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ISSUED MONTHLY BY THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY

VOL. IX. ST. PAUL, MINN., MARCH, 1936 No. 8

Northwest Farmers Fatten Lambs, CattleLzilmbs and cattle onh ftied an In wes(;;ernhMoé1tana, nelar Mis-nort west states aong t e ort - - sou a, 5, 00 ea of catte were

ern Pacic Railway this winter are L""”,f§ff_ §’_'€,_ {arms put into feed yards this winter andcounted not in thousands or tens 1,200 ewes were fattened for mar-of thousands but rather in hun- H d C |':‘RA'n gihuig‘ k sh d ket. Sizable numbers of both cat-dreds of thousands. In six impor- “S” an ° s|‘_,m|,s_'H:g', °c “P '" tle and lambs have been on feed attant areas the current feeding of Sm, _,_.,,,_1_1935 J,,,_1'1936 Spokane, in eastern Washington,stock for market is notable. Minnesota ..s 139494.000 s 241,597,000 and in the Yakima valley, in the

one hundred and thirty thou- .'i%;‘{‘..§"“.°?? 3i:';’3?:338 §2:228:888 central Pa" of the Stew .sand head of western range lambs ldahq . . . - -- 37.345000 55.979000 In most Of lhe eas nlentlonefltwere brought into the Red River mzvmtstw -- 32.255833 23-gag-8% livestock feeding IS carried on_1nValley, eastern N01‘th Daketa and TotaI6S.ta.t'e.s.$ 3ae:s19:ooo s sa2:944:ooo pr°x1m‘tY to beet s"ga.r fa°t°.neSWestern MiIlI1eS0'¢a, 1'01‘ feeding u. s. Total ..s2.741.921,ooo 54.285.196.000 from which bee? ptllp 1S.°btamedNumber of cattle fed in the same a_11d made 3 R1310!‘ Item 111 the Pa-area, including natives and those t10Y1- I? 15 b0th 3 800d feed and anshipped in, is placed at approxi. cold months. In addition, 8,115 economical one.mately 12,000 head, breeding sheep are being wmtered ii

The Lower Yellowstone valley, In the Valley" LEADS IN C0'0PERATIVESin eastern Montana, centering Farmers around Billings, Mont., Minnesota leads the states inaround the town of Sidney, again long have been in the feeding busi- number of farmers’ co-operativeis a leading cattle and lamb feed- ness. This winter they are fatten- organizations. It has 1,416 asso-ing territory. Here 75,937 head of ing 23,450 lambs and 7,260 cattle ciations, with membership oflambs, 41,077 ewes and 3,129 cat- and wintering 32,600 sheep and 332,100, doing an annual businesstle were placed on feed during the 8,750 head of cattle. over $122,000,000.

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View on n .\'nrth\\-1-at livestock tnrm. During the winter hundreds of thounnnn ol’ sheep and cattle have been on feed Inthe vnrlnus l\'0|-thwent fertile river valleys where heaping lllppllel of good feeds and water and n crllp, Invigorating climatehave been leading (actors In putting heavy gains on the livestock.

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1- aces; _§__ *1rm“; ,- ert D. Mitchell, Sunnyside, Wash.,

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almost perfect bird was sold at the "°"'""' "die T'"""vIt '::';'?3‘i‘=1Yff'.‘. in the Yakima valley, was made CL()SE.UP$

grand champion. Mr. Mitchell’s st." Pnrnfrlplll Ab...‘ Awash“ 1.

4close of the show for $25 to a NewYork buyer and was shlpped east I-logs are paying the high school ex-l20 be displayed in the WlIld0W Of penses ot 17-year-old Robert Davis

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Daparflnanl J} 1}.-is..ini,.f| 'n..,.l.,,....n Jack Dempsey’s restaurant in New Teimenish. Wash-. and he hopes theyY k ‘ 'll 1 d hi t ll . O f

NQEIHF§}“,§{}_f¥1;}§_§_*§l{1XZ4Y °" C“? . ill o“nZ§r§§“wnnL“ bafé’ iii? tallm:vd)nThe best dlspla-Y of dressed N9-Y‘ a championship at the Pacic Interna-

J- “’- HA“’ ----b",-,'e;,;;,;--S‘~ P“‘"' M""‘- ragansett turkeys was entered by tional Livestock exposition in Portland,\\'. .1. HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . ..st. Paul, Minn. H. B- 01111, Grand F0l‘kS, and the Ore He returned "em the shew with

Assistant to the Director best display of White Hollands in $1,028 derived from showring premiums

W.. ' . . . . . . .. . endlftlK-@5353’I13???‘ Developrggtuzgzgimh tte dfesseig turkey di_vlsion_ was sae ° s°°____

