The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-01-27
WAY TO SUCCESS
IS POINTED OUT
\. l.. Thrasher Gives Figures from his
Experience In Poultry Industry
in Valley.

week in publishing a communication
perience here in poultry and egg pro-
duction and including suggestion
about the need here of heavy pro-
ducing strain of milk cows. Mr..
income from the records he has kept
on his chickens and these figures
form convincing argument in favor
Of the establishment Of the poultry in
not waste any words on speculative
theories of what might be done here
Under existing conditions and after
starting with the handicap of prac-
.ically no financial resources. What
lie has accomplished has been done
by hard work and intelligent employ
ment of his own labor, and what he
has done can be done by scores of
others.
His letter, which follows is well
worth reading and it should be an in
spira ton to many who read it, as it
points way out of present difficult
ties and shows how it is possible to
build up payrolls, cash payrolls, on
the farms in this valley.
Addressing his letter ito those who
want to know" Mr.. Thrasher says:
There has appeared several ar
ticles in this paper about my wonder
ful success, since | have been in Oro-
Vile.
Il heartily appreciate all of this,
and the interest people have taken In
the things I have tried to do
'To me, it doesn't seem so much.
as | have more fame than money on
hand at the present time.
Nov, am going to give you the
straight goods and let you decide for
yourself. Yes, I came to Oroville in
the spring of 1920 with a very limited
means. when ten spot didn't last any
longer than snow-bail in August.
81 made small payment on the
land where | now reside, rented a
house in town until | could build.
When | priced the lumber l found
couldn't build house, SO ! built a
shed. told people that | was going
to raise strawberries, as that was
what ! came here for.
Il met with some discouraging tales
but determined to plant them anyway.
In April, 1920, l planted $500 plants
in o,,t q
ches in the row, covering little over
l-2 acre. Among these l planted 500
Superb Everbearing, which. the same
spring, to my surprise bore me $500
in berries from jane until Nov. 1.
same year.
During the year of 1921 sold 423
double cases which sold for 81, ,O69.7 &c.
the expense being $224S1, leaving a
profit Of $S44.95. | also sold plants to
the extent of $40O.55, my expense be-
ing $21.7O. leaving profit of $37SS5
and total of $1,223.SO.
Now. | am not giving these fig
ures to boast or boost myself as there
are other men who can do as we'll and
may do better but | do think that
land and climate that will produce
such a crop, is worth while boosting.
There is no other crop that | know of
that will bring so much wealth to
this district, Yes, l have some chick
ems also, but have nothing to boast of.
Like other people l make mistakes,
although the last two months my
hens have been in a heavy moult they
have paid me something.
From Sept 1, to January 1. we
sold $2S6.59 worth of eggs at an es-
timated cost of $100 per day. I con-
slider this poor. | will not take space
to tell what the many other crops |
have grown on the place have paid
me.
There is one thing more wish to
add, while am at it. This valley is
very much in need of heavy produc-
ing strain Of milk COWS. Think of hay
and labor wasted when one $4OO COW
will produce as much in profit as ten
cows such as the most of us have. I
have letter in my possession from
the Tillamook Cow Testing association
of Tillamook, Oregon, which says.
For instance, in 1918 if all the cows
in Tillamook county had been as
good as those in the association, there
would have been an increase finan-
cially. of practically $2000.O0O.'
Think what a club or association
OF this kind would mean to the West
Okanogan District. This is something
to think about.
IN. l.. THRASHER"