Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934, May 19, 1922, Page 3, Image 3

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THE TIL la MOOK HEADLIGHT
Inventor of Telephone Seer Radío Fatue
DAIRY
FACTS
BETTER COWS HELP PROFITS
High-Producing Dairy Animal« Maka
Beit Market for Different
Home-Grown Feed«.
Give Your Wife A Holiday
Next Sunday, instead of letting
wife get the dinner suggest that
she come with you to the Bungalow
Cafe for a change. The rest will do
her good-
Milk and Cream from Registered
Stock only. Supplied by Cotton­
wood Farm.
THE BUNGALOW CAFE
WRIGLE
Juicy Fruit, Peppermint
and Spearmint are certainly
three delightful flavors to
choose from.
And WRIGLEY’S P-K—the
new sugar-coated pepper*
mint gum, is also a great
treat for your sweet tooth.
AU are from the Wrigley
factories where perfection
is the rule
Save the
wrappers
Good for
valuable
premiums
Three Friendly
Gentlemen
TURKISH
VIRGINIA
BURLEY
fh a'fwnv / kjc W t that fits the pocket
At a price that fits the pocket-book
The same unmatched blend of
T urkish . V irginia and B urley Tobaccos
Try the Classified Ads For Results
I * $
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Hundreds of millions of dollars'
worth of feed is consumed annually by
our dairy cows. The net Income Is
large or small, according to the way
that feed is used. When production Is
Increased through feeding and breed­
ing, the income rapidly expands, yet a
few real scrubs on any dairy farm
will deflate the net income.
Farmers of the United States fur­
nish feed and care for 23,000,000 dairy
cows. Because of low-producing cows
a large part of that feed Is wasted.
Weighing out expensive feeds to a low-
producing cow is like shoveling costly
<•<»«1 Into the Are box under a lenkv
casting station to obtain greater
radiation, thus resulting in higher
efficiency.
For receiving aerials
though, a single bare copper wire of
rbout No. 14 or 12 guage has prov­
en very satisfactory. In putting up
Editor s Note: The following arti­ the antenna, it is well to remember
cle on local radiophone problems that the tree end of the antenna (or
was prepared especially 'or the the end opposite that to which the
Headlight by W. L. Thrailklll of lead-in is attached) should point in
Bremerton, Wash.
Mr. Thrailklll the opposite direction to that of the
was in the city for several weeks broadcasting station which you wish
and while here studied the local to receive best.
The next question arising in the
situation thoroughly.
mind of the amateur probably will Like a Factory, the Dairy Cow Trans­
be: What will my receiver (tuner)
form« Raw Material« Into the Fin-
Probably the first thought that
cost and what kind should I get?
Ished Product—Milk.
conies to the beginner radio enthus-
The
first
part
of
the
apparatus
to
oe
last is: What am I going to re-
considered is the detector or recti­ boiler; and the farmer who keeps such
ceive with a set if I get it? A few
fier. this being the heart of the re­ cows seldom hns to pay any. income
examples follows:
ceiver.
As explained in a previous tax.
California has several large broad­
Like a factory, the dairy cow trans­
issue of this paper, the radio fre­
casting stations located in Er.n Fran-
forms raw materials—silage, hay, and
quency
signals
must
be
rectified
or
cisco and Los Angeles, Washington
concentrates—Into the finished prod­
ias several in Seattle, Oregon has changed to a frequency that will he uct, milk. In this way she furnishes
audible
to
the
human
ear
through
everal in Portland.
the medium of the head-set or loivl- a market for the feeds. Whether that
Any of the high power broad-
speaker. This 1s the function of market will he good or had depends
; sting stations located in the above
in part upon the way the cow Is fed,
the detector, There are two dis- iuk ! In part upon the cow herself.
cities should be easily picked up by
tlnct classes of detectors, the crystal There is no better way to market the
my medium-priced sensitive short
detector and the audlon detector. feeds grown on the farm than to feed
wave regenerative receiver (tuner).
The crystal detector Is sufficiently them to a herd of high-producing dairy
Unfortunately, however, If moun-
sensitive if the receiving station is cows. The cow takes corn silage, grain,
tains lie between your receiving
located very near the broadcasting ami hay and converts them into a pro­
station and the broadcasting station,
station, but for distant reception, duct for which there Is always a ready
signals will be very much weakened
the audlon detector Is by far super­ ! sale.
z
due to the reflecting properties of
ior. It has the decided advantage of
It is much easier to send the milk or
hills and mountains containing min­
allowing amplification of the signals cream to the creamery than to haul
eral. Radio magnetic waves are
after being detected by means of the the hay to town. In the long run it Is
known to be subject to reflection
so-called feed back connection of de­ generally much more profitable, be-
from matallic surfaces similar to
tector and tuner. This circuit is [ cause it keeps the soil fertility at
the reflection of the sunlight from a
patented and tuners cannot be man­ . home.
mirror.
