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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBUftG, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1940.
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News of -Farm Life
GRANGES
COUNTY AGENTS REPORTS
CROP NEWS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS
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Sunflowers Help
In Turkey Rng
Shade, Fed and Seed Provided
By Plant Comparable to
Corn In Yield Per Acre.
ly J. (. I.KKHV, Kwietmy
Oregon Turkt y CouiMtiallvi'n, Inn.
SiinlloivorH Ht'rv a llii-i'f-rotd
IMUpohi' in liii'lu'.v ti()'ltn:H(ni. First,
ihyy hiinin.1 hIiihIc for tint blnlm
neniiHl. thoy IuiiiIhIj kiccii d'eil;
and llitiilly, tliey lunilHl. hcimI lr
tlll' tlll lP'H.
On iimiiv of our Oh'koii inrkcy
ffiniH, rthndt' Itt at a i-n'rntum lim
ine Hie win in KUintncr Iii h. Sun
HiwriH fill the rwiijiicitM'itt hint
wliori' Die tthiHln lit ncolcil, unit
provhln ttu ailillllmitil iitlviintiiKf
of KptnadiiiM tlic ltirkiyn out ovci
a bithIpi aicn, ilius Ichhi'IiIdk (hi1
jiiiHHlbdltv of fnalliPi' jilt-kliitf' or
oilier vll JiulillH. WIh'Ih muiNow-
hi fiio tiw'rt for Hlutdf, (lie tinkHjH
appear to ho inoio fjiiifortalil' and
hnici' makr better khIiih. dui Ini;
ihi warm wpfithm', than when1 In
dividual Ireon or row of (tcch aro
iiKcd for Hhadc, with runnpi-iiH-nt
: urnwdlnK for Hpuci by tlio hinln.
Lar.u: arnonnlH or urei'ii fmwl arc
provided U I lift tnrkeyH by the
Kinwlim tuinflmverH. I'riMHtlilv the
Kivuii teed in not hh valuable iik the
locum innilri Kit'i-ll feed, hilt It
liealH no ureen Mint hy a coiiHid
eiah'e marufn and appeaiR to hi
relished hy the tnrkeyH The blrdtt
trradnally work Into a Held of min
ritiweiN, Hlrlpidim the leaven to a
heielit oT four feel or nt'iru. I'tider
ordinary conditions all of the
leavi-H will he imetl before the mm
llowerK ripen the eetl.
Aecordlim to the Oregon State
college, the ylelilM of minN'iwer
Heed me eomparalde to corn In
hllrdielH per acre. The Heed Ik ,
readily eaten hy the turkey ami In
Mi: lily ntitiltioiiH. makinu a nuieb
deKiit'd kIohd on the plumage of
the IiIkIk.
The two common varieties are
the Hiikh.hi. and .Mam hnrlaii. Th
Hint named Ih vrry tall ami in
ther late In maturity, hut niakcn
excellent nhade. The Manchiirlaii
Ih tnereasliiK In popiihirlty. for at
leant a pai r -if Ibe plaulinu hecaiiHe
of It h tdmrler niowlh, mn yield
lnuF (jnaltt.li-8 and early mnturily.
KeeillnuH can be made earlier
tlian eoin. need Ih eheiip am) hut a
rew potmuH are mi'iieii per acre.
I'linflowi-i'H are it cooil crop
ttirlcry kiowimh.
Milk's Bacterial Count
Regulated by State Code
Any raw milk of cream, other
than Crude. "A" noid for retail pur
posuH in Oregon cannot legally
have a baeterial rouiil of more
than .Ki.OiiO per eubie . eentfnieter,
under rulm ami reKiilatloiiH recent
ly proiinilKUteit hy thu foodH ami
dairieti dlvinion of the state depart
ment nl aKiieiilluift. Average line
terial fount for (irado "A" raw milk
eoiiiliiiieH at :jo,o)o per e. c.
Haw in f I k or eream that Ih not
Ktade "A" iiiiihI be bottled upon
the premlHes where produced and
incHt bu produced in coiiformlty
with all juovIhIoiih of the reKUla
tloiiH which went Into effect May
I and eoplcH of which may be ob
tained Iroiti (he Htale department
of agriculture at Kalein. The new
1'iili'H uIho net thu uiiiiimuin bae
terfal eouut of raw milk for pan-
teurlJitlon.
