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ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1940.
TWO
GRANGES
COUNTY AGENT'S REPORTS
CHOP NEWS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS
Egg Prices Slump;
More Buying Urged
Consumption Fails to Keep
Pace With Big Increase
in Hens' Production.
11 In lime to cut i-kkh. Hint Vila
tlllll filial. 'oni-Mltntti''l htaltlj
fund, ) tlm II.S.C. aurlniltuial
nntl home nronnmlcM KpwiiillHlii,
inline c-nm-nt marli.:! reports.
l'lmlilri-rx ni'i-il tin' In-Ill nwlliK
lo rcionl brraliliiK -kk output hy
the liivrrs without a ronfHponilini;
lilckup In i'KK ram ntlon Uwplto
the lowest .liimiary lai'iii inicu level
for 1'itcn In .1" yeuiK- Tho nlmu
lloil oirerii filiHUiueiH a ojijior
(unlly lliieiuulleil at llii m'ason ol
tho yenr, lo Im-luilo more eiiit.H In
the diet.
Tho home ocowiihIhIh point out
that ewiH aid rleh In protein,
luwli-il lor the growth and repair
of niurele. b ' anil blood, and
Ihey suv Ihul lor the yount-er meiii
beni of 111- family, at leant, un
enii a dav Ik def liable Ktsuii are
lilao lilh 111 vltumlim A. II and 1 1.
The eoinhiiiallon of Iron with Vila
...l it mabeK mi! volk one of the
flint foods lo supple! it milk in I
the diet of a very young euiio, mj
the iiutritloii sppiiallsts.
Ill I he eountry as a whole, pkk
produilion nt the flint of 1!JH was
Iho Inrnesl on i eeord nearly u
per cent Kioaler than a year luo
violin and lu per cent uliovi. the
live ra ue on Jiinuury 1- Kkk nun
liel (lUotalloliB Iho inlddlo of Juiiu
ory were liw everywhere, bi'iiiK
S to li i-ellls a down i-heapei- at
Portland than n year before.
Production Upped
The IncreaSH of u per eenl In
ei!K piodllilion roinpnred Willi a
i'year iijeo win vanned more by heav
ier piodui llou per ben I nun hy np
Inirease In Iho nllinher of bens,
neioidlim lo the extension iikiIiiiI
lural erouoinlstH In ehaiue of "Mil
Itct news ill Ihe enlleKe. Tho nuni-
. her or InyliiK hens Is usllinuleil at
approxllliulely :l per runt above
the number on bund n year uko.
with the. nveiauo onlpul per ben J
iier eenl Riealer.
Kkkii me still behiK shipped from
; Iho I'acl'.lf 1'iasl to Ihe New York
llilllkel at the rain of II" lo 411
mm a week. ullholl;ll lop quality
hli'lflc loaal white eel's lirmlKllt
only ill lo "J", eeuls a do.en at
aueilon there on .lanuary 17.
Tho homo economies nei-tlm ol
the (Xtemdon sevvleo has Issued
II list of HI seleiled recipes for
IirepitilliK ikks lor Ihe lulile. M
copy ol which miiy he hud Iroiti
nny county exlenslon olllco or til
roet fl'llll Iho rnllm-'e.
Fruit, Vegetables
Hit Inspection Act
SAI.H.M. Ore.. Jan. SKI. IITPI
The slate depai-lmeiit of urlcul
lino Inrpcclois hud a busy lleeuni
her II WUM linnouneed here.
.More than 8.S7ri.mil pounds or
,' mill and veitetahles were Intel
. eeptcil by Ihe' Inspectors because
' Ihev failed lo conlonn lo Ihe state
.! horHcllllurlll laws. Most of the
( - ii miio'l li I i-H laclied (srndn min ks.
Kxcept In case nl priidiicls thai
' vere until lor human ciinsuiiiiilinii.
the Inspectors il lcliseii I ho B'Hids
lis sunn as grade iiuirl.s were sup-!
piled or" i-esoi llni; was done to I
i-iiiforin to tho made wlih which. I
the product were marked.
ColiHuillui: Us drive nualnst in!-
hi nuded liutler, the limpi-rliir
' seized mil pound of ereiiniery I
butler and roluined Ihe ;pioilllcl to'
the maker lor rewrapplim and
proper mail!1 tli-finnaiion.
lu coopcialloli wllli Ihe r. S
: find and ilrili; ofllclal. Hie de-
laiillicnifl men are iMinmnnim "
.hive iiKainsl inislrand-, olixe oil. j
In December the I'oilliind oltict
seized W iNillou of oil that
iidulteiateil with linseed tdl. Mine
aeiion on this front Is expected;
thi year.
