ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1938.
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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
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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.
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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.-
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.