Western Oregon's
Lime Use Increases
Care in Handling
Foods Advisable
Thota Rlto Club to Meet
Xeta Thela Itlio Glrln (lnh will
meet Tnenday nllit at 7:'MI at the
I. O. (). V. hall.
Willi approach of the warm
weather season, everyone ulionld
Kivn moro thoiiKbi to preservation
and earn of perlKhable food pro
dmtH, iiofniH out Direelor J. I.
Mickle r the Htato department of
aKi'lciilture.
"Warm weather Ih the foster
mother of rermeiiliition, and fer
menial Ion curried to a IiIkIi de
Kren olloii means food unlit for
human consumption," he navH.
Artfffetal refrigeration haH eome
to be. almost u nceeHsity hi city
hoinen and iiku of this means of
preHorvine foodKtiilfft (a lust iu-
ereuHiiiK In the country liomeH. Ue
of cold HloruKO lockers and equip-
meiii is lucreaKliiH raphlly over the
state.
Where IheHe facilities are luck-
iiik. cli-anMnesH and care in pre
paration of foods ndds Kieatly to
their keephiK tiuatlties. Kor the
country home, air cooled ventila
tion Unit will help materially In
preHirviiiK IrullH. vegetables ami
other products can he provided.
Construction of hee homo cooIcih
iIoch not require a Kieat amount
of nialerlal or a IiIrIi degruu of
skill In huildiiiK-
The relinloiiH iih of the Hereeii
door to eclinle files tt-iiiii iii:ii.
tor I where foods are prepared or bau-
i idled also aids materially in pre-
Hervatlon of foods. -.
Alpha
WeHtcin (treon farmers are
soltlni; a new. record this year In
volume nf lime applied to their
fields to help correct Hold oil
condition, aecorilinjf to the stale:
ninU tiliural c-nnsei vation office In
Corvallls. : ' . i
1' resent indication!! urn that (hey
will use around :to,hno tnis of lime
dhrlrn; 1H4U, compared to only Tinu
tons in about 2ii.U0U tons Itr
liirts. and somewhere between J ',
uoh nnd o.oou in i!i:i!i.
This doi H not mean that the lime
use yoal Is anywhere nearly
rencheil. however. It. K. SleplKrii
mn and W. L. I'oweiH, noils ex
perts al Oreuou Slate college, "aid
hi an experiment station bulletin
published last year. "LimhiK West-
I ern Oregon Soils," that about a
(quarter million tons could be used
hi western Oreuoti each year to
ueid advantage.
Pi act h ally all western" Oregon
f-'otls have acid churaeteristlcs and
crops such as allalla and other le-
Kiiuies In general will not do well
on them until the acidity 1b at least
partially neutralized.
Kroiti one lo two tons of lime
per at' re every fmr to 12 years, de
pcndiitK on acidity of the soil. Is
believed a desirable application In
western Oregon.
riciiliural conservation payments to
ricultiinil conservation pa vents to
buy lime, according lo X. C. lon
aldsou. in charge of Ibe state AAA
office in C'-irvalllH. Thin year, un
der the "grant of aid" plan, It is
even more convenient for them
to get federal uid in buying the
material.
tier, one that fortlHues the grass
and kills the weeds. Is here, U. It.
liyslop. OHC plant industries de
partment, told Oregon Nurserymen
iicriiJiniiiuii iki'iii iit'in uem.
It is a mlxturo of yellow dye
compound, slnox with aininonium
suldiate and common lawn feiti
ller. It must be proiwrly applied
lo product Die perfect result.
by JOHN CUN(0N
i .1.11. i
ikho I'll crr
f M loek like I'd
ever be prcs
Mcnt of it. Hut if I had an ml
mnipaiiv. I d Jiko it lo he like
I'mon Oil.
I'm proud of being a waiturner.
I Ilk weitftrn tradition! tha
spirit of Independent and
nelghborllneii, That'i why I'm
o fond of thli Union Oil bunch.
