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2 The Newt-Review, Roieburg, Ore.-Mon., Nov. 21, 1949 FARM and- GARDEN NEWS .. - VKCfAKHBi"'. ......... . - r ----- ,. s-t - - - - - - - . r . . . - crwyMv&mWK I Little Change Is Expected In 1950 Prices On Chicks Baby chicks will sell at approximately the same levels during 1950 as they did this year If present hatching Industry expectations are followed through. Prospective chick asking prices were made public recently during the annual fall meeting of the Oregon Baby Chick associa tion when the annual Industry "Intention" survey results were made known by Noel Bennion, O. S. C. extension poultry specialist. v, Asking prices IT both Leghorn and heavy breed cockerels are set for one cent advances, sur vey results reveal. Hatchcrymen expect to receive 4 cents apiece for Leghorn; 14 cents for heavy Dreea day old, sexed cockerels. Straight run Leghorn chicks are expected to stay at ViVd le vels IS cents. Meanwhile, a dip from 19 to la cents apiece is ex pected for sralght run heavy oreea cnicKs. Bennion said the relationship between the pounds of feed a dozen eggs will buy the egg-feed ratio during tne montns oi Nov ember, December, January, Feb ruary, March, April, and May is closely tied in with the number of chicks hatched each year. He points out that the egg-feed ralio now is not as lavoraoie as it was In early 1949. Thus, he anti cipates some national reduction in chicks hatched. Despite an anticipated down ward trend in chick numbers, the poultry specialist said that Ore gon hatcherymen expect to stcn up their output next year.. The reason is that Oregon now! m ports approximately 25 tp 30 per cent of the market eggs and chicken meat consumed, and lo cal producers are m a good com petitive position to assume much of this market. Hatching industry spokesmen see no reduction In feed prices and other production costs during the coming year. When the egg-feed ratio is high, Bennion explains, chick numbers normally li urease. The opposite Is true when the index Is low. Time Running Out For Carrying On Soil Conservation Miss Fern Vosberg Wins Apple Packing Title, HOOD RIVER, -m Miss Fern Vosberg won the apple packing championship of Hjod River county. She packed 63 boxes of the fruit In two hours to win over 13 other contestants. The Hood River woman scor ed 88 points out of a possible 100 for speed and quality, ac corlng to Richard Ryalls, chief wuicai juuci nc to plain aujKl' Intendent for the sponsoring Hood Kivcr Apple urowers association. Ryalls noted the best iob here was far behind the 83 boxes Hack ed in the same time by last year's winner at a Yakima, Wash., event. The winner there was named "World Champion." I I FLOOR COVERING ' Linoleum Kentile Largs stocks assure ease in selecting pleasing patterns. See the display at . . , COEN SUPPLY COMPANY Phone 121 EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER Flood and Mill St. Time is running out In which soli and water conservation prac tices can be carried out under the 1949 agricultural conservation program, says J. F. Bonebrake, chairman of the Douglas county PMA committee. He urges farm ers to concentrate their efforts on those practices which still can be completed. The chairman states that prac tices must be carried out within the program year to qualify for assistance, me practices must be completed according to specula tions and the farmer must pro vide tne necessary evidence tnat the practice has been carried out before anoroval can be given for payments. The only purpose of payments to farmers, he explains, is to pro vide the necessary financial help to get needed conservation work done. As he outs it, "the mere in tentions of farmers with respect to farm conservation don't stop erosion nor build up resistance to blowing and washing. "The people of this country are helping farmers financially to carry out conservation practices. It is up to us to get the job done. We have the responsibility to use the program to conserve our soil and water resources." Assistance under ACP, he explains, makes it possible for farmers to carry out the needed conservation prac tices. The government shares in the cost about 50 percent in most cases and the farmer Is respon sible for carrying out the needed practice. He points out that all farmers whether they cooperate in the program or not are responsible lor protecting tne land against erosion and for conserving and using available moisture most ef fectively. As the cnalrman sums It up, "upon the farmer rests the responsibility for protecting the land just as the individual has a responsibility in