The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-03-27

NOBODY denies that Economy must be the
wachword in fruit districts this year. That is ad
mitted by all without dispute.
But Economy" is word much abused, and
false economy is worse than none at ALL
Economy does not mean bul-headed ''resOIve"
squeeze the eagle on every dollar till he screams
Nor does economy mean hanging onto every nickel
regardless of consequences.
A dollar spent judicously will always save
from one to tenor even more-later in the season.
Suppose you resolve not to spend cent this
year for spray material. You could devote your
time to going through the operations of spraying
using clear water, because it didn't cost you any,
thing at least, it is cheaper than lime and sulphur
The chances are you would lose your entire CROP
II you had spent $4,000 for spray material, you
would have saved your crop, and made perhaps a
thousand dollars. This $4,000, in other Words
would save you thousand later-surely good
investment.
Somewhat overdrawn," we here YOU say
and yet through just such false economy are you
losing money-by using old implements which only
half do their work improvements are being made
every year on farm TOOLS new implements are be-
ing introduced. All tend to more economical cult
vation of the SOIL
Fifty years ago. the cast-iron walking plow
with wooden beam was the only implement used
to turn the soil, and the prevailing motive power
was oxen. The cradle was the only harvesting
machine, and the fail threshed the grain. Then
the farmer could haul the entire working parapher-
MALTA of his farm in one load. Since then marvellous
strides have been made in developing and perfect
ing agricultural implements
To improved farm machinery can be attributed
our ability to produce enough to supply our needs
and surplus for other nations. Sixtv-fve wears
ago we did not produce enough wheat to feed our
own people, when eighty per cent of the population
lived on the farms. Today, with greatly increased
population, consuming double the amount of wheat
per capita, thirty cent of our people are produc
ing an abundance for all, and goodly amount to
be exported. This is all due to implements which
lessen the time and cost of production.
Sixty years ago it required three hours of labor
to raise one bushel of wheat and today it requires
but ten minutes. The cost then was IT, 3 cents per
bushel, now it is 3A cents
1t required four and one-half hours to produce
one bushel OF corn; today forty-one minutes.
In 1860 it required thirty-fve and one-half
hours to produce ton of hay, and now but eleven
hours. Then it cost in labor So per ton now $129.
When we consider the great advance in the cost
of days labor since then we will have some idea
of the part implements play in assisting the farmer
We must also remember that the price of farm ma
chnery has not advanced in proportion to farm pro-
ducts and farm labor. The aggregate saving to
the farmer on account of improved implements
represents large per cent of his net profits.
During the near 19O0 implements saved in hu
man labor $685., 600, ,OOO Last year the American
farmer bought $10O coo worth of machinery
but tsaved forhim in labor more than $500 900 OOO
Asnecessity demands it, it is reasonable to sup
pose that new inventions will further increase the
production of the farm and decrease the cost.
There is moral to this, we'll worthy of YOUR
earnest consideration:
WE SELL THESE LABOR-SAVING DEVICES AMI
WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY OF PROVING TO you
THAT FEW DOLLARS SPENT FOR A NEW TOOL
WHICH WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY IS TRJTE
ECONOMY"