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Newspaper Page TextROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1938. I 'i A r TEST OF SOIL FOR cdh ttgt nrrrDcn Rll now is grass green, but Black eX' peels to step up production with the approach of Kapler Sunday April 17. Annual Cash Income From Crops Found Inadequate for Average Farm Family , , -t Improvement Program Suggeted at Recent Douglas County Conference Covert Wide Range of Problem! Relating to Land Utilization and Yields. rncL iui urrtfiLU MnfA.fJ X ft ULO KfJ I J.J. 'LITTLE LEAF CURE BANG'S DISEASE TWO ALFALFA ADVISED; Examination of Land Prior to Planting Is Offered Without Charge. Farmers flKiii'ing oil planting nl fnlta this siiilnn on land wIiimv there is a question ax to whether a successful slaml may be secured, should avail themselves ol a free soil lest provided by the extension service through the local count) agent's office. Acidity and phos lihorUB testB are made without cost to the laud owner. Only a small quantity of soil Is needed for testing. The best meth od to secure soil for testing Is to take a shovel and lilt out the soil to the full depth or the shovel blade and then cut a ihln slice along the shoulder of the hole, lilt ing out the soil with the shovel. The soil thus taken should be thor oughly mixed to give a uniform sample for testing, and approxi mately three tablesiioonsful placed In a can or sacs ana such a manner that It can be lcMi- titled with the location oi me nmi. j, made as a result or these er from which It was taken. Soil sum-, fori!. bllt 8ll)l Krenter effort plea may be brought personally () ; ,llrKh H,y and hard work will the couniy hb-mi j be mailed, u... r, ,,- ,i.i-8 have found that the securing of soli tests have saved .i,, ...,.i,v dollars. Soils which are t.i u,in nut oroduce profitable crops of alfalfa even though the soil Is deep and well drained. Prop er Innoculutlon of the seed Is a necessary requirement n a Btand of alfalfa Is to be secured. Innoculutlon alone will not Insure o good stand if the soil Is too acid to permit the proper growth anil development of the iiltrogeii-Kntli-cring bacteria. The acidity may he corrected by the UBe of ngiiciiltui al limestone and seldom requires more than a ton of Hi o the acre to produce a good plant growth when the soil Is otherwise adapted to the produrtU f al falfa. TOS Agricultural committeemen of the various subordinate granges o tho county, grnnsi members and Interested farmers will meet In the circuit court room In Hcmchurg nl 10 a. in. Saturday, Kebiiary 12, lo out lino and prepare the grange ngrlculliiral program for the coun ty and grnnge communities ror !I3H. Imnieiliate community needs will bo given primary considera tion In the development of tliu pro gram. A county-wide agricultural pro gram including weed control. -1-1 dub work, cooperative buying and selling, the use of market and price out'nok reports, and pest control. Will be among Ihe more Iniporluni subject lo be discussed. Oilier topics to ho given consideration no the federal action programs to Ibcneftt agriculture Including the agriculture conservation program, soil erosion, Taylor grazing act. farm security and larni credit. It Is expected that a large num ber of committeemen and Interest ed farmers will be present lo give consideration to the planning of constructive ngrlcultliral program for the year. o SUPPLY OF FRESH FRUITS HELD AMPLE Supplies of fresh fruits for the remainder of tills Benson are Indi cated lo be materially larger I bun those ot year ago and also larger than the average of recent years, according to the fruit situation re port Issued by the bureau of ugrl c'.tural economics. Cold Btorage holdings of apples on January 1 were the lair.eM nn record exceeding those of lust year by 43 per cent. Prices of tipples In terminal markets have fluctuated somewhat during the past uionlli but ill mid-January vera slightly lower than In the month previous. Kxporta of apples for tile first Fi mouths. July through November, of the current season were almui oue-fourlh greater than Tor the same period of the Ui;'.ii ;i7 season. GUINEAS TO PROTECT TURKEYS ADVISED COIIYALLIS.