A. J.ADE§X'Il‘ER . . . . . . . . . ..st. Paul, Minn. ifown by 1'$- J0e_Kelling', Altkmv Henry Wiedeman, Clay County,g"°“ “"3 D°"'°1°p'“°"t Age“ mn- The best? Slngle Na1'I'9-83-IF Minn., had almost 1,000 acres of grain

A. R. 1:/I]II*3S€ENk . . . . . . . . . . ..st_ Paul, Minn. sett and b€Sl1 single Bourbon Red last year, 520 acres of which were bar-‘ ‘es °° D°"°'°l"“°“t Agent ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ley. His barley was grown from regis-in is ivislon were ex 1 1 e y

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<=- e Brawl, we Mom-. and .2”;.:1‘:.u°1..0sr.“ri.r.‘=.:*..::":..3.;‘:.lst:;L. s. MacDONAL]') . . . . ..Mlssoula, Mont. Clarence Mairs & Sent Lisbon» N- a good, bright, disease-free product. He

ee"°“"“'e1 D°"<*1"v'"@"t Agent D., respectively. had 8,000 bushels more which he ex-H. W. BYERLY . . . . . . . . ..st. Paul, Minn. In the live turke division there pected might sell for malting. In addi-

Immigration Agent . y . tion he fed e00 bushels of barley toW. C. IJAR§g%i.;_.£1-...A...Pa-3C0, Wash. were 467 blrdsgma-kmg a_t0tal of lambs, making him a total crop of that

This magamf is egenteegze moge than 800 in the entire show grain in 1935 of 22,600 bushels, or‘ - " ° bushels er acre.

months to those indicating an interest an they came from 11 States and 43% pin the Northwest states. On expiration of Canada entered b 100 exhibitors '—_-‘that period it may be obtained on a yearly ’ . y Last March Bert Lundgren rented abasis by sending 25 cents in stamps coin In the live turke classes J M - -

or money order made om to _;_ w_ ‘Ham _ , y ' - farm in the Kittitas valley, near Ellens-Ii’ you wish to renew on a complimentary 015011, Devll 3 Lake» N- D-, had the burg, Wash. He says: “Am well satis-

{,";s§,§af,‘}f,g"§°w’§‘,‘{{‘,§§,‘s,§,§‘,§*;s{"eY be e°"° best display in the White Holland ed with my evens the nest season,' breed_ which were the rst raised from sage-

brush land. My seed peas yielded 61bushels per acre; wheat, 66 bushels per

MARCH, 1936 acre; potatoes, 12 tons an acre.

CANNERY AT FREEWATER Two cows in A E Fiske's herd, Top-YAKIMA VALLEY TURKEY IS . , penish, Wash., ‘Yakima valley, have

CHAMPION Utah Cannmg _C0TPP3nY$ 3-1}‘ made state-wide Guernsey records ofnouncement that it Wlll build this 492.6 and 448.6 pounds of butterfat,

Out of 394 dressed turkeys com- spring an $80,000 cannery at Free- Feepeetively» the Feeeree being tel‘ °°“’5ing_ from several states in the water, Ore., brings to seven the °t different “gee”glIIl0Il19£;éd gilsr:l\ayed_ recently at number of canning _plants built in Seven hundred and m, people at_

e - merlcan Turkey the central Washington-central tended the banquet in Fargo during theshow in Grand Forks, ‘N. D., a Oregon country during the last annual North Dakota 4-H club achieve-

Bronze oun tom enteredb R - three ears. meet institute in December Ten lambY 8' Y o y of the livestock show and sale in con-

“ - nection with the institute brought $3a pound and the top calf, 30 cents apound.

High herd in December in the Wash-ington County Dairy Improvement asso-ciation in Oregon was the Jersey cattleof C. C. Bamford, Forest Grove, whosenine cows averaged 48.67 pounds ofbutterfat each.

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Bert Lane, commercial gardener inHennepin county, Minn., has foundstyles in watermelons are changing. In1933 he started growing a new variety.Northern Sweet, a smali melon, seedof which was sent to Minnesota fromRussia. It is a small, early melon. Hethought people wouldn't buy smallmelons. But they did and wanted more.

‘ Since then Northern Sweet has becomel a leader with growers and buyers in

several states.

Typical feedlot vlew, fattening Montana lnmhl In the ealtern pnrf of the state Last year]Gjszclmgntanagfarm W??-wlth lngar beet pulp, hay and concentrate. The pulp has been uled to advantage by en in 356 ocal u S In . 6 Conn esfeeder: in n number of Northwest communltlcl. were enfolled in home D\‘0Jeet5-

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A crop of head lettuce coming on nenr Panoo on the Franklin County lrrlgntlun project. Two crupn a year of licnil lettuceare railed at Palco--earl)" spring and late lull. Two crop farming ol’ one piece of ground, ullng various vegetables, In a commonpractice.

