.
fidltor's Note: This Is saotber
story In a ssrtss o( SI stone on
poultry ralsiD wrlitea by iae wsij
known national pnultrr autuorltv
Lr. L. U. LaHivar. V. of 8L UOUIS
1'bs sntlrs asrlsa will apovar la tins
eapar. Our rsadvra srs urge lo
read them caratully and clip than,
oul for (utui raforsnca.
age."
Mrs. Watkins points out that
crop forecast have been unduly
boosted by the big rush ot early
harvest grain, caused by the fact
that wheat cutting this y-r was
one to two week ahead of its
usual dates, and by the hot dry
weather and freedom from weeda.
which allowed harvest to go
ahead without delay.
The flow ot wheat to market,
he believes, is about over. For
thi reason (he thinks the acre
age reduction scheme of the fed
eral farm board and the C. 8.
department ot agriculture 1 uu
necessary to raise price ot
Wheat,
WHEAT BHIl'MKNTH
' From July 1, 12. to June 30,
J30, 21.1S1I-178 bushels of wheat
were shipped from the Columbia
river and 4,151,126 bushel from
Fuget Sound. In the same period
1,286.634 barrel of flour were
hipped from the Columbia river
and 2,162,634 barrels from Puget
Bound. Ot tbe wheat shipped
.from' the Columbia river, 4,168
bushels went to coast points; 14,
684,973 bushels went to Europe;
158,498 bushels to China, and
and 6-961,219 bushels to Japan.
lOf the flour from the Columbia
'river, 27,286 barrels went to coast
points: 46.048 barrels to Europe;
986,789 barrels to China, and
,189, 228 barrel to Manila.
- OLD IIORSKSHOB SURVIVES
i Toronto Globe: Refreshing
I new come to hand that the
I horseshoers are to bold a con
, ventlon in Toronto. Many a
, forge ha died out since "tbe
-smith, a mighty man," wa
somewhat ot a public character,
but It I good to know that
there are enough horseshoers
left to form an- association and
convene Just the same a more
modern organisation.
"As the twig is bent so will the
tree be Inclined." was not spoken
ot chicks, but the proverb tits
splendidly. Chicks must get a
good start If they are to develop
into good layers, in the first
place, strong chicks are neces
sary. Good environment, sanitary
quarters, freedom from dampness
and plenty of warmth for com
fort are all Important factors,
but nothing Is quite so important
as proper feeding.
Tbe Ideal feeding method is
one which keeps the chicks grow
ing every minute. It your pres
ent methods are accomplishing
that result, do not change but
unless your chicks are develop
ing regularly from day to day so
that yon can literally and actu
ally see them grow, yon will
probably profit by changing to I
another plan. That does col !
mean a more difficult or compli
cated one. On tbe contrary. It
often means simpler and easier
method most certainly mote
eftecliie one.
The time to start proper feed
ing is tbe very moment your
chicks arrive from tho hatchery
or when taken from the nest or
from your own Incubator. Thou
sands of chicks are killed every
year by premature feeding or by
being given the wrong kinds ot
food materials during their first
few hours ot freedom.
Nature provides all the nour
ishment needed by a chick during
the first two or three day of Ha
life. Just before it emerges from
the shell, what is left ot the
yolk which nourished the chick
before hatching is absorbed into
It abdominal cavity, 'in is sup
plies all the nourishment ueedeii
for tbe first 48 to 60 hours. To
feed anything else during thul
time may lead to serious digest
ive disorders, causing death later
on it not at once. A consider
able percentage of so-called
while diarrhea cases are caused
by premature or improper feed
ing at this time.
While chicks should receive no
grain, mash or other solid food
48 to 60 hours, tbey can have
water, fresh buttermilk or tour
milk from the start. If the milk
is available water is not neces
sary, otherwise see that they con
stantly have before them clean
water into which is dissolved
chick tablets. Water or milk
should be given in clean shallow
dlsbea or drinking fountains so
arranged that the chicks cannot
get Into them with their feet.
After about 48 to ev notirs.
give them their first teed, plac
ing the food on clean paper or
iu shallow trays so they can see
It and learn to eat easily. Do
not overfeed as it 1 extremely
dangerous. Baby chicks should
be fed about every tnree nours
for the first two weeks and never
at any time ahould they be given
more than they can clean up iu
about 15 minutes. It is much
better to keen them hungry tnan
to stuff them during thi period.
Scatter a little grain aud fine
grit In the litter the first day or
two after you start feeding them
and teach the little fellow to
scratch. It they find some ot
tbe grain inthe litter they will
learn to scratch readily, all their
grain feed should be fed In tbe
litter, a exercise Is very Impor
tant for baby chicks. It causes
growth and warda oft disease. 1
can usually teach my chicks to
scratch th second or third dsy.
and then I scatter all grain In I
the litter.
Litter is very essential for
baby chicks that are brooded in
side, it is the means ot provid
ing the exercise necessary (or the
chicks' growth and continuous
appetite. It should be dry and
clean and free from mold or
must.
Chaff that is found In ail
draw make excellent litter for
chicks, in fact, 1 prefer It to i
any other. Shake the chaff from
the straw aud use It tor the
chicks. Alfaila Is good, but It
should not be as fine a dust, a
that will get into the nostrils of
the chicks and cause lntlammu-1
tion. Uright straw, hay or all
alfa cut Into short pieces make i
excelleut litter for baby chicks. I
I have carried on hundreds o: :
experiments during the past 16 !
years and as a result ot the
knowledge thus gained, I have
developed a very successful j
method ot feeding baby chicks. !
Unfortunately, lack of space
prevents me from incorporating. I
my method In this article, al
though 1 hope to give it In the
next one. Should you miss the
next article or desire any further
Information about the handling
and feeding o( baby chicks. 1
shall be glad to answer any
questions addressed to me in
care ot the editor ot this paper.
(Copyright, 1929.
by Dr. L. D. LeGear, V. S.)
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