Fifty ye;irs
ano. 2 XlHIIIlt
f V 1 1 O W S
limned llar
(lison and
S I e w a r t
ft t a r t o d
Union Oil. They were independ
ent as western in then w.iys as
a cmv jMiny. They were nei!i-liorly-reailv
hi help .it the (Imp
of a Munbrrro.
And the men who hav rlten In
Union OH hav been that kind
f men; and th company
they've built It that kind of a
company. Independent, neigh
berly and pioneering,
To on (Ins pioneering li.it
meant a 0.0ml le;il. It was iiion
who intredm cd (he 1st nnn
lircinium .mli-Lnn, k nrl on the
t o.-isl. Union rtlvo pioneered wtlli
Tiilon, th.it (!e:uis out c.irlinn
lis yon dnr. Now Vwum U,w
jiioiitereil iiiiiin with the hi-t
TndHi CliiiK ecr opvmtl hv an
oil voinjianj-.
Your trod hoi built Union. To.
day It'i th leading Independent
oil company In the wt. lut
what I Ilk It, that whil vr.t.
crners wore helping Union grow.
Union wai helping weitern
people.
Tkit xl,v
i( I m er Imip
an oil ( tun
p.my ol my
own, I'd hkn
to ha r it be
tint kind of
a company.
Beaver Feast on Fores?
Service's Model Nursery
ASTolilA. May i. - 1 Al'i Moun
tain heaver are get ting good
chewing in the Oregon forestry de
part motifs model nursery near
Hamlet, Timber Cruiser Charles
llenryrt says.
Hundreds of Ibe heaver have
swarmed over the lono-nere plot,
destroying so per cent of the Inn..
Olio young I rees there. Henrys
round.
Trees up to In Im-hes In diam
eter were felled, stripped of tender
hark and tops, hut the beaver Ig
nored poison baits nearby, the
cruiser said.
FARM ODDITIES
FAIR EGGS-CHANGE
MiMIN.Wll.l.i:. Teiill - Thomas
.1. Humes, rural letter carrier.
Inniul this note, alouif wllh an egg.
in the I ix of om or IiIh patrons:
".Mr. Itarnes. tilde Hits vtK and
leave me a postal card, please."
Haines obliged, ami had the eg
in t n1.11 mn- ior hreaMitHl..
Oregon Bird Book
Gives Many Facts
ORKOO.V STATK COI.l.KHK
Hawks, eagles and owls serve as
a cheek on the myriads of rodents
in Oregon, and thus are of far
moro value than the occasional
harm they do In the way of (trey
lug 011 other birds or domestic
low Ih, Kay Ira N. Hahrielson and
HI an ley (i. Jewel t, in their large
volume jus! published here, entitl
ed "Hirds of Oregon."
The prairie falcon, the duck
bawl;, and the goshawk atu men
tioned hy t ho authors an being
universally condemned because
(hey feed upon other birds and
poultry. Their numbers are so
lew, however, thai their effect up
on bird populations is negligible,
Ibe authors point out, ami add that
it would he a real loss lo lovers of
wild life If these were entirely
missing. The sharp shinned hawk,
however, is both ubuudaiit and
destructive.
As to the effect of birds on In
sect control, the authors fay that
their greatest, value lies in the
steady toll they exact when Inserts
are present in normal mini hers.
rather than the more spectacular
appearances of birds when sorloiM
insect outbreaks occur. While th
value of birds in insect control Iijh
been greatly exaggerated accord
ing lo l hese specialists In bird
Hie. they agree that the ordinaiy
feeding of hirds may go Tar toward
preventing the building up of great
surpluses of insects.
Grants Pass High Debaters
Win State Championship
(ill A NTS I'ASS. May 6. (API
(irants Pass and Crescent city
collected victories Sunday - In
Southern Oregon Baseball league
L'llllies 11I I lie evtienwn nf fl.lil LJfll
and Ashland Talent. Mudford's
session with Kosehurg was mined 1
011 1. j
The Grunts Puhh Merchants!
scored in every ilinlng but the fifth, j
saw "George Krlckson hammer a
humor and Hired ' other hits, audi
Htole Koven; baes lo discourage I
Gold Hill 11 to :t. ' j
.Mike Koll pitched thu Chlnooksi
Irani thu eoHHt to an H in 'A victory1
against Ashland's and Talent's,
combined team.