Farmers Exhibit, Sell Products at Winter ShowsAt the purebred livestock auc- large auditorium next to the show PLENTY OF FOOD

tion in connection with the twenty- rooms. -

SiXtl1 3nnl13l Red River V3lleY Red River valley breeders’ and eh(%§;:§: 1§;f§§; §g:hPyu1liV:Sl11?:;Winter Sl10WS 3t CI'00kSt0n, Mi_nn-, growers’ associations hold their ten, ]egged_eff land abeftt 10 milese3rlY In Febrnilry, f3rrner$ Paid 3 meetings during the week. Farm from Hoquiam raises petatee atop of $55 for a purebred gilt, a h th ' 1; ’ - S’Chester White. Others in the top L'§,n§§:m_ avoys e§§,d°l;§-1sse§,a€f gage pagch olf stmbwbe-rues’ a gen_br3el<et br0l18'l1t $52 3nd $50 3 clubs exhibit, demonstrate and rigs glillacilblertgeiin aliildlltieeaeieieiltghead- other Prices for bred guts judge f3rrn Pr0<l11etS in e0lnPeti- He keeps a ock of chickens, some§';5‘;€g'd$40' $39> $3750’ $35 and sizetggneeggbogggstglzlegilgné geese and several colonies of bees.. S e .

Tel) On Purebred eWeS W38 $30 and seeds are on display. In the laS€‘fs(Hld(:fLI/tr’ Evggs kgeglageerfer 3 Sentlldewn» 3n°tl1er Of that barns the stalls are lled with cat- -1 a ll gee-a ht? a h de ani-breed Selling fer $23- Sllerpsllire tle, sheep and hogs of most of the ly asowe asthnelg or-S Z vemeewes brenglit from $16 t0 $20 3 important breeds. Turkeys and ion" n inohegi gccaslond e wegghead. Purebred dairy bulls SOld chickens Qccupy their own depart- a nlear y ergh anbetween $45 3nd $90 3 lie3<l- A ment. Cash prizes as high as $14 hlgdsahmgm ll ther f e 1?elg] opMilking Sllertllern bnll brenglit for rst premiums in some of the cot datha ek gee Sahmon$100 3nd Purebred Hereferds get livestock classes, and smaller in fgaélfi)’ eytisnéo e enoug to"D t0 $125 3nd $120, Wlllell Were others, run down to tenth place at S r some m 'Priees P3i<i fer 3 bull 3nd heifer, $3, the number of cash premiums

zsrsiii :‘:*z%.';dii§.::.:‘;*:.:;i.';""" MIPS UP; GARDENDistrict Exposition ' PLANTEDThe sale, however, was only one Binge Gaines Are out Writillg on Feb" 3' last’ to a

Of 3 nnrnber Of important P3rtS Of Then there is the industrial ex- prospective settler’. 0' E‘ Edwerfls"the winter Sh0wS_ with Show hibit Usually it features farm realtor at Centraha, Wash., said:r00n’1S, liVeSt0el< b3rn$ 3nd eql1iP- machinery and other devices to ewe d° have a l°t °f m°l$t"1'e inment e0Sting m0re than $50,000, make life comfortable. Red River thls section - We have neverit really is a district agricultural valley farmers are interested in had a crop failure. Our tempera-exposition serving a dozen Minne- these thing-s_ Eighteen different t_ure today is 48 above._' It is asota counties. Coming in the win- eeneems exhibited this year and little cool out but the air is ne.ter, the “off” season for fairs, it attendance in the industrial de_ We have been having some nicedraws added attention. partment was good sunshine and a little _cool at nights.

Coupled with the show is the , . . . The bulbs, as daffodils, crocus andannual farmers’ week of the North- Its like a blg fem except that tulips, are coming up I plantedwest School of Agriculture of the horse races’ Slde ehewsi bmge some onion sets, peas and someUniversity of Minnesota, the games» Parachute Jumpers» Pop lettuce. We always have an earlyschool being located near Crooks- Stands and What n°t are absent garden. The spinach is on theton. This brings a series of educa- N0 One Seeins t0 Inles tl1eIn- EIn- market from last fall planting andtional and entertainment features Pllasls is on the Substantial things, the seed onions that were plantedthroughout the week, held in a yet interest does not lag. last fall are nearly ready to use...”