-Tne plan of rais lug a few guineas in a turkey flock In no u ml it lit tin In the event oi anyone disuniting the fleck tint ing tli" night in rmliH .in. by H. Iv Con by, brail nf tilt1 poultry depart incut nl Oregon Slulc college. Ile Hays then1 Is no particular danger In hrodlug normal healthy guineas hutched from disease -free pit rent Htock right along with Hit' poults. K is Important howeur in see Hint thev tlo mm, from healthy stock. Cosby also recommends tattooing each tin key s n fm t hi-r precau Hon against theft. TURNIPS HORN IN ON FRIED APPLES HOOD III VI-: It, Feb. 7. (AIM MidColunibiu river apple exporters litiltt fa I he hopes on a lepnri that tier lint n breakfast dieltltun hail recommended sulistliuitmi of filed Bllccd apples for filed eggs. Another repot t said the export ers hail discovered turnip would do jimt H8 well. OREGON'S POTATO SURPLUS HEAVY PORTLAND, K.di. 7 (AIM Oregon produced 7.MM.imu bushels 1 00! h toes in iM7, Hie V. S. de partment of agriculture estinidted. and on January 1 growers ud dealers bad on hand stot k u(i pioacblng 3,5lH',OUV bushel. Kililur'i Note: Following is nil other 111 the series of reports from iIim recent Douglas county nsrlcul i u nil outlook conference held In ltosehurg: Report of the Crops Committee. Kxiiloilntlon of the natural soil fertility of the crop laud lias de- (re.i'iid production on many ralins. I'oor management of the grazing hind has reduced the carrying cnnncllv of the pastures nnd the number of livestock. The cash Income oil many farms has been reduced for these reasons and, with present economic conditions, makes It most difficult or in fact. Impossible for ninny farm families to maintain a reasonable standard of living or to enjoy modern con veniences In their homes. Changes and adjustments are needed to increase the agricultural inrome. The 1!:iC and the 1936 agricultural oullook conferences and the 1937 agricultural adjust ment planning conference were ,ri, f()r t )i 1 h purpose. Progress has he required beforo Ihe goal, ti bet ter standard of living anil mor-i eom fori able homes for rural fami lies, will be achieved. Owners of nop and grazing lands in ttii! county should regard nw it er nil I p of their farms us a trim in volving tilt' obligation lo comet vo iih well a8 the privilege of produc ti v u rp. Any cropR program should be broad enough to include all phuseH of crop proiiiiclion adapt ed to tho county and be consistent with good land use and livestock requirements. Present Crop and Problems. Crops now grown upon the till ihie farm lamlH consist largely of Hinall grains and forage plantB used for feed, hay nnd pasiurn in (he production of livestock, friiitH including Iree fruits, mi'fi, nnd small fniltc such as strawberries. brumbies fuid vIuch; truck nnd vegetable crops and a limited acre age, of miscellaneous cropB, which in normal t linen, provide approxi mately 4fi per cent of the county's mini annual cuhIi Income from agri culture. The nodi annual Income from crops on many of the smaller funn ing ii ti 1 1 k does not, however, pro vide the average farm family wlih an adequate Income. Studies made in (imnt'cllon wllh the 1!W5 retains on l,;i73 farniH within the county show the annual cash Income oif ft I a or Ufi.K iter cent of these farms lo be less than $lii)0 nnd 41 per cent of all farms surveyeil had an an nual cuhIi income of less than 310110. The acreage or crop land wilhln the county Is limited t ll" three jyi-.tjeht or about ff.'l.ttil acre.f, of this ennuf.v'H total area, accord ing to tint l!:if census. Uiud which could be cleared of timber, stumps and brush, and used for tho pro- duel Ion of crops on exist lug farms is small and would most likely not exceed eight to ten thousand acres. Any appreciable expansion In the acreage of tillable crop laud seems impossible and If the agricultural income Is to be increased, oilier men us luunt be used. A Suggested Crops Program. Increased produelion on the ex isting crop acreage offers the most practical means nf Improving the agricultural income of Hie county. Improvement In (he yields and In the (piallty of Hie crops grown, coupled with good farming prac tices to Improve or maintain soli fertility, good seed. Rood manage ment, and mure attention to mar keting are Hie important factors needed to secure Increased produc tion and greater returns, Forage Corps. With some HH.fiiiii ut-res of crop laud devoted to Ihe produelion of bay. there appears to be on great .teed lor an linuo-ilbito change in the acreage. I'rodiictloii Is In line wllh livestock reipiiremeum but the (piulity should be improved. More legume hays and less grain hay nhould be produced. The acre age of atlali'a should he expanded lo at least 7. tain ai res as quickly as possible. Hie acreage of clover hay doubled nnd the production of velch and oals and veit It hay main lained. Legumes are greated In