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TWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVfEW. ROSEBURG.-'OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY '6, 1941. News of farm Life GRANGES COUNTY AGENT'S REPORTS ckOP NEWS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEWS Evergreen Grange Leads in Annual Killing oi Pests Douglas county grange hunt- crs killed ii total of 42,901 farm pests during tho year 1040, ac cording to Fred A. Goff, chair man of the county" wide pest hunt. Seventeen granges par ticipated in the annual contest, won by Evergreen grange, with - a total of 8,649 pests and 841,875 points. The total of pests killed in eluded: (18 coyotes, 93 cougars and bobcats, 75 weasels, 3,324 rats, 442 hawks and owls. 267 crows and ravens, 601 gophers, 21,233 digger squirrels, 2,143 rab bits, 928 moles, 1,511 blucjuys, 4G9 rattlesnakes, 12,59G mice. . Kellogg, Sunnydalc, Glide, Hi versdale, South Deer Creek, Mel rose, Comas Valley, Azalea, 'Lbbn Lake, 'Riddle and Evergreen granges received prizes of 51.30' each for having Hied a roiwrt each month throughout the year. The prizes in connection with the hunt are given by the Douglas County Pomona grange which sponsors the contest. The record of each of the com peting granges for the year Is us follows: ' Evergreen: 7 coyotes, 3 cou gars and bobcats, 9 weasels, 389 rats, 43 hawks and owls, 41 crows and ravens, 16 gophers, 3, G70 digger squirrels, 347 rabbits, 73 !moles, 196 bluejnys, 240 rat tlesnakes, 1,607 mice. Total pests 8,649: total points 841.875. Kellogg: 20 coyOles, 26 cou gars, 'bobcats, 2 weasels, 350 rats. 35 hawks, owls, 29 crows, ravens 43 gophers, 2,820 digger squir rels, 226 rabbits, 63 moles, 381 blut)ays, 56 rattlesnakes, 280 mice. Total 'pesls 4,310; total points 554,050. SUnnydale: 16 coyotes, 17 con gars, bohcitts, '6 weasels, 557 rats, 56 hawks, owls, 37 crows ravens, 100 gophers, 2,09!) dig ger squirrels, 113 rabbits, 10 moles, 198 bluejnys, 5 rattle snakes, 1,728 mice. Total pests 5,016; total points 531,050. Glide: 4 'coyotes, 4 cougars. I bobcats, 29 weasels, 154 rats, 5.") I hawks; owls, 27 crows, ruviins ,i-l gophers, 2,676 digger squlr fc'ls, 293 rabbits, 33 moles, Kill bluejnys, 23 rattlesnakes, 2,625 hlice. Total pesls 5,402; total points 462,500. Klversdidc: 'I weasels, 410 rats, 44 hawks, owls, 30 crows, ravens, 37 gophers, 2,339 digger squir rels, 219 rabbits, IS moles, 109 bluejavs, 1.009 mice. Total pesti 4,237; 'total points 424,850. South Deer Creek: 1 coyote, 'J cougars, bobcats, 2 weasels, 107 rats, 32 hawks, owls, 16 crows, ravens, 8 gophers, 2,011 digger squirrels. 19-1 rabbits, . 18 moles, 78 hluejays, 1 rattlesnake. Total pests 3,878; total points 310,200. ' Melrose: 3 weasels, 221 rats, 41 hawks, owls, 58 crows, ravens, 22 gophers, 777 digger squirrels. 174 rabbits, 43 moles, 26 bluejnys. 8 rattlesnakes, 999 mice. Tota pests 2.375: total points 212.075. Camas Valley; 11 coyotes, 32 1 cougars. Ixibeals. 4 weasels, 21 rats, 23 hawks, owls, 5 crows, ravens, 3 gophers, 577 digger squirrels, 10.' I rabbits, 92 moles. 49 hluejays, 806 mice. Tot til pesls 1,720; total points 179,850. Azalea: 3 coyotes. 15 nils, 40 hawks, owls. 9 crows, ravens, 109 gophei's, 865 digger squirrels, 130 rabbits, 11 moles, 49 blue javs, 14, rattlesnakes, 115 nitre. Total pests 1,540;. tolal 'points 109.125. Loon Lake: 2 coyotes, 5 wea sels, 77 rats, 41 'hawks, .owls, I crow, 21 gophers, 52S 'digger squirrels, 125 rabblls, 175 moles, 101 bluejays, 11 ratllcsnukcs, 615 mice. Total pesls 1,725; (olal polnls 1 19,775. Kiddle: 198 rats, 2 hawks, owls, 41 digger squirrels, 101 rattle snakes, 1 mice. Total pesls 316; total points IM..1IN). Smith liiver: 1 emote, 5 con gars, bobcats. 5 weasels, 456 ruls, 9 hawks, owls, 6 crows, ravens, 150 gophers, 550 digger squirrels, 64 rabbils, 250 lholrs. !' hlliejays, 4 rattlesnakes. 670 mliv. Total pests 2.170; total points 257.425. Fred Wmilherly: 2 Coyotes, 2 cougars, bobcats. I weasel, 81 litis, 6 hawks, owls. 1 crow. 23 gophers. 