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A good example ol many poultry house: found In the Paelc Northwest. 'l‘wenty-live years ago eggs were brought lntothe state of \\'a|ohlnzton to meet the local need hut now every year her own poultrymen supply that market with a qualltyproduct and In addition uhlp hundred: ol carlondl annually to markets outllde the state

Washington Holds Commanding Position in Poultry IndustryFresh Eggs from Pacic Northwest Lead in Eastem Markets;

Business Has Had Large Growth in Past 20 Years

Poultrymen in the state of ways the only enterprise on the The association has a pay dayWashington hold a commanding farm, but they are one of major every week, when farmers are re-position in production and sale of importance. imbursed for eggs. Petty jealous-eggs. A second leading factor in the ies and differences which have

Only two states—New York and Washington poultry industry is played havoc with so many farmIowa—each send more eggs to the the mode of marketing. Bulk of co-operatives are of little or no mo-New York City market in a year the eggs, from 80 to 85 per cent of ment in the Washington Co-oper-than does Washington which sup- those marketed, is sold through ative Egg & Poultry association.plies over 10 per cent of the total the Washington C0-operative Egg Officers have no secrets. There iseggs received at that point. & Poultry association and this or- widespread understanding among

In the four leading United States ganization’s eastern sales repre- members of the association’s prob-egg markets—New York City, Chi- sentative, Pacic Egg Producers. lems and its objectives. There iscago, Philadelphia and Boston— a contract with each member, andWashington ranks sixth among! the Membership of 17,000 it_ is \;ali<€i1_but lilttle t}'1;gugh}t_ isstates in mta V0 “me Supp ie ' This is a co-operative that has gwen ° ‘.5 ang P as e mg

. had outstanding success. It has that cqunts ls servlce to membersI-‘"8 °f Q"a1"Y Eggs 17,000 members, although not all and Pme f°Y eggS- I" these “"°

High quality eggs and lots of are poultrymen, since some come actors ls. ‘che fmlswgr g: mmzihtfthem are the reason for this place into membership through purchase . e assoc? 11°“ S 513 erg 1,21) 31.‘ d eof eminence in the poultry indus- of dairy feeds from the associa- imp‘? in I? ach e tp(;:“_ry 1; 318'try. This reason is brief enough, tion. The organization belongs to ry 3 es ll? ka S a el’-tan h. 1‘:

but a long and interesting story its members. They nance it pnce go‘? as (1). qual Y W 1°

lies back of the Pacic Northwest's l2ll1ll‘0L1gl‘:i stock purcihiiises §E:o1itinu- was men ‘one ear 1er'rise to such- a position in egg pro- a y ma e on an ins a men p an— . .

duction and the things which a few cents on each case of eggs Hens 1Y“=‘?°' Enterpnéeguard against possible disintegra- being set aside toward this stock. Th_e association’s marketlng D01-tion of its poultry business. Members receive interest annually 1c_y ls founded on a wide base,

Washington poultrymen, par- on their stock. This nancial struc- since a constant and large demandticularly those west of the Cascade ture does not become top-heavy must be at hand at all times as Wellmountains in the Puget Sound because it revolves and every so as a dependable supply of eggs.area, carry on poultry raising as a often the association buys up the That in itself IS 8 large and a110tl1-major enterprise, not as a sideline. older shares, which means that er story.Hens and eggs receive much atten- farmers not only pay themselves As to quality, a number of fac-tion, not merely the time which for use of their own money but tors have something to do with it.may be left over from a farmer's also pay back what they owe them- The fact that poultry is a majorother interests. They are not al- selves. item with a large number of farm-

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ers accounts for it in part. The tion. Almost all concentrated yolked egg which is favored instate agricultural college and ex- feeds in the coast region are pur- many eastern markets.periment station, the co-operative chased. As a large number buy Most of the peultrymeh gatherand other agencies have for years feed from the association, there is their eggs ve er six times a day_done educational work with grow- a uniformity in rations which has They have and use variousers, pointing out benets of stock an effect clear through to the n- sehemes fur keeping eggs e1eah_with the inherent _ability to lay ished product—a wholesome, light- Wire baskets are used fsr gather-lots of eggs of the right size, goodhousing, sanitation; proper rangeaccommodations; care of chicks;feeding of the laying ock; care ofeggs and their proper handling.Then there is that unusually mildWashington climate, which augurswell for sustained high productionthroughout the laying period anda long season in which green feedis raised.

Washington ocks of 1,000 to2,000 laying hens are not uncom-mon. There are few of the so-called “one-acre chicken farms.”Land does not require excessive in-vestment and the poultryman usu-ally will have from 5 to 40 acres,but in the latter case he would notuse it all for chickens.

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ing them and these are placed incool rooms on many of the farmsimmediately so that the eggs arecooled quickly to reduce evapora-

- tion of the egg contents, whichwould lower the quality. Somehave rigged up humidiers fortheir egg rooms when eggs have tobe held more than a few hours be-fore being delivered to the nearestreceiving station where every caseis candled and graded. Humidi-ers also arrest or retard evapora-tion of the egg contents and havemuch to do with quality.

