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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 1 3 1936.
Possibility of Decreasing
Farm Costs Recited by j
O. S. C. Engineer.
Use of electricity holds con Hid
oniblo possibility In rmluclriK fenc
ing costs on the farm, believes
Ivan llianlon, assistant agrlcultur
al engineer ut Oregon Htato col
lego, who hus investigated various
kinds of electric fencing. Wben
properly Installed, itnmton says,
electric fencing la entirely safe
for stock iih vvt'll us human beings
. and lend Itself particularly to pan
luro rotation use.
Tho udvantiigo of electric fenc
jiiK In that only one wire Is needed
and posts may he merely HtakeH
driven In the wound three or four
rods apart. Once cattle have been
trained by contuet with the slight-
ly charged wire, they will leave It
entirely ulone. It bus been found
udvautnguoiis to string up a wire
In the barnyard where the cattle
will learn about It before they are
placed in tho field where It fx In
irgulur use.
It is Important, snya (Iranian, to
obtain equipment that in appiuved
by the slate electrical Inspector
and (hen Install it strictly accord
ing to the directions of I he manu
facturer. It In not practical to try
to connect electricity to ordinary
tone I tit; nor to connect any fence
wire to nn electric circuit without
specific equipment designed for
that purpose.
Operating Cost Low
The single barbed wire ordinar
ily used for electric fenelttg In
Billing on Insulators. Wood posts
will not conduct the current from
' tho wire when dry but during
rainy weather they are likely to
destroy Its effectiveness. The op
erating cost of an electric fence Is
only a few cents a mouth when
properly Installed and, because of
its rather temporary construction,
may he moved from place to place.
In tests conducted at the Oregon
experiment ntutinn, electric fence
was found entirely practical for
dairy cows even when, a smooth
wire was uned, but a smooth wire
was not effective for pigs unless it
happens to touch the animal's nose
or ear. llianton believes that one
heavily bulbed wire, welt Insulated,
would bavo been effective wtth
hogs, sheep or goats which have
considerable. natural protection
from the electric current.
Ily limVAJil) W. m.AKKtil.Kti
Asfoctated Press Science Kill tor)
IjKTIKUT. July IK.- (AIM A
new type of fa tin tract or which
runs on rubber tires and plays Its
own radio while planting Is credit
ed by ('. (!. til loner, agricultural
engineer, with Mailing a mechani
cal revolution In American farm
ing. All In the In. a sl month, he
says, the Jgimhrrhig farm tractor
has been modern ir.ed, turned Into
H high-compression, six cylinder
counterpart of the PCti stream
lined HUlnmohile.
Power Output Increased
"Tho average tinder," he nays,
"works about fiuo houin a year, us
ing about loon gallons of molor
fuel and ll" gallon of oil. II the
l.ltfo.nnn tractor now In service
were changed over in high com
pression, there would be a savins
or over :to,uoo.MMi m fuel mid ot
SCI.ifiO.Miio in oil costs per year.
"Ituhher Hies on trawors will al
so either Increase the dtuuhiii
pull of the tractor by at Irani yr
pr cent or will accomplish a L"i
per cent reduction in fuel con
sumption." krirger estimates (he possible
saving ol power used per acre of
1 1 actor cultivation at per cent
In the new machine.
Save Labor
They are lighter than those even
of six months auo. he static, and
are capable of performing heavier
work in shorter time.
They have Hellstaiters. electric
hcadlfchls, spot light m and tour
"I Is. "l-'lngrr-llp" steering and
easily operated clutch and near
shifts are claimed as new Items
In saving human labor.
OUTPUT OF OREGON
CHERRIES DECLINES
WASHINGTON. July III. (AIM
- A lower yield of cheiries this
j ear ns com pn red w lib 1 ! : I r. up
)eitred in prospect tor Mreyon, Wis-con-in,
Montana, bhilm. 'tuns I
Viinhi and Colorado, the crop re
port inn hoard of the department of
iiKih iiltmc said.
The l;i:tf. lebH and indicated
IWl tonim;1! InclieU-'l : in euon.
llt.iton and Ki.r.no; Wiihinnton.
IJ.7m and Ifi.Tow; Talbot nin, !.,
Pile and Uti.wi.
WILrTpEAs" VETCH
MAKE GOOD HAY
Anv wllil veil h mi wild iiih that j
.ire palatable lo slock in the green
sinte will make acct-pttible h;iy, j
"ivh hr H. jone. dairy liu I
bandpiaii it o. s. ('. in sutler tol
a littery n:j IhU Mihject. Tlierft
News of Farm
GRANGES
are finite n number of the wild
vetches and related plants round
In western Oregon, and thickness
ol' stand und amount of growth us
ually determine whether cutting
them for hay is practical.
WASHINGTON, July IX-fAP)
Oregonlans In 1934 harvested
vegetables from 2K.328 acres and
sold them for $l,999.7!fl, depart
ment of commerce census figures
showed.
Vegetables grown for use were
reported on 4I.S17 farms 69.2 of
all the farms In tho state.
Vegetables wero planted on IX,
24 acres In 1929.
