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FARM and GARDEN NEWSajf 0 8 Th Nw-Rviw, Roicburg, Or. Mod., Nov. 13, 1950 London Study Group Sees Shortage Of Apparel Wool For 1951 By Current Rate World supplies of apparel wool ntxt yr may b 4 bout 10 ptr eon ihort of onoujh fo maintain consumption at th timt rt as during tho firit o months of 1950, according to re ports submitted at th fourth mooting of tht International Wool Study group of London. This supply stimat of apparal wool 'or 1951 includes about 1,865 million pounds from th 1950-51 clip and 89 million pounds from joint organization solas and other sources, but ignores any possible contribution from trad stocks. Higher prices may re duce civilien consumption of virgin wool enough to bridge the gap between current consumption end available supplies and Iso offset non-civilian uses. Production of all wool in 1950-51 la expected to total 3,97 million Dounda (grease oasis) inn com pares with 3,938 million pounds in 1849-50. a.782 million pounds in 1948-49 and 3,788 million pounds from 1934 to 1938. Production in .1950-51 is thus expected to be some 5 per cent higher than the imme diate pre-war average. Of total wool production, apparel wool mounted to 3,124 million pounds in 1949-50 and is expected to reach 3.148 million pounds in 1950-51. Australian Output Rising Wool output in Australia has ben rising sharply in the past 3 sea sons mainly as a result of recov ery from heavy drought losses and this year is expected to be a little more than the previous 1943 44 record. The New Zealand, South African, and South American clips, however, are expected to show ut ile change this season. A smaller number of sheep and lambs is expected to be fed for the winter and spring market than last year, continuing the downward trend, the Department of Agricul ture reports. A smaller. supply of lambs and a broad demand for breeding stock are the main rea sons for the reduction in lamb feed ing. Feed supplies are abundant in all except few local areas. The r tamtam (mrnmnimi&xmnxminam i .Tiff J. J T t , . ; WJi USJI. J.FTV.W ' ,v ..r:t.J.fM-i-..M-lv.aiT,l .v.Ti...:.-..... .... Vol. XII No. At W Turn Commentator How did YOU lit the election And were you, too, surprised? Why, with a heavy Democratic registration all over the United States, were so many Republic ans elected, and by such huge majorities? Maybe the Democrats stayed home and the Republicans vot ed. Maybe, but we doubt It, The way we figure it, many voters registered one way be cause they were ordered to do so, but voted as they wished, because we have tie wonderful system of secret ballot, and every American can vote as he doggone pleases. We believe that when the American voter turns out and votes as he did last Tuesday, the future of America Is in good hands. It is only when voters stsy at home that we will lose our heritage of freedom. We believe the reason voters crossed party lines is because they realized that their free dom was being taken from them a bit at a time. We believe that our beloved "Ike" Eisenhower'a warning to that effect was very timely, and was heeded by many voters. Anyway, we are hapriy. Hap pier -than any post election morning in almost M years. And we know the majority of Amer icans are happy. So. as long as the majority is satisfied, we wouldn't kick, even if we were among the minority. The most important thing, we believe, is that over 4a million voters,, followed th advice of "THE FEED BAG" and went to the polls. Bod Weather Poor "Production We are getting a few scat tered reports of lowered egg production. No, it s not "the fee)." regardless of whieh brand you are using. It is the time of year when ur dear oil Mother Nature planned on ev erybody taking things easy. The harvest is in. the trees are sleeping till spring the chip, munks and diggers are hibernat ing, and even we humans are joining the old Dame in a bit of relaxation. So why should our pullets keep on laying! Some of them don't. And yet, they keep on eating. And we can't relax proper when they eat more than they pay for So, if they can't hibernate and quit eating there's only one aa swer. They gotta lay. But how we gonna make 'em do it? Well, there are several things that will help individu