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VOL. XI ST. PAUL, MINN., APRIL, 1938 No. 9

Beet Growers Had Record SeasonSugar beets produced in 1937 than $4,500,000, including the gov- ima valley, where nearly 20 years

reached a new high in amount of ernment benets. During 1937 a ago a start was made but wasmoney they brought to farmers lo- new plant at Toppenish, construct- stopped shortly by the leaf hoppercated in districts served by the ed and owned by the Utah-Idaho or white y that carried the dis-Northern Pacic Railway. Three Sugar company, went into opera- ease, curly top, which so badly re-thousand six hundred and twenty- tion. This factory marks the duced the crop that economical op-ve growers contracting with six permanent introduction of sugar eration either on the farm or infactories located between the Red beet growing into central Washing- the factory could not be continued.River valley and the North Pacic ton, including particularly the Yak-Coast are receiving $7,268,741 for974,663 tons of beets harvestedfrom their elds.

The gure, an estimate made inadvance of nal settlement for the1937 crop, includes federal benetpayments, which will run in differ-ent cases from around $1.50 to alittle more than $2 a ton of beets,and the amount being paid by thefactories.

Six Factories Operate

The six factories operated lastyear in Northern Pacic territoryare: American Crystal Sugar com-pany, East Grand Forks, Minn.,and Missoula, Mont.; Holly Sugarcorporation, Sidney, Mont.; TheGreat Western Sugar company,Billings, Mont.; and Utah-IdahoSugar company, Toppenish andBellingham, Wash.

Farmers harvested 80,551 acresfor these factories, an increase ofmore than 9,000 acres over 1936.In the same factory districts for1938 it is expected there may be afurther increase. Indications arethat a total of 92,000 acres will be

Re-Entered Yakima Valley

After years of research, sugarbeet interests and the UnitedStates department of agriculturebred new strains of beets that yieldwell and are resistant to curly topdisease. These varieties have beenput under rigid test, showing thatthey are rmly established andthat their resistance to the virusof the disease is permanent. Seedsupplies were built up and then thesugar beet industry re-entered theYakima valley.

That the valley has opportunitiesin beet production is shown by thefact that last year 78 growers outof more than 500 producing for theToppenish plant grew 20 or moretons to the acre of beets. Twogrowers on small areas exceeded30 tons per acre. Edward Erick-son, with 29.8 tons per acre on 14acres receives a high rating. ErnestRowe and Alex Bouchey did a goodjob with high yields on 82 and 101acres each, respectively. Fifteenof the Yakima valley growers ex-ceeded an average of better than25 tons of beets per acre.

C0!lt1'8ClZ6d f0!‘ thé coming 8888011. C. Lmvain Luvan:;:3_fxh;_I:u big {agar gale? New machingry was installed inIn 1936 ve of these factories i§'§mw¢|:n¢ii"i'n:i';o¢1i;;hm:1 §o?1'i§|=.'v§n the Toppenisl fésctlory. I: cor};

were operating. They handled ""“° ""“'° - '“ ' ‘°'° °" - struction muc 0 t e outsi e wa682,265 tons of beets, for which £Ii:l§'IE:£-‘ r:I}:1::rvl‘r'i§:£§§u¥:£='£=:IE isaztnziii area was built of steel-sash win-the farmers collected a little more aunt. ’ (Continued on page 6)

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Pllllalol by IlaDrparlllinu of Agricultural Dowcloploul

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY“Pint ol the Northern Traalconllncnlda“

J. W. HAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul. Minn.Director

W. J. HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul. Minn.Assistant to the Director

W. P. STAPLETON . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seattle. Wash.Western Agri. Development Agent

A. J. DEXTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Paul. Minn.Agricultural Development Agent

A. R. MIBSEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul. Minn.Livestock Development Agent

L. S. MacDONALD . . . . . . . . . . ..Missoula. Mont.Agricultural Development Agent

H. W. BYERLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Paul. Minn.Immigration Agent

W. C. LARSEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Pasco. WashImmigration Agent -

This magazine is sent free for ve monthsto those indicating an interest in the North-west states. On expiration of that period itmay be obtained on a yearly basis by sending25 cents in stamps. coin or money order madeout to J. W. Haw. If you wish to renew ona complimentary basis for ve months thismay be done by making a written request.

APRIL, 1938 T

NORTH IDAHO CROPSAND SOILS

Nintey-eight tons of alfalfa wereharvested from 20.4 acres in 1937on the Sandpoint substation of theIdaho Experiment station, accord-ing to Ralph E. Knight, superin-tendent. The substation is locatedin Bonner county.

