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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURC. OREGON, MONDAY. JUNE 6. 1938.
News of Farm Life
GRANGES
COUNTY AGENTS REPORTS
CROP NEWS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS
Expert Gives Information
On Plumage Selection
and Renovation. 1
While Pillows are usually (ulccn for
grunted nil nil article of loii8uhol(l
furnishing mid given III tie thought
lifter once acquired, the feathers us
well a the coverings do wear out,
mid need renovating about , oneo
every 10 years or ofiener, suys MrH.
Eileen Iluxtoii. exteiiKlou specialist
In clothing at Oregon State college.
The natural oil In Hie feathers
dries out inter ll while, and the
qiilllH then become brittle and break,
nlie Hiiyn. When pillows are no
longer noft. elastic mill Unlit, they
probably need new feathers.
Although coose feather arc
much better for pillows than the
feathers of turkeys, ducks, or chiek
ens, the latter can be used If the
fowl has been dry picked or clean
ed, hut scalding injures the quality
of tbu feathers, Mrs. Iluxton says,
ticcso may be plucked aw often as
every six weoks through the
spring, summer, fall and winter,
up to the muting season. Care Is
necessary, however, with feathers
obtained In this manner to see that
they are- of the proper rlpenoHH,
which means that this quills appear
dry and do not contain blood.
In pluckliiK tho entire plumage of
a fowl, the tall and wing feathers
are removed first. These are of no
vulile for feathers to bo used 111
pillows. The aminonla content of
wot feathers causes them to do-
lerlonilo rapidly. Dirty or bloody
feathers may bo sprayed witli water
.mid llio moisture then extracted by
iiqiiuo7,liiK or putting through a
wringer, fli-Ht. putting the feathers
in a muslin bug. 'iiey .ure then
-dried thoroughly in a wiirurphico',
'with an occasional slinking. A
warm, breezy day Is best, keeping
the feathers In tho shade most of
llio time.
. If the fowl has been dry picked
ami the reatnei'B do not need wash
lug, they lire put in a muslin bug
mid hung In a dry, warm plaeo for
.r.bout it week, being stirred
thoroughly once a day. Tills will
leave them In u sweet, dry condi
tion, free from odors and ready
.tor use.
Newsof4-H
CLUBS
, An achievement day program
-was held, at the Jlays Creek acliool
Friday, May 27. At the oiieulng or
the program a demonstration from
' tho ilusy Needle Sewing II club
wits given by Hetty liu Wiseman
and Violet tloln on "How to tint
iiiuH tape on." Tliere was also one
(ill the "Way lo put on a poekol,"
by lOdiia Mae I'oolo mid Josephine
Wright.
iMaxine and Mm-Jorle Wright
gave a deniniislrntioii on "crochet
ing." They are from the Ilusy lice
Mowing I club.
Josephine Wright represented
ihe poultry club with a speech on
Die work of Ihe club since It as
nrgunlcd February 2, l!::s.
Tile rose and flower gardening
club had for their purl of the pio
gram a demolislratlon on "trtins
plantlng of small plants," by Dolly
Wldllg and .Mildred Spore. The
lilots of ground Ihe iiii-inlierH have
lleell working on were highly prais
ed by -Mrs. Billion He ihliilis II
would be a grand Idea if this was
call-led oul next year. Although
the chili exhibit for rose and Dow
er gardening wasn't complete, the
following members exhibited: .Ma
bel Moore, Mildred Spore. .Marie
Sullen, Mnslne Wright, Wllclhn
Hutchinson, Wllllue l.ilelhill. Ilen
rlellll t'lalll, Suslo t'lispeii, 'lolet
(loin. Holly Wldllg and Josephine
Wright.
When the setting was judged
Mr. Million gave some very good
points which will hi' or Millie on
Judging teams. Those having Ihelr
projects couuileleil ami gelling
ribbons were: Kdllll Mlio I'oole,
class A; Holly l.ou Wiseman, class
A ; Vloli'l tloln. class A; Josephine
Wrl'lll. class A, and llclle IthlMils.
class II.
