The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-01-22
OREGON SLOPE FORMS
FIRST FARM BUREAU
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a. A. GuttrIdgo opened the program
with nm address on the Farm Bureau
movement, which appears in another
column of this issue. r NJ. Northrup
followed with q discussion of market.
ing and manifested close study of
conitlons in this section He ad-
yocated the greater development of
sheep and cattle raising by the
ranchers, because he said:
1--WE must produce crop that will
stand shipment a long distance II
costs but 4 per cent Of the cost TO
ship either wool or butter to market:
but II costs from 80 to 60 per cent to
ship hay.
"Tho day Of cooperative buying
and selling r. coming" said Mr.
Northrup. "and we must prepare TO
giyc the consumer half OF the ad-
vantage that will accrue We want
no class conscience Tho ranchcr
must not consider himself apart from
the community. What benefits one
must benefit all"
lie urged the need for marketing
associations TO reduce the cost of get
ting stock to market and outlined
the plan followed In Iowa. Mime
sofa and other middle Western
atntca.
\. A. GuttrIdgo here read a paper
ON soil Improvement, which N given
elsewhere, and shows how deeply the
ranchers have studied their many
sided industry
I. l. Culbertson. In speaking OF
methods Of crop Improvement. de-
clared that the ranohors must expert
ment with other crops than hay. He
pointed out the Increase In the num-
her OF Irrigation districts aud the
consequent Increase In hay that will
be produced. lie urged experimental
tlon In potato culture and cited the
development at Wilder and the pro-
fits from early potatoes. Sugar beets,
too, were discussed by him as a pos
sible means OF increasing the returns
10 the rancher.
Jonas Brown, speaking of stock
Improvement. deplored the scarcity
OF good stock In the district lie
gave his experience In raising hogs
and declared that II has been amply |
demonstrated that scrub stock does
not paw, He urged the formation of
associations for the purchase of pure |
breed sires IN cattle, sheep and hogs !
other speakers discussed this
problem and urged that the com
munity as a whole specialize on one !
breed OF cattle, sheep or pigs so that
II may be known as the place for /
securing such animals and profit by .
the cooperative effort and thus es-
tahlish a market, 4
Geo, w Lattig, In discussing pest .
aud disease control. called the atten- .
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nearly 80 per cent OF the region is In
orchards and that the coddling moth
is the worst menace that the ranch .
ors fight During the past season
this section harvested IN apple crop
that was 80 per cent clean of scale .
and rot, and Il could have been 100 I
per cent clean That is what we
must strive for. AT the same time we |
must fight the rabbits, the squirrels /
and the ground owls and sparrows,"
he said
When the election OF chairmen for I
the various committees TO carry out .
the program was held the following /.
We're selected; Marketing, F. NJ
Northrup; Irrigation and Soil Inn /.
provement, A A. Guttridge; Crop I
Improvement, l. |. Culbertson; Live /
stock Improvement, Jonas Brown; |
Pest and Disease Control, Geo. " |
Lattig; Community Welfare, p. NJ
Boals; Home Development, Mrs |
Walter l., Davis.
Preceding the business meeting
and following the dinner, short talks
were made by Roht. ID. Lytle of
Vale, Geo, X Aiken of Ontario. and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huntington
Currey OF Vale and Mrs. Lytle.
The committee from the Woman's
club who served the elaborate dinner
were Mrs. f, ], Burrell. Mrs. Ora
wilkins, Mrs. l.. r, Breithaupt, Mrs
Harry Lattig, Mrs. c. A Karst, Mrs.
W +, Vincent.