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Newspaper Page TextTWO ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940. News of - Farm Life GRANGES COUNTY AGENTS REPORTS CROP NEWS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS Peach, Prune Root Borers on Increase Advice Offered on Control of est by Use of ChemUal Before Rain Sot In. reach and prune root borera urn apparently on tliu inciciiHO in many nrcliardH I In uiiuhout tho :oun l.v, HinifH J. Muluud I'arker, county HKrlciilltirnl agent, following careful check of orchards III vari ous HuctluuH of tho county, Control inonHure are not difficult nor ex- pCllHiVC. bllt tlmlujc In UK- acntliii with control ineuai.''e'. I'aradlclilorohenieiie. a vheiiiicul commonly called V'., iiua been fonnd one of the moHt auccenidul mutorialH for the control of peach ' und prune root borer. Method of application of the chemical conatatH of leveling oft the aurface of the koH above the base uf the tree In u tnanner to avoid diHtorbitig (hp hoII below the tmrfuce. Iteiuovnl of all larite miiHaea of gum around the bane of the tree Ih caticntiiil to Kond control, tt Ih well to throw .a few ihovela of loose dirt around the bate of the tree and level off the surface. The 7. cryHialfl are . then sprinkled In a ring around the base of the tree. The crystula should form a circle about one Inch wide and about two Inches dlslunl (rout the trunk, with careful atten tion Kiveh to seeing Unit the crys tals urn not I no close to the trunk . of the tree. If malarial la pluced ton i'ar a way from lu huHe of the tree tho toxic offeelof the gaa la lessened. On (lio other hand. If It la placed too near. Injury to the treu la likely to retiull. Apply Before Ralnt. The most sutlHf&etory time for making application of puradlchloro. benzene in from August 15 to Sep (ember lli. It la desirable to delay the treatmeiit as late ua possible, but application should be made be fore the firaL fall ralua. In older to give lliiio fur the crystals to Rive off. the gas and peitelrute the mill. Treatment la moat elfuftlvu when the noil temperature la fiu degrees or higher for u period of ten daya ur inuru utter tlio uppllcaliou la made. The gas given oil' hy the cryalala penetratea dry noil much better than aoll that la moist. In Douglas county it la u good prno tico to trcut- all. Infected treea be tween August 15 uud September I. The nmuuul l cryalala tu uau per tree depeuda enllrely upon the I'Ku of till) tree.- Threcfnurtlis or olio ounce of pui'udlehlornbcucue TWFSPtZiTOF by JOHN CLINTON 1 ho I r I low who liven across thu street from imu is, uu cnthusit uMic unil. He's ii iloi:((ir. uud lio iim'.i his tar tt Int. But he's u)m a sort ut hot tempered miy, uud his rmilfsl JR'UVO tS il MJIIlMr;! lit (uO on ilngU, aolltqry middl-c aquk show up In hit , coup and M whol day U ryind I mat him ol lunch out at tho goll club Saturday and ho was baoflng all ovor Ih placo. It mi ho had not oni, but two iquoaktl So ou (he Wiiv hnini' I li.nl hiin slop at ttiv l.noiiti! l iuoii Oil Malum and Imm I ho Iki nie his luupi- a Sltip-U car Luhrka tion. 1 toiik him liuinu m my ilip.in-l,lnumlh. When thoy brought his bus bach, w rod around thji block In It. And boy was ' h happyl I think ha'a go ing to giya mo a froo appondU oporaHon ta how his gratltudol . For St()p-ir LuliritMlinii h.ts 0 wry sprt ial results. Kirst, u can hair (he dillrrcm r the min- lv ou iict in llu car. li s swrt-l and quirt like it pivtly nursi-, JsCTimd you can i-c the diHrr t'lict' in llir way i( rides, liiil and handles. And ilurd -) i)u ciin ace the diHVa'lur. For tho boyt (loan