Short score? V '
Farm Borrowers'
Income Increased
Washington. .May is. (aim
An Int'iimKe In the annual Income
and lint worth or Oiprciii farni o
cilllty adiiilnlHtinllon bonowi'i'H In
tni'oiti'd hy Will W. Aloxaudei.
KSA adniinUliutor.
They "hIkd are makiiie satldfac
Inri proKrcMS ill the repayment of
1 heir loium." Alexander wrote Sen
ator MrNary of Oregon.
Htaiidiiril rehahllltatlon borrow.
il'Kj tnlallnK 3.434 111 tho state, hndl
all 'nverntte inennie of $IIS7.4!I ier
niillllv last vear nnd inrreafod
their net average worth 32 net-
reiit. They added $2,447,240 to the
wealth of their communities.
Borrowers Imve repaid $1.3X4,62.1
or loans totaling $.H9n.)i3!l, the
average loan lielng S1.134.4U.
Alexander said, that In a limited
iiiiinuer oi ruses grunis HveiHKini;
$13.27 per family had been made
in addition to the loans to ussiHt
families at the start. The 1'SA also
neisntlaled reductions of $.117.4031
on old debts of Oregon borrowers.
; Reductions of C.SU1.715 In debtR
I Of irrfeatton flistricln tilnn Imve
been made, lie reported.
I'rodune valued at $806,770 wna i
grown liy Oregon t borrowers Inst
year coniiiared with $030,070 the
year before they obtained KSA
I'taln. Thev farmed tracts avertlK-
Ing 153.45 acres. totaling I2C.180.S14 for 3S.3C4 Ore-
The foderal housing ndinlnlstra-j gon families, Stewart McDonald ot
tlon Insured, home financing loans the I'll A informed McNary.
(Sold Mill ..i-.i
Gi-ailtH Pass
Inisenberiy. llally and riarduer;
Tfrrance and Woods.
II II 10 1
.3 0 2
11 1.1
Woo! and Mohair Buyer
SEE US BEFORE YOU SELL
GEO. KOHLHAGEN
Dealer in Livestock
PHom 58
ROSEBURG
136 N. Jackson
This little doo-dad with
a glass dial is one of
the handiest things ever
put on a tractor. It's
called an Hour Meter
and counts engine revo
lutions in terms of
minutes. In other words,
it acts just like the
speedometer on your
car when it says so many hours, you grease this so
many more, you change that and so on.
It sure saves time in figuring costs, too. Just measure your
fuel, look at your meter, and Presto! you know how much
it costs to feed your "Caterpillar" Diesel..
But that's only part of our story. If you'd like to hear the
rest, drop in we promise not to bore you.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Fara Bureau Co-op. Exch.
kOSEBURG, OREGON
'POSTS' HIS BOOKS
Uli IIMCINI). Vh iAIM A tar
mht :itlt'il In tin' Vli Klliiii ill
vision it inntcir vehicle lor u re
IuimI (if in on liiiHolim iihi-iI in a
larin tuit-iiir.
"I (1 1 not h;ive iin liimlii utiile-
; tiiciit. In wnilc. "Inn I i ;hi nwjtr
, iliiil iiiiiuunt wax usi tt tu the trai-
lr, rm- ciiili time 1 nl the gul-
lous d uiih in (hi irai tor I plat'eit
a nail in it pust,"
'I'lio (I I v i h (i n loli Mm Ills
"Ilea v " hp'itilii'i'iiim wan (mute
' iiiate aini lie could loi'Kel aliout the
Mi.r.n retunil.
laov of litters
! .ii:i:ci:)ks. Tihh. - iaim -I
Kniiy-ntie piuri In ih first tlivre
I litteiK In Hie HMM.nl f "l.;ii!v lUn."
j a reyifilered Dnide .lersn) cv.
Slie Niarleil her I a mi winy en-
reel- Willi a Utter nf eluht when
elthl niMiitlltt 'lid. InereaKed her
-t e.md Utter in fiiieen. and the
thn d. hni ti ti few itayH an. to
t eii'liteeii. .1. i I'ar. owner. Mitd
i he hud nrt ret:res thai lie fniMmilx
.' ,i pelMl' Ml 1ilt for tanner.
