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________VERNON IA_EAGLE Radioed From USDA Farm Reminders Growing pullets that the roosting and fully feathered will do better when they are moved from the brooderhouse to a free range, re ports the extension service. Un der average Oregon conditions pul- ' lets can be moved when they are "10 weeks of age. Trying to save a few dollars in fuel for the brooder stove, may result in lowering vitality of the chicks, a high death rate from crowding in the corners and a low winter production, states the Oregon extension service. On warm days it is better to give chicks more ventilation than to turn the >' ■ heat off. Chicks grow new feathers and lose their old coat when three weeks old. Some chicks are almost naked at that time and only a thin membrane separates the lungs from the outside air. When insuf- By W. R. MOREHOUSE Public Relations Commission, American Bankers Association (This is one of a series of articles exposing the wiles of shafpers who are after your mo.neyj ANY reliable corporations, firms and individuals are engaged M in developing mining properties, drilling for possible new oil weiis and promoting new inventions and enterprises. On the other hand many unreliable persons are ostensibly engaged in the same pursuits, but in reality are only promoting frauds. Therefore, every investor should first divide the sheep from the goats before he hazards his rivings. Because there are many dishonest manipulators using mining, oil, invention and promotion terms to deceive does not mean that all promoters in these fields are crooked. The truth is, there are many trustworthy men engaged in pro moting enterprises that are honest invest ments. The problem is to know the difference between promoters of the reliable type and the high-pressure variety. The former are en gaged in legitimate business. The other group is engaged in fleecing the public. The number of those who deliberately scheme to defraud is large and they are FREE shrewd and deceitful. For this reason those Two sets cf silverware Vi R.. MOREHOUSE who cannot afford to lose their savings should given to two parties hold not trust entirely to their own judgment in making investments In order to divide the sheep from the goats—to distinguish ing the two lucky keys. between reliable and unreliable promoters, to tell the good invest- A Key With Every 25c Purchase. Take advantge of this unusual chance to hold the master key that unlocks the mysterious lock that makes you the happy possessor of this beautiful chest of Rogers Sil verware. VERNONIA BILLARDS * A ments from the-worthless—the inexpe-3>------------------T----------------------------------- - rienced investor should consult his others you know nothing about. Some banker or let the National Better Busi time you may be approached to make neee Bureau, whose headquarters ar” a trade by a plausible person claiming in New York City, advise him It to have better investments to offer costs nothing to gSt such advice from than those you have. Recently a whin either source. It is safe to say that an owning a block ot gilt edge public if those who have lost their savings utility stock was approached by two through fraudulent schemes had fol smooth sharpers and urged to ex lowed this simple course they would change it for stock in a fruit company etill be In possession of their money. which, she was told, was not only very- Get the Facts valuable then but would increase rap Invariably, get the facts and take no idly in value and soon make her inde Fortunately she substitute. There Is nothing better pendenfly wealthy and nothing just as good as the facts told her neighbor about her. offer. It when it comes to withdrawing your happened that the neighbor had re cently been defrauded in a similar savings from the bank and investing way. She advised the 6econd woman them. The facts about an investment to report her offer to the local better either strengthen its position or show business bureau. Having handled It up to be risky—oftentimes too risky many similar situations the bure^i for the person who cannot afford to instructed the .woman to make an appointment for the traders to meet lose. home. SUMMER EXCURSION FARES IN EFFECT MAY 22 TO SEPT. 30 RETURN LIMIT OCTOUER31.1927 ROUND tali’ TO DENVER................... $67.20 OMAHA.................... 75.6» KANSAS CH Y 75.60 DES MOINES....... 81.S3 ST. LOUIS.............. 83-60 CHICAGO............... 00.39 DETROIT 109.92 CINCINNATI....... 110.10 CLEVELAND........ 112.80 ' Z'.Z.ZZ : 18.03 TORONTO ATIANTA I21.C3 PITTSBURGH 724.98 WASHINGTON 115.83 PHILADELPHIA 149.22 NEW YORK 131.70 BOSTON.................. 157.76 Low fares also to other points in Middle West, South and East. Liberal »'opovert permit vuiting Zion National Park Grand Canyon National Park Yollowstcnc National Park Rocky Mo.