up your car insldo and out th glass glittors Ilka a gold tooth, tho running boards and tiros drouod, batfory, radiator and all chockod, yot and ovon tho horn burton and choko rods thai got ovorlookod so many tlmoi. io, tine my spat Is atl goito fust do thlst Drlv In to your Union Oil Daolor and got a Srop-Woar lob. Thoa you, too'll oo, boor and fooi tho did rtno. UNION OIL COMPANY la aufficlent for any ordinary tree bIx yeara of age or older; for treea four to five yeara of age. three fourlha of nil ounce; and for treea one tu three yenra old, oue-hulf uuucfl la uaed. Whetl young treea are treated It la adviaable to re move the mounds of dirt about the trunk about thirty duya after treat ment in order to prevent any in jury to the treea. Ou'older treea It la not necessary to remove the dirt and scrape away any reiuulnliiK cryHtala, aa Injury la seldom found occurring on older lines. hthyleue dlchlorldo, a new cliein leal for the control of peach ana prune root borer, haa been uaed aucceaalully lor the past season However, the availability of this cneiuicul la aoiuewhut limited, und anyone desiring to llau it should get In touch with tho county intent aa to a source of supply. The chief advantage of ethyieue dlchloride la that It may be applied at lower temperuturea and over a greater period of time with successful re sulls. It la applied ua a liquid, poured about the bane of the tree and should not be uaed in extreme warm weather. Calves Weaned By Electric Gadget WASHINGTON, Auk. art. tAI") The uatlon'a Inventors have burst forth wllh u hulch of new gadgets designed lo muke I he win Id uu easier place in which to live but you'll have lo use your own judg uu'iit ubout Ihut. Most "ahockliiK" of the latest pat ent a grunted la I lie electric calf weaner, alined at mnkiiiK things more pleasant for niauima cow pius giving the calf a quicker alurt in lire. The brain child of I'm rick Kelly, of Analoue. Wash., It consists ol u ileal Utile ballery carrier that rlls around the cull's neck anil a metal contraption thai reals lightly-on Ha nose. An unobtrusive wire con nects the Iwo. It works this way: Wlien the cair gels ready to go la lunch the luelal contraption touches the cow. and closea an elec tric circuit, thus shocking the dick ens oiu oi ine call. Mr. Keliy doesn't say what It doea to the cow, hut from the looks of things, it uppeara that she la grounded. Home Garden Hour Over KOAC Planned for Year I'hins for Ihe KOAC homo mir den hour proKnims IHr ililii ll have been completed mid a leaflet list ing tho weekly suh.li'cls from Sep teiuher lo .Vlllie, Inclusive, lias just been Issued for free distribution. These programs are developed in co-operation wllh the Oregon Fed eration ol tlardeu clubs unci are conducted under u study plan by which KOAC garden clubs are or unitized for group ineellngs and dis cussions. Last year 2"i such study groups were organized, lotullng 2M uii'in bors located In 12 counties. The KOAC programs have proved so populur Hun tllny are repealed over private stations in areas not ado ouaiely Ireached by Hie daytime. KOAC broiulctiHi. Copies or Ihe prinraui and in slrucilons lor orgiiulziiiK a radio cnrdcii c hili nuiy be hud free by ad dressing KOAC at Corvallls. War Both Profit, Loss For Oregon's Farmer COUVAI.I.IS. Aug. 2U. (Al') linroiie's uat will mean holli pro Ill und loss to Oregun rarins, W. A. Schueiifidd, ilea ii of the Oregon Stale College school of agi Icullure. tidd limners ut Hie annual Irriga tion lour. Irrigation will assist In Increas ing production ol seed crops, liber flax, seed flax, sugar heel seed. Doner bulbs and lilherls. All tin pons on these crops hae been re duced or eliminated by the war, the dean said. Tho iimllicl, however, will con tinue tu unsettle world murkots lor wheal, fruits uud oilier crops, he added. Toal Grains of Wheat In Bushel Figured Out l..l!Nl:i. Kans.