“Our average alfalfa productionat the station for the past threeyears has been over four tons peracre,” says Mr. Knight. “Our sta-tion soil is particularly well adapt-ed to alfalfa. However, on somesoils here only one crop per yearis obtained and I imagine that anaverage of around two and a halftons per acre is about right for theentire county. There seldom is anydifliculty in getting a stand of al-falfa on adapted soils. Red cloverand alsike clover and timothy arecommonly grown on soils where thedrainage is insuicient for alfalfa,while Reed canary grass is provingvery popular on the overow lands.

“The rst point which all pros-pective buyers should recognize isthat we probably have in Bonnercounty as great a variety of soiltypes as can be found anywhere in

the United Stails. Some of theseare very productive while others CLOSE-UPSare unsuited to agriculture. It is Short 5:-'.'.::::s;.::..:.T:m,,:..i.m i.our recommendation that all inter- °"

7i ' | - ~ . . ested parties make a thorough in-0’ 0 ' ' " 0 ' ' ' ' vestigation before buying. I ‘Igh“1}3§‘ws°1"6'_Ma“‘:1“_“'lN‘D-' '°°e“t'd A“A _m-lmber of grass varletlesv fifomolte Palartlgyiorgtoclr farrliiguiii

including ciifested whgat, l$vehpro- eastern part of the state.d d nt ie s. e ave isgggeediflce i: inyéeresting a few The 1,880-acre Mannheimer ranch in

. - - I M I M' l llfarmers in seed production but this ;,"$,,°"s’},,d $3 :m{,u';:§' f,.o,‘,§s°,:‘of,he§,§Phase of farming is not widely Montana. _It is well-improved for cat-adopted as yet. One eld of crest- tle _0i>e_rat1<>ns and has 300 acres ined wheatgrass produ<}:1ed 532tpounds °““"’a“°“-of seed per acre t e pas year. .

Owing to we “usually wet summer. ...§;=':_.§‘*;*:::' .sz:";¥...2;:i°s=..$;*:4:this IS !l'10l‘6 111181’! W0llld be 3-ntl¢1' sociation awards for having herds thatpated normally.” averaged more than 300 pounds of but-_____i terfat per cow. One dairyman, Lee

SAFE Wooden, was honored for having a herdaverage above 350 pounds.

838 OH 8 S8. 8 y l‘€COl' O ithe railroads for the past seven J. Clayton Russell, Golden Valleyyears, a passenger could ride Qn 3 county, western North Dakota, in 1937

train more than so =md,==;1=~1f bi» ::';*;*.:;:.::.*';::..32°.:::::';.?.$:*;;hon mllesv or Qontmuous or near seed. Buttercup is the leading North5,000 years without meeting death Dakota winter squash variety and wasin 3 train accident, developed at the state experiment

station.

FREEZING CRAB MEAT Some Northwest people retire on theFor the rst time canning and fa1‘m- when J_-W-SW1! began 0Pera1-

freezing of crab meat has been un- iggépgngargrlils Eggs?“ 1}II%ng°‘1’)“gl‘:§f:dertaken in the Lower Columbia a neat little bungalovanwas built nearriver territory. The Copeland can- the main dwelling. Today Mrs. J. W.nery at Warrenton, Ore., has put Scott Sr. occupies this bungalow and

- her son and family live in the largeup some of this product. ranch h°me_

Two thousand seven hundred acres' in a Bitter Root valley ranch near

Darby, Mont., known for some yearsas the McIntosh-Morello property, hasbeen sold to a group of settlers from

‘ Idaho. There are nine dwellings onthe ranch. These will be rehabilitatedand possibly others added later formore families. Machinery was includedin the purchase.

H. M. Wivell, Sheldon, Wash., andUniversity of Idaho, at Moscow, wereamong those named to the ConstructiveBreeders’ Registry of the AmericanJersey Cattle club last year. To qual-ify, an owner's herd must meet exact-ing requirements for production, con-formation and health and a certainpercentage of the animals must havebeen bred by the owner.

“Loggted-oif land sells here prettyreasona ly.” says L. D. Scott, newsettler in eastern Lewis county, _Wa_sh-ington. “This is very much a daiigung

~ — community and we raise gar ens..B1|IlllI¢ll harvest on at Kennewlck, in cen- There are many de_er and sh. L0t8

it WlY‘::lln“:n’|llu:;l’l?>;';l ‘tYo”:ea'tItleM:Vr£:' of rain a-nd snpw In wmter but notcouyer. n.m(’:f, and other points. rue‘ yield m“¢h m°‘.5t“"° 1" 5“""“°'- There arewas avermig ilve tons rt acre and the many springs and lots of fruit. Some:"::.:...:'....*..::':‘.:..'.:.' at’ .n' "42. .32: P@°P1'=.=a""=* .f'="=$ and *1! ""='"~ayas seeded to another crop for. harvest in Qthe‘: 1"§“$“’Y 15 mostly sawmls and1938 alter spinach was cut. tie mills.

