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Newspaper Page TextMob., Jan. 30, 1950 The Newt-Rviw, koteburg, Ore. t and GARDEN N a Consumption Of Livestock Products Discussed At Meeting In Corvallis A mutual-problem of Western Oregon Livestock association members and food retailers keeping consumption of livestock products above prewar, levels will be discussed at the group's fourteenth annual meeting In Corvallis, ..Jan. 30, 31, and Feb. 1, Charles A. Evans,- Indepen dence,, president, has announced. .Featured speaker will be Ri lea W. Doe, Oakland, Calif., vice president, Safeway Stores incor porated. . , . .. , Registration Underway Harry Lindgren, O. S. C. ex tension animal husbandry r ialist, who also serves as : vtoek- association secretary, tj,'s registration began at 11 a. m. today, in the Corvallis commu nity center building at Fourth and Madison streets. Standing committee meetings will occupy much of the opening day pro gram. This year will see Increased supplies, of livestock products, especially pork, coupled with in creasing competition among food products for public favor, accord ing to Doe. Solving the problem of keeping livestock products on the move at high volume will re quire producers, processors and distributors alike to give more careful attention to consumer demands, he adds. Oliver To Talk Other speakers include Her man Oliver, veteran John Day livestock producer and a past president of the Oregon Cattle men's association; President A. L.- Strand, Oregon state college: and F. L,' Ballard,, associate dir ector, agricultural extension ser vice. . . ;' ... Entertainment will be headed by a horse show to be held in the Artangt with u for this 100 liquid filling service now. It's the answer to how - to get the work done faster. Goodyear Solution 100 in- creases any tractor tire "ef ficiency increases grip. Lessens slip. Call us today. I Carter Tire Co. 444 N.. Stephens Phone .1683 This is. the Place to Get Your SOI SERVICE PARTS a - V fWE CAN FIX YOU UPJ Thny Make Your Farm Machinery Wear Better... lait longer Yoaf InternstiontI Hamster Farm Equipment hat probably teen plenty of hard work these past few seasons, if it's like most of the tractors and machines around the ceuntry. To put it back in A-l work ing order, IH Service Parts are just what you need. And we're ready to help you get that job done now. Our parts stock is rilled up once more since this production is receiving special atten tion at the factories. So stop in with your list of needed parts and we'll get to work on it. The precision-made IH Service Parts we carry are your guarantee of satisfactory performance and longer equipment life. SIG 527 N. Jackson INTERNATIONAL FARM tQUIPMtNT O. S. C. armory this evening, sponsored by the Benton county Sheriff's posse. The program al so Includes a conducted tour of barns where visitors will see work being done by the animal husbandry and veterinary medi cine departments. Fourteen western Oregon county livestock associations will be represented at the three-day meeting. The annual banquet will be held tomorrow evening. New Weed Killer Praised By OSC Farm Specialist The new alphabetical weed killer, IPC, that was humorous ly hailed as the eventual suc cessor to the lawn mower in press releases recently because of its grass growth control cap abilities, hi reality shows tremen dous promise as a selective grass killer in a variety of crops, according to Virgil Freed, . assoc iate agronomist, for the Oregon State college agricultural exper iment station. Tabbed Valuable The work with IPC as a lawn grass growth regulator it pro duces a stunted but uniform height grass that stays green is in its earliest experimental stages, Freed says. But IPC's uses as a weedy grass killer in legume seed crops, vegetable crops, strawberries, orchards and perennial grasses are ad vanced enough to tab the chemi cal nearly as valuable as 2,4-D. Discovered in' England but tri ed there and in other places with out much success, IPC's remark able possibilities nave come to light almost exclusively through the efforts of Freed and his as sociates 'at the experiment sta tion. Freed cites a field trial on the Otto Bohnert farm near Medford as an example of IPC's worth. Thera a 60-acre field of Ladino