In selling'feeds to dairy cows the
ufactured for sale with this form of
Portland, unfortunately. is lo­
connection unless licensed. This farmer hns a wide choice of markets
cated in somewhat of a pocket being
circuit Is called the Armstrong re­ —bad, good, and very good. Few men
almost entirely enclosed by mom­
generative circuit, Armstrong belifg discriminate closely enough between
tains. Thus Portland radio en­
the name of the man who patented these markets. If a wheut buyer offers
thuslasts have not been able to re-
it. All tuners that are regenerative 1 or 2 cents a bushel more tliun other
ceive radiophone broadcasts from
buyers he gets the wheat; if a wool
use this circuit.
outside stations. Although Port-
buyer offers half a cent a pound more
The next important part of the he gets the wool. But If one cow re­
land has broadcasting stations equal
in power to Califointa and Seattle apparatus to be considered is tho turns $3 from a dollar's worth of feed
stations, they cannot be heard as turner. For distance reception the and another only $2, It Is scarcely no­
distinctly in Tillamook as the latter regenerative type of tuner is highly ticed. There Is a difference of a dol­
stations which are hundreds of miles recommended, any other type will lar In the income every time each of
not give sufficient strength in this these two cows eats a dollar's worth of
more distant.
»
Tillamook is also located in some­ locality. The regenerative tuners feed.
According to estimates of the United
what of a pocket opening out on the are generally classed under two
bay. It has the advantage though heads, the single circuit regenera­ States Department of Agriculture, the
of being very near the ocean, over tive tuner and the coupled regenera­ average dairy cow In the United States
The coupled type is produces annually about 4,000 pounds
which radio waves travel very tive tuner.
among
radio fans be- of milk and 100 pounds of butter fat.
better
liked
rapidly. Therefore since California
selectlvity.
Interfer- According to 40,000 yearly individual­
of
its
cause
and Washington broadcasting sta­
from
stations sending at cow records recently tabulated by the
tions are situated on the coast, they ance
department, the average cow testing
are very easily picked up by local different wave lengths Is far more association cow produces S.98O pounds
easily
tuned
out
with
this
type
of
rdio amateurs
of milk and 240 pounds of butter fat
Another p.ob!»"
hich radio en­ tuner than 'with thee single circuit a year. The world’s records are 37.-
thusiast; have to contend with is type. On the other hand, «the sin­ 381.4 pounds of milk and 1,200.00
ospheri' <’l«turbanc«i caused gle circuit regenerative tuner has pounds of butter fat In a year. There
the advantage of being simpler to Is plenty of room for Improvement, It
apparatus installed at the
tune
to the desired wave length and would seem, In the average production.
Bell telephone exchange to furnish
is for this reason often preferred by
The keeping of ln<lfvidusl cow rec­
a low frequency A. C. current for
many people. It also has the ad­ ords Is easy. To teat n half dozen
bell ringing. This condition, how­
vantage of being cheaper in cost. samples of milk for butter fat ro­
ever. will only be temporary, as
The form of coupled regenerative quires about half an hour. Weighing
Portland telephone engineers are
tuner most commoniy known, is the the milk, estimating the weight of
now working to overcome this and
variometer type tuner.
This type roughage, and weighing the concen­
success is soon expected. In the
of very efficient as it has very little trates requires but little time. The
meantime, however, the local man­
capacity In the circuit thus giving testing of a composite sample of each
ager has been very considerate, dis
cow's milk from two consecutive milk­
greater signal strength.
connecting the apparatus when re­
ings once a month furnishes the figures
Another
question
asked
by
many
quested by local amateflrs.
"How loud from which the yearly production rec­
The next question arising before radio enthusiasts is:
will
the
music
or
voice
be?"
