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TWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 20. 1936. News of Farm Li fe GRANGES COUNTY AGENT'S REPORTS CROP NEWS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS Douglas Poultry Industry Found on Sound Basis E Output Should Be Based On Market Demands, Says Committee Report. . Poultry production an a planned ijiduHtry in I'dukIhs county la a tiound buBliicHB, ut-t-ordliiK to the l'uport madft by the poultry coin in lite e to (ho iij;rlcuKurul tMtonoinic coiiteroiu-e. Douglim counly. It in pointed out. is well udaptud l commercial okk fmniiiiK. The com liiittuo hukkhmu floiks of not lens tlmii from 401) to Mm ht'iis, uliure n ntflolftwi cMuli iiw-nmn f I'fiin nnulA trv Is duHirpd. and unit it ol aiiinoxi-. w liite-egu hreedH in iiiuti'ly 2,000 heiiK, If poultry is to lie the mujor sent i ce of liiiMime. Tim cnniMill Ii'i'h i-Hlxtrl follliU'H ! OioKou produces a siii!un ofd others, from JJmiiuIhh county enn above tln neftla of atitlu con-1 oiiil of 3.2"i!l. Poultry Hill font) h part of many of thtne new fa nun' proKianis and tiioy should guide llicir production ttlmig the lines ol market outlet deniandn. Two Channel Open Producers of kkb m Douirlas county have tnu choice of ueiling either through fcMtahlialitd inde pendent dealers or iImouku the la fillc Cooperative Poultry Produc wry association, which maintains a brunch station tu Kimeburg. The Loopeiutivet) of Ui hkoii with the cooperatives of other coast slutes maintain their oh 11 sales head quarters in can I e in cities, with I he result that the growers' choice of market outlets has been brought almost to their doors. Growers also have the cliolce of purchasing their feeds and sup plies from independent dealers or cooperatively. Tne export deiuuud is for white shulled ckks, the demand naturally placing the Leghorn and other dominating poHitiou. This does not mean the exclusion of the Iinavy hrpwn shelled breeds such us Iteds, Hoiks sumption, this surplus being ex ported to dlstiint markets, princi pally on the Atlantic seaboard ami California. The major purt of the commercial egg industry lies In tho counties west of the Cascades. The surplus egiis or Oregon must be. of high ( utility to meet compuiitlou from other districts und to justify transportation costs to distant mar kets. . Western und southern Oregon uru well adapted to commercial gg farmlnK. iucreuMe und extent of Its export volume depending Upon the progress Oregon farmers make In guiding their production toward the requirements of out aldu .markets. Depresiion Weathered Tho industry. has weathered the storm of depression in u most cred itable manner, expanding in Ore- yon ultd olnewhere as well. Oregon Tne demand for egt's from well- inanuged llot ks to supply hatcher ies, both within und out of the .state, should be considered by many liumers us additional mar ket, outlets. The premium lor good hatching eggs should be higher than generally prevuils throughout the butchery districts of Oregon, the Uougiaj County Pouitryuieu's association luklng action with oth er poultry associations to correct this situation. Oregon Outpjt Small . Oregon produces unlyl per cent of the nation's poultry products, thus having little voice in setting prices. Proiiucers In the county ope rate on u margin between New York prices minus the overhead of delivering eggs of certain grude to outside muiKets. '1 he industry here and through out the nation will expand In all eggs uru meeting Keen compotl-; phasua tlirougiiout VXHi similar to tlou from auctions near the euuteru j 1Mb und likely will show the high- market centers, but it this tmitojesi per cent of hutching increase preserves lis present market out lets, or develops a real industry for which many districts are par ticularly well udtiptcd, many small tarm I locks must bucomo better luisiiiess units. Uoiiglas county produces a sur plus of eggs which as ti contribu tion to a btate surplus mm-t lo Marketed outside ij! the, county und state. 