neiping to pro tect the country In time of war. The forces that destroy land are just as damaging as the atomic bomb the only difference, it takes a little longer." . I) 4 f i'fK ' J );; -''1 4 -C$k t: JAKE LECHMAN, left, and Roy Mitchell are pictured at the io help me, I've forgotten what this unit if called. At any rate, it was pouring a steady flow of grain into sacks which the two were kept mighty busy supplying it with, and trucking away when tilled, at the Douglas County Flour Mills the other day. That's the only thing I don't like about a flour and feed mill there's so much work connected with it. (By Paul Jenkins). Vol. XI, No. 4S Nov. 21, 1949 Turkey Day Pity the poor turkeyl For him there Is no silver lining. This week he will bite the dust by the millions. The silver lining Is for guys and gals who get one of the finest, tastiest meals of the whole year. These days, there will be only one Thanks giving, so let's make the most of it (Remember the good old days when we had two Thanks givings a year?) Just a note to the housewife who has to get ud a big family dinner Thursday. What with the high cost of living and all. it may be a strain on the family purse, rnu you can nave ine Dest main course in the world, Ore gon Broad Breasted Turkey, at the lowest cost In years. Serv. Ing turkey will be a fine thing in several ways. You will be helping one of the major industries in our state, That will give you a feeling of self-satisfaction. You will be helping a producer who Is get ting a pretty rough deal this year, to stay in business. That's your -good deed lor tne day. And as a reward for your thoughtfulness and kindness, you will have the enjoyment of a wonoernu looa at an econom ical cost. How can you miss? If you haven't decided on a turkey for Turkey Day, hurry and get your order In. There should be more than enough for ail ox us. And now, for a word to the nroduccr of those noble birds. We won't advise you whether to sell, or store, or consign. It's ' anybody's guess as to what the luture market will do. utorage holdings hnve Increased rapidly this fall. Maybe that's just be cause of an earlier than normal maturing crop, or maybe It means a lot more turkeys have been raised. We will advise only one thing, and that very strongly. Finish your turkeys properly. It never did pay to sell turkeys until they were prime, and in a tough year with low prices, you can't afford to sell poorly finished turkeys, and risk a lower grade and price. You have to have all primes, to protect your invest ment. Toms will grow rapidly, and take on dressed weight at econ omical feed consumption up to about 28 to 30 w?eks. The oth erwise wasted weight of "blood feathers" will become market able turkey during the last couple weeks. With UMPQUA TURKEY FAT at only $3.90. you can put on pounds pretty cheap. Besides, they look so much pret- ir when fully finished. Uncle Han Sayi ftf" MAN HAT NEW? MADE A MISTAKE CERffllNLV COULONT BEEN VTRV INDUSTRIOUS. JVR J Nt-AS Last Call The fall has been wonderful for getting In crops and pasture seed. But If you still have a bit of land yet, why not get it In shape and plant it to wheat. The stun is too nigh to buy, on ac count of Guvment competition, but you can raise some, and it's tine feed. We have some fine wlnterJ wneat seed, an reclcaned and ready. Hello, Tri-City If you don't live in the neigh borhood of Riddle. Myrtle Creek, Days Creek and Canyonvllle, skip this paragraph. But If vou do live In that dellnhtful section of Douglas County you will be Interested to know that Mr. Rim mell has taken over the Feed More and delivery route built up by the late Mr. Gloss, and more recently operated by Mr. Clockson. Mr. Rlmmell will have all kinds of UMPQUA KKEDS avail- able at all times, and you can ar range io nave tnem delivered right to your barn or henhouse. And along with this service by Mr. Rlmmell, you will be entitl ed to the regular field service from the Douglas Flour Mill, which has proved highly profit able to so many poultry and tur key producers In Douglas County. "Say. Bill, you should pull your shados down after dark. I saw vou kissing your wile last night." " Ha, ha! The jokes on you, Pal. I wasn't even home last night." On That Bum Feed Mr. L. L. Ford has bunch of pullets out on South Deer Creek. He also runs a big saw mill and logging camp on the side. But what we started out to ny was, his Hanson strain White Legho-ns are now lay ing at the rate of 83, on UMPQUA MILK EGG MASH. costing him only $4.20 a bag. And ne nas a extra cockerels from the same hatch for sale. From 300 eggers. Empty Bogs Christmas Is coming soon. Why