Grade A Dairy License
Pee in Oregon Reduced
Annual lbase
dallies have bee
minimum ol
and ."o rents fur
lot
tirade A
reduced lo a
UP to In e.iws
.irli addil luital
row, reports the. stale depal imeiit
of iigrb uliure. Th der leduc
tllg Ihe lei- is letro.ulhe It) Jaici
urv 1, l!(o.
The new regulation means dalr
men will pay only a hunt hall a
much for ihelr licenses tins yea:
as in Ihe past
Km h heid w ill require a separate
Herns", with a hen) to be r-niMU
eitMl cows lu one location onI. A
gioup or cows divided ami milled . 1 tonal ttaiix leaders mei here to
In moie than one location must be smU details ot null a program,
licensed as separate herds for cadi' The oianl.aliuu being set up Is
pM.;itiou. I now t, ntiiinei called ihe National
The lees applies also to shippers 1 CeMti al l'itli Committee on Ad
of (irade A pasteurized mill; ship-j vcitismv.
pels. (Mauls that handle Urade It Is propped lo nuance the ad
A milk, cither taw or pasteurized, ei 1 ising dine with tund Irmn
lire Hiibjict lo a $ta annual plant :'be dairy s'ales.
Ilrrilf-''1 ' it.-, fmm tar ris W;i-h-
NOTICE
Purchases of Poultry and Eggs
discontinued January 27th
Future Plans to 6c Announced Later
DOUGLAS COUNTY CREAMERY
Poultry Dept.
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
K tuat Dnnr.u I ootfC
LIK.H A FLOAT IN A
PA12ADE TO ME,
MAJOR I'LL BET
HE CANT BREAK OUT J
OF A OIGMIFIED
WALK EXCEPT
DOWKl MILL
Yoncalla Granges
Install Officers
VONCAI.LA, Jan. 27. An illi
citly Hi-stiion of lk criM'k Ktihor
(linntH ami .luvoiille mangL'H wn
held at VoiKtulla iiutmluy. liistul
liitlon of (illlcei'H ol iliu juvenile
KnuiK'i whs l'ihuui!(J by ii putlm:U
llilllHT tit IllHttl. A proKium was
nfvt'ti by tho juvtMitlc kthiihu at Uiu
alttH inioii hoshIou, wiih etitiTtiiln
itii'til luniitUitMl hy Mis. HihsU(
Wiit son, null ron ; I 'a ill ItlHhitt.
Laura .lobe, hrilih Jola ami J'n
irlt ui lu-iilcl,
.lake IImoii wiih IiihI ailed an
mu,xliM'. ol 101 It ereek mibutdltiate
Kiaiuic. Otlior oiricers iiiMtallcil
wero I'ntil Kihiiik. Hlewanl iiml
Annie K ruse, exoeiilh o cojn in It
tee member.
Tho fjra.iKe will meet at 2 p. m.
on (In; fourth Saturday of each
month lu Iho future, start Ink wllh
Ihe February meeting.
The following com mitt ee were
appointed by Alimier Wilson:
1 loine economics committee, ,r.
William Cantor, chairman, Mrs.
Art Itychnnl. AIih. Kred Kruse;
i'inlalioti, Airs. John Kruno, chair
man. .Mis. John Weher. Airs,
(ieoie Ktles; tturlriilture, J. li.
Wilson, chairman. Jake Wilson,
William Itisnm; rul ami .in
veniles, I'aul liisliiK. Mrs. UeMsie
Watson, AIism Norma Hitchcock;
relief, AhM. Kifc Slenseth, Airs. Joe
Wilson, Airs. Merman Scliojso,
Oregon Prune Declared
In Need of Promotion
I'.l CKNi:. .Ian -!t (AIM The
itreuoii piuni' liaili-d as u lusiinis
hut mistitiili-rshHid liuil. ' n Is
first ol :ill a co opct ati e pronm
j tion proi'iain. wtiich can be htouuht
! about liv a leul.lative marhiuery.