1 lie 19 .10 census for This increased number of pullets next lull likely will have u de pressing price effect thut may be purtlully offset by an increased consumer demand, I'-igg consumption has declined since UiAZ, hut higher prevailing meat prices may inlluenca u more luvoruble position. The poultry industry us u plan tied Industry in Oouglus county is JJoiiglas county shows 2,4sK rarniH, , sound business, A number of the LJ.lMiti or SJ per cent of these furmslTrit new rehabllitutiou, rusettlo- Itceplng poultry; of tlieso (H perlment and BUbsistence farms will cent or 1,314 farms kept home Keep poultry. H expuiiBlou lit Doug llocks of leas than fit) bens from Ins county Is toward haruyurd which not many egs entered trade llocks nitber than toward coiu chuuuels; per cent or lino farms inerciul flocks, the county cannot kept flocks Hint varied from 50 1 economically long meet export to 2M) hens, these units being too market reuuiremeutB. Approximate- large for liuine needs ami too ' ly fit per cent of the farmers who titnall for commercial uianagenient ; j keep chickens in Uouglas county 152 farms or 7 per cent of the have less than JiUO hem. These lotul farms villi poultry were on j flocks are loo small to Justify fru tho commercial basis. The lUIIOi fluent gathering, proper farm slor- j'cumis ereiliiH Douglas county with, age facilities, frequent deliveries In producing U71MUi-il worth of chick- case lots, und other factors neces eiiB and eggs. The JlK'.r. census sary to an Industry on an export shows an Incnvtue of 7;M farins or basis The outlock Oi the industry de pends largely upon a basic breeding program lor lutf luuustry and whether the farmers wno keep poultry make u reasonable eltort to adjust their poultry units in re lation to the demands which pre vail from established marKeis und established market agencies. No dealer or cooperative agency can put quality in an egg after it reaches the cundleis. Farins desiring small home table flocks from which eggs do not en ter trade channels should keep only a suflicient number of hens to provide home requirements; pre ferably from one of (he heuvy m eeds. The American market should be held for American producers, pro tecting poultrymeu from competi tion ttith producers in lorelgn coun tries with low living staudards; an adequate protective tariff should be placed on eggs and egg meats. The Oregon congressional delega tion could aid in this program. The tann which plans a sideline cash income from poultry, troin w hich eggs will go imo trude chan nels, u llock of not less than -luu 10 and hens is recommended. A I arm which expects to derive Its major Bource of income from poultry should develop a business unit uf approximately Z.Uuu hens as soon as experience and capllul justifies. tor a well rounded specialised poultry farm program operated un der natural conditions tor ranging young slock an ucreage of 20 acres recommended. W Here artiliciul confinement throughout is prac ticed less ucreage is needed. Hear ing under artificial confinement Is successful for the few but is not given general endorsement for all. It Is recommended tnat from ou to tit) per cunt of the laying flock be replaced euch year wuh pullets. In purchasing day old cnlcks, caution should be observed to see that they are from pullorum-free parent stock when possible, or iroiii accurately blood-tested par ent stock with all reactors remov ed. Chicks under average farm con ditions should be hatched early, February, March und April being the three mouths in which the big majority of Douglas county chicks uto purchused. Advice On Brooders Two types of brooder houses are in general use by those in the in dustry, each designed to overcome losses from soil contamination ac cording to farm conditions involv ed. They uro: Tho permanent brooder house, equipped with artificial yards such as 'wire, concrete or board floor. l8ee county agent for extension bulletin -tf.J). The portable brooder house, equipped with skids-tor moving to cleuu soil. (Kxlensioii bulletin -i-iti.) The permanent brooder house Is in general use tlirougiiout commercial legions. llecause of less labor ovorhead, shelter houses closed on three sides are recommended for young slock on the range. ( Intension bulletin IIJI. lirenn feed should be provided throughout the growing period and red liberally mull the