As the gllldeulllg club projects
haven't 1 i completed enough.
onlv one vegetable and a scrap
book were exhibited. Those exhib
iting were Wayne Taylor, Hon
Miller, .liivne Lul'.hunce and Mel-
111 Welch.
Only two members of Ihe Ilusy
llee Sewing I club had their luo
lecls coinpleted. They were Mal
jiil le mid Maxllie Wright, and em h
received II ribbon.
All members of the cookery club
coniploleil Ihelr work and made
hi r.vbllill. In cooking I were the
following: Helty I .oil Wlsenilin.
class A; l.ols IHIen Mllttllews
class II: Violet (loin, class A:
Allen Mao Webb, class It: '"'in
lthoads. class A: .lean Maiile Me
dio, ( lass A; Maxlne Wrlghl. class
All.MaiJorle Wright, class A. Ill
cooking II was: liosie Young, class
c. In cooking Hi was Josephine
Wright, class A.
The hobby club had six exhibit
ors. Ilellv ixni Wiseiuan, class A
(aril: MarJoile Wrlghl. (lass A
Idnll clutliesl: John Wright, elas
A iiirti: tiene Ithoiols. class A
(lull; Vlolel tloln. class A (art).
Till' ploiects thai were jiiugeu
and uwurilt.il ribbons will be taken
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
Zf SO, POCTOR TIXlT, HAVMw "'"H2i&
TELLISJa EVERYONE THAT 13 HF INPEEP,
YOUR klUTTY IDEAS WILL. MAPAM I'LL
Jp CURE THE ILLS OP THE l. IWFORAA VOU 4p
vtl UNFORTUUATEw-w YOU QUACK THAT AS AW
Vl FOP, SOMEBODY THAT POESN'T Jp AUTHORITY OW
, I KNOW AMYTHIWC3 AMD 7ELLIWQ iH THE SUB3ECT OF Jjg?
'4 V 1HB OTHER FELLOW 1 SOCIOUDQY AY -
7 DUST WHAT TO PO; I'D ITfI'lV THEORIES ARE 1
I SAY YOU WERE If' Mi-kfor ACCEPTED BY
I, 'JWW I -THE WORLD OF- 1
I v r f (lS , SCIEWCE AS THE
1 1 ' ,
,Fr ER LAGU
to the Community fair in Callyon
ville some lime in Alicost. Those
i already awarded rihboiiB will take
their exhibits and collect tbv prize
money, Much projects as garden
ing, rose and I lower gardening,
canning, and poultry, will be Judg
ed tor the first time in August;
K.- A. Hrllton, who spoke at the
eighth grade graduation, was
guests at the J. A. Kboads homo
that evening, for dinner
The flays Creek Cookery I club
hold lis Inst mooting Friday ulib
a politick luiichiiit noon. Kach one
told how they prcpured the rood
I hey brought, blinking a 'detnon
utrallon for each. (
The club plana to Blurt early
next fall and carry cooking li
through before such projects as
canning, poultry and gardening
start In tho spring.
All of the members but 1 one
brought an exhibit lor achieve
ment day.
Those enjoying the luncheon
were: I'lesldenl, Hetty Loll Wise
man; vice president, Violet Coin;
secKlary, .Maxlne Wright; .Maror
ie Wright. Henrietta Ilium, Lois1
Ullen Matthews, Alice Mae Welch
tlene lihoads, Jean Malrlc Mctlee.
Josephine Wrlghl, nud the local
lender, Mrs. Hay Wright.
Clorlnda M. Kboads was a visit
or for the lunch hour.
I'lii. hist meeting 'of Ihe yelll
of the Ilusy llee Sewing 1 cliin
was held Thursday, May L'li. Only
two of the members have finished
Ihelr work and will have it com-
uloloil for achievement day. I lie
rest will rinlsh and exhibit iitCnii-
vonvllle In August. The non-com-
ideilon ol' projects was due to the
late still MllK ol me project, n ia
planned lo start earlier next lull.
Hi embers preselll were.
rresldenl. Marjorie Wriuht: vice
president. Ilenrli'lln 1'lain: secre
tnrv, Mnxiae Wrlghl: llenlean
I'erdue nud Jean ,iair.iu .ucuce.
The sevenlb and elahlll grade
heallll club met Tuesday. May it.
