The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
IS BLAMED
FOR COST OF FOOD
E. H. Fry Says Slipshod
Methods of Business
Are at Fault.

ana Wnat IL means 10 Portland.
He spoke from personal expert
ence and observation and submitted |
statistics to prove his assertions.
Starting with the ownership OF the
land, he pointed out the difference !
between methods used In other states
TO simplify the transfer of property |
as compared to the red tape" of |
Oregon abstracts. He showed that
when a country ceases TO pioneer II !
dies. He proved that all wealth is
dependent on and resultant from the
tilling OF the soil--that the $4,000 !
600. 900 crop OF the United States is
essential to this country.
"In Holland the man who owns a
three-acrc piece of land and tills II is |
considered a big farmer. A Holland |
farmer on three acres makes more
money and raises more crops than
the average American farmer does
on 100 acres" said Mr.. Fry.
"In this country we breed thorough |
bred horses. hogs. cows and chickens
and other livestock by selection and
elimination. Holland does the same
but Il also applies the same methods /
TO the selection OF crops and the seed.
"The small country OF Belgium, II
Il placed n man on each acre OF It's
entire area, would have nearly 3O0,-
900 men left over. yet this tiny coun-
try acquired great wealth before the |
war because It's people knew how to
use brains and science In farming.
within few hours ride of Port /
land. on land that is not above the
average. Belgian settled few years
ago. His farm Is a trifle less In size
than a Portland city block. His crop
last year brought s279O In cash. De-
ducting all his living and other ex-
penses he netted Si700.Oi In cash
and he lived on the best his land
produced.
He did this by scientific farming,
Instead OF plowing his soil six to ten
inches, he went fourteen inches and
then cross-plowed II the same way,
He overlaid this land with a three
inch veneer OF manure that farmers
In the neighborhood gave him for
hauling away. II he had not hauled
Il, In all likelihood they would have
moved Their barns TO get away from
the accumulation OF years.
"Bronccoll Is refined selected
member of the cabbage or cauliflow-
or family. Here In Portland we buy
Il under the impression that II can
only be raised In California Last
year Roseburg shipped So ear. The
farmers in that district say II is be-
ing over done, yet one commission
man from Chicago offered to sign a
contract for 100 cars TO be delivered
this year. And the stalks or refuse
Is more nutritious for dairy cows.
hogs and stock than grain. Early
and late cabbages are a misnomer.
They develop early or late, depend
ing on whether they are planted in
sandy soil or heavy loan, The Will
lamette farm will grow 1880 plants
10 the acre, or a thousand egg plants
Proper work and knowledge will net
Sos from every brood SOW each
year that is cared for scientifically,
1.-The leading dairy in Oregon pays
20 per cent net on the investment II
consists OF 10 cows, scientifically Sc
lected, and is operated on As acres of
land. One thousand bushels OF arti-
chokes can be raised on any acre OF
Willamette valley land. There is no
better food for laying hens, and any
horse will leave it's grain to eat it. II
goes further, and is more nutritious
than grain feed,
but TO do these things requires
breaking away from custom and from
eastern methods. The Willamette val
ley is the finest farm land in the
world To get full results of it re-
quires only a definite application OF
knowledge and scientific priciples
"The cost OF feed productions is !
blamed for the high cost of beef and
DOIk. Inc DidhlN oHOhlu bo PuN W.
the farmer for his lack of organiza- q
tion. How long would business con- {
Germs and factories endure II they {
failed to keep posted on the improve
ments made in their lines of endeay- 6
or?
"This is the age OF silage, and until 1
the Willamette valley farmer adopts
silage methods he is going to continue
playing a losing game Until he learns e
TO select his seeds as he selects his a
dairy cows and his brood sows he is II
going to get crop failures instead of q
the returns any other part &
Of the country can produce. a
"The land and the climate of this 81
valley is the most wonderful in the b
world hut IL must be scientifically y