: more Mian too newspaper men ol
jiMen'Mi. hero lor the annual Ore-
, ,.,,. n... i'i
V),tHilv ,,,.,,. Sl.,1(in, .- .,,,.,
i ism. ( told I'riday liy Alet te
! W. .Manly. ire piesidflll of Hots
hot . i oitsiaui ine and (Jaidtier,
I'oi llatiil
! New spa per men taking part In
! the dist ussi in tollow leu Manh 's
, proposal weie unanimous In agree
ing I hat a i 1:01011 h advert ising
pKH't.mi should be adopted. I'' I
, nam ing by assessing prunes to be
' lanth'd was a part of the proposal
and the art should als-u make It
possible lor Oregon and Washing
ton mowers to ru-opciato on the
progi am." he said
Dairy Heads May Launch
Advertising Campaign
I ST I'ACt.. .Ian. LVi. I AIM K11
;v.Moniui: a national udcrilsltiLr
lainp.il iu to ptiuimte sale aild Use
; ot il.i:iv pioducts. about ." n-
with
CAW r VOl I MlTAITC
5CRAMWOL.D IS AM
ARISTOCRATIC DESCEMDAUr)
OF THE ANCIENT
SALUKI THAT HUMTEO
ITH THE PHARAOHS
I MAV rJOT RACE THE:
VOe AT ALL . BDT KEEP
HIcA FOR COURSIMG THE-
H ARE, A TASK HIS
FORBEARS PERFORftAEO
FOR OLO SAVON KINGS"
0
1. 1940 BY NlS
. T. M. PFC U. ft. I
hmlon stale
and Calirorniu
Olhcr delecates
taking part.
h-om .Minnesota, the Dakotaa, Wis
consin, Illinois. Iowa, Kansas, In
diana and Aloiitana.
Circular Gives Results
of Hybrid Corn Testing
Not iust.twiv hyhrid fteoil corn
will do w ell In Or. wm, warns Dr. j
II. K. Fore, associate agronomist
at Oregon Stale college, in a new
extension circular entitled "Choos
ing Hybrid Corn for Seed." Only
hybrid corn oi' proved worth under
Oregon conditions is sale lor use
except on a test basis, he says.
The experiment station in co
operating with growers has made
several years' tests on scores of
hybrid v.irletles, tho results of
which are Kummari.ed In Iho now
circular. Kstimates are that about
fiunii acres ol hybrid field corn were
grown lu Oregon last year, with
more growers planning lu use hy
brid i;()ils.
Amendments to Be Asked
to Hop Marketing Set-Up
SAX KltANCISCO, Jan. 2!.
(Al'r A fiili(niiimitlee of the con
trol hoard of I'licilic count Imp
nnnvfi h hart heen mil homed to
prepare amendments to the federal
nnu ketiiiK program coiitlnuiiLC
jt
lor another (wo years.
The iimcmlmcntH nin.st pi to
Sfcretnry of Agriculture Wnlhiee
tor tentative approval, then puhltc
ht'iiiihus must h lictit In in iiii inlc
lion cii) u ltii: areas of California. '
V;'ri'iiilon mid OreRnn.
If two-thirds of the growers vote
arn'pt;:rui (if t:ie program for an
other twn yen I'M and If Jin per cent
ol the hup handlers likewise roncur.
. the eh-iiKiou of the program he
enmen eitet live w ith Issuance of an
otdcr by Secretary Wallace.
Oregon, California May
Link Fertilizer Laws
SALK.w. Ore.. .Ian. Uil. -(
CourdinttUni of Oregon's new ler-
ttlier and economic prisons lawsi
Willi :ntse ol t alilorma is beint:
smmhi by the slate departiuetit ol
agrlcutltlie.
It the law s of the two states
wen- brought to coincide, tin- de
partment said, a great deal of trou
ble at the bonier would be elliniu-
aitd. California
mauulac tin cs
much nt the spray and let till.et
usi d by Oregon tanners and or-
ci'aidt i
Turkey
The only adjustable turkey saddles
we have ever seen. Strap and
buckle arrangement prevents
broken wings and tangled necks.
Only 20 cents
Douglas Flour Mill
Major Hoople
'
WHY MOT SHOP
AROUSlD NOW
FOR A COUPL&
OF COWS? SCRAM
COULD COURSE
THEM UP TO
THE BACK
PORCH AT
.
MlLKlMG
?"l
JET T?EADy,
GET SET ,
SCRAM
Vast Project to Aid Dust
Bowl Refugees Proposed
WASHINGTON', Jan. 29. (AI)
Secretary Ickes lias proposed to j
congress u multi-million dollar ir
rigation and reclamation program
as a "permanent solution" for the
thousands of farm ramilles forced
out of the great plains and dust
bowls by drought,
The interior secretary recom
mended .expenditure of $24,1uo.ihm,
in 11 western states during the
next rive years for small water
conservation projects and SriO.iiiio,
Utt to $iii.Oo.owj annually . for
laivier reclamation projects of tho
type of Grand Coulee dam.