pullets are in production, reduction then being mude to avoid too dark yolk. Kale or alfalfa are the main green teed crops with carrots supplying win ter succulence In case of a freeze. Tpe greatest economic losa to the poultry grower is loss of qual ity of the eggs on the farm after they are laid and before tney reach the gruder's candle, "(low to Con struct an Insulated Kgg Itoom" U found In Extension Bulletin 445. Kxtremes of temperature have shown that laying fowls do better In partially insulated houses, Plans for this type of bouse and others as well will be found In Extension iJulletin 4kU. More capital Is required to de velop a safe poultry enterprise than the amateur anticipates. Ex clusive of land and the home, where (he laying house is used for breeding, a first year investment of approximately $2.50 to $3.00 per pullet before she starts production is advisable. This expenditure when pro-rated will include cost of brooder, fuel, feed, litter, cost of chicks, mortality losses, houses and equipment. A well defined plan should be followed, as poultry keep ing has many hazards. The breeder and hatchery code was thrown out when NKA was de clared unconstitutional. The pro visions of the code, which related to false, misleading advertising und unfair trade practices were copied from a poultry trade agree ment previously made with the fed eral trade commission. They are Blill in force and anyone damaged through false advertising or un fair practices is advised to file his complaint with Oregon's forward ing agency, the Oregon branch of the International Baby Chick association. GREENVILLE, (ia. (API "A lot of bard work, a lot of planning and ever so much worrying.1' that's how Edna -Peavy, In two years as "head man' on a 250-acre farm, says she bus managed to puy off a stack of bills and put money in the bank. ' Without any training for farm work. Miss Peavy took chai'ge of the farm in March, PJ34, after her taiher s death, she lives there with her mother, and a hired man as sists in the work. Up At Dawn Arising at dawn, she milks six cows before breakfast then jmps into her automobile and is oft to town to dispose of a load of milk, vegetables, butter and eggs to reg ular customers. Then she hurries home to take up tne managerial reins. HI in is a believer In divers fled farming and last year bad til) acres in cultivation 40 in oorn, W in peas, nine in cotton and one in uweet potatoes. I (ton t depend altogether on crops for a living," she explains. 'Sometimes wo nave crop failures, or ridiculously low prices and 1 like to have money coming in alt the time." Money In Poultry She keeps between 50 and 75 hens and says her eggs and sur plus chickens usually bring good prices. "In summer the gardens and the peach, apple and tig trees add to my income," she continues, "Some uf the truit and vegetables are sold to my milk and butter customers. In support of her theories the "lady farmer" points to a bank ac count sufficient to finance her busi ness through the harvest season. i v- r-'J rSfeavi. lntnotlanql tint rang , 1 W -g Tfi4L Tr. Ir.igM.D.liv.ry.o 1 ;1 51 .powoiful Dump an4 Trpc- J '.il .1 I- M lor Trutkt, ilotlina wilh V ' fl . ii n iT W j-fori 6-cylind.t .haul. ol I $400 si ine way inese K.- -i urear rucKb are dui r . . . . r -x . dt-ar tta v-fty n ";" m mm i tiJ out iim oiem 1 ( Tho Oregon State college sum mer session this year will be an important training center for home economics students and teachers from many purts of the country, judging from advance indications. Increasing public attention to eco nomic and social adjustments with in the-home and community has irreatly stimulated the demand for trained leaders in the field ot home economics. Bays Dean Ava 13. Mi lam, head of the O. 8. C. school. The west Is the mecca for wo men of this profession this sum mer becuuse of the combined at tractions of the National Education association convention in Portland June lis to July JJ, and the Ameri can Home Economics association convention In Seattle July 6 lb 11. The session at O, S. C. has been planned to make It possible for the students registered to attend these two conventions. Because of the national meetings ami