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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13.1948
FARM and GA
NEWS jS
SPECIAL 10 DISCOUNT
Garden Tractors and Gaioline Enginei '
If bought before December 31, 1948.
1 Vi H. P. Walking Model to 5 H. P. "RIDEMASTER"
Plows, Cultivators, Harrows, Disc, Grader Blade
Lauson, Briggs & Stratton, Wisconsin, Fairbanks Morse
Air Cooled and Water Cooled Engines
See These Tractors and Engines
BEFORE YOU BUY ,
BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange
ROSEBURG, OREGON
. Phone 98
Located W. Washington St. and S. P. R. R. Tracks
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this winter by order
ing your fuel from us.
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
16" gr. slabwood
16" mill ends
16" dry
4' slabwood
4' dry
12" dry
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Soils of Northwest Deficient In
'Trace Elements' Essential For
Maintaining Value of Major Crops
SEATTLE. UP) Farmers once used nothing but barnyard fer
tilizer to build up their soil.
Then the day came when they began to buy commercial fertiliz
ers carrying nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash.
Now they are being told of another soil need minor elements
like zinc and boron.
Dr. W. L. Powers, soil scien
tist in charge at Oregon State
College, told an agricultural clin
ic sponsored by the University
of Washington of some of those
nepds in the Pacific Northwest.
Under continued cultivation, he
said, soils have become deficient
in some of the minor or "trace"
elements.
Some of these are essential for
plant nutrition elements like
boron, copper, maganese, molyb
denum and zinc.
Others are essential in animal
nutrition. These Include iodine,
sodium, chlorine and cobalt.
Plant Troubles Overcome
Dr. Powers told farmers how
application of some of these el
ements to deficient Pacific North
west soils corrected various plant
troubles.
Boron was used In 1936 to over
come "yellow top" of alfalfa in
British Columbia and Oregon.
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Swift's
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ROSEBURG
GRANGE SUPPLY
The following year, it wa.. used
to control beet canker, ft also
was found effective against cel
ery "stem crack," discoloration of
cauliflower heads, corky-core
in apples and "snake-head" in
walnuts.
Dr. Power said that if ade
quate joron were supplied to six
crops needing it in the area
from the Hood River Valley to
Coos Bay in Oregon, it would
boost crop values there by more
man a minion dollars a year.
Zinc Spray Important
Zinc was used successfully to
correct rosette in stone fruits
near The Dalles where the zinc
in the soli was found to be de
ficient. In this case the zinc
was applied in sprays used on
the trees.
Zinc also was found beneficial
when used as a spray for pota
toes on Deschutes soils. Dr. Pow
ers said it appears to improve
me yn-iu ana oaKing quality of
potatoes.
I he Oregon sdoc alist said In.
dine is low in much of the north
west.
Dr, Powers cautioned farmers
against indiscriminate applica
tion of trace elements in fer
tilizers.. "Because of the wide variation
in tolerance and the spotted pat
tern of the deficient areas," he
said, "it seems best for the farm
er to continue to buy fertilizer
on the basis of nitrogen, phos
phoric acid and potash content
before Investing in trace elements."
Buttermilk Diet Turns the Trick
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Raised to pink-skinned plumpness on a diet of buttermilk, '"48
Model," a 300-pound Chester White hog, won the grand champion
award for barrows at the International Livestock Exposition in
Chica'go. Kneeling behind the ribbon-bedecked beauty is co
owner Donald Brown, of Tip Top Farms', Flora, Ind.
Women's Dorm Rooms At
OSC Open for New Term
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
A limited number of dormitory
rooms will be available for wom
en entering college at start of
the winter Term, January J,
reports Robert Koehler, director
of dormitories. Normal turnover
at the end of any term releases
some space, he explains.
Prospective students are asked
to make reservations for such
rooms as early as possible. Those
who write first may choose among
all three of the dormitories. Room
rent in Waldo and Snell halls
is $50 per term because of less
complete and modern facilities
than in the new Sackett.hall
where the rate is $65 per term.
Board charges are the same for
all.
Truman Farm Program
Faces Rough Treatment
WASHINGTON (P) Two ma
jor parts of the Truman admin
istration's farm program appear
to be In for rough treatment by
a veteran Senate Democrat.
Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla-
Phone 178
222 Spruce
No. 50
Vol. X
Published Weekly by the Douglas County Flour Mill, Makers of
UMPQUA CHIEF FLOUR and Umpqua Brand Poultry and Dairy Feeds
Deo. 13,
1948.
Now Is The Hour,
Just sitting on our uh easy
chair and waiting Is easy work,
hut the trouble Is, it Just doesn't
pay very well. When we want
dough we have to do a little plan
ning ahead.
People who bought and fed
Umpqua Eceds the past year
made pretty tolahle good returns
on their investment of money
and hard work. We think the op
portunity for very favorable re
turns the coming year Is also
good. There are several ways to
make money out of feed, and
the method we follow is only one
of them.
For the man who likes cows,
and likes to milk them, putting
UMPQUA MII.KMAKKR into
one end of a cow and taking
milk out of the other, has paid
excellent dividends for the past
several years. For those who
like turkeys, we know of sev
eral who figure on cleaning up
four bucks a head this year. iWe
have heard an even five dollars
clear mentioned.) The man who
raised 2000 head didn't have to
hire much outside work either.
And we haven't talked to many
loggers who think thev made
$S0OO clear in eight or nine
months.
Then there Is the guy who
raised broilers. If he used UMP
QUA POULTRY FEEDS, he
probably got four hits h head
more than he sent, A"d he
could of raised a lot of them, if
he nut his mind on It.
Not to forget the man who
sold hatching eggs. We won't
mention any figure, except to
say that tlie price ranged as
high as a dollar a doen in rare
Instances, and the average price
was near SOc for the vear. And,
f you must know, the feed cost
of a dozen hutching eggs will
run under 40c if vnll use UMP
QUA BREEDER'S MASH.
But now Is the time to make
vour plans for getting in on
some of this dough for 1 !!!.
cause Is lust around the
corner. If it's to be turkeys or
chickens, broilers or hatching
eggs, pigs or lambs, begin scout
ing around.
Say. whv not drop In and talk
the deal over with us. We can
sure give you lots of advice
tree advice and we feel certain
it won't kick back In vour face
either. If we even remotely sus
pected it would, we wouldn't
give It, free or otherwise. Sure,
come in, and we can put you In
the wav of maklne some n'miiev.
and making yourself a good Job.
Old Age Troubles.
We read a piece In the paper
the other day saying Oregon soil
Is beginning to show the effects
of old age. And If we had been
used as rough as most -Oregon
farms for a hundred years
well, we might not even lie here.
So, It said the soil was de
pleted of minerals from a hun
dred crops taken off and noth
ing put back. So It won't pro
duce like It Used to. We can un
derstand that too.
Then It says that sawdust
would help the soil. Now we,
have kicked like a bay steel
about the mills burning all the
sawdust and wood wasle. But
after nil. they don't know any
better, nor give a durn, If they
did. Why can't we farmers make
a deal and get some of that
wasle hack on to the poor old
soil.
That's fine, but we have a liet
ter plan even than that. We
have seen doens of fields
brought hack into extremelv
high production without extra
cost to the farmer. He even
made money while bringing his
fields bark to a high stale of
fertility.
How did he do It, vou ask?
By raising chickens 'and tur
keys and pulling the mnnure
back on the fields. There Is a
profit in the poultry business
thai never shows on the books,
but it is a very real profit, nev
ertheless. We can leave some
fertility to posterity, so starva
tion won't stalk tlie land, and
make ourselves some dough at
the same lime. Whv don't we
try it?
The family and their guest
had Just sat down to the table.
"Hetty," said Mom, "whv didn't
ymrgive Mr. Hiown a knife and
fork'."'
Well, what s the use. Mom?
You saiil he eais like a horse."
Classified.
HOW YOU FIXED for turkey
saddles? More birds this year.
Better prepare to protect 'vour
bueeiler hens. The saddle will
pay for Itself three wavs; more
eggs, more fertility, belter price
for hens later. Get your saddles
at the Douglas Flour Mill.
GOOD MARKET year round
for hatching eggs. Have vou
enough heavy duly cases?" 40
cases for sale. Phone Mrs, H. A.
Watzlg, 67H R.
On Thar Bum Feed.
Mrs. Bob Matthews of Gar
den Valley reports her 125 Leg.
horn pullets are giving her bel
ter than 90 eggs a day.
