Local cows win multiple Jerseys medals and records
New York special reports La Belle's Girl 270186, a Jersey cow from Oregon, earns a gold medal after a fourth Register of Merit test posting 15 957 pounds of milk and 901.70 pounds of butter fat. Lad's Lady Ann 338250 also earns a gold medal on her third record. Poppy's Princess 376429 from McMinnville posts 14 252 pounds milk and 754.23 pounds fat. Publicity in Kearney Nebraska highlights church advertising boosting membership and offerings.
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New York
Enterprise
la Belle
American Jersey Club
Cattilon Boy
H. C
Raleigh
Fairy Boy
S. J. McKee
Independence
Oregon
Lad
Lady Ann
Harry D. Iliff
American Jersey Cattle Club
Tota
Jersey
Rinda Lad
S. B
Mistletoe
Chester L. Mulkey
McMinnville
Ore
Shot-Hole Borers In Orchard Trees
An labored note from O A C Experiment Station describes shot-hole borers in orchards. It details symptoms such as tunnels through bark into heartwood and advises removing severely infested trees or treating affected areas with a mix of water three gallons soft fish oil soap one gallon and crude carbolic acid half pint every ten days.
County field meet draws sixteen schools and crowds
Sixteen schools competed in a county field and track meet at the high school grounds. Falls City won the high school division with 58 percent of points, Monmouth 34, Dallas 28, Independence 26, Perry Dale 10, Buena Vista. Grade school title went to Monmouth with 34 points. Event results include pole vault top three, shot put, high jump, discus, sprints, long relay, and base ball throw with multiple named competitors and towns such as Falls City Monmouth Independence Perrydale Dallas Buena Vista Oak Point Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls City
Monmouth
Dallas
Independence
Perrydale
Buena Vista
Oak Point
Ballston
Greenwood
Madeline Slotboom
Monmouth High School
Merle Wilson
Phil Partridge
Cleone Kurtz
Vesta Zumwalt
O. D. Byers
J. W. L. Kaufman
W. H. Carney
Airlie
A. L. Keeney
P. W. Campbell
L. L. Gooding
Josiah Wills
Manley Burright
Ernest Chapin
Grant Fallin
Stump
Fallin
Voth
Weddle
Wilson
Schrunk
Chapin
Tate
Wood
Egleston
Lunde
Blanche MccCoy
Ruby Wingo
Elizabeth Tilton
Burright
Smiley
Gladys Paul
Graves
Young
Yung
Morris
Irene Mason
Lillian Snider
Bernice Stewart
Margaret Smith
Johanna Beck
Nichaelson
Leone Phillips
Richard Horne
Foster Returns From Missouri and Talks Thistle Death
Foster and W A Winn of Albany return to the Willamette valley after wintering in Missouri. They demonstrate Thistle Death a weed killer at Newton Jones residence on Second Street. Observers include C W Irvine D B R Fletcher J E Hubbard and C B Smith. The spray targets weeds with roots claimed to die in 10 to 30 days. The thistle first appeared here years ago possibly from seeds on a railroad train. The result of the demonstration draws local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Foster
Independence
Willamette Valley
Missouri
Oregon Country
Mr. Foster
Albany
Newton Jones
Second Street
M. J. O'Donnell
C. W. Irvine
D. BR. Fletcher
J E. Hubbard
C. B. Smith
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H. D. Iliff
Can Jersey Cattle Club
Daisy
St. Mawes
Poppy
Dortha
Golden Poppy
Kearney, Neb
Oliver Kene
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christ
Standard Oil Company
California
Edna Joy
Margaret Weaver
Ruth Craig
Chas, Onisha
Allen Sanderson
Chester Downing
William Saver
Pete Bassett
Gordon Huntley
William Suver
Ralph Weaver
Virginia Stapleton
Iva McCormick
Lenore Myers
Ruth Underhill
Orville Robertson
Charlie Onishi
Jack Pengra
Worbs
John Page
Ray Butler
Salem
Peltano
Salem, Ore
Foster
Nary
The
Independence National Bank
Independence, Oregon
Member
Federal Reserve System
H. Hirschberg
C. A. McLaughlin
S. D. Mix
Cashier
B. R. Wolfe
T. Cashier
W. H. Walker
D. W. Sears
Otis D. Butler
Siskiyous
Mt. Shasta
Sierr
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Yosemite—Sequoia—General Grant
Southern Pacific Lines
John M. Scott
Agett
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