ally and collectively. First, lights. Maybe the bulbs are get ting preily dirty ind the lights are not very bright. That means a waste of asfctricity. Wash off the bulbs: fwi in more, if your house isn't too light. Use lights more hours. Be sure the birds are fire of parasites, both exieinal and in ternal. At the Dmiglaa Flour number of lambs available for feeding, slaughter and replacement is smaller than last )tir. Demand for feeder lambs has been very strong, the report points out, and prices are at record lev els. The average price of feeder lambs on the Denver market for the week ending Sept. 30, was 328.90 per hundred pounds, an all time high, compared with $23 for the same week last year. Health Officials Credit Orchardists With Assist SEATTLE (Jfi Yakima val ley orchardists were credited with an assist by spokesmen in the Department of Public Health. The use of DDT on the valley orchards is the only apparent an swer, they said, to the disappear ance of the mosquito population and the absence of sleeping sick ness. No cases of the disease have been reported this year although it was widespread in 19.19. called western Equine Ence phelomyelitis, the disease i s spread from horses to humans by mosquitoes and still nourishes in parts of Montana and the Mis souri valley. Mill w have what will rid your birds of parasites. Wet mash, or pellets as a supplementary feed will also help. The more Teed your birds rat the more eggs they will lay. A good thing to keep In mind: "The last pound of feed your flock eats makes you the most money." Coax them to eat just another bite or two. And after you have exhausted every suggestion, it will he out towards spring, and eggs will be cheap. Then your birds will lay like a house afire. Still, it won't hurt to try what we said. FARM FACTS $1,000 Profit In Manu'ol C. J. Chatman, soil authority at the University oC Wisconsin, says farmers can lose $1,000 an nually in incorrect handling .of manure. For most efficient use, plenty of chopped bidding straw is recommended with daily haul ing and spreading and use of phosphate in gutters and drivor y. Lady: "Two dorrn diapers, please." ' I'lrr: "That's S'.'.OO, plus ten cents for tax." Lady: "Never mind tie tacks. I still use safety pins " Th Troc Minerals Any Iron in your blood (If then i't, your not long for this old world ). tVm also need copper to help mike the iron work. Science finds you need a tiny bit of cobalt, too. Not to mention iodine, and a dozen oth ers. These we call the "Trace minerals." We need them just as much as we need c th mm and phosphorus. Though not so lib erally. And. your eo.. your hens, and your pigs netd all these trace minerals, loo. If you buy your feed for ami.- herds and flocks at the lioui- Mill, your worries over trace minerals are taken rare of. We use. MOR TON'S TRACE MINERALIZED SALT in all our feed mixtures, and in the right amounts. Girl's Dad: "Young man, are your intentions honorable or dis honorable?" Her Boy Friend: "Gee. Sir, you m ean I got a choice?" Geneticist To Speak At Poultry Assn. Meet Dr. Paul Bernler, outstanding geneticist from Oregon State college, will address the Douglas county Poultry Breeders associ ation meeting Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Knights of Pythias ball in Roseburg at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Bernier came to Corvallis from Canada, where his outstand ing work has brought him nation wide recognition. Caution Advised In Mushroom Use Eating unfamiliar mushroom or toadstool varieties is dangerous, reminds an Oregon State college extension plant pathology special ist, A. P. Steenland, who adds: "if you don't know them, don't eat them." Vast numbers of the fungi are now appearing in lawn and wood lands throughout the state. Al though the numbers of poisonous varieties are comparatively few, these are deadly poison ami not worth taking the chance to eat, the specialist adds. He is now receiving a large num ber of fresh specimens by mail from persons asking to have them identified. Most of the shipments when they arrive in Corvallis, Steenland states, have been badly shaken up in transit and itis im possible to make a positive iden tification. Rather than fresh, he suggests Bending dried