Butter Scoring Accord
to Aid Oregon Industry
SAI.KM. Jan. 29. (AP) There
is very little difference in butter
scoring methods of Oregon, and
California, A. W. Metzger. chief of
the Htnle division of foods and
dairies, said on his return from a
conference in Medford, tit which
representatives of the two fitnto
departments of agriculture met to
correlate batter grading between
the two states.
Metzger said this should be good
news for Oregon dairymen and
i creamerymeu, who product iu,mm,-j
oun poumiK oi nuuer u year 101
Calllornia markets.
Program for Soils Short
Course at O, S. C. Issued
The three-day prog.atn of tbo
soils short course at Oregon State
college IVhruar. H. 11 and 15 Is
arranged so that those unable to
attend all the time may get certain
grouping of subjects each day, says
Or. W. L. Powers, soils chief. The
first day is to be devoted to soil
surveys, soil building practices,
erosion control and drainage. The
second day Is devoted almost en
tirely to soil fertility and related
matters. Irrigatk 11 and other forms
of reclamation are to by emphasiz
ed the third day.
.lust in tan. Itry.antlne emperor,
succeeded in getting the silk recret
from China by btibing two monks
to smuggle some of the silkworms
out of Hie country in their bamboo
statis. Atterward, silk became
more widely used, although it re
mained expensive.
Saddles
Farm Program For
Douglas Outlined
Grange Heady Draft 8-PoInt
Plan and Add Request for
Eradication of Thistles.
An eight-pnlnt agricultural pro
gram for subordinate granges was
outlined by granue masters and ag
ricultural committee chairmen,
holding a joint session In Itoneburg
last KrJdny. Tho program in
cludes: 1. The agricultural committee
should participate in the lecturer's
program at least four times a
year.
'i. Agricultural committees
should arrange for quarterly ac
tivities: winter county-wide pro
gram planning meeting; spring
cooperate with grange wholesale
for a county-wide farm machinery
demonstration: summer umutge
field demonstration or tour in
county; fall marketing meeting.
3. Support existing cooperatives
and invite representatives of exist
ing cooperatives to attend sub
ordinate granges, to tell about
their organizations and their ob
jectives. f Kncourage weed control
work. Locate noxious weed In
Tested areas and report to county
agent. Committeemen seek oppor
tunities to speak to non fann
groups explaining why noxious
weed control is a public, problem.
5. Agricultural committeemen
use price and market outlook re
ports t3 keep members and com
munity posted on crop and mar
ket conditions for products sold.
ij. Hecommend each grange
elect a business agent lo keep
members posted on marketing In
formation and events of Interest;
agent to report to i'oinoiia chair
man. Recommend pest hunts be
continued in 1040.
S. Support III and Hiiure
Farmer activities.
Thistle Removal Sought -
The I'omona graiiKi was re
quested to recommend to the coun
ty court that road crews clean up
inRstutions of Fuller's thistle or
teasel found growing a-MT the
county roads. The thistle has been
spreading rapidly in various sec
lions of the county especially
Into cultivated Hclds and pastures,
along the roads, and spreading
It was Hlf.i recommended that sub
ordinate granges and the county,
Pomona iiraiiKe go on record fa
voring tho establishment .of
sodium chlorate
uiauuractiirliig
Plant at Ilonnevillis or some .other 1 kinds is estimated at $300,000,000,
noitit nloiiir' tho Columbia river, no.
AGAIN
HODGEN-BREWSTER
fed birds make a sensational record in the keenest com
petition at the NorthwesternTurkey Show, Oakland, Ore.
The World's Largest Turkey Show
Grand Champion
1939
LeatherwoocTs Better Blacks
Bred by Fay and Dora Leatherwopd, Oakland, Oregon
Eggs and Breeders for Sale in Season
This fiock was fed exclusively on HOD GEN-BREWSTER TURKEY FEEDS, in
cluding regular use of H-B Yeast Fermented Mash.
For show or market, HODGEN BREWSTER FEEDS plus HODGEN-BREWSTER SERVICE lead the
field. The feeds and the feeding and management program have been proven correct. Each year
more and more turkey raisers are finding it their safest and surest way to turkey profits.
Start NOW with the HODGEN-BREWSTER program for 19401
Ask your dealer for H-B Feeds and INSIST ON GETTING THEM
FOR SALE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY BY
Roseburg Douglos County Farm Bureau Exchange.
Oakland Oakland Feed Store.
