o g? FARM and GARDEN NEWS jjg 8 Tha Ntwi-Revitw, Roieburg, Or Mon., March 12, 195! 'Annual Practices' 7-Year Assistance Limit Discussed At PMA Meet A seven-year time limitation on assistance to individual farmers for carrying out so-called agricultural conservation program "a n n u al practices" was discussed at the recent stale conference of county production and marketing commit icemen. This "farm level" plan was pro posed by the Umatilla county dcle ' Ration. State J'MA Chairman E. Harvey Miller, Portland, said the proposal would eliminate for pay ment after seven years compliance such practices as cross-slope farm ing, rotary sunsoiling, planting win ter legumes for green manure or cover crop, and application of mulching materials. Becomes Established Operation This II how those in favor of the farm level plan explained their view: After setcn years, they said. sufficient time has elapsed for anj annual practice to become a part of an individual farmer's operation. The committee pointed out that it would be in the public interest lo discontinue assistance after value of the practice had become recog nized and established. The Umatilla county plan, for example, would set a 11145 starling year for their seven-year program. This means that a farmer who has complied with provisions of one of the annual practices since 1945 would no longer be eligible to draw assistance payments for that spe cific practice after 19.r2. There was no question in the minds of the Umatilla county com mittee as to the value of the prac tices concerned. Their stand was merely a request to put a time limit on the period which a farmer might have to try one of the soil conserving practices and qualify for assistance payments. Considerable other discussions during the conference was devoted VOL. XIII NO. 11 LET'S BE CO-OPERATIVE Long centuriei ago it was dis covered that livestock could he improved by correct breeding. The sheep, callle and poultry you sea on farms today are a far cry from what our caveman ancestors know. (Or, were our progenitors monkeys? ) Today's well bred dairy cow produces enough milk lo raise a dozen of the weasley, scrubby calves produced by her prehis toric mother. Today's improved ewe can clothe the average fain ily. Today's sow will produce a ton litter in six months, com pared to her saher-toothed an cestor's 3 or 4 scrawny razor backs. Today, we have hundreds of breeds, varieties and strain of chickens. Kach is as distinctive as potatoes, onions and carrots. Kach is instantly recognized by Ihe expert. Yet each breed, from the tiny bantam to the huge Cornish Giant, or from the While Leghorn to the ltlnck Aiislrnlorp claims a comnlon ancestor, the original jungle fowl. Yes, our breeders have shown us what an animal or bird CAN DO, but it is still up to some body else to show what they WILL DO. It is up to you to give proper care, and il is up to Ihe Douglas Flour Mill to furnish the proper feed to get the growth, the meat, the milk and the eggs our breeders have made it possible to get. You can't afford not to have the best breeding available Willi in limits of cost. But, the hett breeding you have, the better you must feed to get Ihe results you anticipate. Grandmother's hens averaged 65 eggs per year, and "rustled their grub. Today's hen will lay four times as many eggs, but you will have to co-operale with her, by providing a ration that will keep her alive, and leave a surplus to produce that basket of eggs. This calls, not for grass, bugs nd some corn picked up in the manure pile. But for proper min erals, proper vitamins, the right combination of amino ac ids, and the right amount of carbohydrates. H you are a breeder or a produer, your hands are full. You're busy person. But don't worry about the nutritional needs of your stock. The Doug las Flour Mill ii in business. We specialize in the proper nutri tion of your fine breeding. That we are doing a good job of putting together the right amounta of vitamins, trace min erals, proteins and oilier nutri tive elements is proved by our hundreds of completely satisfied customers. That we are doing the job at a fair price is at tested by this same satisfaction. Yos, we believe in co-operation. You get Ihe best breOing to seeking ways to improve quality of work being accomplished under the agricultural conservation pro gram. Controls Sought For Cattle Grubs The search for belter controls for the two damaging species of callle grubs is being expanded by the Oregon State college agricul tural experiment station. Plans for new studies on seasonal develop ment and control of the grubs have been announced by OSU entomol ogists. The two species on which the re search will be concentrated have caused serious damage to Oregon cattle herds for many years. losses' result from the damage to hides and meat caused when the grubs bore into the backs of the animals after hatching from eggs laid by flies and migrating to the backs. Work already has begun on a statewide survey of these prob lems. Robert W. Lauderdale of Phoenix, Ariz., newly appointed to the OSC experiment station staff as a research assistant, is in charge of the