«.tain Nat’l Park For Illustrated Booklets, Reservations and Information, address Agent named below. UNION PACIFIC THB OVERLAND ROUTE adffcfK G. W. ROBERTS, Dis- trict Freight and Pas»- enger Agent, Union Pa- cific Wharf, Foot of 16th St. Phone 301. ■W" Good Advice that Prevented Disaster New schemes to defraud are being batched daily. The unscrupulous promoter never sleeps but is continuously plotting new methods ot attack on the savers’ hard-won accumulations. The liberties be takes with the law and the schemes he designs for belittling the sound advice ot responsible persons makes it even more essential for investors to get the tacts. Remember that anything that is worth investing in is worth knowing about as to its safety, its income, and its marketability. Any investment which is enshrouded by a screen of glowing promises or is so complicated that neither you nor your banker can fathom it and get the hard facts isn’t an Investment you can afford to put your money into. Make it an unbreakable rule to get all the facts, whether the investment be large or small, and you will save yourself the heartaches and bitter dis appointment of losing your savings. Millions of dollars which have unfor tunately been lost through poor invest, ment might have been saved if the investors had taken time to investi gate before investing. There is always need for capital in safe, honest busi ness and so great is the legitimate de mand for Investors’ funds that not one cent need be wasted by them on fraud ulent schemes They were on hand at the appointed hour. With the cunning of expert swindlers they proceeded to Inveigle her stock away from her, assuring her that if she exchanged her public utility stock for that of the fruit company there was no doubt she would become very rich. • But just as they were spreading out before her a beautifully einbossed stock certificate the bu reau’s detective stepped out from his place of conce: .nent and told the swindlers he had come prepared to take them for a ride in his car. They protested loudly and even struck at him, but exp< . -enced as he was In handling persons who resist arrest hé soon had them handcuffed together. Investigation revealed that the cer tificate of stock of the fruit company was fictitious. No such company had ever been organized The evidence also disclosed that some certificates had already been issued and ex changed and there wore a large num ber more ready for future use when ever a trade could be arranged. Literally thousands of inexperienced investors are being swindled out of their good investments in such trades. It behooves all persone who have good investments not to exchange them without first getting all the facts from Don’t Trade Good for Bad their bank« or other person fully Don’t exchange your investments for qualified to advise and protect them. (A future article will tell of more scheme» by which people are defrauded ot their savinpsj , BANKERS HELPING ax furnished by a bank in Atlanta. A banker-farmer alfalfa demonstration was held at the college and attended by 250 bankers and farmers. Alfalfa acreage has increased from 1,800 to 5,009. the demonstration being cred ited with 50 per cent of this increase This year the state has produced 12.- 000,000 more bushels of corn than last year, has sold 50 cars of truck, >2,000, 000 woich of pecans, and has produced 150.000,000 pounds of meat and enough corn and hay fm its own use. Three bank3 In South Carolina have Inaugurated a plan to provide tree of rent tor two years a centrally located place to be used by the farmers ot Greenville and neighboring countlea for the purpose of establishing a creamery, a canning factory and a farm sreman’a club The Idea is to get the farmers to raise livestock, to raise tbe'.r own food and feed and to have something extra io sell The canning AS LALOR SEES BANK8 factor)’ iR intended to utilise the sur plus garden and fruit products. and the club rooms for getting the support ■ Vast sums of money are lost each year by wage-earners through Invest and co-operation of the farm women ments hastily entered Into With the Georgia bankers have made great confidence of the wage-earners, banks Strides in furthering a diversified will tie enabled to more accurately farn.ing program the past year They advise such investors and thus save ft><luc«l tanners to sow tlfty-f! e car mon«) which might otherwise he lot* loads ot vetch seed, furnished local by unwise speculation. — William prizes In eighty counties for the corn Green. President American Federation aontest, the state prise of |l,00u being ot Labor. Honey bees are not only valuable because they produce one of the choicest sweets. They also serve as pollinators to cross fertilize the flowers of our agricultural plants. This brings larger crops. Our great fruit orchards need lit erally millions of bees for pollina tors. It is possible for bee keepers nowadays to earn a bit of extra The dressing percentage for beef cattle varies from approximately 45 to 68 per cent. Steers grading from medium to good should yield from 53 to 56 per cent dressed meat. Insects and diseases reduce the potato crop of this country each yoar more than 100,000,060 bush els, according to careful estimates, '¡he loss would be much greater if such measures as seed selection, seed treatment and spraying were not practiced by all the best grow- rs; and the present loss could be greately reduced if all growers would follow this example. It is advisable to have horses’ teeth examined by a competent vet- rinarian at least once a year. Gen erally all that will be required is to file off the long, sharp corners which are due to uneven wearing. This roughness first causes sore tongues or cheeks, followed by a lack of proper mastication together with digestive troubles. Older horses particularly are often much bene fited by proper attention to the teeth. If young pigs show goiter symp toms, feed them iodized salt daily In place of the regular salt. In goiter areas, potassium iodide is given to sows during the pregnant period as a preventive measure. One ounce is dissolved in 2 quarts of water. One teaspoonful of the solution for every 6 sows is about the right dose. The sows are given the solution daily for a period of at least 3 months during preg nancy. It practically never fails co prevent goiter in pigs. The