clover had been taken over by grassy weeds to the point where the average yield of seed was only 80 pounds per acre. Appli cation of IPS eliminated the grasses and the average yield jumped to 250. pounds per acre.. Control -of manv rassv -weeds Sin.: other crops' has been almost as promising. , v. The best time for application of IPC is at the time of germina tion of the weedy grasses. Be cause of its slight solubility in water, however, it is possible to control well-established shallow rooted annual grass plants by let ting rainfal or overhead irriga tion water carry the material Into the rooting zone of. the plant. When applied in oil, IPC effectively- controls quackgrass. Official name of the chemical Incidentally, Is O-Iso-propyl N -phenyl carbamate. HEATILATORS '.. for efficient, smokeless . fireplaoes - PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 FETT Phone 1150 HARVESTER HfADQUARTf RS Blej Market For Dritd Milk, Says Executive DAVIS, Calif. UP) There's a . big world market for -dried American milk if It tastes right, a dairy executive says. England, France, Italy, Greece and Po land are all short of milk, G. D. Turnbow, president of an Oak land dairy company, told a re cent meeting at the college of agriculture here. But, he pointed out, if these countries are to buy American dried milk It has to taste Tight, and they have to be able to earn enough to pay for it. And there's the political angle: ' t "If we don't help get -food to the underfed people of the world, democracy isn't going to ltvo. Communism thrives on starva Hon," Turnbow said. Berry Production Costs Outlined A comprehensive study of the cost of producing berries for pro cessing in the Willamette valley has been completed by the O.S.C. agricultural experiment station with the publication of a series of four bulletins outlining study findings. Conducted by Gustav W. Kuhl man and D. Curtis Mumford, studies covered costs of produc ing strawberries discussed (n bulletin No. 469; boysenberries and Loganberries No. 470 ! red raspberries No. 472; and black raspberries No. 473. Publica tions are available free of charge from county agents or from the College. The cost of producing straw berries for processing in 1947 aver aged $537 per acre or 15.06 cents per pound, the economist found The average yield was 3,529 pounds per acre.- For boysenberries, it cost an average of $470 per acre or 11.16 cents per pound for the s a m year. The average yield per acre was 4,212 pounds. Loganberry production costs av eraged $441 per acre or 12 cents per pound with an average yield of 3,674 pounds per acre. The cost of producing red raspberries averaged $609 per acre or 12.94 cents per pound with an average yield of 4,705. Black raspberry costs by com parison were $347 per. acre,, of 15.81 cents per pound with ail average yield of 2,195 potinds per acre. ' " . . . . ,. Oregon Turkey . Growers :; To Cut '50 Production i . PORTLAND, VP) Oregon turkey growers won't raise so many birds this year as last, the U. S. Department of Agriculture reports. A survey indicates that Oregon growers plan- to produce about 1,497,000 turkeys this year: 35 per cent below the wartime av erage, and 6 per cent below the 1949 rate. - 9,000 IN ONE HOUSE ' AMBOY, 111. UP) John Klieman has figured a way to raise 9,000 chickens under one roof. He constructed an improved version of the circular "hen house." His 150-foot diameter building is pie-cut into eight sec tions, each containing ultra-mo-gern watering, feeding and nest ing equipment. The floor slopes to the center drain for easy clean ing. A 16-foot center circle serves as a work area. A feed carrier mounted on a circle monorail suspended from the ceiling en ables one man to tend the flock. . New Location Dr. George L. Nicholas Veterinarian Graduate of University of Pennsylvania Is now located at 804 Garden Volley Road Treatment of all domestic animals. Emergency hospital for small animals. Phono 116 Now Is the Time to Repair Your Equipment Minneapolis-Moline .... , J. I. Case Fairbanks Morse . , .''