And Bill McFarland can tie
that. His New Hnmns are pro
ducing 75, and have been for
many weeks. He's selling them
for hatching, and gets a very
high percent that grade tops.
Ah, you can't beat UMPQUA
FEEDS.
Need New Brooder Stoves?
If you have wood, or can huy
It reasonable, or If you Just like
wood burning brooders, see our
Oakland store. We have a mess
of new Buckeye wood burners
at only $17.50 apiece. 500 chix
size. Now, If you are looking
for bargains, there's one for the
hook.
Sheep Cubes.
We made up a carload, but af
ter the last issue of "The Feed
Bag" we sure peddled them fast.
But we have another hatch.
Come In. At SfiO.OO a ton. It's
like buying dollar bills for six
bits.
A business college advertised
thus: "Short course In account
ing for women."
Gosh, don't they know there's
NO accounting for women?
(Aw, Mom!)
And Johnny brought home a
note from teacher. It says
"Johnny is smart, but spends too
much time with the girls. I'm
trying to figure how to stop
that.'1
Next AM Johnny took the an
swer back to teacher. "If vou
figger It out. let me know. His
Dad Is the same way."
Fost Farming.
We used to disc, then plow,
disc again, harrow, "clod-mash",
and If It rained, we did most of
it all over again. Now we go
modern. We do it all In one op.
elation with a "ROTOTTLLEK"
made by the Frazer Kaiser out
fit. Conic Into the Mill and look
it oyer. You ca,n save time and
money by farming the modern
way. You'll go broke farming
the old system.
Yes, Just to help you out as
much as possible, we have de
cided to display this modern ma
chine in the warehouse. Why do
we want you to ra(se lots of
grain, when we have it to sell.
Well, we figure you'll overpro
duce your livestock when vou
raise lots of grain, so we'll have
to sell you enough to finish the
livestock out.
HARDWARE-PAINT
TOOLS -HOUSEWARES
You'll Profit By Buying At
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Phone964-J
homa, who will become chairman
of the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee in January, has served
notice that:
1. He wants flat and high price
guarantees to farmers for the,r
products, instead of a flexible
schedule.
2. He doesn't want any inter
national wheat agreements along
the hnes of the one futilely
plugged by President Truman
in the last Congress.
'There are a lot of people who
merely want to get the cheapest
bread and meat possible," Thom
as told a reporter. "They have
not thought these things through.
If low prices and depression hit
bur farm areas then, the whole
nation will suffer again as it
always has In the past."
Farm Prices in Oregon
Decline in November
PORTLAN UP) Oregon
farmers didn't receive quite so
much for their crops this last
month.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture said the average farm
product price declined from mid
October to mid-November. Low
er livestock prices were respon
sible for most of the drop, al
though the price on bultcrfat
went down, too.
Turkey Profits
Often Depend On
Timing Maturity
It's this season of the year
when marketing is 'about com
pleted that many turkey produc
ers sit back to size up their check
and asK: "My turkey flock ave
raged a dollar profit per bird;
my neighbor's returned $2 what
made the difference?"
Amnnu the hnct nf TutcciMn an
swers, Noel Bcnnion, O. S. C. ex
tension poultry specialist, says
age of the bird at the time it was
killed is a nt-nfit fnntnr tnn nftnn
overlooked. He points out that it
is a mistime 10 marKet turkeys be
fore they are In prime condition;
it is also poor economy to hold
them after they are ready for
market.
Efficient nrnHitnorc nnnnrlnn
to Bennion, know that hen tur
keys reach prime condition at 24
to 26 weeks of age. Toms are
normally two weeks slower 26
to 28 weeks. Marketing plans are
made With thnye fante In minti
Bennion declares, If the utmost
profit is to be received.
The amount of feed required
to produce a pound of gain gradu
ally increases after market tur
keys, both toms and hens, reach
Crime condition. Figures released
y Bennion indicate feeding re
quirements for hens Increase fas
ter than for toms. He cites this
example: If hens are ready for
market at 25 weeks and are held
over, it would lake about 9 pounds
of feed to produce a pound of
gain the 26th week, 11 pounds the
27th; and 14 pounds the 28th
week.
With toms It takes about 6 J
pounds of feed to produce a
pound of gain during the 26th
urnnV' 7 nnnn at ih. 0-7tU I..
an0 74 pounds of feed for a pound
of gain at 28 weeks.