II was decided that the heallll CHID
program for achievement day
would be a ball game with Can
vonvllle. Tills would furnish the
program.
The Hosier cotuiuiltee was com
prised ot Hetty Hon Wiseman and
Jayne l.iil'hiince.
there' were reports on various
1 i,-ii 1 1 1 sub toils. Those giving re-
eons were Noel Welch. Alec Van
Xoriniui, June i.at iiaueo. i,ene
lthoads. Harry Woosler, Melvill
Welch. Marjorie Wright. .Mellia
1
l.iieUan, John Vrii;ht, (ieinltt-
liu- Spore. Hetty lou Wtsehmn,
Vlolel (loin, .Imnes Ward, Moll)
Wlilitu ami Cecil Uicliiin.
A it) tort lnoiinun wit presented
by the cottunillee eitnststinn ol
ti'f tie llhumlii. Alec Van Norman'
itiitl .Melvln Wt'lrh.
The Uusv Needle Sew hm II dtth
hrhl It a It'ttth and lasl iniM'Miiii
ol this ,vear. The lime was spent
tu iiialtlnii Itiial plant tor u he've-
meiit day. Sniin time vva tM-nt
In pvaeiliim: lor Ihe demon sm a
ttonn lo he ui en thai da . Moi e
of Ihe elnli meniheis have Unified
ilielt wink and iliis wa Inperictl
by Ihe local l.-iulei. Mrs Hill.
Memhei f present were: I'test
dent. Wlnnifted lialnville; Ire
presidenl, Kdna Mae Poole; serre
lar. Klr.ahelh Haves; Vlolel (loin
and llelly I .on Isi-nutn.
K en t hoimh I his tm t he at
nteeitni;. we all hope to join the
eluh I hist conn UK ear and all
wish lo extend our sincete thank
lo Mi h. Hill lor her time which
whh spent in helping its learn to
sew.
Enjoy Week-End .Mm. l It.
(ilenn and daughter. MIsh I'litricla.
of (Hide; the former's mother. h..
II. CHltiphell. of lioselnir;:. and the
laller'a Kiamhlauiiliter. Mis; t'mol
Nelliief. of Poitlnud. ettjoveil the
wevK-Htid acaiieiuiiy t Ihuidon
bench.
with
CREDIT Unions AID
OREGON WORKERS
Borrowers on Low Income
Enabled to Avoid High
Interest Rates.
WASIIINUTON, June 0 (Al'l
A recent survey disclosed that
3,000 Oregon working people were
providing themselves with saving
and borrowing rncilitles linder
their own federally chartered cred
it unions.
The study was made by C. R.
Orchard, bend of the credit soc
tion of the farm credit administra
tion, which adniinisiers the credit
union act.
iJruwlng only on the spare
dimes und dollai-H of members'
savings lor their capital, federal
credit unions in Oregon have built
up assets totaling S1IG.0UU," Orch
ard said.
Kach union maintains its own
revolving loan fund out of which
it extends credit to Its members
at an Interest rate of one per cent
or less per mouth.
"The showing made by Oregon's
credit unions is Immensely grati
fying," Orchard said. "In a period
of less than four years they have
made small loans to their luoill
hers amounting all told to more
than $2:tti,UU0,
"Averaging SOS In size and re
payable la Installments covering
many jiioiilbs. these loans have
gone far toward solving the credit
problems of the low-income bor
rowers and keeping iheni out of
the hands of grasping usurpers.
Approximately 2,100 loans have
been made In Oregon since Ihe
first federal credit union began
business there."
lie said dividends last year to
shareholders the depositors
amounted lo $2,500. ranging up to
li per cent. In 12 Institutions.
BANG'S DISEASE WAR
PROGRAM IS URGED
SALKM. .Tunc C. (At1) A pro
Brum to vlic out llmig's (Unease
(conunitms ultortion In rattle) wns
recommended bv the stale board
0f acrlculture at Its Honil-annuui
meeting here.
The hoard said It would seek the
cooperation of nil count tea In an
effort to eradicate the disease be
fore the federal government slops
payment of indemnities on June
:'.n. Hi:to. The government will con
tinue to pay $25 for each diseased
cow killed until that time.