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Apr-il,1938 THE NORTHWEST wNorth Dakotans Hold First Winter Show

North Dakota had its rst state-wide winter show of agriculturalproducts at Valley City, March 8

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to 11. Two hundred and eighty- I---»_i

nine head of horses, cattle, sheepand swine, representing approxi-mately 75 herds in the state wereexhibited and 62 head of pure-bred bulls, sows and ewes wereauctioned in the sale ring the lastday. In addition, there were 4-Hclub exhibits and departments forgrains and home economics dis-

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plays.‘

A big feature was a livestockjudging contest in which 34 teamscompeted’ representlng 4-H clubs’ Weather was mild enough in early March ior livestock parades out-oi-doors when theSmith-Hughes SChOOlS and adult rst North Dakota Winter Show was held at Valley City. Animals from 75 herds competedgroups. the whole affair being t<>i>- §‘i§.£Zi".f;..i T»l‘.lf.‘..’.'i§3l!i' }.°.?.‘5‘5¢l’.‘." %'$v‘£-ii"§i'§.5,§3t'1f'§.'..§§.‘§§°.‘§3’ .°J’.'El'.f§"1‘I.'2.§?§i.§.§.”L'-1'5;ped off with a banquet for the con- “PPM W "Iv I>P°I"m-testants in the evening.

The winter ghgw was housed in and wound up their activities at rectors are: Floyd Brudevold, Page,the armory, the city auditorium the Salt}. D-; G- Hafflngtotl, Valleyand a third building for the live- _Evening programs were enter- City; N1¢kJ-C16m€Yl8,_Wlmbl9d0I1,stock. Thirty concerns had com- taming and educational — well- N_- 1).; Elmer L. Wicks, Valleymercial exhibits of machinery and known individuals and groups ap- City; Fred Aandahl, Lltchvllle,other products and already half of pearing on the program, with talks N . D.these have asked for space at next and music. An Indian play, “Cryyear's exhibition. In addition, of the Lone Eagle,” was presented AUCTIQN SETSthere were a number of educational one evening by a _cast from the LIVESTOCK PRICESexhibits including grasses, grains, Standing Rock Indian reservation. North Dakota,s livestock in_agricultural engineering, irrigation This play was written by Mrs. d t d -t of it-and others. Angela Conoyer Fiske, of Ft. “ls ry gave a goo tgccgun b dThe livestock I h d b. Yat N. D se f at the auction o 6 pure re_ _ P9 P e 3 9' lg es’ ' bulls, bred sows and ewes held ininning at the show. The weather The officers of the North Dakota connection with the rst a 1

was mild and livestock parades out- Winter show, a non-prot corpora- North Dakota winter Show at1$:]‘_of-doors were a feature. The state tion, are: Harry Gilbertson, Valley ley City March 8 to 11_ The salebreeders’ association and other or- City, president; V. E. Grant, Cuba, was helé the last day_ This eventganized groups held meetings, N. D., vice president; M. J. Con- - d-t d -th h - h fbreeders got together for a “feed” nolly, Valley City, secretary. Di- smghe slefvicylto thvlsltgcksgtlt at

setting a measure by which theymay value their cattle, hogs andsheep.

Sixty-two head of purebred ani-mals were sold through the ringaround which were crowded morethan 300 people. Several hundredmore sought admittance to thepavilion while selling was in prog-ress. The total receipts were $4,-610, all cash sales. Thirty bulls ofsix breeds brought $3,525 or anaverage of $117.50. Nine beefShorthorns averaged $103.34 each.Ten Herefords brought $131.75 perhead average. Three Angus wentup to $141.67 average. Three‘ Milking Shorthorns a v e r a g ed

‘ $123.30 and per head gure on. ..f."i:.'.':i.:';':.1.i".:*::*..‘i.:'.:..*'.:::,r:a:*::':..:"'.::"...ii::.£':.°:.':a:?:;r:‘s: :.::'.“:::..';'.': three P011“ Heiefords was$4,610. The top price was 817$ for a bull. (Continued on page 8)

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The Hislop Sheep company hasturned the mechanism of mass pro-duction to the manufacture of lambchops. As the lambs progress ”‘ ‘from one feeding pen to anotherwhere layers of meat are put on, ~

they nally are conveyed to the last 'feeding station for nishing and »»

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then to the scales and the railroadcar in which they go to the buyer.

As one views this modern feed-ing plant near Granger, Wash., inthe Yakima valley, he almost canenvision a continuous belt withthin lambs starting at one end andat the other, the fat blocky nishedproduct being deposited ready forthe packing house and the butcher.Nearly 50,000 lambs have been fat-tened here during the past winter.