specimens. All of the mushroom's base or ground attachment must also be included. ' Most deadly varieties have a ring beneath the mushroom cap and have a cup-like ground at tachment, Steenland explains. The age old test of boiling mush rooms in water, then dipping the handle of -a silver spoon inlor the pot to see if it will tarnish, thus indicating the presence of poison is not reliable, he adds. Salvager! have recovered $20,- 000.000 from Spanish galleons sunk in Vigo Bay, Spain, in 1702. Nov. 13, 1950 No Answer Believe It or not, we haven't had any answer to our telegram to Sec. Brannan of the Agricul ture Department. Have you heard anything on the radio or seen anything jn he newa em anating from his office in the way of acknowledgment? Hey! Hay! We have some awful nice grass hay that most any saddle horse would love to chomp on. And some extra good hulless barley hay. Plenty of good grain in that, too. Some well filled oat hay, for horse or cow. And just especially for the m:lk cow, still some beautiful alfalfa. IN THE MIDST OF THE PO KER' GAME, Alkali Ike pulled his trusty six-gun and hollered': "This yere game's crooked, and I aim to do sumpin about it." "What's the matter," asked his pal. "Well, Joe there, ain't a playin' the hand I dealt him." Another Poultry Meeting Those who attended the Doug las Breeders' Association meet ing at the K. of P Hall la.it month really enjoyed the talk and discussion by lir. Parker of the Oregon Poultry Department. Later, Dr. Parker led a radio panel discussion which was air ed over KRXL lilter, and enjoy ed hy many local people. The next regular meeting will he held this coming Saturday at the same place, same time: K. of P. Hall, 1:30 P.M., Saturday, Nov. 18th. The speaker will he Dr. Paul Bernier. who probably Knows more about breeding problems than anyone else in the Pacific Coast States. Want to know why your pul lets don't lav straight through the fall? Why they lay small eecl" Many other things may occur to you. Come ut and ask The school-marm phoned Man. dy. "Sambo suiters terribly on the playground, and 1 can't make him stop." "Jest like is pappy," explain ed Mandy. "Besides, he puils the girls' h-ir, teases them and makes tlff-m cry, and he won't apolo gue " "Jest like his panpy," again remarked Mandv. "Yes, anChr steals from the other pupils, and lies about it when he gets cftight." "Jest like his psppv." repeat ed Mandy. "Lawsy, ljsy. I'se glad 1 didn't marry that man!" Classified Section FOR SALE. fine bunch of New Hamp pullri. past four months old. C heap if taken soon Will soon he laying See Bill Jurgensen, Cleveland Hill Jaiad, first right turn past MTTrose Store. NEA Newark 445,850.000 BUSHELS 1948 1949 CUTBACK ON POTATOES The government haa warned potato growers that the must trim next year's output by 21 per cent 91,000,000 bushels to avoid surpluses which would force down price. Congress haa ruled out potato price guarantees after 1950 because of 4he storm of protest over the government's practice of buying up and destroying spuds to keep prices at a so-called fair level. Newschart above gives potato production figures for 1948-51. Chinese Invasion Of Tibet Muddles India's Attitude ly DEVVITT MacKENZIE Associated Press Analyst Communist China's invasion of little Tibet must be a sharp re minder to India's Prime Minister Nehru of the Chinese proverb that he who rides a tiger finds it dif ficult to dismount. Nehru, who is regarded by many as the potential leader of Asia, has been pursuing a largely netural course in the conflict between the democracies and the Communist bloc. He has been advocating ad mission of the Peiping government to membership in the United Na tions. Consequently Red China's march on Tibet has come as a jarring surpise in New Delhi, which had understood that the differences be tween Tibet and China would be settled diplomatically. And on top of this jolt comes word of the in vasion of Northern Korea by con siderable Chinese Communist forces. So the Indian government is now faced with the necessity of over hauling its policy towards Commu nist China. Apparently the present policy is based on unwarranted hopes or on a misconcepfon o f I what the Peiping regime really stands for. Some observers are speculating