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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1926)
Saturday. Angnsl 01. $'2i THE KLAMATH NFAVS Klamath County Development News Columns Page Two War Victim Will , Establish Dairy Pure-Bred Cows "On man this county ia going j to hr more aliottl la 1.. K. Rurrla. , an ex-scrvlce man, living on a farm near the Oregon-California j Una." according to Dr. F. H. Thomp-1 aon, state dairy Inspector. who was' hr testing cattle recently. "Pur-j rla baa 48 arrea of land In the Tule Lake district, and la going In for purebred dairy cattle " I "Burris. mho entered the Tule' lake country in search of better health, la working on the theory j that a few (tood cows are better than a itood many mediocre one," Pr. Thompson stated, "and conse-i quently la buying only Guernsey j helfera from cowa with official rec-l orda of not less than 600 pounds of butter fa j early. . j "The ex-serrfcreman has too milch : cowa of superior quality now. and plana to increase his herd gradually: nntU be has 14 pure bred Guernsey helfera. November 1 he will take ! delivery of a prire bull from the famed Riverbanks herd of Josephine' county. j "With dairying tacing the future that It is in this county, Burris cer- talnly has the right idea.' Thomp-: son declared. "With heifers front' cowa of ' established quality and a! high-class bull, he'a bound to get! production results which will be the' talk of the county." Indications are that Guernsey and Jersey rattle are to be the favorites here in the future, 'dairymen atateJ as the two breeds are growing rap- j idly in popularity. At present; Guernsey cattle seem to be leading' the other breed. As Dr. Thompson year the nntioti entire production points out. pure bred dairy stock: "as 337.000.000 bushels. costs considerably more than com Farm Revolt Threatens to Break Doivn Political Fences Iff J n. wa f fed ak -j- r v' . i . . i 1 miss! alA 6 y SV - a sA I The farmcr-rrlirf question threat cnt to split the political! organisation of the country. Above is jrraphtcallT shown the relation of farm problems to politics. The heavily shaded areas indicate state in which both Senators and Representa tive are to be elected in Novem ber. The lightly shsded areas show the states in which only Representatives are to be chosen. Wh t there is no shading, the "Farm Revolt" threat is mini mised. At the left is Smith Wildman Brook hart. Republican Senatorial nominee in Iowa who owes his popularity to his stand for farm relief. At the right is Ex-Governor Frank O. Lowtlon of Illinois, whose interest in agricultural progress is making him a favorite western presi dential possibility. jf-iti' $ '3 as'-'' -f A Klamath Straits To Irrigate 900 Acres of Land Two piimplnii plnnis wlilih will nraw water frtim tha Kluinnih trnli to Irriauto alout too acres of In ml near Mldlund. will. Ill all probability, he Inatallrd ' thla fall, ncconllng to County Knglncur Joiu.h Jciisoii, who was yesterday authorlied to complel a aurvey of detail of the proposed system. . At the suggeMtlon of KitKliiei-r Jenson, five dry land farmers In the Mliltuuil tliatrlrt havi tisn.loil to gether to establish the project, which will bring their respective acreages unci more Into full pro ductivity. The men are C. H. rut lemon, (ins Melhuse. 11. A. YVItlirow. K. 1.. Hopkins and K. K. ljine. uml It was at u meeting yesterday lh.it they Instructed Jensou to complete the survey uml ivport Inter on esti mated costs i'f the two blunts. Application for t'ne water right front the straits, ted by the Klamath river, hua been grauteil by the stute engineer, and the lunds to he water ed have been surveyed with pump ing plant sites chosen. "There Is no question us lo the feusihlllty of the project." the county engineer declared. "Now It i In .Imply 11 question of finding the IiiiohI economical power and equip incut for I tin Installation." j ' The Irrigation system w ill Include j 'two and one. half tulles of feci! cuiialj ' from Hie Killer ii.'lv to Hie pumps I..H.r.ili will lie built by the I mil i vldunl fariuera to suit their own : I tier. Is. ( out of the Inatallntlon will 1 I not exceed $13.60 per acre, Jensnn ' ' bellevt4. us the lift necessary wlt ! j lie only about 30 feet. j t The U00 acres to bo watered huve producd virtually no crop this year. 'he stated, duo to luck of moisture, I i :.iul Inut year the rrops were ex-I Itremelv light. 