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Farmers Dependent On West For Seed; Oregon Leads U. S. ' By WILLIAM E. LOWELL WASHINGTON UP) Farmers will lean heavily on the West in adjusting plantings to postwar demands. Acreage controls which the Agriculture department finds neces sary to prevent surpluses are expected to take 20,000,000 to 30,000, 000 acres now in cotton, corn and wheat out of production next year. inaicauons are mat most of this land will be planed to grass or legumes, either for stock feed or cover. That means tons of seed will be needed and there has been a shortage of seed during recent years. Last year Canadian im ports saved the alfalfa seed situa tion in this country. In many sections of the west--In all but one of the 11 western states, in fact seed has been found a profitable crop. Income Gueised An "educated guess" by de partment spokesmen sets the in come from seed crops In this area at around $38,000,000 annu ally. And that ain't hay though some of the end-product Is going to be. By way of comparison: Livestock marketings from the western states last year were valued at $1,282,184,000. Based on estimates the nation's farmers have given the depart ment, grass and legume seed pro duction will need to be doubled. And it's obvious that, for much of the increased production the department will turn to the west ern specialist. "It's his dish," said Cy Briggs, of the department's production marketing branch. "The west is a natural producing area. Grow ing conditions are among the best in the country. The soil is fertile, moisture can be controlled by irrigation. Light In Weight "The product is light in weight, small in bulk, so transportation costs are not excessive, even for shipments across the nation." Briggs, who started with the department as a county agent in Oregon a good many years ago, observed with obvious pride that Oregon is the premier seed pro ducing state in the nation. It ranks first in alsike clover with 80,400 bushels last year, in perennial rye grass, with 7,200, 000 pounds, In hairy vetch, 12. 800,000 pounds, and common rye grass, 49,500,000 pounds. It was second for ladino clover, alta and Kentucky fescue and Austrian winter peas, fifth in crimson clo ver, sixth In white clover and 10th In red clover. Washington is second in the common and Willamette vetches, third in Austrian winter peas and fourth in hairy vetch. The UjS. Bureau of Reclama tion estimates western American rivers could generate as much electricity in a vear as 600.000.- 000 barrels of petroleum burned in steam plants. . They're All Singing the Praises ... of our Quality FULLER PAINTS! Year after year particular home-owners every where insist en dependable Fuller Paints for their seasonal redecorating plans. Easy-to-brush, quick-to-dry, Fuller's many crisp exciting colors and soft, restful shades will give your home a "lift" ... to make it more exciting and invit ing for the Holidays! Step in select your favorite color-harmonies today! Fair Prices, Always. All Your Building Needs In One Stop 2)cvm Gerfei sen L.kouH PONDEROUS PORKER There's S00 pounds of sausage nearly a third of a mile of links wrapped up in this high bog brought to the Chicago market by Robert Hawley of Argyle, Wis. The four-year-old Duroc boar Is four feet high, six feet long and weighs 1080 pounds. Packers paid Hawley $124.20 for the hog and sharpened up their sausage grinders. The normal-size Hampshire hog in foreground points up the monster's size. Cannery Crops Cost Reported Costs of producing sweet com, table beets, and carrots for pro cessing in the Willamette valley are presented in three iiew bul letins of the O.S.C. agricultural experiment station. A fourth bul letin in the series, on pole beans, was released earlier this year. Little information has been available in the past on the economics of these crops but the various -cost factors are outlined in detail in the new publications by authors Ueorge B. Davis, as sistant agricultural economist, and D. Curtis Mumford, agricul tural economist. The information has been requested by both growers and processors. Copies are available free from county agents or from the college. Yield was found to be perhaps the most important single factor Influencing costs for the three crops. High yields were obtain ed with little more cost per acre than low yields. Other costs fac tors charted included labor and equipment, irrigation, seed and fertilizer, method of harvest and overhead costs. Average costs per acre and per ton for the three crops were computed in the studies, which covered the 1946 growing season. For irrigated sweet corn, aver age costs were $110,50 per acre and $26.80 per ton, and for non irrigated, $77.60 per acre- and $34.50 per ton. Table beet costs average $197.90 per acre and $18.90 pr ton. Carrots averaged $214.80 per acre and $13.30 per ton. On small farms producing tendency to use more labor per acre than was actually neces sary. There was no evidence of too little labor being used. Irrigation was profitable for sweet corn despite the addition al labor and equipment costs. Mechanical digging, topping, and loading of table beets reduced harvest costs by nearly one-half as compared with pulling and topping by hand labor. Carrot growers who practiced oil weed ing costs than those who did not ing costs than thos who did not use oil. "Leghorn" hats actually are made in Fiesole, a suburb of Florence, Italy. The Italian port of Leghorn is called Livorno in Italian. 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Sportsmen Entar Running For National Liars' Titlt BURLINGTON, Wis., VP) The hunters and fishermen, who have more practice, are making a fast pitch for the national liar' championship. Otis C. Hulett, president of the Burlington Liars' club, which will pick the champion Dec. 31, said a couple of sportsmen are right up in the running. Take, for example, the fish story tdld by Homer Floyd Fan sler of Tacoma, Wash., about his father's fabulous fox hounds. "My father had the fastest fox hounds in the entire state of West Virginia, perhaps in the whole eastern seaboard," wrote Fans ler. "He went fox hunting one day with these fast hounds and car- YOU CAN GET A .GOAT'S GOAT SARASOTA, Fla. MP) Goats stupid? No such thing, say Don and Grace Ragsdale. They started out with one ani mal for milk to help Mrs. Rags dale's arthritis and wound up with not only a goat dairy but a rather complete dossier on goat habits and philosophy. Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale say goats have a strong sense of what is right and wrong In the way they should be handled, and if one thinks he has been -lighted, he sulks or pouts or butts. Thev also have very long memories. Some practically demand to be addressed by name. And they don't eat rags or tin cans. rled a mattock along to dig out any fox that might take refuge in his lair. Soon these fast hounds of father's were barking at the entrance of a nice fox den. Fa ther came up and started digging and dug for IS minutes when sud denly a fox dove between his legs and Into the den. Those hounds were so fast they had beaten the fox to his den by a quarter of an hour." WOOL USED IN PRESSING To make woolens, particularly gabardines, hold their original ap pearance, press them "over" and "under a woolen eloth, sug gests Miss Murle Scales, O. S. C extension clothing and textiles specialist. The right side of the garment, she adds, Is placed next to the wool covering on the iron ing board. In shrinking the full ness out of the hem on a woolen garment, place a piece of card board between the hem and the garment to prevent shrinking the outside. Scientists are making synthetic minerals at high pressure in stainless steel "bombs." CHRISTMAS MIRRORS PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. F Phone 242 Mon., Dec. 19, 1949 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. 9 DAIRY REPORT ENDED PORTLAND UP) The Depart ment of Agriculture Is discontin uing the monthly Oregon dairy report because of the cost. The state emergency board last week refused to grant an extra $6,000 for the project. The report is published by the federal agency from state and federal funds. FROST RUINS POTATOES PORTLAND, UP) Frost cost central Oregon growers an estimated 230 cars of potatoes. Ben Davis, state Potato Com mission adminstrator, said this number would be dumped. The country shipping points, but fall country shipping points, but fill ed to hold up in warmer climat es, he explained. A FIG FOR BOSSY MERCED, Calif. 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