8S5 digger squirrels. 25 rabbils, 70 moles, 31 bluejays. f rattlesnakes, .VII mliv. Total nests 1.480: total points 1 11.975. Nonpareil: 1 cougar. 1 weasel. 94 rats, 9 hawks, Ow ls.'l rrow, I 17 gophers, 343 digger squirrels, .Hi rannus, i.f moics, u niuej.tys, 15-1 mice. Tolal pests 080; toial points 73,850. Elk Creek: 23 I ills. 1 miw, li' gopher, 89 digger squirrels, 5 ; f rabbils. 4 moles. 21 hhielays, '8 . mice. Total pesls 152; total polnls 19,250. Smith Klver Juvenile: 1 coyole, 1 cougar, bobcat, 1 weasel, 155 vats, 6 hawks, owls, 2 crows, ra vens, 14 KI,,''S. 190 'digger squirrels, 22 rablts, 55 moles, 4 hluojiivs. 11H mice. 'I'otal cst 503: tbtnl points 76.800. Klk Crock Juvenile; 13 ruts, 3 OUR BOARDING HOUSE with Major ffoople WAS fROPtM.TOU&t-t AS d'AIL MOUSE J'MV WORO BISCUITS? W 8IG GUY HAD A MUG LIKE ,-f'irr4tS IS AS 0 GARGANTUA, BUT I RAN MVROD y 2 BLOOD-CURDLING J UP 'N1 DOWN HIS RIBS LIKE A HfsT, AS A PASE ft KlO RDMMIN' TH1 SpALt OM A X , ' FROM THE TTCCc-- OFF.' ( RECORD. ) WHERE1 D THAT) ( GRAB HIS ) WO-UUMjj& ;J5 BIRD SIT THAT, r Z DOU6H "ftsl "No Foreign War" Plea Brings f lood of Supporters rr-r-r-zmwwmr Vcrni Mnr.s)ui:i. cliuimmit oftlic No ForeUn Wur Commi'.tcp rradini; snmr ot the thousands oi t'i.. leiroived Ht his Crdu Hupid.s, la, home In iinswer to his bio;ttUiM rfnmsi tor the names ot "common pt: in Hit; M'l(iW Wsi." in Oo UM'd us siitneis ot h Iclrgitim the conimittre pent to iCidont Roosevcil. 'Am, yriir-okl son, John Kandulili, u at the n.-iltt. Drorno in the Ring Z rTT'J Two hulls nliiiaily kilit'il. a :,vuii:iiiir prrloi malice hutU'U tiy lul.-t, twsuiiM. even lur crmls tc-snl lo Alueitn 1!alie:n:, in Mrnlco t'liv's bull rln then twilt rivnili, Urioio nn hvstrrtcidlv cxrltcri crowd B.ildi'iiis brcsii'c nir.-lpss, (hitUnl by Hir uDnliniMv- tlic third bull iwnht his bo.ly, tc.cd U up. mid up uy:iin on ui.i.vivc lv:nv. -nnil Hie i-.'iiici'uiii.iii cot Uio UK! urc Tunny niunili-i laU'r tSiiliiciXj y.is rod. ci vws, !K) digger squirrels, Hi rah-. Mr. McKay Here 1). I'. Me bil, lt lluiii, :'7 mliv. Tot.i! Kay.of Wilbur, attended to busl pcitb 'lull; tolal poiiili K.IJJ,- ! m sj in I his city ti.ituul.ty. ' J ITWftU H W fll Dull Gets Revcng- """"yi I Nut.0rchard Pruning Two pruning demonstrations will be held this week for the benefit of walnut and -filbert growers. The first will be held on l In V. Common farm on the Curry estate tracts at 10 a. m. Wednesday, January 8. The at- ! ternoon demonstration will be j held at Ilusenbark Uros.' farm at Melrose beginning at 2. Walnuts mid filberts both benefit from thinning out to open up the tops 'and train the trees. Heavy pruning or heading back Is not necessary nor a good prac tice. X T. MeWhorter. extension horticulturists at Oregon State ! college, will be present to discuss walnuts and filbert problems with growers as well its pruning practices. Douglas 4-H Leaden to Meet Here tonight The 4 II local leaders of the county are meeting tonight in the junior high school in Hose- burg. Mrs. 1'arker t). Arkley, ; president ot the organization, an nounces that election ot officers will take place, mid plans will ; he made for meetings with lead iers of the extreme south, north ;antl west ends lit the county. The i meeting will begin at T. I.". I I ! NOTICE ' licgiilur meeting, i'mpnua Tost No. It), American Legion -Tuesday evening. 'Vlv.i Al ML'l AM'. Value of Oregon Fam Products in 1940 Shows Gain PORTLAND. Jan. 6. (API Estimated value of Oregon farm' prouuets lor 1940 totaled $312, 571,000 compared with 8299,892, 000 for the 1939, the Portland Journal said. Agricultural experts and (Us-I tributors said that fruit products turner! tinw.irrtc Hncnito thn .lnl,. ing In value of pears and apples. They noted that apples made late Improvement and final figures for the year may boost total vi'luc- Canners exhibited ereater In. terest 'in berries with strawber - siriiing wie pace ana a laie state college will be present to rally aiding raspberries. Low discuss important poultry pro prices impeded loganberries, ' hlems with orownrs. cmUranbtr'leS' blackborrles anU; The program includes motion A,......'