value than grain luis, nut re pai:t able to livestock, cotil a in greater "(( values ami help lo maintain the soil fertility. t he development of crop land pasture with or without Irrigation should be given nun e att 'inton Hood pastures provide cheap IVeii and fit into crop rotutiuiis 10 im prove the oil. Irrigated crno land pasture can be developed on many farms without much cost and will often return greater net prolii.t per ere Hian many of the cilMMated mps it used w illi dairy inul llv toek enterprises. Plow .t bio pits-- Hires normally devoted to pasture alone should be rotated over a pe riod 01 j ears Willi small grams to provide additional f;',i for livestock uul poultry and lo lermil leseed- ing to maintain a hi.Hi carry tun ca pacity. The grass 011 Ihe mm crop lauds ffers one or the moM piofltable rop a farm nun possess. 1m- pimcmcnt and devolopimut oftthe pastures on hese lauds la essential to Increaeing Hie ugi (cultural In come ami eerv eftort should be made to prowdo more and better feed lor livestock on these lands. Binning, or slashing ami burning, lo prepare a seed bed is neV.'ssurv if a gooil stand of glass Is to be se ed Cooperative effort should be ict It ed bet w een ml join 1. 14 farm owner to hum and resect! tne mm ciop pasture bind to hardy peren nial grasses. Certain. there Is a need lor a gieuter prodiu itiiu of small g;atus and corn to meet requirements of poultry 4Utl HveMoiK Vept upon ih-i l.tiuis. Any tut red b? 111 piedui tlon. how ce: should fe throiuli Hie tin Piuvemeiu of the per acre in the neighborhood of 27,000 acres or slightly greitler than the acreage given for the .tr census. I'lant, lugs should Insofar as possible, ba m;e on lands where soil building rmpK nit iiH.-o in n rotation to im prove the fertility of i-mj and to secure Increased yields. It is believed a shift In the acre age of Hie different small grains would prove profitable. The acre age of oats could be reduced by aooui i,iuo acres ami the acreage of barley Increased by an equal amount. A limited increase In the acreage of rye for raln on the poorer lands offers an opportunity for greater ret 111 iih and would pro vide a local supply of seed for cov er crops. The wheal acreage cannot be pro fitably Increased unless the aver age yield per acre is Increased. Lorn offers better returns than other small grains on river bottom lands aim works well In rotation as a cultivated crop In keeping down weeds. Small Seeds. The possibility for small seed production is limited and should be developed carefully. While a small luauHly of alfalfa and red clover Heed may be grown locally, farm ers cannot expect to compete sue- essfully with sect it, h more fav orably located and where yields are greater. Production of these seed cropH should be confined to local needs and to favorable years inso far as possible. A limited acreage of velch is ad- viHiible to supply local needs for hay, cover crops and special mar kets. Production for the commer- ial trade outside of the county hould he confined lo varieties with a strong market demand and where good yields are consistent rather! than the exception. Purple vetch is one of the most promising as it can bo successfully grown in as many sectl-ons of the country us i-uii many of the other varieties of vetch. The production of perennial grass seed should be gradually expand ed to meet local requirements ant! I developed to a commercial basis If production and prices warrant. .Many farmers could nrofitablv m-o- duee all or part of their own needs at a saving and still have pasture! 1 mm me neius ror a portion of ihe year. Tree Fruits, Nuts and Small Fruits! I here nppears to be no need nor lo conditions warrant increasi-d ph-ntings of most tree fruits, nuts uul small fruits al the nresent time. The present acreage of all nuns may he expected to decliuo nnd become stabilized at about 14,. unn acres for hoiiio years in tin nuu re. The average iiuniml production of tree fruits and nuts with the ex ception of prunes may be expected to increase as the younger plant ings not now lu full bearing reach maturity, and ir .y bo cxiiected to take care of the increased demands and new market cutlets. In adjusting the horticultural in luslry of tho county to enable growers to receive more favorable turns, better uu'niif'ement prac tices will be necessary and a bet ter qui'ltty product required. Some shifts lu acreage and in kinds of rrull grown will likely be desirable. Tho prune acreage should be. re duced by Ihe elimination or old nou-productlve