TWO
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