.! . Rototiller John Bean Sprayers r !. ' Wisconsin Engines Pacific Supply Cooperative R. M. Wade Drag Saws & Machinery ' Cascade Supply, Farm Machinery J. A. Freeman, Farm Machinery John Deere If wo do not have parti in stock, we will do our , best to got them. TRY OUR SHOP AT REASONABLE PRICES 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 Only Six States Show Increased Income On Farm WASHINGTON, UP) Farm ers in only six states a m o n g which Texas was the only major producing state took In more dollar volume from their market ings In the first 11 months of last year than in the corresponding period of 1948. , The Agriculture department so reported. Its monthly farm i n come report showed that in the other 42 states farmers found their revenues down 10 per cent or more on the basis of tne 11-month comparisons. The states with higher farm Income, in addition to Texas, were Delaware, Florida, Arkan sas, New Mexico and Arizona. Texas moved into top place In the - country from the January-through-last November period with total income of $1,905 182,000. California took the se cond spot with $1,850,761,000 with Iowa slipping from the front pos itlon down to third with $1,808 543,000. The Agriculture department report of farm income from oth er states Included: Washington $472,466,000 and Oregon $303,690, Meeting On Range Problems Slated What's all the fuss about? That's the title of a discussion to be led at the forthcoming first annual meeting of the northwest section, American Society of Range Management , in the Vert Memorial, Pendleton, Jan. 27 and 28. It will be led by Allan Rogers, Ellensburg, Wash. The speaker is a former chair man of the American National Livestock association's public relations committee. : Technical range management specialists from the Pacific Northwest will attend the two day meeting, and Joseph F. Pec hanec, Forest service, Portland, who is in charge of the pro gram, has announced that live stock producers are Invited to attend. Sessions will get under way at 9:30 each day. Charley Horses Of Horses Aided By Vitamins A, B CHICAGO, UP) Horses get Charley horses. But, the painful muscular cramps can be alleviated in draft animals by Injections of the B vitamins and vitamin C, the American Veterinary Medical association says. -The association's magazine, Veterinary Medicine, reported, today the new treatment has been tested on 15 standard bred horses which developed cramps from strenuous exercise after a period of inactivity. The muscle knots subsided quickly, and, after two weeks of treatment, the animals under went training without recurrence of cramps. DOGS RIDE MOTORCYCLES SYDNEY, Australia (P) In the far west of South Austra lia wherethey don't figure sheep to the acre but reckon square miles to the sheep and young ranch hands are motor mechan ics not horsemen, it is not unus ual to see a motorcycle snorting along narrow, winding sheep paths with a dog standing on the pillion, its tall feathering in the wind, giving as good a display of trick riding as could be seen In any circus. When the rider halts the ma chine, the dog, often a Border Collie, leaps away and, before a cigarette can be rolled and smok ed, will muster a herd of 500 600 half-wild ewes and lambs from the dusty scrub. RAT COSTS $2 A YEAR NEW YORK m Rats, one of the farmers' greatest pests, each eats an estimated $2 worth of food per year. This includes what the animal wastes, for 11 destroys about as much as It eats. It Is figured that one rat uses the equivalent of 50 pounds of grain per year. Wheat Grass Sown In Sagebrush Area WESTON. UP) W. E. Van Winkle, Weston cattleman, is try ing out a way to revegetate and increase the capacity of his sev eral thousand acres of sage brush in northwest Umatilla county. He seeded 300 acres of crested wheat grass in 40 foot strips dur ing the first three weeks of Dec ember. Today he said the grass is coming up okay. His land is in a low rainfall, blow area. Brannan Expects High Surpluses WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 P Secretary of Agriculture Bran- non said last week the govern ment's stake in farm surpluses might reach $6,300,000,000 by the time price support programs for 1950 crops are completed. The investment is now sllghtlv more than $3,500,000,000. The bullk is tied up in products sucli as grains and cotton which can be stored for long periods. Brannan made his estimate in urging the Senate agriculture committee to approve a bill to boost price support