This ! ords can be computed. Any man com­
the beginner is, "what kind of an
petent to care for a dairy herd can
is
determined
largely
by
the
amount
antenna* (aerial) should I have to
easily learn to make the butter fat
of
money
the
radio
fan
is
willing
to
receive Radiophone concert 1.' This
test and to keep feed and production
is easily built beaus* the most simple | spend for his set. Any’ more than records.
three steps of audio frequency am­
form of antenna is the cheapest and
plification does not work very «atls-
as goo/ as the larger and more ex
factorily
using tire standard com­ WINTER FEEDS FOR HEIFERS
For short wave re­
pensive type.
mercial
audio
frequency amplifying
ception, as radiophone, a single wire
transformers.
To o p t a I n any Young Animals Should Not Be Com-
with
75
and
150
feet
long
between
palled to "Rough It” During Cold
greater
signal
strength
ft is neces- I
end.
suitable insulators on each
Weather Period.
sary
to
use
radio
frequency
ampli
­
stretched between two masts front
fier«
whl<
h
are
very
successful
for
25 to 100 f*et in height makes an
Young heifers should not I* expect
excellent antenna. A single wire receiving distr-nt bro.idcasting sta- I ed to "rough it” during the winter,
tlons.
At
present
radio
frequency
antenna for receiving has been
but should have feed and shelter. The
proven to be equally as good as : ■ pliflers are not very much In use | feerls should of course include bulky
due
to
their
very
recent
develop-
several wires.
As for the heighth
feeds, such as silage, stover, hay, fod
of the antenna, the higher the bet­ r.'ent for short wave reception and der, etc., and con< entrates. The young
ter. but one must take into consider­ also to the scarcity of material for I anftnals should have enough such con­
For conditions In centrate. as cottonseed meal, wheat
ation that the lead-iB. or wire lead­ construction.
ing from the antenna to the re­ and arou d Tillamook, three steps of bran, shorts, rice flour, alfalfa, pea bay,
audio frequency amplification to- I peanut hay to develop body.
ceiver. forms a part of the antenna
and should be taken into consider­ get her with sor ,<* form of loud
speaker, such as Magnavox, gives i
Practlca of Tastlng Cowa.
ation in figuring the distance he ,
The practlca of testili# cowa to de­
tween masts The current in the I signals sufficiently lottd to be heard .
a large room or hall, termine their milk and butter fat pro­
receiving antenna being very, very distinctly In
sufficiently loud to duction and feed consumptlon by
and
probably
small makes it unnecewary to use.
stranded wire.
Radio frequency j dance to the music in a medium menni of cow-teatlng associatimi« fisa
becorue wldespread. Tliere are now
currents travel on the surface >f ( sired hall.
Local electrical dealers are now 452 associa tlons of thls klnd In tn»
conductors. therefor«, it is quite I
ewential that broadcasting stations | carrying a stock of radio supplies United Htates.
use stranded wire In order to k**P1 and sets, Owing to the great de­
Cracking V«lv*t Bean*
the high frequency resistance kt a | mand for material they have not
Velvet Itean*. ■« u dairy feed. •r*
iniiru.il as th« amount of current , been able 1 o get all they would like Unproved by era-king, soaking ■nd
tn the antenna is rather large Sev- j to hare, thus their stoek 1« rather grinding. Cracking alone doe« not l>»»
eral wires. Instead of one wire, are, limited. However an opening of for the work of doing It, but grinding
used for the atenna of th* broad-1 the market 1« soon «Tpected.
did tn a feeding test lu Texas.
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ih EVERY DROP/
V
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engineer’s demand for a m<
that will vaporize rapidly an- n
formly in tho carburetor, uni ex­
plode completely in the cylinder
Every drop is 100% power.
Fill your tank with "Red Crown’
and nothing else, and you von’t
have to bother with carburet r -d-
iustments. You’ll get prompt itu.l
Ing, better mileage, and a sweeter
running motor.
Fill at the Red Crown sign—at Service
Stations, at garages, or other dealers.
Ohe Gasoline
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(CaUorni»)
Teach Them
IF there is anything that young people need more to learn
these dayB than the rational spending of money, we’d like
to be told of it.
Anything that will teach them that II take« one hundred cent«
to make a dollar In worth while, and since It is as easy to eatah
ll«h good habita ns had, we Huggest a ‘Nationalized .Savings
Then constant en-
Account aa a atarter for your hoy or girl
couragement and help will keep It growing.
DIRECTORS
W. J if 1erher.<
John Morgan
A. W Bunn
B. C Ln nib.
Ed wards.
Henry Rogers
The first National Bank
TILLAMOOK.
OREGON
James G. Blaine
CIGAR
Tillamook Fruit & Produce Co
TILLAMOOK. OREGON
HADLEY’S
!
Meats are best and
prices are right