orchards ami or chards on. poor, shallow aim unpro ductive laud, and put to more prof- name use. Pear production should be con fined largely to llartletta for cun ning purposes. Winter varieties as a whole cannot l.e produced profit ably in competition with other sec tions more favorably situated. There is no possibility for expan sion of the apple Imh stry, produc Hon should be tor local markets only, und abandoned and low pro ducing tm hards should be re moved for tne protection of other fruits. The acreage of walnuts and fil berts in production thiotigliout the couniy is only a small percentagt or Hie total plantings, and indicate that only the best land will pro duee thrifty trees and Hie neres sary tonnage for a profitable crop. New planting shuuU be carefull considered. Ihe p-es.-nt produc tion of both walnuts and filberts has presented marketing problems iilitl wllh still larger acreages to ciimc into full bearing, the matket Itu problem cannot be expected lo tie less critical. Ihe acreage of small fruits, such an strawberries and hranibl should remain in line with local iresh maikel demands, and cannery ami barreling requirement. Cieat r mutual!... on hi Ho iicrenges of these crops may be evpected th;m ith tree trulls ami nuts. Vegetable and Truck Crops The need for greater product ion of vegetables upon f.irms for home use ts apparent. Muny rural fami lies do not have a vegetable garden or the planting is entirely too small to meet I tie family needs tor a greater poll Ion of the year. In l!i;i", the census showed only l.uiui acres ol t ro;i id dt voted to truck and vegetable crop, including com mercial plantings and home gar dens fur :ti!M farm.-. The acreage of veg- tables for homo use could be doubled or trebled with advan tage to the home food supply. Fv panslon f commercial plantings of vegetables and I nick crops is not advised at the piesent tune. Ail increase lli the acreage of such crops should be t meet increased demands and matket:-. that may tie velop. Nursery Stock and Bulbs A he giov. tug of nursery situ k. Including fiuit ttei-s. seedlings and oruameot.il t hrubs and ttet-s, ha possibilities tor expansion but likr ly wll be mid should be left to well established firms meting otto I he t mint y f nun ol her sections v. heie couditions .tie not to favor altl Slitli entet prbe- -eiiill'e ( quantity of seasonable h.boi and would lu uuuy Instances enable Owners of dairy and beef cattle may secure free testing of their herds for Hang's disease through arrangement! recently mcde by Sum H. Foster, veterinarian of the Cnlted States bureau of animal In dustry. The first requirement will be for cattle owners to sign an agreement for the testing ot th.ilr herds. The agreement forms may be secured by calling at Hie county agent's office or by w ritfng the county agent. I uder Hie Oregon laws it Is com pulsory to test cattle for Bang s disease where the number of dairy inimals exceed that 01 beef cattle in any county, and the owner must tttaud part of the expense of test ing, but under arrangements with the I niled states bureau of animal industry, Ihe lest may be secured free of charge and in addition in demnities will be paid for the re actor animals removed from tne herds. It is not expected that the opportunity for securing Ihe free tests will be available alter July 1, the end of the federal fiscal year, and If funds alloted for the work are exhausted before July 1 tree testing will be discontinued when mailable funds are used up. It is Important for all cattle owners who desire to have their herds tested for Hang's disease to request and fill out agreement forms as soon us possible, states County Agent J. Roland Parker, in order that as many cattle in Ore gon may be tested free of charge before funds are exhausted and to insure Indemnities for reactor ani mals that may be found.