not gather up all the em pty UMPQUA BRAND bags you have, bring them in to the Mill, and get a bit of extra cash for Xmas presents. We can use those empties, if you have kept them clean and kept the mice out of them. Everybody Happy "Sorry, neighbor, that my hen scratched up your garden. "Oh, that's all right. My dog ate your hen." "Fine, flnel I just ran over your dog." How's Your Egg Grade ' It's easier to produce clean eggs than to clean eggs. Plenty of sawdust In the nest and in the egg room, dry or built-up litter, and gathering several times dnllv all hclri. But if the weather gets bad, or something haPuens that you have dirty eggs, get one of our egg washing machines, and clean them easily and without lowering the grades. With egg prices down, you have to get top grades to get top prices. Why not ask Mike Brown, at the Roseburg Poultry Co., who buys heaps and heaps of eggs, what he thinks of eggs that have been washed properly? Save yourself time, and make yourself money with one of our egg washers. "Such lovely cookies! I don't know, how many I've eaten," gushed the lady visitor. "Seven," snapped the small son of the nostess. Keep Your Litter Dry Built-up litter Is the answer to lots of prayers. If you can keep it drv, it saves you oodles of work, and the birds do much better. But perhaps your litter has become damp on account of too many birds, fog drift, rain ing in, leaks in the roof. Improp er ventilation or what not. If so, come to the Mill and get some hydratod lime. That will do a heap of good. It you have really bad spots, remove the wettest stuff and replace' with perfectly dry litter. Better to do it that way than to take out everyhlng and clean house. And the thing that will answer your purpose perfectly dry lit ter to add Is that Serval cane lltti-r. We have a mess of It in our hay barn we want ot get out of the way to make more room for our good hay. A special price on this good-Utter. Want A Tender, Juicy Turkey? Try These Tips Cook your Thandsgivlng turkey by ear. If fat sputters or drip pings burn, the oven is too hot. That is a timely Thanksgiving cooking reminder from an O.S.C. extension nutrition specialist, Miss Agnes Kolshorn, who adds that long cooking in a compara tively low oven 300 to 325 de grees will lend added flavor to the bird. Cook the turkey in a shallow, uncovered pan without adding water, the specialist suggests. Place it on a rack breastdown, and turn it from one side to the other on the hour. To finish cook ing, turn the turkey breast up for the final 20 minutes or so. When the Joints move easily un der slight pressure, or a pinch of flesh feels soft, the bird is ready ior carving. , A common turkey cooking er ror, the specialist points out. Is cooking the fowl breast up. This method causes the juices to filt er down out of the white meat causing this favorite portion of the bird to become dry and with out flavor. , Slow cooking gives more ser vings, juicier meat and more even browning. A turkey- that weighs from 12 to 15 pounds when ready to stuff, for example, will roast In 5 or 6 hours in an oven at about 300 degrees Fahrenheit. How much stutfing will you need? A common rule Is one cup per pound of ready-to-roast tur key. Stuff loosely, because stuff ing swells when cooked, and day old bread Is best. If a frozen turkey Is purches ed, start early to get it thawed. Add half again as long to the cooking time if the bird is started to cook while still frozen. It will take about two days to thaw a full sized turkey in a refriger ator or cooler, Miss Kolshorn points out. Before thawing, re move wrappings and cover loosely. New Type Plow Designed To Stop Soil Erosion LUBBOCK, Tex. UP) Ploughs that work only under neath the surface are advocated to stop soil erosion by Dr. A.W. Young, head of the plant indus try department of Texas Tech nological College. These plows have chisel noses and underground blades to cut the subsoil on each side. They leave in place the stubble of previous crops. Every bit of stub ble or any other crop residue left with Its roots In a field, says Dr. Young, is both a natural wind break and a water dam. The stubble binds the top soil from blowing away as dust, and from eroding In water. The stub ble also furnishes little pipes down which rain water penetrat es into the soil, instead of mostly running off on the surface. As the stubble decomposes, it fur nishes a sort of binding cement to hold soil particles more firmly in place. Chickens And Eggs Reported Short In West Coast States Oregon and the Pacific coast are short on chickens and eggs but long on turkeys, honey, and some other animal products, ac cording to the Agricultural Outlook Circular Just issued by the Oregon State college extension service and now available from county extension agents. Medford Man Is Held In 'Death Of Hunter ; ENTERPRISE, Ore.