FIFTEEN
P R I D E IF OWN E R SH I P.
ROSEBURG NEWS REIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1939.
Tom Garrison Has
Role of Handyman
Oakland Banker Tireless on
Constant Job of Show's
Unofficial "Greeter."
Tile town of Onklnnd tins no of
ficially, appointed greeter III con
nection with its annual turkey
fliow, but no official appointment
Is necessary as long as Tom Oar
rlson Is on the Job. When tho tur
key show comes to town Mr. Gar
rison completely forgets Ills job
with the 15, G. Young anil Com
pany bank, and Is here, there and
everywhere, calling growers by
their first names, smoothing out
any confusion, and taking a posi
tion as a general handyman for
the whole show.
As manager of the dressed show
he has a huge task of his own. but
finds plenty of time to do a lot of
fcintlshaking, back slapping and
ptnry telling with exhibitors and
visitors.
Mr. Garrison is enthusiastic over
the part of the annual turkey
mow in developing the turkey in
dustry in Douglas county. "
V'We have seen a remarkable cle
vcloiiment in the dressed birds
brought to our show," he declared.
I thought I would never see a
finer bunch of birds than we had
here last year, but this year the
dressed turkeys brought in for ills
play were fully 25 per cent better
than those of the year before." '
More growers producing better
h nls. Is the explanation given by
Mr. Garrison for the "steady Im
provement demonstrated by the
display.
"The entry silos show that the
number of exhibitors is Increasing
'very year." he said. "While the
number of birds on display is also
Increasing, the total entries are
"t In proportion to the Increase
n exhibitors. This means that
"ore and more small growers are
warning to produce better turkeys.
.it is the purpose of the turkey
show and we are glad to see that
we are getting such wonderful re
sults. We nave the world's largest
turkey enow," he declares, "anil
The turkey growers who exhibited in the North
western Turkey Show are proud of the turkeys they
om
The customers who have built the Farm Bureau
Exchange are proud of the business they own,
They are proud of the goods they buy there and
the service thev receive and of their record of
progress during the past eighteen yearsi
They invite their friends and neighbors to share
in that pride of ownership, and by their patronage
to help build a still larger and better business of
their own.
Buy Co-op and Own the Business You Build
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Bureau
Annual Turkey
Pictured above Is a part of the 250 diners who attended th annual
The banquet was served In the high school gymnast nn, and attracted,
delicious meal, a crowd of more than 200 visitors. The hamjiiet program
radio station, KOAC. -
we Intend to keep that honor. This
year a lot of new growers learned
i ...n ,l.nur hlrila find
HOW Ml lliwuuvc o.. , -----
next year they will be back to make
stiff competition, nere i
las county we can produce the
best turkey to be found in the
world, and we not only will be
able to maintain our position as
lrnn.t liirkev show but we
also will have the best show."
A seven-months-old pullet Is
mothcrinit a brood of nine-chicks
on the farm of W. T. Pell, at Paris.
Tenn. The nrjng White Rock hen
stole a nest with ten (W
honey-suckie thicket and hatched
t.. ni.i. -W Vnrmal ace for
setting hens is from 12 to 18 1
Imonths.
Co-Operative Exchange
Roseburg, Oregon
Show Banquet Attracts Large Crowd
Lighting Boosts
Turkey Egg Output
Artificial lighting had a marked
effect on production of turkey eggs
In an experiment carried on at the
branch experiment station at Her
mistnn, reports H. K. Dean, super
intendent. Lights were tried on
young turkey hens of both an
early and late maturing strain,
and in both lndnr.es tha produc
tion of eggs wan markedly increas
ed, although most effect was noted
on the early maturing strain.
The hens given artificial light
r- : i
Newa - ltevli'W IMmto and Kna-ruvlnfr
Turkey show banquol at Oakland.
in addition to those enjoying the
was broadcast by the atate college
were housed and provided with
enough extra light morning and
evening to give them 13 hours of
light dally', beginning December 21.
Urst eggs from the lighted zie.iiM
were laid the middle of January,
while those without light started
laying the first week in March.
Early maturing birds under lights
laid an average of 7S.9 eggs for the
season, while birds without lights
laid only 41.2. The late maturing
birds iald an average of 55.6 eggs
under lights and only 4.1.6 without.
A great variation In Individual
production vas shown by the fact
that the best hen of the early ma
turing ones In the lighted pen pro
duced 92 eggs while the poorest
laid only 16 eggs during the season.
hmninn Hplrtprl
By Refrigeration
Demonstration of Equipment
By Transportation Firm x
Turkey Show Highlight.
One of the interest ins events
ut the turkey show was the demon
stration by the Consolidated
Fruightwuys of one of Its new
pieces of refrigerated equipment?
The trailers in which temperature
may be kept at any desired point
were placed In service lust July ami
have been largely used by turkey
shippers din lug the current Ben
son. The Consolidated Frelphtways
bus IS of these trailers, which havo
a capacily of 24,000 pounds, on.
the Pacific coast division.
The refrigeration unit Is auto
matically controlled by means of
thermostats and requires no atten
tion except In rare canes of mo
clianicnl failure. A light which r
fleets Into the driver's rear-vlevr
mirror keeps the trunk operator
informed of the operating of the
equipment, while a ho?n sounds In
the event of any failure.
Equipment In Demand.
The trucks and trailers used by
the company are assembled in their
own plants. The iramf-s ami
bodies are of aluminum, thus re
ducing the weight ol equipment
and permitting a largci pay lonti.
The company recently designed a
new type of cab, in which the driv
er sits over the motor, and trunk it
were rebuilt along the lines of tho
new plan. The- company haa more
than 110 patents covering the de
signs used In Its trucks and trail
ers. The refrigerated trailers since
being put In service have been 'n
great demand for hauling fruits,
frozen beverages, vegr;tubbs peal
try and other perishables over
long distances. The trailers, once
loaded, and taken directly through
from the point of loading to the
place of designation.
fine of these units was display
ed at Oakland, and large crowds
Inflated the 20,0o0 equipment.