- IT SPOKAXR. Feb. (AP) A campaign against the "closed shop" among agricultural workers will be carried promptly throughout eastern Washington by tho Asso ciated Farmers, Secretary L. O. Bird, of Yakima, said here. "We have ben concentrating our organization work in westeru V ashington because that 8 where most of the trouble has been," Bird asserted in an interview. "Very shortly Spokane and other eastern V ashiiiKlon counties will be or ganized. ' He said the Associated Farmers organization now is uctive in Wash ington, Oregon, California, Arizona and Idaho. He said lit of Washing ton's counties are organized. "Our purpose is to protect agri culture from the present system of labor racketeering," he A-clared. "Wi are making a definite stand for' 'open shell' for all brunches of agriculture. "Wo are working to secure as high pay as possible for the work er.:, but strictly on an 'open shop' b.tsis. "Agriculture cannot exist under 'closed shop.' If Hit! fruit industry in Yakima county had been forced to operate under 'closed shop wages and working conditions, - it would have broken every fruit grower there . . . "We are uot against legit 1 mate labor unions, but we are against the methods used." -o - FUND ASSURED TO BATTLE HOPPERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (AIM Senator .Murray (I)., Mont.) said the budget bureau would approve congressional uul lioiiatiou of an additional $;i,iHiU"0 appropriation lo combat grasshopper and mor mon cricket infestations in the west. The senator, leader ol' a bloc seeking to raise available funds from $2.0H0.imu to f .'i.Oim.mm, said he had been assured b;' responsi ble officials the budget would ap prove the proposal. Insufficient funds, he added, had handicapped the bureau of ento mology in combating I he pests in previous seasons. part-time farm operators tt) secure profitable outside employment to supplement the farm income. A limited expansion in bulb pro- ductiou is possible, largely as a small places or In connection with other farm enterprises w here available soil Is adapted to such crops and ihe farm operator has the ability for such an enterprise"1:' It Is pes- sible. however, to grow into tlm he wines - y n.i-ti.m-i u pihio.i ami a stock is built up through the ' normal increase Other Crops Kale, root crops and miscellane ous crops have an important plaee in the agricultural program. Sul ficient green, succulent feeds should be grown to meet the re quirements of livestock and pool- try kept upon the farm. An abund ance of green feeds makes lor conomit ul gains ami helps keep down other feed rust.-. Regardless of good management. the use of good seed and the im provement of soil fertility to in crease crop product Inn, farmers can not exnecl to eniov ihe full re ward lor their eiforts unless more ! attention is paid to the marketing of the commodities produced utum the farm. Indixldiial effort wilt help but cooperative action among producers would return greater di vidends. Committee: IV N. M'isenlurk. Roseburg. J. II. Tarrou. I iimns Valley. .1, V. noiiebrake. ItOHehiirg. t. O. Set her. Hlenditle. Cornell" Miller. Oakland. K W. IMImger. Myrile Cre.k. J- It Mutt-litUMin. Oakland. Hcorge Mullock. Oakland, J I'enti. Cam ou tile, I.. W. U iM.. Vom alia. Harold .NiehoU, Uvvckway, The 4-H club leaders of Fuller- ton school district will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon of this week at 2:30 in the Uypsy tearoom. This meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing 4-H club problems within the area with the county club agent. K, A. lint- tun, who bus been asked to attend the meeting. Mrs. H. U. ( arter, president of the Kullerton P.-T. A., has charge ot the meeting. The Douglas county local lead ers will hold their February meet ing at the Riddle school on .Mon day evening, February 14, at 7:45 o'clock. Leaders of the Riddle area are arranging for some line enter tainment -for the leaders who at tend. Two sisters of Yoncalla , who have had several years of club ex perience, have again enrolled this year to carry several projects. These girls are unable to Join a club and bo do their work as indi viduals. They are Leta Mae Brant, who is carrying canning III, cloth ing IV, home making and meat rabbit project, and Ixis Hrant, who Is carrying the same projects as her sister with Hie exception of the rabbit project. Mrs. Frank Iluckins of Sunny dale district, west of Drain, has consented to lead the Sunnydale cooking club through Its project for this year, in place of Mrs. Gor ier Swearingen who has moved to Roseburg. Ida Ilolle Leonard has been added as a new member of the club. Label Ritchie, president of the Umpqua Junior Livestockmen, a 4-H livestock club, including boys from (ireen, Melrose, Kden bower. Riversdale and Garden Valley, has called a meeting of the club for tonight at 7 : :tt). The meeting will be held at his home. Labi I is making arrangements to Install a radio set In the club room In order to listen in on the 4-H club program which is broad cast over KOAC every Monday evening between 7:30 and 8 o'clock. Maxlne Wright, secretary of the Days Creek Breakfast club, has sent in the following item: The Davs Creek Breakfast