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If Ik.;.: r- ? ' , r .v: - -' -r:M 1 YT'm y ! r r- Monday. Aug. 7. IMP Th Newt-Review, Resebur;, Ore. 7 .-.mm s - . - .. i i. - . . riSr J ,r:r . . i . .i&Hl i jif't - m Af.i'iP3 J PV.T ';lVt it-V 1 GEORCE L. ROUTLEDGE i, shown left in. typical po.. In. photo taken during last y.ar't North- F3 1 3v - i"- -nvl N 1 - 1 i ?, ' - ' M i.-f-V"' V. west Turkey show. As general manager of the .nnualihow for the last four yean, Routledga g.v. f H VAZwlCWifV 7 ' tv'' LSl ,-"SOv . it the same enthusiasm and experience based on 55 years in some phase of the poultry industry , -?J .' ? X? VC i 1 R s."'h" i,. J ra! f rVfF" that marks his efforts on his own model turkey ranch and hatchery. On right, Routledge holds on. "V?:V UJTm jH. S' ZllilVi ' i- " ,! , V jJ" f,vH ! of the 7,500 two-month-old birds which surround him on the range reserved for two-month-old KCJZ ' - 'itM'?'lV ' NJV " ' tr';, f '-.J A'N,-r"'-V ' "-"VV turkeys: Behind Routledge may be seen one of the portable, sectional sheds which provide shel. (i I t i "' 1 D'.V 'jT r'4' tWV " s-"" "4 1 ter from sun and rain. Plenty of shade trees and running water are also features of .11 turkey ri1 rJT' r S ''" . w L;". ot-1 jS ', ' - ranges. At right is one corner of the ten-sack capacity feeders. The above photo, taken from the " ),&j ?K's V L 'W '"'h'1 knoll where Routledge plans to build his own private castle, looks west across' the range and' rVNi"4 TJni niTy iWM''"'rfllN ' jj t.fitnii i.U.r t., .!")"- --' ffrif '7if itwt'--"1 breeder yards, with living quarters, hatchery, brooder house and ranges shown above trees in "',, " U 4f I r J ; right foreground. (Staff photos) f . Vi - " ? l 7 4 Turkey Growing Becomes Big Scale Business G. L, Routledge Proud Of Role in snausrry Local Rancher, Now 70, Interested In Business - Since 15 Years Of Age By WARREN A. MACK News-Review Staff Writer Almost any time George Rout ledge is engaged in a conversa tion that lasts longer than two or three- minutes, he's apt to 'talk turkey." But with him, that phrase in quotation marks means more than a Yankee idiom. As owner-manager-tounder and general .guiding light of the Geo. L. Routledge. Hatchery and Tur- kpy farm, just about all of (loorge's attention is taken u p with turkeys. Except for his fam ily arid especially his two grand daughters, Valerie and N a d i n e Sparks there's nothing in the talk about than turkeys, wide world George would rather This particular fowl, which most people associate only with special events like Thanksgiving and Christmas, embodies more than a symbol of festivity to George. Tur keys are his whole life, and they should be he's devoted most of it to raising, breeding, diagnosing and treating their ailments o r telling others how to do all these and more. Bitten By Bug George was first bitten by the poultry bug when he was 15 years old. He's been in some phase of the poultry business ever since and he's now 70. For a while, he deserted the chicken and turkey ranch and started the Geo. L. Rout ledge & Co. seed and fertilizer store on Portland's Hawthorne boulevard. Then, at an age when many successful businoss men think of retirement, he became the field service chief for Hodgen and Brewster Centennial Milling com pany. He intended to stay for 30 days, until a new man arrived to take over. However, his employers soon discovered there was no "n e w man" who knew' his subject as well as did George and he re mained with Hodgen and Brewr ster for 20 years. -His territory wac the entire Pac ific Northwest. His duties were varied primarily, he was to in struct beginners and investigate their flocks for credit feeding. But more often than not, George would .leave the highways for rutted country roads and the premises of some struggling turkey rancher, then diagnose and treat sickness among the turkeys and put the ranch back on a paying basis. Gained Information "I learned something every where I went," Routledge recalled. "I saw what not U do in every phase and I learned how to organ- CASH PRICES wool 60c lb. Mohair 55c lb. Bags and Twine Furnished Free Receiving Daily UMPQUA PRODUCE CO. 401 W. Oak. Phone 415 . Eveningi Phone 1845 ize a successful poultry farm." During both world wars, George was recognized as a small but important cog in the nation's war and reconstruction efforts. At the end of the first war, Routledge was in on the ground floor in re habilitation of G. l.'s, teaching them the ins and outs of poultry raising. By the time World War II began, he was so well known as a sort of Mr. Anthony of the turkey world that the government classified him rs a "farm tech nician" and permitted him to buy the gas and tires necessary to drive an average of 4,000 miles monthly teaching less experienced poultry men how to increase their meat and egg production. As important an element to the poultry business as Georges know how and enthusiasm is his active participation in helping develop serums and bactrines. These com bat the 14 more common ailments to which all turkeys are subject during .their' short lifetime from eggs to roasting oven. Working with the Medford laboratories, Routledge ha' spent 20 years help ing test and prove perfected anti body serums developed in the scientific lab. Turkeys and other poultry, just like humans, are sub ject to sickness and death from