funds by $2 billion. His estimate assumed, of course, that ample funds will be authorized. Committee members Indicated the bill would be quickly approv ed. Democratic Leader Lucas till) who directs the Senate's legisla tive schedule, said "we-don't want to delay this too long." Senator Thye (R-Minn) agreed. He said the Increase price-support authority was essential. The Commodity Credit corpor ationthe department's' price supporting agency now has a support pool of $4,750,000,000 in cluding the funds already tied up In surpluses. Cut In Pea Production Said Vital To Prices PULLMAN. UP) Pea. farm ers of the Palouse area of' east ern Washington and northern I- daho will have to cut production about 40 per cent this year If tney want a lair price lor tneir crop, a Washington State college economist says, Karl.Hobson, extension econ omist, bases this prediction mainly on the recent announce ment that the government will not have a price support pro gram lor ary peas. Prices for the 1950 crop, h e said, will depend on how much the Army will buy for Germany and Japan, how many acres are planted and what the weather does to the crop. . : . V DOG NURSES PIG MONMOUTH, 111. UP) Por ky, the pig; Babe, :he kitten, and Patsy, tie Collie dog, are a happy family on the Leroy Carl son farm near here. . Patsy adopted Baby and Por ky as her . own. She lets them nurse whenever they are hungry. The ten-week old Duroc-Chcster pig was added to the family circle when it refused to take milk from a bottle. ALFALFA SEED BOOMS DAVIS, Calif. UP) There's a booming little business in Cal ifornia, growing alfalfa seeds for other parts of the U.S.A. Two new kinds of alfalfa are Involv ed Ranger and Buffalo. Neith er grows as good hay here as na tvie alfalfa. But the production of seeds of these varieties for. the north-central and northeastern United States has doubled in the past year. UniVERSDL pumps AND WATI ' mriMt FOR DEEP AND SHALLOW WELLS SOfU Stft JET-TYPE WATER SYSTEMS IDEAL FOR HOMt, FARM AND INDUSTRIAL USf BIITItlSUTIS) IT . flP NEST8 CHECK HENS NEW YORK UP) Trap nests, In which a hen can enter alone but is unable to leave with out help, are widely used in the egg industry. Trapping a hen enables tne owner to Keep an ac curate check not only on the number ol eggs she lays, but also helps to keep closer track of non layers. Hens used in trap-nesting usually bear leg-band lden- tlllcatlon numbers. Bulb Industry Income Stated GOLD BEACH, Jan. 26 UP) The flower bulb Industry 1 Curry county gave growers a $400,000 Income last year. That is the estimate of mar keting specialists at Oregon State college. The bulb income was annrox- Imately the same as that from the dairy industry. Sheep and cattle followed in order as the county's leading agricultural in come producers. Bulb growers are carrving out experiments for Improved qual ity and yield In fertilizer trials. The Oliver and Springer bulb farm at Harbor was the scene of last year's experiments and bulblets have been planted on the Chenoweth farm near Ophlr to determine the carry-over influ ence of fertilizer used the pre vious year. Growers are financ ing tne trial with the county agent s omce in charge. SUPER-ONION ' DAVIS, Calif. UP) A new kind of onion, the Yellow Ber muda 986, yields 35 percent more nign-quauty onions than ordl nary Bermudas, reported the col- ege of agriculture here. The 986 also matures 10 to 14 days ear ner and produces lewer culls, It was developed In a 3-wav ex periment by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, the Texas agrlcul tural experiment station, and the experiment station of the Uni versity of California. ... Crates of vegetables are com pletely buried in crushed Ice In refrigerator cars. Vol. XII, No. S Honest Advertising There are several difierent kinds ' of advertising, ranging from straight-out honest state ments, around to high-powered bushwah, and down to mislead ing, and finally dishonest claims and statements. We are proud of our reputation for honest, straight-forward advertising as represented by our weekly mes sage to you via "THE FEED BAG." We are proud of the fact that our claims are taken at face value by such a high per centage of our readers. And you may feel sure we will always strive to keep things just