The hourd pointed out that if
Iht' disease Is not eradicated he
fore tho payments slop, the slate
and counties would have to pay
the Indemnities through tux re
ceipts. Harness racing at Ihe state fair,
to open Labor day. would he ills- j
com liuied us a part of the fair rac- j
inu pinmnm. Uist year only four j
harness racers were at the fair. i
TRADE PACTS HURT
U. S. SEED BUSINESS
POIiTLANli. June t. (AIM
The seed business of ihe country
is heiUK undermined by nullifica
tion of tariff protection Ihrougli
trade HKieemenis, G. It. My slop.
ireron Stale college scientist. )
smd In mi address tn the I'acltlc I
Htntes Heeilniett's association. ,
Trade aKreemettts with Canada
have Mllhflntwn protection on (
ki!h am) rtvor seeds and attolh
er with the Netherlands has hurt
eneijthle Hitd flower seeds and ;
hullin. hen?tciird. A revision or j
the Canadian agreement is peud-i
Ins j
Hjidnp tiled as anal tier serlou .
problem the relaxation ot tedeinl
Major Hoople
against
DOUGLAS 4-H'ERS
RAISING PHEASANTS
County Club Agent li. A. Britton
reports that 17 Douglua county 4
II club members nre raising china
pheasants under the stale game
commission t-11 club agreement.
The lnember8 hnva set approxi
mately 2000 china pheasant eggs.
Of the amount quite a number
have already been hatched.
Those participating In the china
pheasant project this year are:
Don Wright 4R8egg8
Marjory Wright 93 eggs
Wilbur White SO eggs
James Ward 40 esgs
Alec Van Noriunu loo eggs
dene dough. -II) eggs
James tloff 90 eggs
Kloyce Hand SO eggs
Cnrnol & Eunice Havls ... 300 eggs
(Hen Lnrson 72 eggs
i.u Iiruion ; 15 eggs
Kilo. Mae Cloak 155 t-ggs
Don Wilson
Mary llollhiger
Hetty Simpson
Mnble Jane .Matthews
Roberta Matthews
SI egs
42 eyes
40 eg;-rH
RECESSION SPURS
BACK-TO-THE-FARM
WASHINOTON, .June (J. (AIM
Tho biiKineas reecHHlon Is send
ing Americana baek lo the farm.
Census Director William I Aus
tin wild.
A Jan. 1 survey allowed that one
oul ol every nine farms Was hottn
Inn an average of three persons
who lived In Ihe city five yeara
ago.
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HIGHER STRAWBERRY
HARVEST FORESEEN
roKTLAXI), June G. (Al)
Oregon and Washington should
harvest better than an average
yield of strawberries, the II. S. de
partment of agriculture said. The
bureau estimated an acreage of
ll,2ou for Oregon, compared to
11.2(H) last year and a I!t27-:n av
erage, of 1,2(10. The yield per acre
for Oregon was esllmated at an
crates compared to the average 1
77.
ATTENTION
Cllde Tnwuseml eluh will
dinner from f::tn to cmo p. Uli
Tuesday. June 7. Also arier pui
gram at tho high school building
Adv.
Papec Hay Choppers
Save 10 to 20'; Wciste in feeding hay. You
are paying for one anyway why not
have it?
Buy one and sell the extra hay. Sold
cooperatively.
'Sec us first We can save you money'
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Farm Bureau Co-op. Exch,
Roseburgi Oregon
Total in 1937 Figured at
More Than Ten Billion,
Including Benefits.
In 1M7, for tho first . tinio in
eight years, farmem' gross Income
including government payments,
exceeded $10,000,000,00, according
to ealimates released by the bu
reau of agricultural economics.
Kor the calendar year of 1937,
the gross farm Income from miles
of farm products, value of tar in
products held lor home consump
tion, and government payments to
farmers, was estimated at $10,00.1,
000,000, Last year's Income com
pares with 59.317,000,000 in 1!W6
and with ihe low point of 5,2M,
000,000 In 1932.
