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I 6 The News-Review, Rosebur;, Ore. Mon., July 18, 1949 jft FARM and GARDEN NEWS j Science. With Sex Hormones. Tames Scrappy Old Rooster, Makes Him Tender Broiler By ROBERT E. GEIGER WASHINGTON CD Scientist! can cut a chicken's personality to many different patterns by feeding It chemical substances and hormones, which ar extracted from glands. The big question now Is this: Will these substances have the same effect on the people who eat the chickens as they did on the chickens? Tough old roosters become tender-hearted and tender-meated. They quit fighting. They lose their Interest In hens. The barnyard is peaceful. "That's why we are very care ful In approving these new sub- 'S'J"V '.'HI puf 4W99 SLABWOOD In 12-16 and 24 In. lengths OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY SEPARATOR Phene (51 stances for use In chickens in tended; for eating, says one of ficial of the Food and Drug ad ministration. "We can't be sure yet what effect some of these drugs might nave on people. "There may be some tough hided hum in bcincs whose per sonality couldn't be changed by a ton of this stuff. But we have to protect the women and young people who might be more sensitive." Hormones control such things as sex characteristics, body growth and ability to put on int. Chemical substances manu factured In the laboratory, called NEW METHOD OF KILLING Wild Blackberries Roses Poison Oak, etc. These weed nuisance are now past. We are power equipped to eradicate these pests. CONSULT US AND PUT THAT USELESS LAND INTO PRODUCTION. July, August, and first part of September is the time for the killing. .. . Jack May Landscaping Co. 1350 Harrison St. Phone 4 5 2-J in ( ' 1 i J, ' s 711 V' " r Ik - i. i'v. i.- few- f &i " Control Of Insect Pests In Nursery Plants, Trees Topic Of New Bulletin A 164-page handbook of nurserv ket or which are still in the Insect pests, so detailed that seven laboratory development stage. WINGLESS CHICKEN If you are one of the people who looks carefully over the platter of fried chicken to avoid a wing, then reter n. baumann ot Ues Moines, Iowa, has good news for you. Ha has developed a wingless chicken. Baumann is hown above examining one of his wingless flock. At left is an ordinary bird with its aviation equipment intact. (AP Wirephoto) pages are needed for the index, nas Deen issued as u. s. (J. ex periment station bulletin 449, "In sect Pests of Nurserv and Orna mental Trees and Shrubs in Ore gon." "Few persons not engaged in the nursery business realize the number, variety and seriousness ol the insects tnat attack tne nurs ery trees, shrubs and planting stock, or the care and skill neces sary to protect them from the ravages ol the insect pests," says Dean Wm. A. Schoenfeld in a foreword to the big bulletin. The bulletin Is written by Joe Schuh, former assistant entomolo gist, and Dr. Don C. Mote, head entomologist, at the station. It represents the findings from ex tensive research work in the nursery field carried on by the station at the request of the in dustry for the past decade. Such research is still in Droe- ress with special attention to use of the newer insecticides that have so recently come on the mar- The new bulletin includes results from DDT and some of the "older new" insecticides, but so many of the later materials are still in the experimental stage and are not included in tnis publication. The new handbook is well Illus trated with 83 cuts which help in identifying insect damage on the principal nursery materials. A section on beneficial insects and other natural control factors reminds the reader that without these the struggle for existance between man and the sinsects might come out with the latter the winner. Parasitic Insects, disease that attack pests, birds and weather all aid In controlling the harmful insects, the authors show. Even snakes, frogs, lizards, oats ana some otner lorms of ani mal life help man in the insect battle. Sections are also included on insecticides and their uses, how to mix and apply them, equip ment, sanitation and rotation of crops. Grain Suggested As Supplemental Ration In Fattening Thin Lambs synthetic estrogens, Imitate the results of some hormones. Hormones and synthetic es trogens, fed in extra quantities, do such things as make chickens put on learners faster, make birds fat by slowing down the life processes and make hens lay more eggs. Besides, there are those roosters that quit crow ing and fighting and lose their sexual activity. Pellet Goes With Head Now that synthetics can be manufactured, scientists are find ing a lot of new uses for them. They may help revolutionize the fioultry business because the eat ng qualities of birds can be im proved substantially and birds can be mads to put on welgnt faster. The government has approved the use of synthetic estrogens contained in a pellet Inserted in the chicken's neck. The chick- L,flMlllfrl Vol. XI, No. 28 July 18, 1949 Hot Weather Hints. Every time the weather warms up a bit, and we start suggesting what should be done about, it, the weather man gets cagy, and turns on the cool spout. But some day, he Is going to forget himself, and maybe this Is the time. Anyway, It has been ralhcr warmish, and In some places hot. So anything can happen. And even in Douglas County, heat has been known to kill . chickens, and even