club held their fourth meeting at the Days ('reek schoolhou.se. Two dem onstrations were given. Violet (loin and (ierahline Spore gave one on "How to poach eggs," and Murjor le and Maxlne Wright gave one on I low to make cocoa. A cup ol cocoa was s.rved to each member and visitor. A short program of songs and yells was given by mem bers anil a talk by Mrs. Ray Wright, the local leader, on the oVder ol tt meeting. All members were present. They are Hetty IxjU Weseman. president : Violet (Join, vice president ; Maxlne Wright, secretary; Mar jot ie Wright, lx)is F.llen Matthews, Henrietta Clam. Alice Mae Welch, Jean Mazie Me (lee, Josephine Wright, Gene Rhoades, Geraldine Spore. Zelina Davis, Tlielma Davis, and Mrs. Ray Wright, the leader. Visitors were Miss Coin Hutchinson, Mrs. Rhoades. Dolly Witlrig, Melba U'e and Willene Luellen. All of our lub members have most ot their work completed. A marketing club enrollment has been received from the Kellogg school, district number 54, with the teacher. Mrs. Zoa Wado. as leader. Officers are Harry Ander son, president: Walter Mode, vice president, and irgil Kesterson, secretary. Al Winston school, district num ber IS. n cookery club has been formed with .Mrs. I. '1. Thompson as leader. Officers and members are: Iteverly Peterson, president : Frances Land, vice president; Mar garet Arntpriest, and Shirley Wil son. A bachelor sewing enrollment has been received from the Wilbur school with six boys as members. Mrs. J. H. Hunter wan selected to lead the club, with membership made up of Mollis Hili, president; Hone St roheeker. vice president ; Glenn Hunter, secretary, Waldo I "'" Mmuecher mm Cliurles Toops. 0 j WATERPROOFING OF POWDER SOLVED ' NKW YORK. Feb. 7 lAP) sojdier's greatest problem for ! more than h')M years - keeping ins ! powder dry nas neen soneu. "a department and civilian ex pert s after many months of re search have developed a water proof propellant which works as well after soaking In moisture as before. !)iaiis of the new powder are secret "for military reasons." In a convincing demonstration, a ring of the propellant made for trench mortar use resembling a thin black gasket about four inches in diameter was dropped Into a (Mass of water. It remained there for SO min utes. Then It was removed and laid. without being wiped off or otherwise dried, beside a similar ring which had not been wetted. Roth were touched off by a match, and burned side by side, normall . DRIVER EXAMINATIONS IN ROSEBURG ARE DATED I Glenn l.own, examiner of opera i tors and chauffeurs, will lx in Roseburg Tucs.Hy and Wednesday Keb. S Hod y. lo eonduet examina , Hon for persons w ishiiig permits ! or licenses lo drive cars, accord nig lo an Hiiimiineeineiil from th" secretary oi siaies oune. .u jllnwn and his ,i-.siM;uito will nukt their heitdiiu.tvl'.'t s at the court bouse. Success in checking "little leaf" in fruit trees through the use ol zinc treatments is repented by O. T. McWhorter, extension hortlcui inralisi at O. S. c following ex tensive tests at The I hi lies where the dib-order was particularly se vere on nearly ail kinds of decidu ous fruit trees. Apple orchards in the Milton-Freewater district, and cherry trees in Union county, were also affected. Sprays with zinc sulfate solution have been found most uniformly successful in overcoming the trou ble. The sprays may be applied tilt her in the dormant or leafy stage, but application Just before the buds break is recommended. Other methods of getting zinc Into Hie sap of the tree have given lair results, including use of zinc injections, zinc strips and zinc tacks driven Into the trunks of the trees. Complete directions for mak ing and using the spray are con tained In a circular of information, "Zine Treatments for Little Leaf," issued recently. UMATILLA FOREST GAME COUNT HEAVY PENDLETON, Feb. 7 ( AP) About tilHO elk and S100 deer now wander the Umatilla National for est in Oregon and Washington, ac cording to census figures released here today by forest service of ficials Based on a compilation of fig ures from all field men, the census lists the Cmtitilla forest elk popu lation in Oregon at 4700, ami deer at 5300. The Washington portion of the forest contains 1100 elk and 3100 deer. Last fall's hunting season in tho forest' found 4f0 elk and 750 deer falling before the guns of 4au0 Ore gon sportsmen and 1,'ioo Washing ton hunters. -o- SOUTH AMERICANS LIKE OREGON FRUIT PORTLAND. Fell. 7. (API OrPKun apples unci pears hnvo be come delkiicles to the nristocnitio tastes of Smith Americans, l)u- Wayne H. Clark, assistant commer cial attache tit the United Slates lltienns Aires embassy, said. Ar gentina Imports larue quantities ol' Norm American fresh fruit do- spue us own extensive produelion. Easter Trade Planned With Hens Laying Eggs Of Different Colors ARCOLA. 