Many Make ProtThese efforts toward high pro-

duction and quality along with thestate’s natural advantages forpoultry, account for the fact thatmost of the commercial egg pro-

A north Paclc coast poultryman In hll ducers make a‘ prot althoughIEgg production here assumes patch of mm In winter when n -nu 1- there are seme wh d t Go o no . en-the characteristics of mass produc-_§,‘;f,f.,,'{",",}“'f,§1'°,'j§;§.§‘},’§!}:‘,;"‘,,§,{‘,§f °"°' erally it is gured that a ock

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Not all Paclc Xortllwent eggs go to market In carton! or canon. If they are too hlg. too lmall or have shells too thln toltand hnmlllng and trannportatlon¢—good, fresh eggs—they lometlmeu are sent to a laboratory llke thln one where clean.careful workers break them for canning and freezing‘, whltel nml yolk: separated or together. They may he used In bakedgoods, lee cream: and other foods.

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averaging 150 eggs per hlen a year wiltlti weed; ind hdigplaylged lsomsin the coast region just a out pays - su ace roc t at a to e c eareexpenses but nothing for labor or ‘hm Moved West off, another one of those placesinvested capital. Fortunately H°"°’9 “'9' lxP?f';§‘id"h°,',‘ ‘,:_‘l‘:Y with possibilities for an active,most of the ocks average higher §~':,‘|’1':;'i:‘°"i's"; c:py°of :":;le bifl aggressive operator on the job.than that--from 180 to 240 eggs adye|-[ising goods and c|,,m,|, of Mr. Mikkelsen paid $100 down,per hen p81‘ OCk annually. At one Jim Newlomaresident of Pike in 3,ddit,i()I1 to assuming backleast one-third of these are pro- C°"'"Y» M_°-~i"'h°i_'""°i1_846~°" taxes. He had three horses, twoduced in fall and early winter when '_';§rs°‘;°“:f°“ °f h“ '“°""'5’ 9° cows, a brood sow and some ma-prices are high and western Wash- i 5 QBILL OF SALE chinery. The rst year he got a

ington egg Dries f0!‘ the 10 years, “Stale of m......a} few bushels of wheat and a little1925 to 1934, averaged 24.71 cents "Cf’_""'Y °‘ "“‘° I T d 5 oats as his reward.a dozen, all grades considered. =».T.{‘.°r>.“i'§I§3'.',"'IZ|‘i .II",;..|.|.'Z"‘...1{;., ‘F3; The next year, 1935, it was aPacic Northwest eggs in New g;;§';°;;',I';f_':}"‘“_';"=;§“f§§_1's°;j_°]§‘;jf"f; different story. After harvestingY0rk actually bring a. premium in ivil: Nine ynlie oi‘ oxen with yoke: and crQp, he up an the delin-price of seven to eight cents a doz- f,'1f,‘§‘|I;,,,""¢?.,.I'.."§I.'Z|.“‘:.i',;Tif' iii-'.'.° iiiiii quent taxes, totaling $640. Afteren over midwest eggs and two to ';';{§;,'"1cg{;_§'*=c_§;,';§;; ’§n;'*;'__;,1';;,°§'; that he had $2,067 left out ofthree Cents Over nearby New York l0|IItcu.p On: spinning ‘wheel, loom, three What he Xnade frr acres Of

6888- iii":"i.'.'.'.'i”'.' ii'.§'..°i.r°°.'L"|Z=1"".'i§|1'i'.,'i. "“X'..'§ seed peas, ve acres of sugar beets,Another important factor in de- “ee W ¢_'“‘°""'- 1"" "°‘"'"'- 380 bushels of wheat and 18 hogs.

livering Pacic Northwest eggs on ,',;,',’,‘j,"',‘_,,_]“,f;",',',' §f,{§"_, f_ff_,_!2""°"°"" Now Mr. Mikkelsen has 18 headthe eastern markets fresh has of dairy stock, cows and heifers,been renements in rail transpor- o and he doesn't owe anyone a centtation, speeding-up of schedules RESQRT AND FARM LAND QN outside of the amount yet payableand careful handling en route of the VASHQN ISLAND on his farm, which he expects toprodgnit. Eggs ffromhtSeattl_e ntolw on the Southwest Shore of pay within the next two years. He

eare ivere in reig service e - - says that anyone who will “pitchtenth morning in New York city, gggnsolllindh Villgasililtgt 0111158 1: in” can do as well or better.transported across the continent in combination égriéultilral and sum_ —-————————air-conditioned, modern equipment. mer resort proposition which he MAKING A NEW s'1‘ART

In Ore 0 Too has concluded to offer for sale “In September» 1934» we lfiftg “° after having built Owned and op- Nebraska and came to the Pacic