turkeys. Do your best to keep your lay ing hens eating. Without feed, they can't produce. Wet feeds are more palatable in hot weath er. They arc cool. Soaked rolled barlev, dried down with Ump qua Egg Mash will go good. Change to A. P. Mash, If you haven't already done so. What Is A. P. Mash? That Is our new All Purpose Egg Mash. No scratch grain. It Is palatable, high In vitamins and nutrients, and furnishes everything your birds need for good production. (DON'T feed this mash to young fullets without scratch grain. L's too powerful for kids!) Peebles Condensed Whey with Ribolac Is a fine hot weather feed. Whets the appetite, keens egg shells good. Feed it either In wet feeds or leave in the car tons In the house, free choice. If your turkeys don't have natural shade, he sure you fur. nlsh some sort of artificial shade for them. Keen water in shade If possihle: if not, as close as you can to shade. Use big troughs, so water will keep siigmiy cooler man in small con tainers. As for you, gentle reader, eat more lettuce and less meat and fried potatoes. (Why didn't this happen during the butcher's strike?) Drink mora milk, eat more Ice cream, less chocolate candy and gooey desserts. In short, eat less and drink mure. In hot countries natives learn to use more salt. Many doctors recommend extra salt during hot spells. We perspire more. and that uses more salt. If your blood pressure is up, talk to Doc about it. Otherwise, we think more salt will help you. Don t add salt to your UMP- QUA FEEDS. They have the right amount no matter If the weather man is for us, or agin us. (Cuss him!). Higher Egg Prices. Sure, more good newt! Egg oricrs still going up like a bul imy loon. And let us give you a tip. The highest prices for eggs we know of, are being paid at the Koseburg Poultry Co., lust across the street from our hi warehouse. Genial Mike Brown runs the place, but Is often out on Thurs days. So If you wish, Just leave your eggs at the Mill, and we'll see that Mike gets them. Better sec Mike right away, and make arrangements to get top prices. You can always use another couple cents a dozen. Parson: You should love your enemies. Sinner: I do. I love rum, whis key, tobacco and women. Sumpin' New Under Sun. The very finest delicacy In poultry meat has always been capons. But cnponlzing has al ways been such a chore thnt al most nobody bothers about It any more. We get such fine meat from Broadbreastrd tur keys, raised on UMPQUA TUR KEY FEEDS, and these swell fryers that are grown so rapidly on HM.O UMPQUA BROILER RATION that they don't have time to get tougn. Even so, capon meat still has the edge. Now you can have capons chemically. No fuss, no after effects, no mortality. Use CAPETTES, a new hormone tablet which is implanted under the skin. We have tried these tablets out, and find that young roosters will grow much more rapidly, and make much better use of 'cod, making for lower cost of producing fryers. But we think hatching egg producers mav have even better reasons for using CAPETTES. Old breeding males are a drug on the market, and will fatten up, and become tender In six or elcht weeks after being treated. Their value as food will be at least double. CAPETTES are cheap. A nick el apiece. An applicator for Sl.75. The appllcalors will last for years. A minute of vour time will make a lot of money, if us ed In this way. See us for your supply. The good nature rt con watch- ed the drunk trying to lit a kev Into a lamp post. Finally he ob served: "I m afraid there's no body home. Replied the drunk: "Yosh, m" wife's home. Got a light upstairs." Reason Far Pride. We're not going to pin this bouquet on ourselves. But we have a little finger In the pie. One of the greatest honors available to poultrymen Is win ning the "CHICKEN OF TO MORROW CONTEST." We'd like to win first prize for the na tion, and get that $5,000.00. But we won't. However, the stale contest was held last month at Corvallis, and we read about first prize. nnt the papers didn't say was that second prize went to Curtis Barker, local fryer specialist, on a dozen Cornish-New Hampshire cross birds, hatched by Umpoua Produce Co. And the judges say Curtis' entry would have taken first except for the fact that they were killed several weeks ahead of the contest, and show ed some bad effects from freez ing. Mr. Barker very modestly gives much credit to the breed. But we have found that It takes more than that to produce prize winning results. It takes good breeding, good MANAGEMENT, good disease control, and good feed. And all the Douglas Flour Mill can take credit for Is that these prize birds were produced on UMPQUA FEEDS. Nice Old Lady: Little boy, does your mother know you smoke? Little Boy: Does your husband know vou speak to strange men like this? We Won't Do It. Contrary to practices In some former years, we have decided that everybody will be happier in the long pull If we don't lend out sacks for the harvest season So for this year, we will soil you all the sacks you can po-jsibly use, and at reasonable prices. Hut this business of loaning them out sometimes entires mis understandings. We want to be everybody's friend. Further, while talking about sacks, when you get them full of this year's harvest, bring vs. tit you don't need yourself In to the Mill. We will be In the market for every kernel of grain you can spare. We will pay you Portland