Multnomah, Washington and Ma
rlon led In acreage of market veg
etables In 193), and Lane, Clucka
mas, Linn and Douglas counties
led In crop value.
Lund usage in 1931 Included 1,
BXI acres of snap or Btrlng beans
on 1.2211 farms; 1,722 ueres of cab
bages on 1.1K8 farms; 3.925 acres
of sweet corn on 2,620 farms; 1,833
acres of tomatoes on 1,491 farms;
9 IS acres of watermelons on 445
farms, and IX, 261 acres of nil other
vegetables, excluding Irish und
sweet potatoes, on 7,230 farms.
Values of the 1931 vegetable
crops by comities Included:
iJoughiH, $135,14.").
TOMATO BLIGHT
AFFECTED BY SUN
IIKHMIKTON, Ore., July 13.
A I) f I. K, Itean, superintendent
of (ho lleruiiston experiment sta
tion has IbiiH fur substantiated a
theory that tomato blight Is direct
ly affected by Hllllllgbt.
An experiment!! plot of seven
rows bus been divided threo ways.
The plants unprotected from the
sun show heavy Infestation. An
other third under a muslin cover
throw neroHH light -wooden frnnies,
and admitting about one-third the
normal sunlight, is still free of
blight. The third groiip, under
lath fairly closely spaced, is with
out bllcht. but showed retarded
growth from loo much shading.
DUST BOWL YIELDS
MAMMOTH ONION
(illYMON, Okln.. July II. (AP)
A local farmer who rained an
onion H2 inches long with a 20
inch bulb and root, calls It a
"Dust Howl" model. (Irowlng
through layers of sill, piled by
siiecesHlve diiKt storms, cmiHod the
plunl to elongate, he explains.
COUNTY AGENT'S REPORTS
APPLE CROPS TO BE
LOWEST III YEARS
Oregon Only Pacific Coast
State That Will Show
Gain Over 1935.
WASHINGTON, July 13. (AP)
A report of the agriculture de
partment showed that tho domestic
apple crop probably would be the
smallest In 15 years und that of
the threo Pacific coast states, only
Oregon would produce more than
In 1935.
Tho estimates, based on condi
tions as of July I, indicated u pio
duetlon of 103,214,000 bushels, or
its per cent less than the 1935 crop
of 11)7,23,000 bushels und 36 per
eent below tho five-year average
(192S-I932 of lfll.333,000 bushels.
Tho Crop on Jnly 1 was estimat
ed at 42.6 per cent normal, com
pared with 61.5 per cent normal u
year ago and ti'J.H per cent for the
10-year average condition (1923-
1932).
The report of the 1935 produc
tion and the indicuted production
for 1936 Included (In bushels):
1935 1936
Oregon 3,500,000 4.032,000
Washington ..30.67S,000 26,660.000
California 9,8X9.000 ,H20.000
Indications were that the west
ern states would have about 41 per
cent of the nation's total apple
crop compared with 32 per cent of
1935 and 36 per cent for the five
year average.
The "relatively poor prospects,"
the department said, might be at
tributed largely to the low tem
peratures last winter and to lute
spring frosts occurring over a wide,
area.
Supplemental Irrigation has prnv
1 ed highly beneficial in the pro
: d net Ion. of fiber flax in western
j Oregon, says. Dr. V. L. Vowers,
chief In noils ut Oregon State col
lege, who Is the author of a new
j mimeographed circular on "Soil,
Nutrient, und Irrigation Require
l ments of Fiber I-'lax."
j With the newly announced Ted
eral subsidy lor fiber flax produc-
em, together with the mmm! flax
, piovisions of the agricultural con
servation proKiam, interest hi flax
I production has been greatly xtfmu-
I luted. The new circular is intend
led as an aid to those now produc-
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Ing flax or those contemplating
it.
One five-inch Irrigation baa Un
created the length of flax straw
materially, and has increased the
production nearly a ton to the
aero on tho avciage over a four
ear period, says lr. Powers. It
may al.o be helpful In retarding
ripening so that pulling may be
completed before plants are, dead
rlpo.
The circular also contains lat
est information on best fertilizers
lo tine wltli flax production. Ex
periments In this t subject have
been carried on for nine years, giv
ing preliminary findings that may
prove of real value now. Potas
sium Is of nio.it importance In In
creasing length and strength of
fiber, while u good nitrate supply
appears to be essential In getting
lull returns from the potassium.
Western Oregon has about a
half-million acres of land suitable
for fiber flax production on the
main valley floor and nearly half
that much on the river bottom
soils. Or. Powers says it should
I not be difficult to grow as much
as 50,000 acres of flax on the main
valley floor and 25.000 acres on
bottom land if market and econ
omic conditions warrant such pro
duction. The new circular may he had
free on application to the college.
MILK PRICE WILL
STAND, ADAMS SAYS
PORTLAND. July in (AP)
Paul ArlauiH, administrator of the
mute milk com ml lioaril. Bald to
day that "the hoard will ptick to
the price BChedule," set July 1.
Adams, rclteratliiK a statement
a week ao that the hoard would
not permit local conditions to in
terroie with the efforts to standard
ize milk prices In the state, said
he had received only one formal
complaint. That tunie flam Grants
Pass.