Drain Woolman Feed Store.
Elkton E. D. Wade.
Myrtle Creek M. A. Kusler.
Write to us for Fre Bulletin on turkey raising or for help w irh your turkey or poultry problems.
Hodgen-Brewster Centennial Flouring Mills Co., Portland, Oregon
Grange YGA j
1
S , .y 1 1
May Taylor
A movement that started In
Klamath county two years ago and
has since spread to several other
states is an organisation within
the grange structure called the
"Young (imagers of America."
This organization embraces over
2.000 young people, members of
the grange in Oregon, ranging from
U to 35 years of age. And among
the group of officers hi Miss May
Taylor of Melrose, the social direc
tor.
Her unit of the youth movement
includes about 40 young people liv
ing in the Melrose section and
members of that grange.
Douglas county has several VGA
organizations, notably among them
being those of Alelro.se and Sunny
dale granges, four miles west of
Drain. Other units are 'beiiiK or
ganized and the VGA's are filling a
plaee that was formerly almost a
blank. between the juvenile
granges, composed of children from
ti to 14 years or age, and the older
members.
for the manufacture of sodium
chlorate lor the control of noxious
weeds.
Thirteen or Ihe twenty uctivo
granges in Douglas county were
represented at the meeting by mas
ters, agricultural committee chair-
I men and olhnr nil leers.
Total amount of debts of till
inds in Ihe United Stales Is $281.-
oiin.oflO.oOO: total wealth of ull
GRAND CHAMPION, over all breeds
CHAMPION YEARLING TOM, all breeds
CHAMPION BLACK, and
BEST DISPLAY BLACKS, Standard Division
CHAMPION BLACK, and
BEST DISPLAY BLACKS, Live Utility Division
CHAMPION BLACK, and
BEST DISPLAY BLACKS, Dressed Division
WON BY
Farmer-Banker to
Speak in Oregon
Dan II. Otis, director of tho ng-ilculturula-oiiimlsslon
ot tho Amer
ican Bankers association will visit
OiPKon January 31, February 1
anil 2. to confer with farm ami
bank leaders, according to word
received today at local banks.
Klcven years uko. under the
leadership of .Mr. Oils, tho Ameri
can Bankers association Instituted
a voarlv "morn award ior uioae
Slate Hankers associations which
excelled In leadership In fanner
banker relationships.
The OreKon Bankers association
Is the only stale association ot
bankers which has qualified in
full- for this "merit award" in each
of the past ten years, and tor that
i-nrni-ii was awarded a special
plaque by the American Hankers
association.
Harold J. Irvine, cashier, of Ihe
First National bank of Iiianoti.
and chairman of the Oregon Hank-nKdrM-hitinu
committee on agri
culture, has arranged a series of
vide an opportunity
for farm and bank loaders ot the
state to meet Mr. Otis nnu to "
cuss with him problems ofjcom-
IT LOOKS GOOD. .
But What Will It Do For Me?
We like to have you ask that question. We know then you
are a careful buyer. Here's how we answer it.
FIRST, you tell us how much work you do each year and
we figure how much power you need.
THEN, we pick out a "Caterpillar" track-typo Tractor of
the right siie and arrange for you to take it and try it on
your own land. You can see for yourself what it -will do.
Like to try it?
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Farm Bureau Co-op. Exch.
, ROSEBURG, OREGON , . - ,
inon interest to agriculture ana
banking.
Farmers and bankers of Oregon
are cordially invited to attend
these luncheon nnd dinner meet
ings which include the following
dates:
January 31st 0:30 p. in. Mar
lon Polk Bankers association,
Salem.
February 1st 12:00 p. in.
Chamber of commerce agricultural
committee, Portland.
.Mr. Oils Is a capable speaker
with an abundance of experience
relative to farming igid banking,
lie will have an Interesting mes
sage. '
Surplus Potatoes Jan. 1
Less Than One Year Ago
PORTLAND. Jan. 29. (AP)
The United States had 103.31S.000
bushels or merchantable potatoes
on hand January 1, tho federal
agricultural marketing service es
timates. The total Is 232.000 bushels lie.
low tho live year average of 105.
309.000 bushels (19H4-l!i:l8).
Oregon, one of the 18 surplus
late slates, had 3.OD4.00O bushels
of nierchanlable stock on hand
Januarv 1 compared with 8.518.000
bushels a year ago. 3.48S.OO0 on
lanuary 1, 1938. 2,091.000 on the
same dale in 1937. and 2,006,000
on .lanuary 1. 1930.