whether the Indian government hasn't been working on the erron eous belief that the Red Chinese government is ef the Nationalist va riety and that General Mao, its head, has already become an Om ental Tito. Peiping itself Ion? has been putting out propaganda cal culated to convey this impression. This is a position which would be calculated to please India. Nehru and his followers hate imperialism, and the prime minister has been fighting it most of .his life. Na tionalism has become the absolute byword 'in India, as it has in most of the rest of Asia. What India, and the rest of the world, must recognize is that the Chinese mainland with its popula tion of some 500.000.000 and i t a great armies represents the heart of the Red regime in Asia. It is from Chinese territory that the ' fesh invasion of Korea has sprung. The Communist led revolt in French Indochina is being fed from the continental reservoir. It is from China that attacks on Ma laya, Burma and other territories may come. As a matter of fact India her self is by no means secure from Red assault. Curiously enough it was Nehru himself who only as far back as June declared that "Communist methods in India lead not to building up anything but to disrupting things and creating cha otic conditions." At that time New Delhi already had recognized the Communist re gime in China and the latter had been giving evidence of cordiality towards India. However, wnile condemning Communist methods, he did not mention.China, and since .ROOFING ROLLED ROOFING 45 Lb. SS Lb 63 Lb. Mineral Surface 90 Lb. Slat Coot Roll Roofing COMPOSITION SHINGLES 31 Sqiear lurf. 210 Lb. Hx Shingles, Green ALUMINUM ROOFING Corrugated and 5 V-Crimp, Embossed or Plain 0 6. 8', lO'.ond 12'Shtt GALVANIZED ROOFING Corrugated, 8' and 10' sheets 0 Ridg Roll, Volley, Fores Trough, Down Spout and Fitting BOY WHEftj YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS 0 DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, OREGON Phon 98 Located W Washington St. ond S.P.R.R- Tracks o 335,000,000 BUSHELS 426,000,000 BUSHELS 1950 1951 Small Fruit Crop Cash Receipts Up Oregon's cash receipts from farm sales of small fruit crops have averaged more than 11 mil lion dollars during each of the past four years, write the authors of a new statistical yearbook, ex tension bulletin, No. 710, "Ore gon's Small Fruit Crops, 1936 1949," which is now available. Copies of the 19-page bulletin prepared by Oregon Stale college extension agricultural economists are available at local county ex tension officer or may be ordered directly from the college. While production has increased only moderately, prices of berries, similar to .those of other commod ities, have been much higher in comparison, to prewar years, the bulletin shows. Averages for the past four years, for example, are more than three times the annual prewar sale figure. The bulletin says the Willamette valley produces 90 percent of Ore gon's small fruits. Most are grown and sold for processing Although the state"! small berry acreage suffered a severe set-back during the war years, strawberries, for one, have made a striking come back. By 1948, the acreage was a record 15,000 acres after hitting a 1943 low point of 5.300 acres. County production figures for most common berry crops grown in Oregon are included. Garage Fire Destroys Fifteen Automobiles - WENATCHEE. Wash, i) Fif teen automobiles were destroyed in a fire that roared through a garage and automobilo accessory store here Friday. Fire Chief Fred Paul, who esti mated damage at $100,000, said the blaze was believed to have started when a night watchman acciden tally tipped over a can of paint thinner. The brick building housed the Firestone Tire and Rubber com pany garage and auto accessory store. NOISY NEGATIVE PRINCETON, N. J. (.P) Clink clink clink. Chains rattling? No, just Win throp D. Thies shelling out 350 silver dollars yesterday to pay his room and board bill at Princeton university. He could have paid off In 'silent' paper, Thies said, but he wantetl to protest the "government's soft money policy" with the 20 pounds of silver. then he has appeared to tread a path of conciliation. Now Nehru is confronted with hard evidence that Peiping is play ing its part