size of the back-yard poul try flock which can be most ef ficient kept will depend upon the -pace available and the amount of table scraps or other waste avail able for feed. It is a mistake to overstock the available space. For a flock of 20 to 25 hens a yard space of not less than 25 by 30 feet will be required. Where less space is available the size of the tiock should bo reduced, allowing on the average 20 to 30 square feet per bird. Thtre are now 1,252,126 farms in this country equipped with radio receiving sets according to the ¡United States department of agri culture. The estimate is based on returns made by county agricul tural agents throughout the coun try and shows a 126 per cent in crease over the 553,008 sets esti mated to be on farms July, 1925. Iowa led the States with 99,990 farm radio sets, or an increase of 160 per cent since 1925. The larg est percentage of increase, however, Was shown in Utah, where the num ber of sets was placed at 6,061 as compared with 899 estimated in 1925. When screw-worm flies, a species, of blowfly, are abundant they are strongly attracted to the slightest scratch or blood spot on the skin of livestock. These causes losses estimated at $4,000,000 or more annually through attacta on live stock, says the United States de partment of agriculture. The de partment has for some time been trying to find a material that will kill the larve and prevent reinfes tation by repelling the flies. Of all the materials tested as repellents against the screw-worm fly, pine oil, crude turpentine, pine tar, and pine-tar oil are among the best. Pine-tar oil, because of its cheap ness, availability, nontoxicity, and adhesiveness, is regarded by investi gators as the best of the materials tested for use upon wounds of domestic animals to protect them aginst screw-worm flies. Of the 1490 forest fires fought by the forest service in Oregon and Washington last summer, 815' were held under one quarter of an acre each, 457 more were held under ten acres each, while 218 exceeded ten acres each. Smokers were responsible for 35 per cent of all the man-caused for est fires on the national fires out of a man-caused total of 800. Cornerstone laid for $200,000 Columbia Lutheran hospital, at As-, toria. Construction begins on new 12- room, $80,000 grade school, at Tillamook. To-day, the poultry industry ranks sixth in importance of all the agricultural industries. Its annual farm valuation runs considerably over a billion dollars. Eggs rank high in digestibility, whether you eat them raw or cook ed. The advantage is probably on the side of the slightly cooked egg, especially in the case of the egg white. Thursday, May 19, 1927. i have sui , and assure sufficient privacy Delegates to the convention been chosen from Washington, l’olk, without shutting out as much air Linn and Bentom counties and sim- as shades. iliar action will be taken in Doug Remember, when you wash arti las, Lane, Marion and Clackamas ficial silk or rayon underwear, that counties, Oregon and Clarke county it is much weaker when wet. Laun Washington. der it very carefully in lukewarm The convention is to meet to for- water, with soapsuds, of neutral muiate definite plans for coping 301 p. Squeeze the garments,, don’t with problems of the prune in- rub them, and rinse repeatedly un dustry. til clean. Rough finger nails or Ultra violet rays prevent rickets easily. Never use clothespins when in growing stock. It is advisable hanging these garments up. Just to get chicks out in the yard in hang them carefully over a line, the sun rays as soon as the weath- Iren with a medium-hot iron, never er permits. a very hot one. Granulated bone and limerock Retter dyes are being used in .re valuable additions to regular wash fabrics now than ever before. mineral supplements of charcoal, Nevertheless it is well to get a hard quarts, grit and oyster shell. I sample of goods and test it for Oyster shell is best when only one both sunfading and water-fading shell material is fed. before buying a piece of material, Chicks shouldn’t be fed for about Cover a part of the sample with 60 hours after they are hatched. cardboard and expose the rest to The egg yolk supplies them with direct sunlight for at least a their best first nourishment. When week. Remove the cardboard oc you do start to feed, however, feed casionally and compare the expos often, but very little at a time. And ed and unexposed portions. always be sure all the feeds you give your chicks are of the best piality. Green feed_ is particularly zaluable. It tends to keep the chicks n good physical condition. Milk tlso has a decidedly beneficial ef- feet. Truck Line ’’Inside” INSURED CARRIER Information Eat all the cherries you can Vernonia luring their short season, and then At the Brazing Works on Ros» •an the surplus for winter pies, Avenue. Pit them, heat them in sirup, pack Phone 343 hem hot, and then process in the J water bath. Portland How many of us begin at the Auto beginning and teach thrift to chil- ’ E. Water and Yamhili Streets Iren? As soon as a boy or girl can .Ast 8226 Office No. II Jo the necessary arithmetic, start DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR the child off with a small allowance and an account book. Don’t undertake any canning un til you have secured a copy of the latest farmers 'bulletin on the sub- ject, 147I-F. It gives the correct method and time-tables for all the fruits and vegetables you are likely to put up. Don't leave the windows without curtains all summer. It’s so ugly and unattractive. 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