Fattened IndoorsWilliam (gill) Hislop headsithlijs

. ' rt . .i€’J‘Z§i"3§d Aiianeiciiin. All ....1:..".'.:.:: &2§;?u§"°'&?£i ::::'.'::: .:.:“:'::':.':::?‘,:: .‘.=.",:::".."..~::-i.::".*|;:..'::.'.'.'§.:three are young men‘ The latter ilfllttebilinlai l:':h':s°‘:r'll:wf'a::°tw§'l:|¥€: e‘:{':l;n::ll£>s:':l“:ee‘1{l':l‘:hsI‘i::1Il‘sb:i\§l?¢:e:vb€1‘lltgl:\€ ;:rbl:ay';is the foreman. Ruehl was a stu-deirtlwhxen Bill Pgislop ws teachiililgat as ington tate co ege in t e ,animal husbandry department. Be-fore that Hislop taught at KansastStateS:::olllege1 after lcloming gerrom ot an w ere e receiv a '

degree in science at the University Hlslop Sheep Colnpany Fattensof Edinburgh. . L- k B

Hislop Sheep company lambs are In lVeSt0C USfattened indoors and do not knowexposure to low temperatures org)‘:-‘K?’ sllllelzltgeiiluszlien élsglgeblli nally reach the fattening tread- Six Meals Per Day8 -last ear that have a ca cit for mill at Granger, they are subiected _Hislop lambs ge_t along on mulhead each The tqptl ?§pac_ to intensive feeding. tilple feeifitingls. Slit times! ab dayity in the sheds at one time is 22,- About the fet 11111118 that baP- t ey S U t emse V-es an es":000. Many of the lambs start their pe_ns to a lamb that reaches the 3:‘! fllllgwlisfclé 2?’ aI€',:b;rt?nway to market weight over east, H1810!) yards 18 8heal'1Il8- The t 7 f H grb ' If If h .across the Columbia and Snake riv- feeder has taken a cue from the 8 . am". ° ‘;wf1_35' a 8' 3 dayéers, in the Palouse country where D1'9¢e88OI‘, WhO ll Said tO use eVel'Y- algal“ gt a éhanagnioansonethere are quantities of feed l°°k' thmg bu? th? meat‘ -some of these sort of rosotiro ' the rgots are fol-ing for a market. Coming in from lambs will give UP eight Pelmde Of lowed b ha M31’ at 5.30 m therethe growers’ ranges by September wool each. It’s worth money and i ainya gin ' p" '1 or earlier, the lambs go onto the the lambs reall_y don't need it be- 5 gr _g 'pea elds of the Palouse, where cause they are inside from now _on. Tble lillld Of aehedule day after ,sometimes they can be pastured Then nature does one of her typical (lay takes 2,500 tO!1$ Of grams. theuntil late in October. They do well tricks. The shorn lambs use a Same tOm1a8e Of alfalfa, 1,600 tO$ ‘on peas and other feeds they pick third more feed than they would Of 1‘OOtS (mestly ¢l1ll8. lheludlng J

up in the harvested elds. unshorn, thus fatten more quickly POtatOe8 8OI'te<l Out by Yaklma Val-and economically because there is a ley rahehers-) The lambs eaeh eat

Handle Large Nllmbus marked tendency to form a layer a PO}"1<l Of l‘OOt$ De!’ <laY- GramsThe company handles from 80,- of fat as protection in lieu of wool eebelet Of barley» Wheat and ellll

000 to 100,000 sheep a year. Those that has been removed. Shorn Pea_$ f1‘Om the Palellee eOl111t!'Y-that are brought over to the Yaki- lambs are discounted so little at Imgated fafms heal‘bY STOW thema valley for nishing may go on- the market for lack of wool that it alfalfa-to fall pastures of alfalfa, orchards doesn't count in view of the ad- One man handles the work ofor meadows for awhile. When they vantages. feeding 3,000 head of lambs, so it

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L ly nished is a new hay shed, built

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when they are at the feeding plant,since they spend a great deal oftime there in winter months.Among the other important acces-sories are an oice, scales and a

_) large root cellar. It is only a few..f- . . '1" 1 . " _£.= steps to the Northern Pacic Rail-

way where incoming loads are re-ceived and outbound shipments dis-patched.

Entry of sugar beets into theYakima valley, with the new Utah-Idaho Sugar company factory atToppenish operating in 1937 hasintroduced another angle that maybe important. The Hislop Sheepcompany last fall tried pasturinglambs for a few days on beet topsbefore putting them into the fat-tening pens. Also a trial lot oflambs was put on a beet pulp rationat Toppenish.

i'l’°°,.',1§‘l'h3'.‘ii‘J‘Zl’.‘|l'fJfh{"§3°i‘iiZ' $35-$53 ‘1'.§"{§Z' c3.1.2‘$131!;,l’3§'é§'£'S"i'.a;'fh5"i‘Z¢‘5'.$§."I§5 MAKE NET PROFITrather. In the background at the right are two more sheds of that type. Across the road to the‘°'"°- High school agricultural stu-

dents in Future Farmer projectsin Oregon during 1937 got an in-

1 come from their activities amountChOpS NGW € ing to $149,419.58, with the netreturn reaching $126,079.29.

