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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
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"No Foreign War" Plea Brings f lood of Supporters
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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
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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. '
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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.".
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! 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.
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Chick-Brooding
Guide ft Issued
A practical guide on chick
brooding and rearing by Frank
L. Knowlton, poultry husband-
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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.
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It costs no more.
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Oil Co.
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Floor Sanding
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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