through the cooperation ot the state department of vocational ed ucation, a larger number of visit ing instructors than ever before will be available in the school of home economics. Among these are Miss Mabel Kussell, assistuut pro fessor of home economics ut lowu State college; Miss Bess Steele, as sistant professor and heud of the design division of home economics depart incut of the L'niversity of Nebraska; Or. H. Adams Outcher, piolessor and head of the depart ment of agricultural und biological chemistry ut Pennsylvania State college; Or. Sybil Woodruff, au thority on food research from the University of Illinois; Or. Harold Jonus, professor of child psychol ogy and director of the Institute of Child Welfare, University of California; Dr. E. Lee Vincent, psychologist of the Merrlll-Pultner school In Detroit; Prof. Mary Koll Meiuer, director ot the school of Domestic Science, Chicago; and Miss Christine Finlayson, supervi sor of home economics in North iHikota. International Tru.ks today arc the result of experi ence gained in over thirty Yture nl coiuvntr.ition on truck manufacture. Not once do lntcrn.1tion.1l cngi nccrs have to face the problem ol" cniupronming s detail of truck construction with p.icngcr-var lutimi fact urc. They design truth for trmk work. Truck men recognize the cxire value in Interna tionals and the result is a demand that w a r rants large lode production. Out of that comes the manufacture ing economy that enables Internationals u sell at remarkably low prices. Come in and see the lonjt line of quality Interna tionals and we will gladly arrange a demonstration of the opc that in your needs. Sire range from V ton to powerful 6-w heelers, w ith all type of bodies. MOTOR SHOP GARAGE ROBERT BARRETT, Prop. Chrytlsr and Plymouth, Smiles ami Scrvko i'hone 268 443 N. Jackton St. SEED LOANS AWAIT PRESIDENT'S O. K. WASirXOTON'. April til (AIM lii'Kiilulinna fur riitr.ribuiitm of hill HtlilllliHial S7.0UO,iiiio in It'ili'iul Hi'pil loans with wilhhi'M by t lie limn itimIU adniinislrulion lotlay pi'iulini; I'resfili'iu Kooaevolt's siR iliaturt to tin executive oiili-r Hllo- l t'tithiR t lie niimry. .Members of eoniirti3 from nortb- j wfs; tilates were Infoiiueil Ihe ad iitiliolial allocation notiid permit j tlio t'CA lo advance loans to in ! active clieutH of Ibo reselllemellt ! aillninisti'iilion who previotl.sly hail been denied 1'1'A help. . The K'A said the l osidelltiul joider Mas expec'etl noon. "Wo can announce no details, un til (he order Is signed," an KL'A spokesman said. of Roseburg and served by several ladles of the Local Leaders' asso ciation. At 1:30 they were guests of Don Radabaugh at Hunt's Indian thea tre. This program was arranged by the agricultural committee of the Rosebqrg chamber of commerce, composed of Dr. L. A. Dlllard, chairman; Hugh Ritchie, Dave I)u aenbark, Paul Geddes, E. A. Brit ton, J. R. Parker and Bert G. Bates. This committee extends thanks o the following: The North Side .Meat market, George Kohlhagen, Owen's market, Doug las market, Louis Kohlhagen and the Sanitury market for wieners: to the Parkinson grocery for &0 pounds of beuns; to Goettel's Var iety store for the paper plates and spoons; to Mrs. C. B. Marks for pickles; to the Model, Oregon and iiieui Daaeries for no pounds of bread; to Hugh Ritchie and C. E. Marks for Hi gallons of milki lo the Douglas County creamery for the Ice cream; la the Roseburg Dairy and Soda Works for the pop and the bottling of the milk: Clyde wiaru ana tne anvernook grille; to Mrs. C. E. Marks, Mrs. Curtis Calk ins, Mrs. C. Sherill, Mrs. Dewey KruBe and Mrs. J. M. Partley for preparing and serving the lunch eon. The committee also appre ciates the cooperation of the coun ty assessors office, treasurer's of fice sheriff's office. Justice offlep clerk's office and the judge's office; th. Itn,.cian i ... . L "UHHIH. VUUUIT LTQim.rV. FOUR-H CLUB ACTIVITIES The "Jolly Cooks," 4-H cookery club ot the Green school held a very miccesBful candy sale, at the schoolhotiae. The proceeds of the sale will be used to help the. 4-H summer school fund. (Signed) liarlene Couron, pub licity chairman. . CALL FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY WARRANTS Notice is hereby given, that Gen- . urnl Fund YYarrauu t.thiied bv 1 LHiuitUs Counly. Oregon ireKister led not paid for want of funds) I prior to and including Warrant No. 27!