» Nearl 50,000 Head- Changes j_“—y ’ BEST FOR BOWS, ARROWSiness Intr0duCed Henry Hobson makes bows and

arrows at Salem, Ore. He saysnorthwest yew is the best wood forbow construction and cedar from

is evident the system functions ters have been provided by Hislop the northwest is the best for at--with a minimum of labor. Manure and Ruehl for themselves for use r0ws_in the sheds pays the labor bill.Every spring the bunks and racks *"in the pens are put aside and panelsremoved so the manure can beplowed out, loaded and hauled tomany irrigated truck crop farms inthe valley, whose owners come andget it and pay $1 a ton. They buy4,500 tons every spring and use italong with commercial fertilizers.

Part of the construction recent-

on modern plans with concretefoundation, steel roof and no insideobstructions to take up space. Thealfalfa is chopped and elevated intothe big shed, by blowing, almost tothe roof. A new dwelling has beenbuilt for the foreman, Hendrickson, ~ ~ ~ —— H

who lives were the Year "<>""d- .....:-mt..:-*.::.::1.':.";':.'i°::..:.':..::*:.:;- ".1'::. ‘mi."".:.:':.,°:..§:::-..§":.¥..:':::' :"s"r.:Comfortable, modern living quar-‘ the Hislop Sheep company rations. ' ' y’ 5'

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Beet Growers Had Record Season

dows, resulting in anabundance of lightwithin the factory inthe daylight hours. Thebeets are raised all upand down the Yakimavalley, in the WallaWalla country and afew other spots. Theacreage will be largerthis year than last.

Record Crop Raised

Some other records insugar beet productionwere made in NorthernPacic territory lastyear. Among these wasthe big beet producedby C. L. Van Luvanee,near Hysham, Mont.,who contracted withThe G r e a t WesternSugar company, at Bill-ings. Van Luvaneeharvested a lot of largebeets, the biggest onereaching 31 pounds and10 ounces. It was re-ported the largest beetthat ever had been puton record in the Billingsarea. T h e factorypeople, however, placemore emphasis on ton-nage of beets per acrethan the size of the

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W ' be a leading enterprisein connection with beetgrowing, using the topsand beet pulp for feed-ing and getting verysatisfactory results. Inthe Billings countryfor example, J 0 h nGlantz, pioneer grower,has four sons who arenow engaged in beetgrowing a n d livestockfeeding, the combina-tion which helped theirfather pay for threefarms.

Employment Furnished

Beets in the RedRiver valley are raised

\ -. mostly without irriga-\ tion. In western Wash-ington, west of the Cas-cade mountains, thecrop is not irrigated butin central Washingtonand in Montana allbeets are irrigated.

In addition to theinterest of the farmersin sugar beet produc-tion, the crop and thefactories are respons-ible for much employ-ment going to peopleliving in the communi-ties immediately aroundbeets, and the smaller Mexican girls working In the beets on llenry Wledemann's farm the f3,etQrie$_ M () re

Ones usually will yield l.'Z.?."ii.€"y‘L'1'rY' §'.§i'."i.'w-'§'¢"i=.‘l’.§.°l'.§"I.’i.'.‘i.‘§'€‘iii°§..'i€§§l¥. i-‘§’¢i?ii'°|Li‘i§ than 5.000 so situateda higher percentage of 3'3, f:§§fv‘:§"m'§};';°{{“-}, ;';‘j1'§"m§f,';;n°do}’,§',';f '"‘ "" '°' ‘""'=" received employment assugar. a result of the 1937 pro-

Van Luvanee raises about 20 high grower on the basis of tons duction in Northern Pacic ter-acres of beets every year. They per acre among more than 1,000 ritory.are irrigated. He rotates, puts on farmers growing beets for the Bill-manure and phosphate. In 1930, ings factory. In rating the grow-the rst year he raised beets, his ers however, those having less than TUNA ON OREGON COASTaverage acre yield was 15.47 tons; 10 acres were not included. John Tune shing and canning werein 1931, 12.9 tons; 1932, the aver- Bott, who headed the Billings list added to the industries of the ()1-e-age went up to 17.36; 1933, 14.6; in 1937, averaged 21.9 tons on gen edaet the past year when for1934, 12.81; 1935, back up to 15.81; 33.17 acres. the rst time it became possible toand in 1936 the average was 16.97. In the Red River valley, near make great hams of the amaedre

Moorhead, Minn., last year Henry tuna. The sh were choice andBest Performance wiedfimaml made 3 1‘e¢91‘d in °°"' there was a ready market.tracting for and growing nearly

In 1937, Mr. Van Luvanee made 800 acres of sugar beets on his iihis best performance as a beet own farm. Mr. Wiedemann will Three hundred and thirty-threegrower. He raised 22.2 acres which again have a large acreage of beets, carloads of eggs were shipped outyielded an average of 20.16 tons but not as many as in 1937. of Oregon last year compared withper acre. It placed him the seventh Livestock feeding continues to 303 cars in 1936.