that way. Now we claim that If you feed UMPQUA FEEDS to good breed ing stock under standard sanita tion conditions and standard management practices, you will get satisfactory egg production, milk production, and meat pro duction. In other words, we claim that UMPQUA FEEDS meet all the requirements of your stock, if fed according to our recommendations. We claim, further, that we can, and do, sell UMPQUA FEEDS for less money per unit of Value than you can buy any otner ieea in Doug las County. . ; We read advertising by com petitors like this: "One extra egg per bird per month will etc., etc.,. etc." This is very true. But they don't claim that if you use that feed you will positively get those extra eggs. The way is left open for you to draw such con clusions. This is not dishonest advertising. It Is not even mis leading to the careful reader. But to the casual, hurried poul trvman. it is Intended to guaran tee that the more he pays for egg mash, the more eggs he can expect. And nothing Is further irom tne iruin. , Then we read another "AD", "25 extra eggs per turkey hen on the BLANK plan. Average of All U. S. Commercial Flocks 45 to 50 eggs. 70 to 75 eggs from "m a n y" BLANK FED flocks. A gain for them of from $5 to $750 per bird during the spring season." This is not dishonest either, Neither Is It the straight-forward sort of ad vertlsing we like to connect with UMPQUA FEEDS. Read care fully, it Is all true. It could be used dv any rename ieea com pany in the U. S. As far as TRUTH Is concerned, even the Douglas County Flour Mill could use It. But we won't! We much nrefer our well-known slogan- 'YOU CAN PAY MORE BUT YOU CANT BUY BETTER FEED." Pallpnt: "I talk In my sleep, Doc. What should I do?'' Doctor: "Nothing you shouldnt. OSC Extension Specialist Offers ... , Pointers On Saving New-Born Pigs This little pig went to market; this little pig stayed home and quite possibly died. Paraphrasing the popular nur sery jingle, Harry Lindgre, O. S. C. extension animal husban dry specialist, points out 'hat far rowing season is on hand, - ana that four out of 10 pigs- born In this country never reach the na tion's dinner tables. Not only Is the loss represent ed by cash at market time, but at least 14 percent of all hog feed Is wasted as a result of feeding hogs that die on the farm. Statistics Used . , The statistics are used by Lind gren to show the desirability for saving more pigs. To insure add ed hog profits, the specialist has outlined a five-point plan which will cut pig losses and benefit every hog grower: One, nave orood sows in condition: two, give pigs a chance through good faculties and good care; three, know your feeding; four, control parasites; and five, con trol infectious diseases; Various scientists express the view, Lindgren, explains, that For BIGGER Maximum egg production..', at lower coat. That'a the itory of Triangle X-tra egg pro ducer. A carefully balanced feed aupblylng the require menta for more extra grade 'gga. Maah or pelleti. TRIANGLE X-TRA EGG PRODUCER Page Lumber & Sutherlin Fruit C 8, S Feed Alspaugh'i Feed Are .You Overlooking Bet? Hatching eggs are still going begging. Do you realize what that means? It means that un less hatching operations pick up quick, and last far into the sum mer, tnere win oe many less egg layers than for several years past. Fewer layers will mean higher prices next fall and win ter for eggs. .... . -: 117 Ann? A,, in h,,.r kohl. chlx just to make the hatchery man happy. Not even to make us happy, though we are going to try ana Keep in tne ieea dusi ness. But we want you to look at your hole card, just for your own benefit, Maybe you've over looked sumpln'. In 1940-41 the California Egg Contest made a profit over feed cost of $3.35 per bird, (based on the original number of birds), on their egg production, which averaged 246 eggs per bird on the high entry. The average pro duction for the whole test was 212 eggs, making a correspond ingly lower net profit for the entire test flock. That year, wheat cost them $1.61, corn $1.75 and egg mash $2.00 per huilred. Four years later, with wheat at $2.95. corn $2.93 and mash $3.22 the test flock averaged 212 again, the high pen averaged 273, and made a net profit over feed of $6.27 per bird. Last year, wheat