- are called for payment on April l.itb. 1!m. luturost ceases on April lath. 1936 1. H. Lenox, ireahlirel, Douglas County. Oregon. The Hobby 'club met at the home of the leader, Mrs. L. D. Hor ner. Thursday. The meeting was called to order by the president, Raymond Murr. It was decided tjia.t we n 1 1 make a large poster for qur exhibition at the (air. "A display ot the work was shown. Some excellent posters a,nd scrap-bookB have been finish ed. A member, Laurence West, ex hibited a pair of book-ends made from a bull which were very nice. , The president urged all mem bers to complete their work so we oan receive our achievement pins. Ve only have four more meetings. Three sunga were selected as the official club songs. These were the "Plowing Song," "Dream ing" and "Three Cheers for the l-H." Wo sang several songs, ac companied by Mrs. Horner at the piano. David Asam, yell leader, led us in two yells. A motion was made and second ed that at our next meeting, Thurs day, April as, to ask Mr. Britlon to give us a talk. The refreshment committee con sisting ot Helen Hornor, chairman, Laurence West and Illllv Stroheck er, served a lunch which included butler scotch pie baked by Lan. rence West, which was very pleas ing 19 the appolites of the mem bers. fo played games until dark and then the meeting was adjourned to meet next Thursday at the schcolhouse'. (Signed) Helen Horner, secre tary. Two tiuiiilrcd ami thirty-six l-H club marketing members and 30 club leaders took part in the mar keting day program wiucii was held Saturday. Many of tho lead ers expressed themselves as being exceptionally well pleased with the program as arranged and especial ly well pleased bucause of the members' Interest and tho fine en tertainment by pAipie who showed them through various concerns. This same reaction was manifest ed by a large number of tho young sters. They vlallod several different departments of the courthouse and appreciated very much the cour tesy shown them there. Then they also visited the Douglas County croniery, where everyone was giv en iro cream cones: then thev went throush Ihe press room of tho News-Review, had a full rx- platiatlon ot Ihe mechanical work Inns of Ihe weather bureau, were condllctetl tbrouch all the offices ol the forestry htireait. and taken iu me uiresiry warehouse to view all Ihe equipment used bv that or gnnliiitlnu: ihen shown through Ihe Doimlas County Flour mill and saw wheal become flour. They al so witnessed the making of pop and coca cola at the Roseburg Dairy and Soda works and were treated with several bottles each of their favorilo beverages. At noon they met at the K. of I', ball lor lunch, which was pro vided by several business houses News-Roview, weather bureau, the Times, U. S. forestry service. Douglas County Flour mills and Roseburg Dairy and Soda worm. for taking their time to give In struction to (.his large group of leaders and youngsters. During the nast week iim J.n club entertainers assisted in pro grams held by the local leaders on Tuesday evening; by the Glengary P.-T. A. on Wednesday evening; by the Days Creek P.-T. A. on Friday evening and KRNR on Sunday afternoon. Tonight they go to Looklmrolass to assist in the program there to raise money for 4-H club scholar ship funds; on Thursday evening to Edenbower school to assist the P.-T. A. there and on Friday eve ning to Garden valley to the Wo men's club building to aaslst in raising funds for that community. A letter has been received from a former member of Edenbower school and of the 4-H there, Fay I'liueu, wno IS now at Mixes. Or. Although it has been necessary for Fay to move twioe with her family, she has still kept up her two pro jects In club work. She has com pleted the marketing nrninni an.i has nearly completed Tier home- niuRiiig. inis is the kind of spirit maintained by the club momin, ot Douglas county and accounts for the fact that the completions last year, of the entire county averag ed 98.69 per cent, fOil ;q1ii DEr