"With the exception of tho
Grants Pass protest, which came
from ubout only half tho dairy
men, we have had no formal com-
, plaints or petitions," he said. "Of
course, everyone Is not satisfied
hut what other complaints have
been made have been only occa
sional protests from individuals."
MELONS TO HAVE
DRUGSTORE FLAVOR
COLKMAN, Texas, July 11.
( A P) John Mavis, amateur gar
dener, hopes to produce different
flavored watermelons this year.
When the melons reach a cer
tain size, he plans to conneet them
by strings with jars containing
j fruit flavors. The melons will
draw the lliptid from the coutaiu
I ers, he believes. He expects to
. have orange, lemon and straw
1 berry melons.
WtimgllioTise
automatic electr i c
.fir.
Kver.v hour of I lie dny
voif H be thankful for
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS
RECORD PRICES 111
PROSPECT FOR HOPS
G rowers of Oregon Spurn
Offers, With Vision of
$1 a Lb. in Offing.
PORTLAND, July 13. (AP)
Market Hourcon nay that the "hop
munition lias never been so highly
;(pecuiative" und prospects for tin
all-tlmo record price wore In sight.
"Just wait until next December,
when br"wera begin combing tho
market for domestic hopa," said a
prominent buyer. He fiaid tho sit
uation was similar to that which
prevailed more than 30 years ago,
when growers were ubie to name
their price.
Kfttiinates continued to be made
that Oregon will slip from her
dominant position in tho Pacific
coast hop market and will produce
not more than 25,000 bales, coin
pared, to lin.ooo a year ago, be
cause of damage from pests and
downy mildew.
Ofleis of 'is to 35 cents a pound
for ttie Iii;:5 crop have fallen on
deaf ears among Oregon growers,
who hold about half of the lo.UMO
to IL'.uuo-bale supply in tho coast
market, tne remainder being in
California. ashington growers
have disposed of most of the li35
crop there, almost the last lot
moving frani Yakima yesterday for
32i cents.
observers hero were talking of
the prospect of a $l-n-pound price
and dealers wero offering up to 20
cents lor (lie m:i hops.
Pall was expected to bring the
real spurt in prices. The 2;i .Otto
bale production estimate for Ore
gon was supplemented with esti
mates of 30.0UO bales for Washing
ton and about a similar production
in California, making tho total
coast crop a,00u bales, compared
to 210,000 last year.
Some Oregon growers financial
ly able were spraying and dusting
their crops in hope of getting
boom prices for what they could
sal v a ije.
NOTICE
Proposals for the erection of an
j addition to hays Creek school will
I be received until Saturday, July IS,
' at N p. m. Kor plans and specifica
tions see John K. ltunyim in
burg or the office of tho school
' clerk at Jteya Creek. A deposit ol
b must uccompnny each bid.
JOHN SUTTON. Clerk.
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Pigs Blinded if Vitamin A Denied Sows,
Test Made by Texas Scientist Reveals
COLLEGE STATION, Texas
(AP) Fred Hale, young Texas
scientist, has produced SI blind
pigs in a study to determine
whether the diet of a mother af
fects the eyes of offspring.
The experiment, a study of ma
ternal vitamin A defiency de
signed to establish a new law of
nutrition, has resulted In what
workers here call "remarkable"
conclusions in connection with
swine and has led to discussions
on the possibility of like results In
humans.
Hale, swine husbandry man of
the Texas experiment station, con
ducted the tests by withholding
vitamin A ration from sows, In
moat Instances 180 days before
breeding mid SO days afterward.
As a result, entire litters of pigs
were born blind or eyeless In suc
cessive experiments over a four
year period.
May Aid Human Sight.
"We are attempting to establish
as a law rt nutrition, that normal
eye development and vitamin A
are so closely associated that if
vitamin A is not present during
embryonic eye development, the
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eye will not develop normally,"
Hale said.
"We have exaggerated the case
in our experiments with figs, hut
we have evidence to show that
there may bo varying degrees of
eye defect, depnding upon wheth
er vitamin A is present in certain
amounts at the time of embryonic
development.
"It may be possible that humans
may be born with apparently nor
mal eyes, yet eyes that are actual
ly weak due to maternal vitamin
A deficiency, and such eyes may
break down under strain quicker
than would eyes developed under a
condition where an abundance of
vitamin A was available.
"If we can establish the new
principle of nutrition, than It Is
logical to suppose It would hold
good for hnmans."
Other Defects Observed.
Hale said the eye anomaly was
not the only one occurring in the
experiments. Ho said he had ob
tained cleft palates, hare lips, mis
placed kidneys and extra ear-like
growths.
"It might be assumed, that the
eye anomalies were due to here-
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dily and thut the genetic factors
responsible were existent la tho
herd and have appeared only
when certain malings were made,"
Hate expiaineu, dui inv eviuraw
against this transmission fa almost
overwhelming.
"There Is no question but that
the results wero caused by mal
nutrition and we have eliminated
any possible hereditary cause of
blindness by specific genetic tests.
By adding cod liver oil to our vita
min A deficient ration, we obtain
ed only normal pigs."
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