-OV-Al-len C. Gebhart, Medford, Is be ing held in the Wallowa county jau accused oi manslaughter fol lowing the elk-hunting death of Reed Ware, 32, Lostine. Bond was set at $5000 for Geb hart, who admitted firing a shot in the isolated Grand Ronde river country Friday where Wade was shot fatally. ' District Attorney Keith Wilson sairl rat-iVial- lirmiM nnnnan hnfrnx. the Wallowa county grand Jury, I proDamy next montn. A laree Dart of the chicken meat and egg requirements of the ereatlv expanded Pacific coast population has been ship ped in irom tne miowesi in re cent vears. Feed shortages pre vented Oregon poultrymen from maintaining war-time increases in rhicken numbers even when egg prices were quite favorable. Feed Is more plentiful now but egg prices are expected to be lower and competition with pro ducers irom otner areas win De keen, the report cautions. The recent market shift from east to west coast gives Oregon egg producers a new advantage over midwest farmers. This is partly offset by loss of much for mer advantage in rate of lay. During the last ten years, pro duction per hen has increased faster in other states then in Ore gon. Turkey Outlook. O.K. Midwest and eastern produc tion Js important in the outlook for turkeys. As long as the best market for surplus Oregon tur key meat is on the east coast, producers in this state will be in direct competition with those in lower cost feed areas closer to eastern markets. Yet the report says the num ber of turkeys raised fti Oregon in 1949 looks about right for 1950. Turkey numbers in other states are expected to decrease some what. Western hatcheries, how ever, have proved good markets for high quality turkey and chicken eggs but demand in the season ahead is expected to be smaller than last spring. Prices of two specialty animal products, mohair" and honey, will b supported by the government for the first time in 1950. This outlook report also points out that fur and game farming looks brighter and that horses and mules are becoming scarce on Oregon farms. Copies of the report, Oregon Outlook Circular No. 6, are available from county extension offices or the college. A soil fit for planting should be loose and friable enough so the beneficial bacteria may breathe freely. There is no better source of humus than completely rotted vegetable and animal matter. Do not spade fresh vegetable matter into the garden bed to-rot. Pro vide a space apart, for this purpose. Too much water at blooming time may cause the sweet pea buds to fall. Withhold water. Thanks to My Remodeled Kitchen! Simplify your cooking-cleaning chores by modernizing your kitchen' with easy-to-clean Wallboard and roomy CURTIS CABINETS! You gain mora efficient work and storage areas, save steps . . . have more time for LEIS URE each day! See us this week. Monthly Payments and Free Estimates Arranged 2)cvm Gerfcise n FLOOR SANDING and FINISHING Estimates Leslie Pfaff 320 Ward St. Phono 1573-R . 3 k aitlMIMD mam LIGHT PLANT Fairbanks-Morse, 5000-Watt Plant 115-Volt Alternating Current Plant With 4-Cylinder, Water-Cooled Engine Equipped with Oil Filter and Automatic Panel Has very attractive and handy panel board Has sufficient power for most farms WE ARE OVERSTOCKED AND WILL TAKE 30 DISCOUNT FROM REGULAR PRICE TO MOVE 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 UUU-UHia ItMM I JLU l Hill . : rur-TiM mwm , L wfci1 1 1 f nUTUU-tllKB FUHW ! -iT ft uki-umau wmm : It " " If. , j Just as I was going home for dinner the other day, the district zone manager from Harvester dropped in. I said, "You better come along, we're having chicken ..." On the way back to the store, he told me to expect a shipment of Farmall Cubs within the next few days. This ought to cheer you up, and it doesn't make m "mad" either! Well, they are here now-on display. So come on in, fo!ks7and see the Farmall Cub! Next to a pair of pliers, it's the handiest farm tool I know. Just right for the fellow with 40 acres, more or less . . . the part-time farmer the vegetable truck-crop grower... or the big acreage farmer who needs another tractor. Of course, what really makes a Farmall Cub useful Is its full lineof quick-change implements with fingertip Farmall Touch-Control No more sweating and swearing and aching backs! Another thing . . . when you need prompt service and parts, I'm always here. ' MTtftfimWut MWIM SIG FETT S27 N. Jackson Phone 1150 X