The Yakima Valley’ in central erated it for several years. He 9033i, arriving at Chen?-lis, inWashingmn» and the Spokane calls it Spring Beach, because of Western WaShin8't0n," Says J- D-country, in the eastern part of the Several large Springs originating Spatz. “We remained here severalstate, along with northern Idaho on the pt-0perty_ weeks before buying property and

around C09"? D'Aiene» have Pro‘ It consists of 200 acres of wood- after being Shown numerous Pla¢e$8'l‘eS$9<i in ill? Poultry ln<iu$t!‘Y- ed land, with r, cedar, alder, dog- by various real estate men, we -Tlle l0We1‘ Yakima Valley also has wood, huckleberry and other nally found the land we wanted.become important in tur_key grow- native growth There is a lgng “We bought and paid for in fullins". several thousand birds bemg sand beaeh, a dock, 40 eabins, an 4-40 acres of logged off land aboutfattened for the winter markets. inn, including store and post office, six miles southeast of (jhehalis, a

A few kicaiities 011 the mast l}°“’ daily and frequent boat service to 800d P0311 running’ 39°58 3 ¢°1'i1e1‘have g0ne into turkey gI‘0W1ng, the mainland. of it. Since we have to build, wetoo. Elevation rises sharply in the are living on an adjacent 40 acres

Back in 1911 and 1912 eggs were rear of the resort center and on which we are renting until readyshipped into the state to supply the hill in the background are 100 to move into our own new home.local needs. There was practically acres of raw land suitable for “We now have a start with a

no home poultry industry. Short- clearing and dividing into tracts number of registered Shorthornsly after that, farmers began to for farming. and other cattle, work horses andtake an interest in egg production There is half a mile of salt water Leghorn hens. We have a neand by 1919 they had 3,178,472 frontage. No other resorts are strawberry patch and some prom-hens. Today they have more than near. Many improvements have ising looking winter oats give adouble that number and produce been made. Mr. Ritz wants to get note of cheer these spring-likeover two and a quarter million in contact with parties of means days.”cases of eggs annually, about 1,700 interested in such a property. i———-——-——carloads of which are for eastern —i——i MORE PRUNES CANNEDITl3.I'k€tS- IN” Output Qt: canned Oregon prunes

In western Oregon there is also In 1934 O. S. Mikkelsen moved has increased from 459,000 casesmuch attention paid to poultry, into the Lower Flathead valley and in 1927 to 1,200,000 cases in 1935.much along the same line that egg bought an 80-acre farm for $2,500. ——-—-iiproduction is carried on in western In addition, he agreed to pay the Frank L. Kendall, new westernWashington. Oregon supplies in a taxes delinquent on the property— Oregon settler. reported on Feb.year approximately 300 carloads of it was in an estate, hadn't been 26, that timothy was four inchesquality eggs for eastern markets. farmed for several years, was foul tall.

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FARM AND HOME OPPORTUNITIESYou may select from this list of typical bargains or ask us forother propositions suited to your needs. Additional information,including addresses of the owners, will be furnished on request.