in the effort to commit nize all Asia. And, India is a neigh bor of China. . This would seem (o mean that Nehru will have to debate chang ing policy-horses in the middle of the stream. (EST.) BUSHELS aVJTgffi Machinery 'Mothballinq' Said Needed Service Life Boosted By Wintertime Core Doubly important now with like lihood of machinery and parti shortages accompanying the armed services mobilization pro gram is the taking of adequate steps to "mothball" farm ma chinery for the winter non-u s e months, says M. G. Huber, Oregon State college extension agricul tural engineering specialist. First sep, he says, is adequate lubrication. All machinery which will not be used until next year should be given a good all-over equipment, moisture laden dust and other foreign material will oe squeezed out of bearings. All other surfaces exposed to ; then days will be added to the machine's usefulness if it is stored under cover. Huber recommends use of a rust-proofing compound. The specialist says undercover storage is as important as lubri cation in adding service life to farm machinery. Some agri cultural engineers, he adds, claim housing doubles machinery life. He also suggests replacing worn and broken parts now in order that machines will ue in first class condition next year when trundled out oi storage tor use. l.icse re pairs should be considered a win-ter-timeiask, he adds, and if pans are ordered early it will 'level out" demand upon implement companies for repair pieces. As an aid to farmers planning machinery storage, (JSC has avu able through its farm building plan service working drawings lor a lowcost pole type shed which is suitable for use as a machinery storage shelter. It is designed as a utility shed and can be adapted to a variety of farm uses. Huber says that recent indica tions point to reduced output of new farm machinery as the country goes all out in its prepared, ness program. This means farm ers will have greater difficulty obtaining replacement machinery and by necessity, must make old equipment do. If it is in good re pair and condition, it will elim inate headaches during the busy season rush. Top Grain Uutput Predicted For '50 World production of wheat and rye in 1950 is expected to total ! about 239 million tons, according to information available' to the department of agriculture. This j would be above the 1935-39 average ' and slightly larger than the 1949 breadgrain harvest. The increase 1 is accounted for by a total esti-1 mated wheat crop of 6.4 billion bushels, which would he only slightly below the unusually favor-' able harvest of 1948 and. with the exception of that year, the largest wheat production reported since , 1938. j Grain stocks carried over in the : four principal exporting countries on July 1. 1950, were atain large, with total stocks of wheat, rye, i barley, oats, and corn tentatively estimated if 71 I million tone Thi i vtas about 40 percent above the 1944-48 average and 70 percent larger than the small stocks in 1948. The slight increase over 1949 stocks is due to larger wheat sup plies. Of the total grain on hand In July, about 78 percent was in the United States. Farmer Irom on end ol th .country to th othr recent ly voted Super-Sure-Grip their tint choice tractor tire. Best for pulling power Best. for non-slip traction Bes't for wear fiBDQDEAKl SUPER-SURE-CRIP TRACTOR TIRES Invito Us To, Your Next Blowout, 444 Ensilage Cutter Built By Young Iowa Farmer DES MOINES OP) A self propelled ensilage culler has been in operation on the Charles Sheilds farm south of Wales. Shields' son. Dean, used a number of car, truck and tractor parts in converting a conventional tractor-drawn, two row cutter. Shields estimated the cost of his new machine at about $1,000. It moves through the field at about four miles an hour and cuts from 25 to 30 tons of ensilage an hour. Shields says it is more readily maneuvered than the tractor drawn type and easier to operate. The 30-year-old Dean, a World War II veteran, also designed his machine so that, with a simple changing of parts, it can be used for a hay chopper. Labor Force Is Adequate For Farms Although seasonal harvests will continue in some areas until tho end of November because of last month's dampness, the