Ideal Turkey for Sale
Not Over Twelve Pounds
SAl.KM, Ore.. May ti.-ii:pA
inrkev. in take the ivp if the aver-ii'-'e
lionsew He Instead of tn ap
peal to a ieytauniiit chef, should
wi iuh not mure than 12 pounds,
ai-i-orilinu to the state department
of aurli iilnm.
The depai tmenl'H expert .said
(hal turKevw held In HtoraKt' t the
present lime lire ti pel eenl ahove
Ihe I ii pound class, and warned
that the demand would be lor the
smaller- and It is to Ik assumed,
tenderer Idlds.
Experimental Prune Box
Will Be Standardized
S A 1 . K M . M n y ii. t AIM T hi
.stale department of iiKrieulliire
said It would slandardizi rite hair
htiHhel pynnntd prune box used ex
perimentally last yeaj'i for ship
ment of fresh primes' front the Mil
tuii FreeM'ater tlisirti-t.
Perfect Garden Spray
Announced at O. S. C.
coiiVAI.US. Mnv i; -iaim
The spniy nonuaretl fnr th- uanl-
We Really Believe That You Will
Be Satisfied
When You Sell Your
Poultry, Eggs, Wool, Mohair
and Turkeys
to Ihe
VALLEY PRODUCE CO.
Comer of Jackson and Court St.
Telephone 616
What Every Metropolitan Policyholder
Should Know about his Company
Metropolitan presents its Business Report for the year ending December 31, 1939. (In accordance with
'h Annual ;rarment filed with the New York State Insurance Department.
ASSETS WHICH ASSURE FULFILLMENT OF OBLIGATIONS
National Gov.rnnt.nt S.curKl.i ,
U. 3. Gov.mm.nt ....
Canadian Qovarnment .
Oth.r Bonds .
U. S. State h Municipal
Canadian Provincial 61 Municipal
Railroad . . ; . . . . ,
. Public UtilitiM , , . . . .
Industrial c Miic.llan.oui . ,
Stocks
. $948,082,009.84
. 67,856,044.76
. 110,055,727.87
. 103,823,959.75
. 573.665,903.43
. 689.740,'! 13.65
. 405,093,316.15
All but 22,561.13 ar. Praffrrod or Guaranteed.
Mortgage Loans oil R.al Estat.
Farms ......... 76.890,988.22
Other property 876,767,661.85
Loans on Policies
R.al Estate Owned
Includes real estate for Company use, and housing projects.
Cask
Frenlems Outstanding and Deferred
Ifltervst Da. and Accraad, .tc
TOTAL
$1,015,938,914.60
1,882,379,020.83
86.624,833.01
953,658,650.07
515,495,459.26
407,215,594.74
132,667,027.52
87,666,343.58
60,340,337.46
$5,141,986,181.09
OBLIGATIONS TO POLICYHOLDERS, BENEFICIARIES,
Policy Rosorves required by law ;
Amount which, with interest and future premiums, will assure
payment of policy claims.
Dividends to Policyholders
Set aside for payment during the year 1940.
Reserve for Futurl Payments on Supplementary Contracts ,
Held for Claims . i
Including claims awaiting completion of proof and estimated
amount uf unreported claims.
Other Policy Obligations
Including reserves for Accident end Health Insurance divi
dends left with Company, premiums paid in advance, etc.
Miscellaneous Liabilities .
Liabilities not included above, such as taxos due or accrued,
special reserves, etc,
TOTAL OBLIGATIONS - .
Sarplns
This serves as a margin of safety, a cushion against contin
gencies which cannot be foreseen.
TOTAL
AND OTHERS
$4,493,833,205.00
1:2.999,638.00
112,986,146.83
2-2,931,579.79
42,377,943.67
47,140,101.00
$4,832,268,614.29
309,717,566.80
$5,141,986,18 1.0 J
; NOTE-Assets carried at $221,390,536.99 in the above statement are deposited with various public officials under requirements
of law or regulatory authority. Canadian business embraced in Uiis statement is reported on basis of par of exchange.
j TEN YEARS OF PROGRESS
Highlights of Metropolitan's growth and stability over the past decado
Insurance In Force
.;.!? is..