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491'", ms ' THE NORTHWEST wFARM AND HOME .OPPORTUNITIES

You may select from this list of typical bargains or ask us for otherpropositions suited to your needs. Additional information, includ-ing addresses of the owners, will be furnished on request.

WISCONSIN farm for $7,500 with $1,500 down pay-‘ WASHINGTONWS-64—About 76 acres, located in ment, balance in annual crop payments, W-263--680 acres,'5 miles from town,

Bayeld county and adjacent to Doug- 4 per cent interest. Will rent for $150 in Klickitat county, 234 acres cultivat-las county, northwestern Wisconsin. cash per year, renter to furnish seed ed, 120 acres in fall wheat, 30 acresExceptionally good land, live creek and give owner IA of crog and 1,44 of alfalfa, 84 acres stubble, balance verythru tract, never goes dig. Land lies the conservation check. r will rent good pasture. Also 200-acre pasturene, has beautiful buil ing site, all for $500 cash per year, renter to re- nearby. Very good fences, 200 acresgood heavy soil free from sand, stone ceive entire crop and conservation under hog-tight fence. Good brickand swamiisr School nearby and road check. In east central North Dakota, house, cost $4,000, excellent basement,to place. ice only $600; reasonable close to church and school. water piped into house from spring.terms. N-125-1,280-acre ranch, on graveled Large old bam and cow bam. SpringM]N1q];s()-1-A highway, 3 miles from small town, in water piped into corrals. Gravel roa

M_195_1dca1s¢cck and dairy fa,-m_ Barnes county, eastern North Dakota. to gate, good road to house. Price735 cc;-cs with goo ac;-cs under cu1tivc_ Two sets of good improvements, good $8,500. $3,500 cash, balance terms, 5“on, balance pasture and hay meadow, water, 480 acres fenced in, good pasture, per cent interest.all fenced. Complete set of ne farm about 36° ecree summer fe1ew,_75 acres W-201.5—Well situated 80-acre farm,buildings on Crow Wing river, running !'Ye- G°°d Pl'°d"¢!n_8 farm wltll land 12 miles south of Centralia, shot claywater in every pasture; well stocked— 1", rst °la55_°°"d1t1°l'\-_ Aged, °W"el' soil, in southwestern Washington. 22Holsteins and I-lerefords, complete set Wishes t° Yetlre and “"11 sacrltlee f°1' acres cultivated, balance pasture. Four-of farm machinery. In Cass county, (ml? $12-50 Per acr°- 1'00"! dwelling, bam, 2 Pellltfy l\°1l$e$,north central Minnesota. In order to MONTANA . fences, spring, 4 miles to highway,settle estate, will make special price s'1a0_2v24,0'a°1'° fall‘ and 5t9¢k phone, route services. A nice littefor quick sale. Fanell, On Little Rec creek, 9 mlles farm for $2,500. Small down payment.

M-71.7-120-acre farm adapted to gfgsigs cgggrsgrgécéggraolf 1g_‘:_?t;:i W-246-355 acres, cutover land, nealfalfa, alfalfa seed, corn and general ~ - - 8 location for grazing or may be sub-farm crops. Located 9 miles from 32$‘ }:;%i::" 83°!‘ gggmgliht £16 divided into_ small farms if_ desired,Frazee, west central Minnesota, 1/é mile acres of g-n lag ad-oininiwith clay loam soil. Located 4 miles fromto school, 3 miles to church, $even- stock wat¢e‘rw.,.§lree sets 2)‘ buildings Centralia, southwestern Washington.“mm h°“a°' $°°a al'°“a wan basement All fenced and cross-fenced Pine and Plemy~ °f wood °n plate to pay for lland attic; fair hip roof barn, 26x40; r alon stream su 1 logs; and sts a¢¢0r<l1ngt00§vI_\el'- Pr1ce$10Del‘8¢I'e,chicken house, granary, etc. 70 acres Owned gand operatgg ‘£01. 40 eag) bl; 01‘ W111 Sllbdlvlde fol‘ $20 Del‘ tiere-cleared, 40 acres cultivated, 15 acres late owner Sen irrigated “mg for $21 Terms.timber. 50 acres pasture, seed wind- an acre ,,,'c1,,d,,,g Wm, ght om- W-60.9—Partially improved 20-acrebreak ardllnd buildings, niee Shade mg lam’; $10 an ac,-c Libel-Q1 cc,-ms farm. in Bellingham district, northwest-trees around house. Phone, high school to right ’party ‘ cm Washington Good six-‘-00"] mod-bus, route services. Price $3,500. $1,000 pL_3o8_530'acres gmilcs from town ern home with concrete foundation,°“h» balame t°"“$- 1° §°°d °°“'s» 3 in Clarks Fork valle western Mon: Plumbins Chicken house fer 500 birds,YOHHB l‘l0!‘Se$, Other St0¢ , some ma- “ma 420 acres gcotrfarm land and concrete oor. Small barn, electric¢l'lll'le1'Y and 20 tells Of lie)’ With Plaee 139 cc;-cs casily clcarcd 85 ac;-cs clcm-_ water system, considerable timber forif aealrei Price $1'1o0- ed and timothy, grain and berries being W°°d» 3 running ¢l‘°ek- Price $2300-