Oregon State Employment service report ed Saturday that adequate labor is on hand to finish all work without further migrations from other dis tricts. A "-out two weks will be required to clean up filbert gatherings in the nuiaiiieUe valley and the sugar beet harvest around Freewater and "itarin, and another week will see the end of the apple-picking in the .ioou iiiver valley and the potato harvest in central Oregon. Despite temporary shortages in some areas during the late sum mer,, mainly because ot the unpre cedented demand for workers be cause of defense activities, the sea son just ending has been the most successful since the (arm place ment job was returned to the em ployment service three years ago Nearly every one of the 28 local offices established new farm labor placement records, totalling 172, 278 workers, a gain of 12.1 per cent over 1949 and 3.532 more than in the similar period of 1948. Salem again led all offices with 50.809 placements, while Portland, which was high in 194a, reported 28.382. Ontario, which still has con siderable field activity, reported 14,145 placements in ten- months, while Hillsboro jumped into fourth place with 10.948, displacing Ore gon City, which fell off slightly to 10,753. Others busy v-Hh seasonal workers included Albanv 9.111, Mc Minnville 8.066. Bend 6.7.13, Hood River 6,565, Eugene 6,139, and Pendleton 4.696. Almost half of the placements 182.260) were for fruit and nut har vests, while vegetables with 53,566, crop specialties (hops) 18,290 and sugar beets 8,885 accounted for most of the remainder. ENCLOSED MOTORS ADVISED Totally enclosed motors for ven tilating fans used in ftrm build inss are advised hy M. G. Huber, Oregon State college agricultural engineer. This full protection, he says, is needed because of the fluff, dust and moisture in-d.iiry barns, poultry houses and buiidings where feed is handled. face "BrokenOul? Do as so many do for skin improve ment use Resinol Soap for daily cleansing you'll enjoy medicated Resinol to soothe pimply irritation. RESIN0L:S CARTER TIRE CO. N. St O Oregon 4-H Club Winners Made Known Twelvt Presented Trips To Meet In Chicago State winners of 23 nationally sponsored contests which consider individual 4-H accomplishment rec ords have been announced during national 4-H club Achievement week by L. J. Allen, state 4-H club leader. Twelve, by virtue of their stata I awards, will receive all-expense 4 trips to National 4-H club con gress in Chicago, Nov. 26 to 30. Others are entered in regional and national contests, and will also receive awards including trips to Chicago if they are chosen. Win ners of these latter awards will be announced later. Winners Named Club jiembera who will attend national club congress as a re sult of their state awards are Eleanor Olsen, 18, Astoria, can ning; Frances Hudziak, 18, Port land, clothing: Evelyn Kohler, 16, The Dalles, dress revue; Sally Hornccker, 16, Cornelius, farm and home safety; Don K. Sorenson, 18, Bend, field crops; Genevieve Nel son, IS, Portland, food prepara tion: Delbert Sarkie, 17, Astoria, garden; Shirley Kurtz, 15, Gaston, health; Donna Jean Pallin, 17, Tallamook, girls' record. Joan Karns, 15, Orenco, home improvement; Homer Suzver, 21, Sherwood, poultry: and Norman Wells, 16, Alicel, tractor mainten ance. Others Entered Other state winners who have been entered in .egional and na tional competition include Mar garet Colegrove, 19, Junction City, and Kenneth Romans, 17, Vale, 4-H achievement; Nadine Davies, 17, Eagle Point, dairy achieve ment; Barbara Jean Larson, 18, llermislon, dairy foods demonstra tion: Roger Smelser, 16. Portland, forestry: Elinor Lane, 16, Boring, frozen foods; Jean Eyman, 15, Canby. home grounds beautifies tion; Noma Jeane Otto, 18, Eu gene, and Ch,-.-les D. Colegrove, 19, Junction City, leadership; Col leen Dooley, 16, Tillamook, recre ation rural arts; and Marilyn Bohnert, 16, Central Point, meat animal. a Since Elinor Lane was 1948 stata award winner in the frozen foods I contest, the gold watch offered by the contest sponsor, Interna tional Harvester company, foes to Joan Lehman, 15, Dayton. Miss Lane is eligible to compete for a regional trip to the club congress. 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