- W. II. Omrnd has figured nut how many grains of wheat are In a tin pound bushel: I.SU.IIUII. Conrad didn't cciunl llieiu all Just Hie number In the Hist ounce, tlu-n riwoi-ini in inulliplicalion. ROOF LEAK? Now is ihe time to prepare for winter rains Cedar Shingles, Roofing, Composition Shingles and Repair Materials. Call Us tor An Estimate. Denn-GerretsenCo. Lumber and Building Materials 402W. OakS. Phon 128 FalratSutherlin Draws Big Throng Exhibits Oivon Praise, Contort y Band Entertains; Sport Ivont Winner listed. Hy .MVrSTI.N Ml'SGKOVr! SI'TIIKIII.IN, Ore., Aug. 21!. Suthcrllu wna boat Friday and Sat- 1 urday to a large number of visitors attracted hy the annual Central liuuglus Couuiy fair. '1'hroiigholitj r i limy tnrougs visiteu tno liiuiu building housing the booths spon sored by various organizations and the individual exhibits of a large variety of rami produce ranging rroni giant squashea. weighing llu pounds und measuring 78 by 64 inches grown by Hurlnnd Moore of l.unlen valley, lo plump apples und eye-apiiealiug plea. Oil entering the hall tho visitor was greeted by a gorgeous show ing of r lowers, both annuals uud perennials, III pols ami fancy cut displays. f)n Ihe left were the can ned ami baked food exhibits and I lie various hoot lis, all giving ample leatlmony to Ihe fertility of Doug lua county soil and the industry of ila runners uud houaewives. Exhibits Outstanding, Displuys of fruits, vegetables, und grains covered the center hall tables, each displuy appearing to tlio casual observer as cupuble of winning a prize, hut wllh here and there u red or blue ribbon telllnir id the astuteness of the Judges. Among thu exhibits was a dlspluv of field corn 15 reel high grown by l.allrle Ulti hie of Harden valley. To Ihe ladles perhups the moat Inler eallng allow was that of fancy needle work wllh hooked lugs, crocheted dollies, dresses, table cioths, bed spreads, quilts, etc., in prolusion Willi the first prize in one Instance going to a well known man oi itoscblirg. .-1, ,.,, . ,, , ... 1 ..i f.... .. '"?"" "any J clothing, us well ua for older ones cniiio iu lor very favorable com ment; also the Kulr Ooks Indus trial club booth allowing the work of Hie ladles for the Children's home ut Corvnllls. The uitthiue division gave the moderns a glance backward into Ihe lives of the ni... neers. Of much interval was a mail order cnluiogue of Hie I'ju2 vintage, which Is Tonsldnred n record iu tliu life of n mull order catalogue. Sport Winners Listod. The spoils program sponsored by the lire department waa well re ceived, the winners Friday being as liillou-d- l,v,...r .. . , -.in nice, KO.VIll Aijeoue; kiick rare, l-.'lmer Russell iieiinui, nice. Kinier Ifussell; ,'i-leg- -.. nnu, nun nratioii und HoIIIp ueai; potato race, John .Mus- sioie, (yenr-olcl race, Nornnin nnillon: in-year-old race, Mollis -Musgrove; 1 l-year-old race, Iloilis Heal. The livestock pavilion was of special Interest for men; wllh pigs, sheep, cows, horses, poultry, and even rabblls vying for prizes. In ibis department was a Huroc sow. 2 years old, which weighed 5"ili l" I- owned l)y Wullneo Cox of lliversd.ile. In iildlilon lo Ihe riirni exhibits various merchants made hIi,.ui,. of lurin equipment, household lip- I'iiiiii. m, L-ic. Friday Hvenlug the lti.el.i..