M-71-3—155 8¢!'e8, 4% miles from grown. Good six-room house, large Terms-Tenstrllte, 15 miles f!'°m Bemldll, barn for three teams, implement shed, QREGQNnorthem Minnesota. Complete set of other buildings. A stock ranch, no ir- O 9! 38;, bo t 10 1800d b\llldll185, drilled Well, 72 1't- deep, rigation necessary. Price $19 per acre. t- zed bail acres’ at u gcls g 'good water. Phone and route services. [DA]-19 wal ' t. ‘mfg Pa? “F an P ‘ill’ 5'130 BCPES Cl€8l‘6d, 70 HCPGS cultivated, I-90_2_32O agg-gs, 7 miles west Qf Flle oca 1°?!’ ml es rglnk orhan 'balance hardwood timber and pasture. sondpoim, Bonner county, no;-them flvzggilm °“5a'h.aawh§d‘° an“ b°“saCheeelte 108!!! $011, clay $\1bS0il- Gull Idaho. Small acreage cleared. Good bor d ns’ ma; lne S Wham}? If ankLake, V4 mile, 800d 5l'l1n8- Taxes $56 little three-room house, barn and gar- r-‘ff’ it dlfusa nee $4’ ' a casannually. A nice daiw and general age, also nice log cabin. About 1,000 “” a“ °-farm tel‘ $4,000 $1,500 Will handle, cords of wood and standing timber. o'192_aoo'a.°ra at°ck farm' °n man‘balance terms, 4 Pet‘ eent iI1tel‘e$t- When cleared there should be enough ty mad’ 1 mlla {mm .t°“'n' waatam

M-71.9—140 acres, in alfalfa seed- wood to pay for place. Plenty of water 0reg°“- 50 acres cul.l'“.'atad' balancegrowing territory, 11 miles from town. available, 15 live springs on farm. Pasture and ab°"t a mluma feat °t redin Beltrami county, about 50 acres cul- When developed this farm should make all saw umber‘ G°°a "°'r°°m h°asativated, river runs thru eld, no build- one of nest in Bonner county. Of- wlth h°t alfd °°1d water systamv ¢°°aings but good building site where form- fered for $2,000. $700 down payment, bam» W60» h°3 Muse» 3°*5°' l?°“lt'Yer buildings were before burning down, balance annually. hmlsav mm‘ h°asa' Ymmg famlly °r'good well. Place offered for only $7 I-52.1-80 acres with 16 acres cleared, cllardi fenced and °'°5a'f°a°.°a sheep‘per acre. ‘A mile from grade school. balance second growth timber. Five- R311?’ °“‘im1;1:dl'° ‘Sada and 1'33? 5°h‘;°1'1q()|g1'|] DAKQTA room log house, barn, 30x50, built of onlnlcsa g $1230 ctiagillzvpitil hglle °'

N-95.8-480 acres with complete set lumber and 1°88; 20 fr‘-llt t1'ee5- l4°- y ’ ' ’ ‘of buildings in fair condition, cloo- cated % mile to school, 15 miles from O-131.3-115 acres, 3% miles fromgrioigy, spring and well provide enough Sandfmint. Price $1,700. $800 will Vernonia, in Columbia county, westemwater for 200 head of stock. 410 acres hand e- 0_1‘e80Y1, 011 Sllftaeed State $e¢°"dal’Kcultivated, 20-acre shelter belt, balance I-71.4—160 acres, 35 acres cleared, highway. Small house, garden patcpasture and hay land, heavy black soil. fair house and barn, old orchard of 12 cleared, balance cutov_er land, year-Good stock and grain farm. Owner to 1_5 trees, plenty _of outside range, around creek thru middle of tract.says he received soil conservation check 4 miles from state highway, on county _Would make good cattle ranch as ad-for $390 last year, thinks about same road. Price $2,200. 600 cash, balance Jacent to several hundred acres of cut-amount will apply for 1938. Offers terms. over land. Price $840-

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Seed Crops Become Major EnterpriseCentral Oregon tributary to ’

Bend, Redmond and neighboringtowns, has improved its agricul-ture along several lines. Produc-tion of small seeds is one example.In 1925 only 100 acres producedsmall seed crops but by 1937 thisenterprise had grown to 7,255acres, divided among 10 cropslisted under the small seed headingand making a total production of3,553,926 pounds. Of the 10, alsikeclover and Austrian winter peasare by far the largest. ,