Toms will eat about 50 percent
more feed in a week than hens,
Bennion states, but they still pro
duce the cheapest gains, as they
grow more ouickly.
Tt nuiiiim. r.-nn. A ,11
of feed to produce a pound of
Eton won a .t puuno 10m wnue
41 to 5 pounds of feed Is required
iu nuu n puuuu iu a id puunu ncn.
!
Many people in the Middle
Ages wore "cramp rings," blessed
by the king and believed to have
i special powers to ward off stom-
I ach cramps.
Champion Corn Growers
Of Oregon Announced
CANBY, Ore. VP) The cham
pion corn growers of Oregon
are Don Gardner, Canby, and
George H. Mollcr. Ontario.
Moller was named Eastern Ore
gon champion at the annual state
corn show here last week, for
an average yield of 139.8 bushels
an acre.
Gardner won In Western Ore
gon with 89.3 bushels an acre.
Judges said the Western Ore
gon figure was lower because
of the emphasis on foliage
used for silage in that part of
the state.
Stewart Wort ley, McMlnnville,
won the Future Farmers of
America title with 6B.3 bushels,
and Lerov Snyder, Albany, the
4-H club title with 86.2 bushels
Nut Kernel Shriveling
Blamed on Hot Weather
VANCOUVER, Wash., UP)
Grow better nuts and make the
country Northwest filbert con
scious, speakers told the annual
meeting of the Nut Growers So
ciety of Oregon and Washington
here.
M. P. Cady, Hillsboro, society
president, advocated a sales pro
gram to nromote filberts and wal
nuts from these parts. William
Christensen, Hillsboro banker,
said the way to increase net in
come is to improve quality and
get higher yields.
The nut growers' traditional
opposition to reciprocal trade
treaties was expressed bv a num
ber of speakers from the floor.
A plea for peace between co-operatives
and independent nut
packers was made by William
Chandlee, Hillsboro, representing
the independents.
John Painter. Oregon State Col
lege entomologist, told the grow
ers he blamed hot weather for
the widespread kernel-shriveling
in this year's walnut crop. Others
previously had blai.ied too much
rainfall, but Painter said this vas
only a minor contributing cause.
He said hot weather the first 11
days in Sentember was the
principal factor.
Landowners Share In
Profits from Beavers
SEATTLE UP) The come
back of the beaver in Wash
ington is underlined by an in
creasing number of contracts
signed by landowners to have
the fur-bearers "cropped" from
their lands, the State Game De
partment reported.
Under the contracts, the De
partment trans out surplus beav
ers, leaving a "seed crop" to
insure survival. The landowners
share in the proceeds from the
sale of pelts.
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latest servicing and repair practices
according to International Truck
methods. And that means he's an expert
in the use of International designed
and approved machines and tools for
testing, repairing and reconditioning.
He can make money for you two ways.
By holding your service and mainte
nance costs at a minimum, and by put
ting your trucks in shape to roll out
money making miles. You find him
busily at work in our shop. Take ad
vantage of his skill and experience by
bringing your trucks to us now. Any
makes or models. Any job, from lubri
cation to a complete overhaul.
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Phone 1150
CONTOURS Ani JERRRC$
Boost
Yields
Crop ; &5iw iXMSm
X ORE than 30 per cent
tX age increase in crop yields
that was the reward of 9,000
farmers recently checked on
results of their soil conservation
program. Terraces and con.
tours were responsible for much
of this extra yield. By holding
rainfall, they provided "natural
irrigation" for slopes.
Almost all crops will respond
to better moisture control. If
you have sloping fields, farm
ing on the contour, terracing
or strip cropping almost cer
tainly will pay you a profit.
Terracing is no longer a job for
engineers and heavy machinery.
tiiKn la th, NATIONAl
FAM AND HOMI HOUt
Willi Ivtftll Milcfitll . . .
vary Sotwra? . . . ,VSC.
You can build terraces success
fully with your regular farm
equipment. Allis-Chalmers has
developed practical methods of
terracing, strip cropping, and
building grassed waterways with
your farm tractor and tractor
plow.
The Allis-Chalmers handbook
"You Have What It Takes To
Contour and Terrace" will show
you where you need terraces
and how to build them. Ask us
for a copy , . . it's free.
FARM & INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT CO.
Phone 733 J
Hiwoy 99 North, Roseburg