-.r muiiiciial band gave an outdoor concert on Hie grounds under the direction of "Snap" llillinore. which was widl received, as were Hie special numbers on the program. The exhlhllois Mini .-(ii.i.i.lii..., deserve a great d ol credit tor the success ol' the lull- despite the huiidiciip ol the dry season and the loss by deulli or tin, lt., i'i,,.i., Hartley, whosu untiring oll'orls us manager of tlio rur wus u big luc tor In Its nrogruaa. Albany Region Turkeys Share In Zone Decrease M.IIANV. All. 2tl. The vol raised tills time of lutkeya buiug Motorists! Enjoy mora tiro miles Have your car BEAR Safety Tested today. FREE CHECK-UP STEPHENS AUTO CO. 323 No. Main St. year iu the northwestern mutes la per cent less than last year. wiin me Albany territory crop be ing HI per cent leas than In MM. reports A. K. Hudson, Tangent tur key rubber. Volume In the euatern stales la beluw normal und that of Texas, tho lending tin key producing stale, is down approximately 1U per cuul, Hudson aald. Lookingglass Ready for Community Fair, Aug. 29 l.001vl.NCSCll,ASS. Aug. 211. I're- purutluns have been been conn. let- ed for the West Douglas cnnimlltl lly fair to bn held nt liolcingglass Aug. M. An Interesting program has been arranged, and will In clude. In addition to muaic and speaking a iiuinber-of contests and races. I'alr arrangements are conduct ed by commitleea witb the follow ing general beads: W. J. Meredith, cjiulruian: Mrs. Susie Oar and Mar garet, (toners, secretaries: Mra. Haael Hue!!, treasurer; Ren ,1a cohy and Corwin Heard, livestock; J'lhu llodley, poultry: Delbert 1)1 livatit, gruiu and vegetables; Ar thur Marsh, horticulture; Mrs. fccho Heard, floral; .Mrs. John Hodley, sewing; Mrs. Pearl Strick land, domestic; George Marsh. Clare Meredith. Alvin Heard. I ll club; Mrs. Alma I.eCleru and Henry Jones, eulertulniuent, Pear Expert Diversion Program Is Continued WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (AP) The agriculture department an nounced Saturday its export diver sion program lor designated va rieties of fall and winter pears nrmlitceil III Ot'eimti W'.'iHliiiiirlnii V , ,,V . . , ...... w.m, ,,,.,, ,.um tu.iuuueu lor the HI 10-II season. The program will provide sub-i 1 ,IV MUSIIU sidles of about 10 cents a box for maximum quantity of 6U0.UIIO boxes uf pears diverted from regu lar channels of trade and sold in ((.signaled domestic or foreign markets before specified dates. The final dales upon which ill veislon cull be made are November 1. l!Jlu, for llcurre Hardy pears. January I. lltll. for lleurrc; Hose. April IS, lilll, ror Hetirie ll'AllJoil, May IS, lull, for all other va rieties. Poultryman of Fossil Missing After Sale FOSSIL, Aug. 2(1. tAI1) A search for Hay Hlann. :ts,' Fossil poultryman missing since August in, was continued today by stale police and sheriff's deputies. Illauti disappeared the day al'ler selling a cargo of chickens at The Halles. His automobile was found west of Pendleton, but a trailer was missing. Feathered Hobo SAVAXXA. MI. iAFi A chick en "rode Hie rods" lor l.r7 miles on a freight train, trainmen reported. The While Leghorn "hopped" thei train In the La Crosse. Wis., yards and inaile the n ip to the Suvuiiiiu I Kllnor Mlcelli. unci James Ciitten vanls wilh'iut Incident. den. Ilnsehurg: Jean Kniery and AtJGfsr10 SPSLASHES COACH FARES BETWEEN POINTS IN OREGON! Southern Pacific is glad to announce sweeping reduction in one-way and roundtrip coach fares between many Oregon points. You can enjoy the speed, comfort and safety of train travel at lowest cvcry-d.iv cast in many years. Fine service in clean, comfortable coaches and chair cars. LOOK AT THESE NEW FARES: TO , On-Wily Koundlrip j PORTLAND $3.45 $6.25 . I EUGENE $1.45 $2.65 i SALEM $2.65 S4.8D ALBANY $2.20 $4.00 Southorn J, E. Clark, Agent. Phone II. State Fair Eyed By 4-HAspIrants ' l.'ptfurda of 2(100 4-H club mem bers will attend this year's state, ialr, starting on Labor day. Sen temper 2, as active participants, according to estimates by the state club orflce at Oregon State col lege. These will he attending as exhibitors or members of demon stration groups or Judging teams. wniie the 4-lf dormitory on the grounds accommodates o'nlv ahum 5uo ut a time, attendance will hi. nifiL'iriareii i ii,..iii,...,t n. .....i, thai most of the ImI,1.,u win i,Jer. but through mistake enlnred It housed there. Mujor contest interest this year is centering around the dalr'v mo ductlon and uairy consumption demonstration teams. State win ners in these contests will be giv en an expense-free trip to the Na tional Dairy show iu Harrisburg, Pa., this fall. Between 700 and 750 4-H club livestock exhibits are expected at this year's fair. The second an nual livestock auction will be held held following the judging, ut which around 250 head of commer cial huby beeves, lambs, and hogs will be sold. News of 4-H CLUBS John McKean. of the Corvnllls came to Douglas slate game farm. ,.uiniijr j uursiiay nnu nnu liberated 777 China preasanls. This represents those raised bv l-H club members who received the Hist hatch of setting eggs May 21. There Is lo he a second pick-up made on Thursday. Sep. teiuher 5. ut which time .Mr. Mc Kean will return to get the pheus unis raised by the club members who received their setting eggs June 10. Kuch 4-11 club member who raises pheasants for Hie game commission receives his eggs mid Instructions from the commission. When the hi tb are ten weeks of age the commission picks tlieni up and pays the club member 75 cents lor each good bird. This has proven a prol itable ( vein lire lor most or the members.) Thursday Mr. McKean gnti 211 birds from Jake and (lien Larson ol' Ktilherlln. 37 from Ward Todil, and 42 troin Hyrl Stephens ol' Oakland. Murodiue Larson of Slllheiilu sold 56. Council and Eu nice Duvis. also ol Sutherlln, solil 170 and have HO more Ironi the Into hutch, or Hoseburg. Kllu Mae Cloake sold 147; Marcellne Moore. 1)1: und Jim ltriilou, ti2. James doll' of Oakland sold one bird. Those who will have birds for release from the late hatch In clude: Stuart llldtel, of Kiddle; Mary Ilollhicer and Mnhlc Jane Matthews. .Myrtle Creek: Jean Clough, Canyonville: Marjorie and Maxine Wright. Days Creek; Vlr- ginla ltoselund. Laurence Moore. Pacific I James Thompson. Sutherlln. At the Sutherlln fair held Fri day and Saturday. Paul Anderson of Kellogg exhibited his pen of three Hampshire pullets; Hylo Hughes of Garden valley showed his Jersey heifer: Wallace Cox of Wversdale exhibited his Huroc - ,''181'88 silt: Kenneth and John Ivobbe of Oakland brouuht two pens ol rabbits; Labile Ritchie of Garden valley exhibited a Huron Jersey gilt, a ewe lamb,, and corn. , In the girls division,. I'atrlcla Calkins and Marcellne Moore or Boseliurg. Eunice luivls and Hetty I-1-"11 Vogelpohl of Sutherlln. nxhi "' canning. Pally Ilogan or Oakland brought her Jersey heir- In the open division Instead of In the 4-H club class. Twelve hoys of tho Glide fail area have sent In notice that they will exhibit their livestock at the Glide fair, which will be held on Wednesday of this week. Protects to be exhibited include two dairy, four hogs, four sheep, one beef, one rabbit, one turkey und two com. At the Lookingglass fair, which will be held on Thursday of this week, nine boys