Deschutes county, Oregon, early _established itself as a grower of Three and a hall mllllon pounds of seed of clovers. grasses and peas were raised inhigh quality Seed cr()pS_ In 1929 Deschutes eounutir, Oregon. lastodvear. Alslke clover and Austrian winter peas made upthree Samples of alsike clover seed most of the to The seed pr uced in 1937 was valued at nearly $400,000.

were exhibited at the International - - - -Grai & H h . Ch. d Lamb feeding also is being do_ne, county as a whole, since some ofn ey .5 ow m . ‘cage en. the farmers some years fattening the land the estimate was based on

“on {Se thud and slxth prem“ as high as 15,000 head. There is _a was already partly cleared.

———-the rst four premiums. The fol- ness In cen ra regom WALNUTS AND FILBERTSlowing year Deschutes growers 12Vg(;i§hington and tO€'egon havesent in eig t samples and took the | , acres in er rees, or ap-rst four premiums and in addi- Deschutes County seed Cm,” proximately 1,100,000 individualtion got seventh, eighth, ninth and 5.“ ¢,.,,,, ,\¢,., Pf,f'}‘,',§,',',‘I|',I trees. A thousand acres of thesetenth. In 1933 they were repre- tommon Red clover... =1» um are estimated to have been plantedsented at tlize World's Efaig Con- irtiég 'i'i?>:§§§ ....... ‘Mfg? l1a3i1(:)0(year.d Ciiieggg has betwenerence in egina, Sas atc ewan, ° °°'"-~------ ' 2 , an , acres 0 e

Canada, at which there were 100 $55-?:i§: Ii'ii':ii‘-.‘.'.'.‘.l.'.‘. ii riig total. In that state also there areexhibits from United States and :§§§¥iu'i”vcs"iii:'¢}"z,% 2.233% mere than 20,000 eeree in EnglishCanada. Deschutes county entries 3'1"‘: W'1;"I""---- § gen walnuts.t()Qk rst, second, fourth and e‘ e‘ e"u""'_“i _i_ isFi_rst_ prize was $300 and total “'2” "‘”'”‘ AUCTIQN SETS LIVESTOCKwtiizgirtgshof the group were $625 PR](}E$

a Sm8allsse)e:i- production in the one CLEARING LAND (continued “om page 3)county’ Deschutes, has recently Bonner county’ Idaho, farmers $116.67. Two Holsteins sold for abeen estimated as worth nearly are eleerihg 18hd- In 1936 One to?! it; $13%50' J b d$400,000 annually to the growers. 8‘l‘0l1I> Of 90 farmers h0l18'h_t 40.800 b lghteen “foe ereey ‘if 3°“?

Dairying is a large enterprise in pounds of powder for clearing pur- mug 3'3 8" emge per ea ethis county. There are 4,700 pro- poses, which would be enough for $41-17' whee 13 purebred ewes efducing. cows and heifers and they nearly 500 ac,.es_ Last year a Simi_ different breeds sold at $23.53 peraverage between 200 and 250 lar group got 33,200 pounds of head" The buyers numbered aboutpounds of butterfat per cow in powder. Others also cleared land 50A . f 150 h d .production yearly. The Central and there will be continued activity th piece ° $ gal‘; reehe tmOregon Dairy Herd Improvement during 1938. ree me enees °n u 5' e opassociation last year, completing In a survey made among 100;waS $175 en buns and ene eele forrecords on 301 cows, showed aver- Bonner county farmers last year it $170‘ Tep on sews was $46 andage butterfat production of 318.5 was determined that the average meet pale fer a ewe was $29"pounds, 6,817 pounds of milk; among them was 30 acres cleared -ii-$138.75 per cow value of products per farm and that they had 53 SpE(;1AL RATES ACCOMMQ.and $74.75 per cow return above acres per farm yet of good land to DATE HQMESEEKERSthe cost of feed. be cleared. These men said they Reduced rates are on sale daily to

Poultry production is another would clear an average of 10 acres all points on the Northern Pacic Rail-central Oregon enterprise. Turkeys per Dlaee in 1937- The 100 fal'm- “’aY- O".°"”?Y.°".d *'°"“d'mP S°”°"shipped out in carloads have been ers had 19,869 acres total in their ggsslffgglJgmistftlfgrif-ar{a°ta;‘s§s§‘;fJ:scoring high in quality. About 70 D1eeS- They gured Oh "$1118 3_0 in planning your mp of inspectiofhcarloads of turkeys annually are Dvlmds Of P0“/d_e!' Del‘ eere. but U118 ;_ w_ HAW, 115 Northern y;¢m¢ Ry,sent out. amount was said to be low for the st, mmi, Minn,