typhoid, diptheria, cholera and at least 11 other diseases. Perfects Serum George is proud of the part he played in helping perfect an anti sinus serum to successfully deal with blood infections and other respiratory diseases. As exclusive selling agent for the Medford labs, George is forever being contacted by telephone, mail and in person from the far east as the Atlantic coast. He has made regular ship ments of bactrine for the last wo years to the entire Pacific coast, Utah, Iowa, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. Should a standard type bactrine fail, one of the sick birds is sent to the Medford labs, the. germ is isolated and a special serum is made to save the flock. Routledge became a happy man in 1945 when he bought land in the Garden Valley district south of the country club an! began put ting his experience to work for himself. He decided he would fore go the pleasure of membership i civic organizations and service clubs and would devote all his time' trying to turn his own small portion of Douglas county into a model turkey ranch. However, until this year, he has found time to serve as general manager for the annual Northwest Turkey Show, Inc., and raised the local show to the point where it is rated by Judges and competitors as the best in the Northwest and one of the finest in the nation. RouMedge regretfully declined the invitation to serve in the same capacity again this year, saying he had too much work to do on his own ranch and couldn't spare the time. s (The concluding article on Rout- ledge's efforts to institute turkey raising as a major Douglas county industry will appear in a later issue of the News-Review.) Put Your Crawler Tractor to Work with a LOW COST HOLT AUGLE DOZER 1 . ,0'- , Transplant Booster Info Avilable In Bulletin Solutions which professional greenhouse operators use to pro vide transplanted plants with im mediately available Xood in order to stimulate leaf and root growth are described in a new Oregon State college extension bulletin, number 703, entitled "Booster and Starter Solutions for Vegetable Transplants." Written by R. Ralph Clark, ex tension horticulture specialist, the bulletin includes four common starter solutions and explains for mulas for each. Copies of the bulletin are available at county extension offices or- directly from the college. Booster solutions, the specialist writes, are used on plants prior to moving them to the greenhouse or field where they will grow to maturity. Commercial or home gardeners profit by their use since the stimulated root and leaf growth gives the plant a quick pick-up after transplanting. The specialist warns that boost er or starter solutions should not be allowed to get on plant foliage. The author recommends that the directions be followed closely for best results. 4 H Club Calendar Aug'. 8-12 4-H Summer Camp at Camp Myrtlewood. Meeting place: Aug. 8 Roseburg Court House, 9 a.m. Reedsport Grade School, 9 a.m. Aug. 12 Fair 4-H Committee meeting Fair Grounds, 2 p.m. Aug. 13 Smith River Fall Achievement day. Aug. 17, 18, 19 Douglas Coun ty Fair, Roseburg. Sept. 4-10 Oregon State Fair, Salem. Oct. 6-14 Pacific International Livestock exposition, Portland. Sept. 20, Douglas Leaders Assn. Meeting, Roseburg. , Senator's Lost $5,000 ' Returned; Reward Is $3 BOISE, Idaho m Sen. Glen H. Taylor (D-Idaho) left about $5,000 in a Boise motor court I Thursday night, but it was re turned to him yesterday. Mrs. C. H. Bancroft, propriet ress, said she found the currency while cleaning 4he room vacated by the Taylor family. She said she and her daughter, Mrs. Jerry Bauer, counted "approximately $5,000." She said Mrs. Taylor returned to the court for the money and gave Mrs. Bancroft and Mrs. Bauer a $3 reward. Registered' Willamette Val ley bred Romneys from im ported rams. Choice selec tions n'w available. Oakmead Farm Newberg, Oregon Long dormant volcanos are like ly to produce the worst eruptions, says the National Geographic Soc iety, because they have accumu lated a bigger"stopper" of rock 1 and ash. ' I From Every Consideration It'i Today's BIGGEST VALUE in DOZERS Holt Dorer hivt pro fit thtmieWe umlft hard uuge by hundred! of ownen over period of year. 0 Btsde can be ingled to left or right, or locked in itraiiht poiition with eaie. Perfectly balanrpd to eliminate undue train on tractor part. 0 Mouldboarr) curvature of hlade relit dirt atirari and caitt it nide. 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Y.a milk is under 45 degrees, Kolshorn concludes. Home Methods Of Milk Pasteurization Outlined August means vacation days and with it the problem of pasteurized milk in some localities, says an Oregon State college extension nu trition specialist. Miss Agnes Kolshorn explains a method ot home milk pasteuriza tion. Pour milk to be pasteurized, she says, into the upper part of a doubk boiler. Put in a clean liquid thermometer, and when the tem perature registers 160 degrees, count off IS seconds and then pour off the hot water in the lower part of the boiler and replace it with cold until the milk has cooled Ice will speed cooling. The type of thermometer needed may be obtained at hardware and dairy supply stores, or at local dairy plants. After pasteurizing the milk, of course, it will be neces sary to keep it capped in sanitary containers. 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