will bring in their sheep and one will exhibit poultry. The first 4-H club projects to be taken out for the 1940 and 1!H1 cseasnn are those requested by Ihe uilauan school, Mrs. Kutherlue Cory, teacher. Mrs. Cory has or gnnized a health club in tho school with seven members, and request ed one set of marketing material for the one eighth grade mem ber. . Seventy-one five-year pins have been presented during tho past week to as many 4-H club mem bers who have completed five years membership and at least five projects. These pins wero tuircbased and presented hy tho Itosebtirg brunch. II. s. National bank. This organization also pro vided tho live-year pins last year, and in order to catch up for thoso who had becaiiio live-yenr mem bers previous, it was necessary to end out more than two hundred. Arti'.t On Farm Victims OltANtiKIll'RO. S. C..AP) Warrants were delivered to the sheriff here charging a vegetable buyer with being u bad check ur tlsl but un artist. The warrants, delivered by n magistrate, churned him with miss ing :t17 worthless checks to farm-' ers for produce. They ranged lionn Mil cents to S2iin. i 2 BIG SHOWS -2 P. M. AND 8 P. M. EDWARDS BROS. Combined WILD WEST RODEO CIRCUS and Thrill Show ROSEBURG Thursday, August 29th High School Football Field Aerial Ericksons 125-ft. above the ground. No safety nets. THE Tax Load Subject Of OSC Bulletin The serious implications of rural property- tax delinquency In Ore gon are emphasized in u new bulle tin just Issued by Ihe t). S. C. ug rlcullural experiment station, en tilled "Hural Tax Delinquency Study of the Stale ol Oregon.". .The bulletin, by Dr. W. II. Hreeseu, ag ricultural economist, gutumuiizes the in formal Ion obtained from ex tensive studies made of the degree of delinquency during the worst yenrs of Iho depression period. Pata included cover the years I!i28-l!ia5, hence do not embrace the recovery period. Local rather tban state government depends on property taxes in Oregon, the bul letin points out, "The burdonsomeness of the general properly tax is evident from the fact that the total delin quency in the state exceeded JIG. uiiu.OOO in 1U35. und that the coun ties are now holding ill excess of l.TNO.uiiu "acres or tax-reverted lauds, and 10 1. mm city und subur ban lots," Dr. Dreesen points out in drawing conclusions from the atudy. "If an Institution like the general property tux syHtein virtually 1 The ground pressure of the average horse's hoof is 25 lbs. per square inch of the average man's foot, 8 lbs. of the average "Caterpillar" D4 Tractor, only 6 lbs. That's why "Caterpillar" track type Tractors don't pack the soil. See Bob Rooker World Champion Trick Rider and Roper. SHOW OF 1001 THRILLS FREE PARKING breaks down during a period of ad- f dltionul stress, it Is highly proli- able that there Is no appreciable factor of safety during normal f times. To the degree that the tax- f' payers are on tho verge of letting K their property revert to Hie county jj In liou uf unpaid taxes, the lustitu- t lion of private property loses its ii value us it stabilising force In so- ) ciely." Bus Fares REDUCED Startle ............ Sacramento Long Boack San Diego 4.50 5.S0 10.85 12.00 10.50 Los Angolos San Francisco .......... 6.00 Phoenix, Ariz. 16.50 Low fares to many more points Streamlined Buses Convenient Daily Departures Dollar Lines Depot: Grand Hotel Phone 155 T. J. Seemes, General Agent FROM Douglas County FARM BUREAU Co-Operative Exchange Roseburg, Oregon Your "Caterpillar" Dealer llnconquered Wild Beasts Brone Busting Bull Dogging FOSTER'S FAMOUS Trained Animals Death Defying Dare Devils