111., Feb. 7 (AP) I YA ith Kaster 09 days off. Farmer (Jeorge Black has started taking orders from persons who want eggs wnn a coioi-eii ytoik. Ulitt'Uv'sald he had two hens on a special diet, and within a lit- day period they can lay eggs with a yolk of most any desired color. And the chicken specialist knows he really has something after long research. "There is no difference in taste," Fllack said, "and the eggs can lie eaten without danger of poisoning. They add color, too, when used as a garnish." The coloring, he explained, was produced by feeding a harmless dye to the hens. The only special color in stock The Feed VOL. I Published Weekly by the Douglas County NO. Ill Mfgrs. of Umpqua and Sunrise Poultry and Competition An important step in met'ting present day competition in ihe poultry business is to have good equipment. No matter how good the breeding slock, it can be ruined by poor management. It has heen truly said that "you pay for good equipment, whether you ha e it or not." Too many people start brooding chicks and poults with an old heating stove they have discarded from the par lor because it was worn out. Still, they expect it to maintain conditions "good enough for the chicks." The net results are al ternately overheated and chilled chicks, that turn out not "good enough" lo make expenses. It also seems many people try to see how few feed hoppers and water fountains n flock of chicks can get along with, (or without). We have never seen a brooder house that had too many feeders and waterers. Rut Lord knows there are plenty with half eunuch. The only mystery is, how CAN chickens do as well as they do? It must be due entirely in rV1 fine quality of I'mtmua feed. So. we urge that you give your l!'2 cbii ks a birthday present of a nice reliable brooder stove, and plenty, plus 5t' r . of feed hop pers and water fountains. Lots of loving care, warm water at first, plenty of I'mpqua feed all the time, ami keep their feet dry. Pays to Advertise Sally : "Mother, may we pl;y lore?" Mother: "Yes. but don't make any noise." Sally : "O. K., Mom. w e'll pre tend we don't advertise." -o- Again Sheep Cubes A few shepherds are fe dim: sheep cubes. The tost is small, fl.r.o rwt.. but the ewe- are giv ing lots of milk, iambs doing fine. and ewes' wool looks heavier. H..I1.T g've 'em 7 tfV YOU CAN PAY IT WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AP) Rebellion among northwest con gressmen against the administra tion's proposed economy cuts in appropriations for eradication of HUectious cattle diseases, crystal lized today in a move for $lti,0-!v 000 to rid the nation's herds of tu berculosis and bang's disease. Centered m Minnesota and Wis consin, the midwest dairy area, where house members demand tuat amount be appropriated, the cam paign elicited prompt support from fur westeru members of congress. Congress appropriated $15,74U, 000 fur disease eradication umong cattle during the current fiscai year. The budget bureau has rec ommended a iifSS-luay appropria tion of fS, 203, 000. Representative Pierce (D Ore.) will go before the uiipropnutiouu subcommittee on agriculture this week to demand increased funds for this work. Representative Honeyman (L., Ore.) was inform ed, she said, the committee prob- ubiy would approve a sum larger than recommended by the budget but le.ss than the appropriation tor the current year. Representative Magnuson (I)., Wai.h.) said he also would support the move for a ?1;,000,000 appro priation. Representatives Schneider (P.. Wis.) and Hull (P., Wis.) both wrTl demand a JIG.OOO.OOO appropriation when they appear be. ore the sub committee next week. Back to Work MUs Dorothy Herman has returned to her work lis an operator at Velum's Heautv shop, after enjoying a week's va cation In Portland. She was ac companied home by her sister, Mrs. C. L. Hays, of Portland, who will spend a few days with her molh cr. Mrs. John Herman, and other relative?. AMNOUNONG A New Suit for An Old Friend Our Exchange feeds, which many of you have used and found satisfactory, will now be sold under the "Co-op" trademark. This brand is controlled by National Coop eratives, Inc., and is only allowed to be used on products of approved quality. These feeds will