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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1921
Page
2
Prof BE B Fitts cited summer feed shortages in the Willamette Valley. Gentle Brothers at Monmouth solved this by early summer clover silage, using corn silage for winter and pasture in spring, ensuring continuous succulent feed and steady milk flow throughout the year.
An automatic tamper used at Oregon Agricultural College increases silo capacity by about 50 percent and improves packing quality. Made by Cushman, the device runs as a roller atop ensilage, with the operator handling both tamper and feeder. At C A C the packed silos rose 33 1 3 percent over prior records, using 275 tons of oats, vetch, and barley with this method. More ensilage of cornami sunflowers is planned for September.
An organization filled an order for 10 000 market lambs and dispatched ten car loads from valley counties to fulfill the shipment. The operation moved swiftly to apply the full order to the request and complete delivery within the planned schedule.
Officials predict testing many animals before county departure and indicate Polk County herd infection rates will stay under two percent. Indemnity provisions appear generous, with over 50 dollars for a grade animal and over 100 dollars for a purebred.
President Harding visited Plymouth Massachusetts to mark the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers. He praised religious freedom and New England traditions while urging restraint on centralizing power in Washington and promoting tolerance among nations. The arrival from the Mayflower was met with martial salutes and a formal procession past historic spots.
The 1700 members of the Oregon Wool and Mohair Growers Cooperative chose a permanent board. Fred W. Aaland remains president and a new general manager, R. A. Ward, was elected. The association plans to expand to eastern Oregon and parts of Washington while handling about 2,040,000 pounds of wool and mohair this year.
Dallas signs for next year with Ellison-White system for a tenth season. Ninety one guarantors join the contract, up from eighty one this year, as a strong speaker list led by Ford Stefanson Skeyhill Macfarlane Cronin and Upton and a solid though not top musical program. The Keighley Players staged Nothing But the Truth to a large Dallas audience, noted in the Itemizer.
The American Bible Society circulated 3,752,300 volumes across 1019 issues. Representatives extend worldwide, asserting constant activity with seven volumes circulating each minute of the year.
A brief quip from the New York Evening World notes humorously that a grasshopper and a grass widow share a similar trait, both leaping at any chance, delivering a witty, period voice.
A crowded room hears Mr Gadepur utter a jab about a man arguing with a woman. Mr Twobble agrees. The exchange continues with a teasing line about who will have the last word as they ask about the morning dispute of the Missus.
Riga Soviet Russia agrees to free American prisoners and accept famine relief from the American Relief Association. Senator Joseph J. France returns from Moscow to push renewed trade and diplomacy, bringing one released prisoner. He notes Lenine era tension and ongoing Russian factory activity despite famine conditions.
Washington reports War Finance Corporation activity since winter resumption totals 63.4717 million dollars. Of this, 32.6967 million advances approved, 30.776 million in negotiation, with 3 percent for agricultural commodities. Major application from cooperatives in the northwest seeks 7.5 million on 10 million bushels.
A Senate bill by Senator Townsend aims to fund railroad debt by the government and extend war financing to railroads up to 600 million dollars. A companion House bill was introduced by Representative Winslow, chair of the Interstate Commerce Committee.
Secretary Hoover, as chairman of the American Relief Administration, ordered preparations for relief of starving Russian children upon receipt of four cables from Maxim Gorky confirming the Soviet authorities accepted his aid offer.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Idaho Central Railroad to build a 90 mile line from Rogerson in Twin Falls County Idaho to Wella in Elko County Nevada. The project spans Idaho and Nevada linking Rogerson to Wella across the desert region.
Local Methodist assembly hosts a cottage grove camp meeting with preachers and families in attendance. Speakers from the state and elsewhere expected as the church aims to secure Cottage Grove as a permanent meeting location.
C. E. Stewart, formerly of Monmouth, petitions to become constable of the Monmouth district, proposing to succeed J. H. Moran. Stewart was in town last Saturday to pursue the appointment.
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