for She Ir'wiSE BUYER 4 FARM BUREAU HEAD U-v HITS TARIFF PLAN WAYNE, Neb.. April 20 --(AP) KdwaiU A- O'Neill of Chicago, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, In a recent ad dress, suggested farmers choose "with their eyes open" between the "high tariff road" and the "oth er road opened UP through recip rocal trade agreements," The tariff, which he called a "direct outright aud unashamed subsidy to the manufacturers of this country," cost the consumers of America "at lest $2,UG0.li0,0uu annually," O'Neal asserted. "Compare that amount, if you will, with the total benefit und rental payments made to farmers during the almost three years of operation of the AAA," he sufd. "That total . . . was considerably less, and yet some of our foremost industrialists have been the most outspoken critics of processing taxes, which they termed 'subsidy' to agriculture. "If we would adopt a program of reducing unduly high industrial tariffs so as to lower the price of consumer goods, which certainly leads to increased consumption, we will put people back to work and make some real prog reus in lidd ing to our national wealth." ORCHARDISTS SEEK FINANCING CREDIT HOOD RIVER. April JO. (AP) 8 cores of ore hard! ate from this district and the fruit areas of Sku mania and Klickitat counties, Washington, are negotiating for funds from the mid-Columbia pro duction credit corporation to fin ance crops, officials say. The association has set a maxi mum of 624 cents per box to grow era. BUSIER BEES, PLAN OF KANSAS EXPERT MANHATTAN, Kas. (AP) Kan sas beekeepers are getting Infor mation from Ur. C. L. Farrer of Laramie, Wyo., formerly of Kansas State college, for doubling, even tripling honey production. The plan entails . the introduction of a second queen bee, and making pollen available to the bees during the fall. The Maytag soU iUelf to famo to world leaiierthip. After care ful comparison with other makes, more women tare purchaMxl Maytags than any other waaher btcauaa It offer more in fast, gentle, thorough washing senrlca for more years. To know why, you mint compare it point by point with ordinary waaher discover its many exclusive ad vantages. The one-piece, cast-aluminum tub; the Gy rata tor washing ac tion, originated by Maytag; the Roller Water Remover, and many other advantages are found only in the Maytag, Easy deferred payments Any f aytafi may he had equipped uith guoline Multi-Motor lip I SPRN SPRING GARDEN TIPS By A. 0. O. Bouquet, O. S. C. Spring set cauliflower plants of ten run to seed prematurely be fore making a normal ( foliage growth because tho plants are checked by cool temperatures and insufficient nitrification of the soil. Hants set out In the summer for 'he fall crop rarely show this fault. New hybrid strains of sweet corn such hi Golden Cross (lanutm, Ihe most Important sweet corn Intro duction since tlolden Bantam was introduced in 1902. are arousing In terest among commercial growers. These inbred hybrids have a great er uniformity of ear characters and sizu, a higher degree of uniformity as to .stage of maturity and yield more heavily because of this uni formity. They also have a smaller percentage of nubbin ears. The season of Golden Cross Bantam is about 8-10 days later than Cordon Hantaut. A number of early hy brids are being developed. Spend Day at Coast Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mills, of this city, spent Sundav at Banilon beach. 5sS Radio Music Store GROSS & HARGIS Rostburg, Ore. tor a perfect crop in 936 Every year more and more gar deners are finding that Diamond Quality Seeds produce bountiful crops. Seeds are tested for soil conditions to assure you greater satisfaction. You will find every Variety of vegetable and flower seed in the bright orange and reen seed boxes. For results. insist upon Diamond Quality. You'tf ffnd ths Orsnf and Green seed boxes at your better neighborhood stores. w o With Every $1.00 Purchase or Over of CERTAIN-TEED PAINTS - ENAMELS OR VARNISHES One Bottle of Certain-teed Furniture Polish "THE OUTSTANDING POLISH" Every Home Should Have a Bottle It Makes Your Furniture Like New Denn-Geriretsen Co. Roseburg, Ore. Phone 128 231 N. Main Street fur
