2 The Newt-Review, Roieburg, Ore.-Mon., Nov. 21, 1949
FARM and- GARDEN NEWS
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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."
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Largs stocks assure ease in selecting pleasing
patterns. See the display at . . ,
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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."
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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
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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.
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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
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