. i ., . . .' pictures on breeding for bigger ZJ?Z nCre hiBlT bUt a"d bettpr eggs,-in addition to XL fl n, Z hy nPnW.af a discussions on "Feeds and Feed near failure and 'the mid-Colum- j by W T coonev "Laving biaAf'-f 'tr 'h8t! 'T PdUdtion. ges Veus Floor pTns" by Ng Apricot and peach crops were , .Bpnnlon and pouitrv Di- lraB ?. Wler" .r.e?? S i Control" by Dr. E. M. Dickinson. volUruwerelow int.- tit.'sii nun uiuirtei, uui ui luu prunes brought advanced 'prices. The cranberry output was the largest In history. Disease of Hogs in Oregon Cleaned Up Necrotic enteritis, a hog dl- " h Btn P .,ty Bulletin No. 549. The bulletin valent In Oregon as well as In Icontalns suggestions on brooder other states the past year, 'has.hmlcc ar,r,L,.,, urH. .,.ric been virtual y cleaned up the klnds o broodere'and their ca. animal division of he state de-1 , lf d, cquipment and partment of agriculture repor s metnods, ,ratlorfs ana schedules a, the year comes to a close. This f01. leedi and a, broodel. mfect ous d.sease is greatly ag- mana(rcment. gravated by Improper diet and, ,.,. . ,, . insanitai-y surroundings. : 'The purchase of day-old sexed The disease is such that anl-'p"1' ls a 'Practice now gcneral mals In the incubation stage ,followed on ri;Son rammer would be difficult to diagnose. "al cfK f?lms ,wnelc thf, LcK Hogs are frequently sold through I norn bl"eed predominates, says auction sales yards, which at thci'he author, in the bu letin. "If present time arc not required 'to the chicks, are properly handled have hogs inspected before sale j while 'being sexed, there is no In- from such vards. It s orobab e that some hogs have become in fected In the passage through these public auction yards. Livestock associations of the slate ore working toward new legislation for Oregon which will control to greater degree these sales yards, Dr. W. 'H. Lytle, chief of the animal division, has been Informed. Better 'Insurance Policy Is Offered to Farmers The Truck Insurance Ex change, an affiliate of the Farm ers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange, is pioneering a new, low-cost farm and ranch liability coverage, a new departure In in surance, nccording to Fred A. Goff, dlstrlc manager. In the past, he states, it has been the general practice for a farmer to select hazards against which protection was desired. Liability policies provided Insur ance only against the specifically described hazards. The new system. Mr. Goff says, provides one policy which pro tects against liability incurred by the farmer's trucks, cars, trac tors, livestock, premises, per sonal acts or any other form which may arise in connection with the operation of his place, unless specifically excluded, thus placing all liability under one general coverage, i AAA Committeemen of Oregon Called to Meet COKVAL-LIS. Jan. B. (API County AAA committeemen in Oregon will meet for three days at Oregon State college Jan. 15 17. inclusive, N. C. Donaldson, state AAA executive officer, an nounced. The 1IMM2 agriculture pro gram will be discussed. The session will bring together some ISO officers of the 36 coun ty Agricultural Conservation as sociations Including the three county committeemen, the coun ty secretary, and In some in stances the assistant secretary. Several national AAA officials from Washington. D. C, will at tend the conference to join In the discussions of the 1941 pro gram, proK)sals for 1942, and general administrative matters. Oregon Ranks 28th in Ice Cream Manufactnre Oregon, which ranks 3-ltli among the states in point of pop ulation, slood In 28th place In the production ot ice cream for I he year 1939. A. W. Metzgcr. chief of the state department of iigrtcMllurc division ol foods und dairies reports after a survey ot federal statistics for all the States. 'Oregon's Ice cream production in that year was 2,648,000 gal lons, or 2.43 gallons for every man, woman, and child in the state. ' Poultrymen's School to Be Held in Rosebiirg Poultryrrton of the county will I hoI.d thcir ann"al winter school at the I.O.OT. 