Most of the increase In gross
gross farm income in 1937 over
1936 was attributed to the larger
income from, crops and govern
ment payments. Total income from
8 major farm crops increased from
93.004,000,000 in 1936 to S4.33S,
000,000 in 1937, a gain of 11 per
cent. Gross income from livestock
and livestock products increased
3 per cent, from J5,126,00o.000 in
1930, to J5,29S.000,000 in 1937. Gov
ernment pnyments last year
amounted to 8367,000,000 compar
ed with $287,000,000 in 1!36.
Greatest Income ' gains during
the year were recorded for wheat,
tobacco and fruits. Gross Income
from wheat in 1937 was til per
cent higher than in 1936. Income
from tobacco increased 32 per
cent, and from nil fruits 20 per
cent over 1936. A 20 per cent in
crease In the value of products
contributing to farm family living
lrom I arm gardens also aided in
swelling the 1937 total. A few
rops returned less last year than
in 1936. The more important crops
showing decreases were cotton
and cottonseed, potatoes, corn,
barley, peanuts and sugar beets.
The !t per cent increase in in
come from livestock ami nvestoc-K
productH resulted from the larger
income from cattle and calves,
sheep and lambs, chickens and
eggs, milk, and wool and mohair.
Increases from these items of live
stock production more than offset
the smaller Income from hogs,
horses and mules. ,.
Plans for Oregon's participation
in tho Seventh World Poultry con
gress and exposition next year are
progressing steadily, according to
reports made by members of the
Oregon committee at their latest
meeting in Salem June 1.
The World's Poultry congress,
probably the largest international
agricultural gathering, has been
held every three years since 1921,
the coming congress being the first
to be belli in the United States.
The world-wide nature of tho
congress Is indicated by tho fact
thai, (Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, lias Issued rormal invitations
to 61 nations to attend and partici
pate in the congress., before Au
gust 1 of this year personal visits
will he made to some 40 countries
by representatives of the congress.
Klrsl of seven major objectives of
The Morning AfferTaking
Carters Little Liver Pills
the congress is to stimulate Interest
in world poultry affairs and to pro
mote friendly international rela
tions by bringing together those in
terested In various phases of this
Industry from all parts of the world.
I
SALEM. Juno 6. (API Uso of
brlKlit'Colorori niarbleH, In tcnchlne
baly turkeys to cat, is one of the
latest successful experiments at
OieKon State college, Dun J. Fry,
state purchasing agent, announced
hero, ,
Fry said tho experiment had boen
tried at the Oregon State hospital
here with satisfactory results. Tho
original marble purchase for the
hospital cost the state 10 cents.
The turkeys sight the marble,
Fry said, their bill slips off tile
highly polished surface and they
unconsciously pick up and swallow
a small quantity of grain.
The grain, with u few of the high
ly colored marbles, aro Placed in
a trough.
Prior to purchasing the marbles
Fry said a large number of baby
turkeys died for want of food.
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Trht California Oregon
Power :
THIS IS ME ENJOYING
the new Westinghouse Automatic Electric Water Heater
It never fails to provide all the hot water the family
needs, night and day ot exactly the right temperature.
Automatically controlled, no one hos turned o switch
or found it necessary to even remember the heater since,
it was installed. Its certainly cleoner and safer to hove
In my home,
New OfJ Peak
Metered Rate
ONLY 8 MILLS
FEWER MILK COWS,
PRODUCTION UPPED
The total quantity of milk pro
duced on farms In the United
States last year Is estimated by
the bureau of agricultural econ
omics at slightly more than 103 bil
lion pounds. Prodtictlop was about
the same as In 1936, nearly 2 per
cent greater than In either l'J34
or 1935, but about 1J billion
1
IBM
A Safe Deposit Box for the valuables you leave behind and
Travelers Cheques for the money you take with you.
Ask about FHA Modernization Loans.
E. 8. McCLAIN, Manager V. M. ORR, Asst. Mgr.
- i - imin
Down $3 MontMy
pounds abort of the rocord milk
production of 1933.
The average number of milk
cows on farms In the United
States during 1937 is estimated to
have been 23,710,000 head. This
was about 1 per cent fewer than
In 1936 and about 6 per cent below
the peak number in 1934. Milk pro
duction per cow In 1937 averaged
4,353 pounds, which was ubotlt 1
per cent higher than in 1936 and
the highest since 193L
Safety-First
Measures for
That Vacation
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