was $4.26, corn $3.82,. and mash $4.66; the test flock gave 237 eggs per bird, and the high pen laid 294 and produced a net profit over feed of $8.27 per bird. We give you these sets oftllgures to prove that eggs have1 always paid well, provided you had good breeding and managed them properly, which includes keeping a good set of books. Last year's test flock started with 1014 birds, had 11.73 mortality and ended up with 895 birds. The net margin over feed was $6,328.98. And that was on an averaee of 237 eggs per bird. This average Included seven dif ferent breeds and crosses. With good stock, most anybody in Douglas County could get practically as good production, and UMPQUA FEEDS are con siderably lower than prices paid at the California contest. Eggs may average lower than last year. Feed will probably also be somewhat lower on the average. The margin may not be as big, but even so, s,uuu on i,uuu nens isn't exactly hay. Why not come in and let us show you some fig ures, it would pay an ol us, May: "Have you seen Rose's new evening gown?" June: "No. What does It look like?" May: "Well, In most places It iMlf. a In W ... A " r . ' - lint . -.'.-. every pig farrowed dead costs the grower 140 pounds in wast ed feed. Any pig dying between iarrowing and weaning repre sents an tverage loss of about one and three-quarter pounrH of ieea ior every day uvea, Main Causa Nocd : Anoroxlmatel'.' one-half of the losses In younj pigs come as a result of the a w lying on them. Thus, a guar', rail, around the walls in a it rrowlng pen is a "must," Lindgin says. It is al so a good idea o put a sow in her farrowing pep a few days bo fore pigs arrive in order that she will become accustomed to the new surroundings. Best farrowing house temper ature is about 57 degrees. .At 60 degrees sows become warm r;nd restless; at 50 degrees or below, little pigs begin to chill. Electrlo brooders, easily made from a light bulb, a reflector and a piece of plywood or tin, will save many pigs from chill ing during cold weather. Improper diet also results In many pig losses, the specialist concludes. and BETTER Fuel Co. Roseburg Growers Sutherlin ' Store Oakland Store Myrtle Creek Jan. 30, 1950. How About Little Help There Is one problem that con cerns everybody connected with the feed business. Whether you manufacture feed or pour it out to livestock and poultry, the price Is extremely important. One fellow.- can t do much about It But a little concerted effort might get results. Con gressmen and senators have to stand for election occasionally, which may be a good thing. And when they find out ' that the voters want something espe cially bad, they will even try to get It for them. But often they don't know what we want. So we should tell 'em. Here's a wire we sent to Guy Cordon and Harris Ellsworth: "Price of wheat is $2.33 per bushel. Price of eggs 31 cents a dozen. How about a little help for somebody besides the wheat farmer? This situation Is criti cal. Signed Douglas County Flour Mill, by A. W. R. W. Bashford." We have no answer yet 'from Congressman Ellsworth, but the following wire from Senator Cordon: "Reference your wire. Serious problems facing poultry and egg producers . have been receiving my- attention. Have contacted Secretary of Agricul ture and am now awaiting nis report on situation, bnaii con tinue to assist In any way possi ble. Signed Guy Cordon,.U. S. S." Let's all eo after our boys In Washington. Remind them that even poultrymen and livestock men have votes to give to any body who will' befriend them. You may.be surprised what a few letters wui sur up: ITa.f nlrla tharA Is A I1PW hoi- low moth ball. You can just iuck your naming suit jusiue mi the winter. REMEMBER WHEN the baby chlx come, we have some fine dry peatmoss. For those of you who don't like such fluffy Ut ter, still some of the Servel Staz dry litter at $2.00 a bale. Less than cost. Many folks like to mix the two. Not a bad plan, either. From a patent medicine tes timonial -Slnce taking your tablets I am a new woman. Needless to say, my husband Is delighted!" (Urn; yes?) REMEMBER, all Umpqua Chick Starter will carry MEGA SUL, for the prevention of coccl dlosls and Its debilitating after effects. Pullets raised without coxey will be better pullets. ratwt)