'hall 'in Koseburg Thursday, January '9, according to J. Roland Parker, county I agent. The school will open at m ioD o.ao 'lpoultry spcdialists from Oregon All finillfi'timnn rt rafcnm- In. ,' Chick-Brooding Guide ft Issued A practical guide on chick brooding and rearing by Frank L. Knowlton, poultry husband- 'i " " J"'-? l" " . -ui., oi MU:i as laying pullets. "The mortality of sexed pul lets during the brooding period is generally lower than for un scxed chicks of the same qual ity principally because of two factors: first, day-old pullets have twice as much room under the brooder because only half as many as straight-run chicks arc put under one brooder; second, the sexed pullets cost twice as much as unsexed chicks and na turally receive more attention and care." . THE VOL. II NO. 1 Greetings The time of year has come again when we would like to have a few words with our cus tomers and prospective custo mers. To do that, we find the best way is to again bring into being this little newspaper with in a newspaper. So you may be watching "The Farm Page" each Monday for the next few weeks, during which time we hope to help you and ourselves. The .purpose ot "The Feed Hag" is two fold. First, to ad vertise what we flrmlv believe to be the "BKST FF.ED DOL LAIt VALUE" available in Doglas County; and, second, to give you. as feed consumers, enough good sound advice and suggestions to make it worth vour while to read "The Feed Bag." Cod Liver .Oil Most good laying hens need extra cod liver oil to maintain their high production and body needs. All Umpqua and Sunrise egg mashes have that extra oil all during the winter. Protect vour birds with Vitamins A & D by feeding Umpqua feeds. Bet ter than ''One-a-day" brand the radio tells about. Turkey Saddles Ever see anv of those new ad justable turkey saddles? We have them at the Mill -good for several years, and you can make them fit any turkey. Also "Sag-proof" leg bands for eith er turkeys or chickens. The kind that doesn't cut into their legs. Cold Weather Feeding A few flocks of hens are ex periencing a "lay"off. Some of tills could have been prevented. anu mucn oi it can dc neipctt ny feeding heavier on grain during these cold days. Dern few com mercial flocks ever had too much scratch grain. YOU CAN PAY County Meetings On Farm Outlook, defense BKIed ' A state-wide series of meet ings reaching all counties in Ore gon on the general subject of "The Agricultural Outlook and Its Relationship to National Pre paredness," has just , been an nounced by William A. Schoen feld, dean and director of agri culture at Oregon State college. The new series, as was -the case with former outlook conferences held periodically since 1924, will be under the general direction of the extension service of which Schoenfeld is director and Wil liam L. Teutsch is assistant di rector. This new series of meetings, which will start in January and continue through March 1, will serve as a follow.up to the 1938 economic outlook conferences in which a general conference or ganization committee was set up with four subcommittees. These subcommittees dealt with land use, farm crops, livestock, and farm home and rural life. The plan is to bring 'the mem bers of the general committee and 'these four subcommittees together in each county rather than 'to hold large mass meet ings. These committee members, together with the representatives bt 4-H clubs, AAA committees, s.oil conservation district super visors and so forth, will devote themselves to the following three subjects: 1. To study past recommenda- JOHN DEERE DAY! Mark Jan. 8 on your calendar and come in for our free movies and open house. Lunch will be served at noon. Bring your friends. DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op. Exch. ROSEBURG. OREGON FEED Published Weekly by the Douglas County Flour bf Umpqua and Sunrise Poultry and Dairy A Bull Tale In connection with our milk testing