MINNESOTA system for stock. Good barn and out- cattle ranch. Price $8,000. $1,000M_42_3__54 eoree, 4% mllee ll-om buildings. Located adjacent to nice down payment, balance $300 to $500Llltle Fells, ln Mon-leon oonnty, central gttlp tognnon main sltiilhe otf Northetrn annually. (Not for rent.)Minnesota. About 20 acres cultivated, ac C 9- waY- 111 W3 er ‘3°“n Y» , . .25 acres pasture, small set of buildings central M(_mlal1°-- on main hl8hWaY- “Asnlxalloxln poor eondltlon_ pleee le eepeelelly Walking distance from grade and high W-l10.7——Unimproved_but produc-adapted to poultry or turkey 1-eneh_ schools. Owner has occupied place for tive logged off land, consisting of 200Land le ellglllly l-olllng-_ good eley loam 30 years and wishes to retire. Price acres in 40-acre _tracts, on good countywlln clay enosoll_ some oak end poplar quoted upon request, will require down road and accessible to main _highway.til-nbel-_ sell lop $1,400_ 0ne_tnl,-d eeen, payment of $8,000 cash. Price $10_per acre. Close to little com-pelenee on tlme_ PL-172—40 acres good beet land, on munity with store and school, about 16M_67_3_30 eel-ee_ partly improved good graveled highway, 1 mile from miles from Hoquiam, in Grays Harborfarm, 4 miles from Pequot, on graded Charlo, in Flathead valley, western county, western Washington. Also fewroad, north central Minneeote 10 eel-en Montana. Good pond on place kept partially improved places; for example:eld_ 10 not-es good lneedow_ 40 eel-es lled from canal that runs through 50 acres with 10 acres cleared, fairyelneple llnlbel-’ 20 eel-es brush and land. Ideal place for small dairy herd little three-room house, barn, largescene,-ed ll-eee_ Large elgll|;_l-ooln, two- and general farm. Electricity available. Woodshed, w0rk 81101). B01118 8°04 lim-story frame house, half of rst oor ls Price $1,200. $300 cash, terms on bal- ber, plenty wood, good well at housemaple nool-lng," good pl-lok enllnney_ ance. and good spring water in pasture, lo-Bel-n and enloken nonee, poor end of S-195—Good, well improved cattle cated on gravel road. Price $1,200.lltlle ye_lne_ House neede ooneldel-able and sheep ranch for spring delivery. $300 cash, terms on balance.l.epnlrlng' lend I-olllng' good eoll_ In 3,500 acres with 1,000 acres irrigated, W-110.8—40 acres, 2 miles fromgood neighborhood, eonool 1 nllle_ pl-lee free water right, land partly fenced Grandview, in famous Yakima_valley,only $600_ $200 oeell, balance $100 sheep tight. Ran 400 head of cattle central Washington. Modern six-roomper year for foo, yenpe on ranch all year, in addition winter house, full basement, in good condition.M_164_320-eel-elmpl-eyed gel-m close 3,000 sheep yearly, also leases. In good Barn, small chicken house and smallto good {owns ln enbetentlel gel-ln dle_ ranch territory_near Big Timber central hog or calf shed, drilled well of ne"let ln No,-men oonnty, western Mln_ Montana. Price $12 per acre. Will sell water, pump equipped for gas enginenesole_ on graded road, 1 mlle from cattle to buyer if desired. or motor. All cleared, 30 acres culti-main highway, rural mail route, phone PL-234—210-acre stock and dairy vated and irrigated. Farm has fullllne’ eonool about 1 mlle_ Lend level ranch, on oiled highway, in Bitter Root water right under Sunnyside canal,to gently rolling wlln good onellty soil’ valley, western Montana. Plenty of tim- gravity ow, all construction chargesabout 170 eel-ee cultivated’ balance ber for fuel, running water through fully paid. $1.75 total annual cost perpesto,-e and nay lend_ All enlteble for pasture land and private water for irri- acre for irrigation. Place will carry 12farming excepting about 20 acres. Good gatlon. Good six-room house, large to 15 cows, adapted to corn, alfalfa andwell pnl; down in 1935, nlee grove and barn, electricity, some fruit trees. Lo- root crops. Dwelling especially attrac-ye,-d_ Good dwelllng’ 16x26, with addl- cated 4 miles from town. Price $9,000. tive and complete, cost over $4,000 totlon 14x15 end enlnlner kltellen_ Bern $2,000 cash, terms on balance. build. Price of farm complete only32x42, addition 16x42; granary 16x24; $3,500. $500 cash, annual principalmachine shed lean-to, chicken house, [1)A1{() lllsgaltlmgllls $300t fill Oglefologygafother minor improvements. All build- pero , per cen n eres. o orings in good condition and repair. Ideal polniof mflgolfsniffférfofafndd Tent-)smck and general farm tor $20 Per schools in Bonner county. On stateacre. One-fth cash, balance on 10, 15, hlghwajy and would make good place OREGON20 °l' 25'Yea" 9-m°"iZed °°ntm°t with for milk route serving town with 400 0-109-9—53 861138 f0!‘ $2.500- H855 Per ¢eI1l"1le1‘°5l- population. Frame buildings in fair 251 iwres nice berry and fruit land incondition include house, 30x60; barn, 611 I V8-U011 and adallled l0 all kinds OfNORTH DAKOTA 30x40; chicken house, 12x16; good crons cogimon t0B Yvillamefttie Halley.N-116—RENTALS: Few af section root cellar. 20 acres cultivated and W98 9"! I‘eg0Il- ance 0 an HOWto section farms in vicinity good towns irrigated, balance timber and pasture. lll D3-Slllre. but all level land Willi lwlllin Red River valley, southeastern North Has water right to irrigate entire tract. 20 acres W00d- Small hvllse. large barnDakota. Good buildings and other im- Land fenced and cross-fenced. Electric and other buildingB- Immediate P08595-provements, productive soils. Especially power, phone, R. F. D, and school bus, sion of buildings, orchard and gardensuited to grains, alfalfa, sweet clover, Some fruit trees and creek runs through SDOI can be given. balance is rented-hay crops and stock farming. Each for place year around. Price $4.000. $500 Termsl $1-200 C8811, ballwe 10118 timerent on crop shares, tenant to furnish cash, then $300 annually. Will rent for 80VeI‘l1!I19I1tl0I1-seed, $1.50 to $2 cash per acre for corn, $200 per year payable as crop is har-pasture and hay lands. Only good farm- vested. BUSINESS ANDers well equipped and with good line I-116—650-acre stock ranch, 1 mile INDYSTRIAL OPENINGS!of livestock desired. from Clarks Fork. Bonner county, on For salc—-large, well equipped garagegood road, state highway within half with hardware business and other ac-‘ ~ ‘ - mile. Complete set of frame buildings cessories, located in growing town inS-17S—1.100-acre ranch home with in fair condition. 30 acres cleared, 200 Flathead valley, western Montana. Own-110 acres irrigated. Seven-room house acres wild hay. 100 acres timber, bal- er employs four men practically all yearwith bath; house cost around $4,000 ance pasture. Flat land except wood and is kept busy. Also has gas and oilto build, has full basement, electric land, all fenced and cross-fenced. Lo- service and does good wood yard busi-lights and water system. Gravity water cated on river. Would make excellent ness. Pi-ice quoted upon request.