prices for your barley, oals and speltz, and will pay the full loan value on vour wheat. How can vou lose on that kind of a propo- sit Ion. Brine In samples, and we will bid you the best possible price according to quality. I .... en aosorns me content of tne pellet. Then, when his head is chopped off, the pellet goc ; along with it. This protects people from eating any large dose that might remain in the pellet. But It is unlawful to use some hormones and synthetics in chicken feed. People who have eaten hormone-treated chickens say it is delicious meat. Tenderness Plus Louis Franke of Texas Agri cultural and Mechanical college says he took some from a col lege experimental flock. "You had to be careful frying those birds," he says. "They were so tender that by the time one side was browned, the whole chicken almost fell apart." Franke didn't know, at the time, they were hormone-treated oronors. Me thought they must be a new breed because they were so unusually delicious. One combination of hormones tried at the Texas college put weight on chickens almost twice as fast as other chickens gained. When they were dressed they had about 4 percent more meat in ratio to bone and other In edible parts than other chick ens. Rooster Acts Like Hen At a recent meeting of vet erinarians one scientist told of a tough old rooster that lived only to fight, boss the hens and create a barnyard disturbance. A few shots of female sex hormones made him quit crowing and strutting. And the scientists said solemnly this old roosler squatted like a setting hen try ing to find a nest of eggs to hatch. He even clucked like a hen that has laid an egg. The government food expert, discussing this case, said one Feeder Iambs that did not get fat while with their mothers may require an extra grain ration to make market weight, especially "Runout" Plant Varieties Myth, Expert Declares DES MOINES, Iowa UP) The belief that some crop varie ties "runout" is a myth, says .. J. Johnson, head of the farm crops department at Iowa State College. It has sprung, he said, from the speed with which some new crop varieties have replaced the old in recent years. The belief is that certain varieties of self-pollinated crops may break down after a few years of replanting in a par ticular area. "It's biologically impossible for oats or any other self-pollinated crop to run out In the sense that this term is ordinarily used," he says. In the case of Tama and Boone varieties of oats. Johnson said, these varieties were resis tant to most of the diseases that were bothering oats at the time they were developed. Then Hel- mlnthosporium blight blossomed into a serious disease for oats and Tama and Boone were susceptible to It. "That Is why we switched to Clinton oats which was resistant to Helminthosporium as well as other diseases," he explains. "However, the Tama and Boone varieties did not run out. They were still as resistant to the other diseases as at the start." Hybrid corn, he t,ays, is a clear case of a plant that literally runs out after the first year. However, hybrid corn is not a true crop va riety, Johnson says. It cannot breed true. if they are now on poor pasture, Harry Lindgren, O. S. C. animal specialist, states. Lambs that fall Into this cate gory are now weaned, weigh 75 pounds or less and are too thin to market. The question is, how to get those extra pounds of gain to bring the lamb up to 90 pounds or so? Lindgren says lambs will fatten naturally on good pasture, but much forage during July doeo not qualify as "good, in such cases, he recommends a supplemental whole 'grain ration such as bar ley. Whole barley Is selling at about $50 per ton. Any other gains wnicn can De nought at com parable prices, the specialist adds, will also prove satisfactory. Lambs need to gain from one- third to one-half a pound a day to reacn mantel weignt enicientiy. Sudan grass Is a good source of pasture for fattening lambs, Lindgren states, providing it has not headed out. Freedom from parasites Is also important. For control of worms. Lindgren suggests that one part pnenotniazine De mixea witn iu parts salt Hood River Crop Of Cherries Far Above Forecasts HOOD RIVER, July Hood River valley cherry or chards upsetting predictions of disaster from rain splits and the cherry fruit fly have produced the best crop since 1945. Nearly 130 cars of fresh cher ries will be shipped, J. E. Klahre, general manager of the Hood River Apple Growers association, said. That Is close to the 1945 mark and far above expectations in view of heavy rains as the cherries ripened. It Is the third largest crop in 40 years. Despite that, J. F. Blake, Union Pacific agent, said it is down one third from what It would have been had the rains held off. General estimates early In the season were for shipment of 160 to ibu cars. BiaKe says now it appears the full harvest would have hit around 210. After the rains, growers feared the valley would not ship out over 70 cars. Klahre said cannery operations had been heavy. Most packing operations ended this week. A dark spot on the picture Is price. Klahre said "There is prac tically no FOB demand, thus forc ing shippers to unload on auc tions." And auction prices in the east, he said, have been low. The percentage of Americans 65 years old or older has nearly doubled In the last 50 years. 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