" 1 . i :
Life Insurance
1929 . . 517,933,000,000
193? . . 523.193,000,000
Accident..- Health Insurance
Weekly Indemnity
1929 1939
1929
1939
513,928,000
SI 9,894,000
1929 ; 19)9
Policy Reserves
1929 . . . S2.59.000,000
1939 .. . 54,493,000,000
Funds held, as required hy
law, to assure payments to
policyholders.
Payment
)J?
19J9
192? ... . S3J5.000.000
193?. .. . 5604,000,000
Funds paid or credited to
policyholders and their ben.
eficiaries.
After fulfilling all its contractual obligations (including payment of over
$'i,260,000,0()U to policyholders and beneficiaries) over the 10-year period
of adverse economic conditions from 1929 through 1939 Metropolitan
1 . . . . added to its contingency reserve, or
surplus, as an extra safety factor, more than . 5132,000,000
2.. .. strengthened the basis of its policy
reserves to the extent ot
3. , . . made expenditures to improve prop
erties acquired through foreclosure, without
increasing their valuation
4. reduced the valuation of securities
and real estate as carried on its books, by
more than 216,000,000
5... .expended on health and welfare work
for policyholders more than 58,000,000
6. vrr, over this same 10-yatr period, and
in addition lo the above, Metropolitan also
paid or credited to its policyholders almost
one billion dollars in dividends
TOTAL . r
45,000,000
25,000,000
5 476,000,000
992,000,000
$1,468,000,000
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(A MUTUAL COMPANY)
Frederick H. Eckkr, Chairman oi the Board Lerov A. Lincoln, President
1 Miditon Avenue, New York. N. Y.
01RICTO-RS
frttOERICK H ECKEft. Nr Yew. N. V.
CbmrmMt or th tVrd
Metropolitan Lift lafuraae Company
JOHN AVDERSOV. New Ywk. N. Y.
ChMnvwn. Estrutiv ComnntM
ChetflM PftMT ft CO., IIK.
MTTCHKLL t FOLLANBBES. Ctuotte. ttl.
- Attonwji M Law
JOSEPH t. PAY. N. York. N. Y.
Pmidrtil, Jottph P. Day, lac., KmI Eatat
LANOnON P. MARVTM. Naw York, N. Y.
Moxfttor. Kmmat, Marvs aad Marta
AWcrntyi at Law
WtLLIAM L. DK BOST. N York. N. Y.
Pmidant, Unloo Dtma Savtata Bank
JBRtMTAH MtLBANK, Nt York. N. Y.
MUbank ft Co.
' D'ALTON COPRY COLtMAV
M"tmi, Canada. Scc'ot VTcaPtttdat,
Canadian FactAc Railway
HEWCOMH CARLTON. N York. N. Y.
Chairman rf th Awd
WHttm Uaioa Talgraph Cotapaay
LEROY A. LINCOLN. N Yofk. N. Y.
Pretrttnl, MfHropolitan Life
Inraraort Company
HARRY W CROFT. Orafnck. Com.
frsttrwr OseiTnen
Harbtaon-Walkar Rafractarlta Company
THOMAS H. PECK. Naw York. N. Y.
Prtdfnt, Tha Crowall -Collier Pubtfihlng
Company
WALTER EWINO HOPK, Naa Yrrk, N. Y
Mmbff, Milbank. Trd and Hopa
Attorney at Law
8AMUEL W PORDYCE. Si. Unit. M-v
Mmbf, Fordyfp. Wu(. Mav-ne, Williams
and HarUnan, Altora)- at Law
GEORGE McANENY. Vew York. N. Y.
Chairmen nf th Board
TiUt Ouaraatea and Tout Company
ROBERT V. FLEMING, WMhttirtm. D. C.
PrNidpnt anH Chairman of the Board
Ritp National Bank
FREDERIC W. ECKER, New York. N. Y
Vt-.priidnt
- Matopoiitaa Lift laturacca Coopuy
WINTHROP W. ALDRTCH, New York. N. Y.
Chairman of the Board
Chaia National Bank of New Yore
EDWARD R. STETTTNIV8, Jr.. N. Y C
Chairman of th Board
Catted State Steel Corporation
JJJW. CROCKER. San Franco, CaL
Crocktr Fim National Banc
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