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x\i2¢March, 1936THE NORTHWEST

Making Progress in Grays Harbor CountyLast June after J. L. -P _.»-

Miller and family had '5 '*

moved from Missouri to . 1.

Grays Harbor county, .

western Washington, they ‘ ‘T

started making a home on -

part of a large tract oflogged-o’ land Mr. Millerowns there.

Last fall when theystopped to survey whatthey had accomplished,Mr. Miller summed it upthis way:

“We have built a com-fortable home of eightrooms, although not com-plete, garage, woodshed,and have a good start ona barn; nearly a mile offence built and two acrescleared. It is not diicultto realize what we willhave in a few years. Andwhen one is building a‘home’ it becomes a laborof love, which is neverirksome but joyful, buoy-ant with hope and antici-pation.

“We planted some lategarden and in late October

§i§.‘§§’ti‘i3Z§“gn?§.iZ‘°§Sift’2"lAugust 5.

“We have as ne neighbors as Mr. Miller and family live not

worth $1,120,835, accord-ing to a survey conductedby the Grays HarborChamber of Commerceand County Agent Kulin.

Dairy products made upthe leading item, with atotal value of $490,000;eggs and poultry, $92,225;peas, $98,525; cranber-ries, $70,000; strawber-ries, $15,000; blackber-ries, $8,700; cascara bark,$7,500; oats, $8,935; hay,$220,680; potatoes, $50,-940; hogs, $20,700; lambsand wool, $2,500.

Peas were raised forcanning, for green podmarket and for s ee d.There were 22,470 boxesof rst grade cranberriesand 650 boxes of secondgrade. Strawberries weregrown on 75 acres, twotons per acre, at ve centsa pound. There were1,140 barrels of blackber-ries at two cents a pound.Cascara bark harvest to-taled 125 tons at $60 aton. The variety of pro-duction makes many op-portunities in westernWashington counties.

one could wish, helpful in every far frem Heqlliam, Wash- He eX- $650 FROM EGGSpractical way. One, an Austrian, Deets t0 sell a Dertieh Of his large Melvin Houtz, a couple of yearsa bachelor, says he raises things to l1I1imDr0Ved h01diI1gs, as he 0Wns ago, moved from the middle westsee them grow; gave us several t00 mlleh f0r his OWH Ilse, and a1s0 out to Ethel, Wash., in the westernbushels of carrots. He plants his Will serve as agent f0r 0WI1ers 0f part of the state, where he boughtcarrots the rst part of January. sllrreuding Partially imI>r0Ved a small farm of 30 acres and wentAnother neighbor gave us about tracts Where Oeeasierlaily there are to work. One of his rst moves100 raspberry plants. some for sale. He reperts that he was to start a poultry ock. In

“we are more enthusiastic has In one block 200 acres of “very 1935 he averaged throughout theabout this country all the time. ne land’ l°gg:ed'°.’ unimproved’ Veal‘ 162 hens and they returnedIts possibilities practically are un- not .0“ the mam highway but ac‘ him far eggs an irleeme Of $650-limited and its agricultural re- cesslble fr“? a good county read’ The iowest Driee Was 19 Cents asources only scratched. It takes a Yvhleh he W111 Sen fer $10 an acre dole" and the highest he g0t Wasstout heart to tackle the job of m 10'aere tracts‘ .He.has others 34 Cents-

'g‘1k*"%, we on logged-~1and, :2.:z.*z:.i*.tl1%. i.?;".:;t;“i.:i;2i —~—u w a one can accom lish is . . SPECIAL R .limited only by his own COIIiC€pt of lend Whleh he has platted {me Va‘ DATEthings. This iS wonderful S0ii, nous Slzed tracts and Whlch are Reduced rates are on sale daily towonderful climate and enough ne for $319 at from $16-50 to $50 an all points on the Northern Pacic Rail-people already established here to aere' “'aY- Qne-Way 81151 P011110-0'10 seasonShow what can be done Ti»-—i and special limit tickets. Let us quote

“There is a prospect now of get- MILLION FOR GRAYS HARBOR ?2‘§?...§§.‘}’.§‘g );'(:illi' ii?;";‘2 fnlieziiéit Wting _the electric line extended up Agricultural products marketed J_ W HA“. '

ourhighway. That_ would make this in 1935 by Grays Harbor county, 115 No,-them p,,¢;'m-, R,-_,area more attractive for settlers.” western Washington, farmers were st. Paul, Minn.