activities, we find one of the principal weak points of the average herd is the poor quality of the sire used. By the aver age herd, we don't mean the specialized dairyman who can afford a good sire for himself, but the man who milks a few cows for the cream check, which he turns in on his grocery hill. One solution for this problem is what is known as "Bull Blocks," a plan in which a good bull is bought and used coop eratively by several owners of small herds. It seems at this time that "Bull Blocks" are out of the question, so the next best plan seems to be a bull that will grow into cash fast, and doesn't cost too much to start with. Such a bull should be a dual purpose bull, and there is prob bably no better breed for Doug las County conditions than the Milklng-Shorthorn. Such a bull, after two years' service, can be sold for bologna, at a nice prof it) addition, we will be stop ping another leak, as our veal calves, instead of barelv paving for -the milk thev drink, "will bring in a neat prollt, either as veal or as steers, in case we care to carry them longer than the veal stage. Several agencies have talked, and suggested plans for the bet terment of our Douglas Countv average cow, but little has come from it. So the Douglas Countv Plour'Mill has bronchi In sev eral ot tnese bulls. and to the hest of our knowledge this is the first concrete example of bulls nearly ready for service being sold at cost. Were It not for modest v, we might mention that Milking Shorthorns hold both the milk and butter fat records of the world, and not on four time milking either. Granted, we're MORE, BUT YOU CAN'T BUY .jtions in the ' light of changing ! world conditions. . j 2. To recommend such further adjustments in the county's agri culture and in conditions affect ling farm home and rural life as 'seen desirable. i 3. To consider the contribution which rural people can make to 'ward national preparedness. The schedule for Douglas coun ty calls for the first meeting to be held February 13 with L. C. Jenkins assisting the local ex tension staff and the county farm .and home leaders. CLEAN BURNING STOVE OIL No odor or soot, more heat. It costs no more. Tid Water Associated Oil Co. Phone 537 Floor Sanding and Ref inishing Old Floors Made Like New CHAS. KEEVER Phone 651-J Phone 128 H. C. STEARNS Funeral Director Licensed Lady Astlttant Phone 472 OAKLAND, ORE. 'Any Distance, Any Time 3ur service Is for ALL, and meets EVERY NEED BAG Mill. Mfgrs. Feeds. JAN. 6, 1941 five Minutes Till Midnight Right now a lot of poultry men and turkey growers are straddling the fence, trying to decide the annual question of whether or not to continue in their respective businesses. With the next few issues of "The Feed Bag" we will discuss some of the alternatives, and will hope lo help you in making your decision. But In the mean time, as the heading of this paragraph suggests, you haven't much time. So, unless you have some thing very definitely better in mind, let us suggest that you order your baby chicks or poults or the eggs right awav, while you can get your favorite dates, and while the good breeders still have good stock on hand. On one point you can't go wrong: Get the best you can in the way of breeding, feed them properly, and well, you might miss, but we don't see how. Must Have Been Baby Snooks A little girl was put in an up per berth in a Pullman for the first time. She kept crvlng, un til her mother promised that God would take care of her. Af ter a little silence she called "Mamma, are vou there?" "Yes, Dear." "Daddy, are vou there?" "Yes, Dear." Just then a passenger lost patience, and said, "We're all here vour father, mother, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins! Now, go to sleep!" After a moment's .silence, the little girl asked sofl ly, "Mamma, was that God?" not selling stock of that breed ing, we will promise you better veaicrs or steers and bigger heifers that will give more milk. What we really need is not more, but better cows. J Sgd. I YOUR TESTER. BETTER FEED