be available in mash and pellets for both chickens and turkeys. If high feod pric6 are worrying you,, get our new cash and carry prices on Chick Starter and Egg Producer. "See Us First We Can Save You Money" DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op. Exch. Roseburg, Oregon Chick Cheeps Kiancis Todd, of Oakland, has 2iioo New Hampshire fryers, weighing up to 1 lbs. twelve weeks old. Seems impossible, but then, they were led L'mpqua Chick Starter. Mrs. Watson, 1.: okingglass, shipped GO fryers just under four months old, the smallest weigh ing 1J lbs. C. W. Perry has a brooder just swarming with R. I. R. chicks. He bought tggs and hud them hatched, anil expected about ti.iTo batch, put the hreedors had been fed l'mpqua Breeder's Mash, and the hatcliability was as hig'a as U 1. t Vern Simpson. Myrtle Creek, has fjou lovely Haired Rock chicks lit days old. Has lost 7 already. He expects to raise the that are left, and it sure looks that way. Vern husiilways lined L'mp qua Feed. Is Bossy Hungry? The L'i hps is getting short these last few days, since the weather got colder. Anyway, it hasn't much strength at this sea son. I'aiiy cows vill hold flesh, and be ready to take advantage of pasture when It does get good, it you feed something with the hay and grass, o. K. Chop mi lb-, a dollar, Sunrise I airy Ra tion only f". i .no ton. The Weather As M:t-k Twain .ii.-e-l lo -ay. "We talk a lot about it, but no body eer seem? to I () any t hm;." Anyway, we are still putting the extra tod li'er oil in ALL tli ecc lliiish. No extia OwM. either. So v ! heft.' 1 goin,; Mi, T,am one MORE BUT YOU CAN'T BUY BETTER FEED At the department of agriculture experimental farm in Reltsville, Md., where experts do all kinds of tricks with plants and unimals, eyebrows are being raised at the peculiar result of an experiment with certain hens. Somebody thought it would be smart to cross-breed Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns, iMistu biy hoping for something in stripea or speckles. Hut arter the two species had been crossed back and lortlt a lew times and the chromosomes thor oughly mixed, it turned out that all the males hatched from the resultant eggs were red ami all the females white. Incidentally, the Meltsville farm is not trying to astonish everybody by producing a cross between a chicken and a turkey, as widely re ported. The experiment has been tried with marked success ex cept that the chicks always die. CONTROL OF PEA WEEVIL VIEWED HILLSnORO. Success of ro ir:.one dust In controlling pea wea vil In cannery pean in this district the past year :ias pointed the way toward control of this insect in Austrian field pea seed plantings, believe state college and federal entomologists who worn in charge of the succcHsful campaign. Cost of 'dusting last season averaged $4.i).r) per acre for two dustings, in cluding materials, labor and inci dental, it is believed that the wee vil could be controlled in seed pea fields with less complete coverage, says County Agent William Cyrus. DR, G. W. Marshall DENTIST 314 Medical Arts Bldg. Phone 29 Rcu. Phone 293-R Evenings by Appointment Ba Flour Mill. Dairy Feed FEB.7, 108 Turkey Poults Have you pot your poults or dered? Or your eggs? Thtre may be a shortage this year. Not to much breeding ft lock was kept, ami we hear reports of a famine. Of course that will help tho guy that can gi't them, but get busy, and be safe. We know where you can get some if you hurry. Ask us. o- Turkey Prospects We wouldn't want to make any rash predictions at this time, but there is a lot less turkey meat in slorage than last year. We think anyone with good stock, good equipment, and a good green feed supply can always make a little on turkeys hero in Pnuglas county. We know you can if you use l'mpqua Turkey Feeds. Letters From the People Rose'mrg, Oregon, Jan. 6. RClv We have just completed our records for the part year and thought you might he interested in the results obtained. We plai "d in our brooder house 1 l")'i chicks and the lo.s up to S W'"'!i.s old was I1 from all causes. They were fed on the I'mpqiiu Milk Starter for fi weks then fed the Plain Developing Mash. At T. months of ace the pullets were put in tho laying 1km1;;o and fed on th l'mpqua Milk Mash, and the flock production for the year was eggs per hen. While the results stated above are pot ex tta high Hie gocd grade wo re ceived for the eggs and low mor tality prove to us there i.; nothing h:ckiug in your feeds. Since,elv vonrs, IIONNIK 1KV FARM, Ceo. W. Hurt.