1 HI. Iluleus Hl lumber ahlpatenla for one week aggregule 4.0OQ.O0O feet. Ilosenurg - llillldlng permits for first liillf lit , 1 HI ranch .glttinst $ I no, 0110. . ' ' t'ulp Creek -Knrest service com pletes four tnllu ' section of Cham pion creek road. Astoria - Coliiinhla Klvar mills slilppeil 8i;7.44.3T7 feet of lumber slnre Jhnunry I. , t Curllmliil Three mile unit of llooaevelt highway, to lluuaonvllle, will cost SluOioo. Lot Us Kstiiiiato Your Wirinjj Job MOTOR REWINDING AND REBUILDING A SPECIALTY Quick, Efficient, Moderate Priced Industrial Electric Company Hlinp 77 1 -W. Mglit 771-K. 70:1 So. 01 li HI. K. U Hill y, m llrnnar mon cattle, but they are well worth I PRENTICE SENDS it because of the higher profits re-i FIRST LETTER ON CASCADES TRAIN turned to the dairyman. Langell Valley's Superior Produce To Be Displayed 1 and clover. The produce waa raised on the Vowloy ranch, and is Indira-! live of the po.ihillt es uf Klamath county soil. 1 XOTICK Potato Crop of ! Fertile Klamath ! Fields Is Heavy Irrefutable Droof of the fertility i Having sold my inlereu known; 1 . ' asstl'lie Hiverside llrocery I will not K. I'riMitUe. salesman for the j if l-angell valley soil will today ' llH responsible for an- dolits con-. Ulu Biscuit company and the 1 grace the Southern Oregon Tourists" traded alter tins 1i.1t i' 11. j Tru j Krauze -Candy company. early I Thursday morning mailed Jloon ! worth of orders in the first letter to (go ever tlie new Xafron cut-off in ! T1,e ""'ence We furnish materials to build houses, but The Salvation Army Rebuilds men and women to live in the houses. YOU help the Salvation Army, and it will help to make home-owning citizens. Big Basin Lumber Company ' VM. 1 1. LODGE, Manager. IxHUh at the junction of the Klam-ath-Arh!anrt and racltit- hihways. tr::ck ad of attrl- Additional roof of the superior-j the ppdal train that !e!t Thumday - r,ll,ral produce arrived at the of- ' . ... ... .. n .. . lire or I A llennernn rnnntv CKO. II. Ml HUtlS. aim.:.-. ity of Klamath county as an agri-j carrying the Klamath Fa'.la and San ..... ....I ft. a .. .v..'VriWolcK .,,.,..,., mn . "Kellt statement of C. A. Henderson, cnon-! The letter wxs postmarked ty agent, relative to thia year's po- Klamath Falls with 4he inscription. I tain vield which h he.n Mim.i. iMamam r ans-r.UKenc railroad.' ed by the agent following a survey, thia week. "Klamath potato fields at present FAIR VIEW- MT. LAKI indicate a yield of 350.000 bushels! for this season, an increase of about ! B. II. Hamilton has started hay 60 per cent orer last year's crop," ing. and expects to harvest an unus Henderson declared. In view otiually large crop. ' the fact that the increase In acreage , The painters are busily engaged yesterduy afternoon, and will (today be placed on exhibition id the booth. Included in the exhibit are fine specimens of wheat and rye, kaffir corn, a giant squash of excellent proportions for this early in the sea son, fine beets and other vegetables. Cnod steel beds. tlMIO; springs. $10.00; cotton felt tress. Iloou. Terms if de Klamath Home Supply Co. V:lin St. roll 103 i If Reliable Painter F. R. OLDS 902 Klamath. Phone 192-W in renovating the school cottage, and a liberal coat of paint is being used both on the interior and ex terior. Mrs. Irene Fry and son. V. M. Fry, with the tatter's wife and daughter, Cecilia, of Grants Pass, have returned home after a visit Mrs. S. E. this year is 30 per rent, an idea of the exceptional productivity of the aoil may be readily gained. "There are about '2600 acres sown to pota toes thia year," be said. Klamath county's spud crop is by comparison far above that of any other potato producing section in ' the state, according to Henderson, with Mrs. Fry'a sister, "I have Just returned from a trip : Morrison of Mt. Lakl. which carried me through the cen-. George Grizzle and family left tral and southern parts of Oregon." j this week on an extended trip that he said, "where I found that nn-will take them through Washington favorable weather conditions have : and Canada. done much to reduce the sixe of the: Mt. Lakl is showing much activity cropa." ' in an agricultural way. and the Henderson ia optimistic over prob-j farmers are all as busy as-bees In able potato prices this year. With j harvesting their crops, which prom the average yield for the nation j lse to yield heavily, standing at 390.000,000 bushels and The Ladies' Aid will meet Wed indlcatlons for this season pointing i nesday. August 25. with Mrs. G. at an approximate yield of 350.000,- Latta. 000 million.' he feels that ' good ! Mr. and Mrs. Triplett are the prices are assured the farmers. Lastjawners of a handsome new sedan. MIXED CONCRETE Sand Gravel Cement Service PHONE 13 PORTER Construction Co. Member of the Builders Exchange ROOFING Now Is the Time To put on that new roof or repair the old one. Do not wait until further rains and cold weather sets in, as roofing cannot be laid to best advantage except in warm weather. 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