work. Lauderdale is a grad uate of OSC. One phase of the study will in clude observations of the develop ment of the grubs on the backs of I hn animals thnminhnut the ctnlo Timing of control measures will be ' determined from results of these observations. Deemed Not Too Early To Plant Berry Varieties ft is not too early to plant straw berries, raspberries and nectar ber FARM FACTS RAISE HOUSE FLIES! Starling with 2,000 pupae, 3,187,000 common house flies wore grown during the summer months by Pete Oleson, Cald well, Idaho, for use in pollinating a new type of hybrid onion. Bees object to onion odor and can not bo used for pollinating. you can. We'll make the best feed science can figure out. Be tween us, we'll get this slock and feed together, and all make a nice living. Certainly we can't make it without you. And as certainly, yours will be a belter one if you will co operate with us. SACKS ARE HIGH We just can't savvy why prices keep going up. Our Harry says Ihey must he kept down. And we agree. Yet, his boys, Mike DiSalle, Knc Johnson and Co. all keep w.irning us that prices will continue on Ihe up grade. Among other things, (o r should we say, among every thing?) feed bags are going up loo. Might now, every sack of feed costs you 2 extra dimes for Ihe sack. And we can only hold it that low by usin sacks the second and llurti tune. So, 'twill pay you well to lake good care of those nit bags, bring them back and get, not only a dime, but a few extra pennies for each good sack returned Total kick back for good. CI. KAN branded sacks, 18 cents eachl Mrs. J; "You iust can't trust anybody anymore. Kven my ! grocer slipN-d me a phonv I quarter this morning. " i Mrs. K; "Zat So? Lei's see it." I Mrs. J; "Oh. I ain't got it I any more. 1 slipped it to the milkman." ! Tlti there's that farmer up in Lane County who savs he wouldn't trade his wifeflor the best horse he ever saw. i lie's using a tractor for his farm work.) ami JiiUUPTdE,' THEY WIN TOP 4-H HONORS jllfiii A week of citizenship training tn the nations capital Is In itore for these 4-H club members, from left: Francis Reynolds, 18, Prineville: Deloris Sell, 20, Rlverton. Kathleen Johnston, 19. Klamath Kails; and Ronald Baker, 16. lone. State 4-H Leader L. J Allen led of! National 4-H Club Week by announcing that they will attend the 21st National 4-H Club Camp In Washington. D. C, next summer. As represent atives of Oregon's 28.000 4-H club members, they were chosen for lead ership, scholarship, and general 4-H achievement. Reorganized Agencies Plan Policy-Making Cooperation County offices of Ihe U. S. De partment of Agriculture dealing with conservation and county Pro duction Marketing administration committees and local technicians of Ihe Soil Conservation service will work together in determining counly policies and programs hav ing to do with soil and water con- ries, according to information from Von Ilayden gardens, Cirants Pass. Practically every good variety will bear good fruit this year. The best varieties are now available and if you put them in early you will gain an entire season. If you wait too long the selection may be down in nursery slocks. Contrary to most typos of bushes and plants, a good insert of berry plants now will bloom and produce fruit this sea son. . MARCH 12, 1951 SUDDENLY IT'S SPRING Or so sez the Jun. Cham, of Com. And it has snew and blew and friz ever since. However, Pop Wiard, in our new "FARM STORE" department thinks things will change sooner or later. Pop says he's got some electric fans for sale. (No slam intended on the Jay fee's, hon est ). Regardless of blizzard or tor rid temp. Ihe fishing season will open on time. Pop has some fine fishing gear too. And we noticed a cute little rachet screw driver for only 4 bits. In fact, every time you find you need some little item, just scoot down to our Farm Store, and ten to one we got it. Mommy; "Shame on you. When I was a Utile girl I never told lies." Dotler; "When did you begin, Mommy?" "Dick's parents are very poor." "Surely not! They sent him lo college, didn't they?" "Yes." BY TIIK WAY, have you or dered your baby chix hir egg production yel? Better get busy. The earlier they are. the more money Ihey will fetch you for eggs next fall. Kgg prices went up 4 cents last week. Very un usual for the season, and ind dicates an acute shortage o f eggs. Kxperls predict we will eat 400 eggs apiece in ten years. And 40 lbs of poultry. If so, (and we believe it), there's gonna have to be a heck of an increase in production. Now is Ihe lime lo start. ANTICIPATION We had a lady in a few days ago who gave us one of the nicest complimctfls we ever had. She said words to this effect; "During these cold snowy days of ouc "sudden spring." I al ways look forward to Monday. For I know there will always be "The Feed Bag" on the Farm Page of the Roseburg News-Review.". CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT For sale, some crocks for feeding milk or medicated wa ter. Also some of those nieelittle fihcrlmard cjiick brooders for raising a few fryers in the back yard. At Ihe Mill, of course. Big Brooders, too. 0 I'MPIH'A FKKD are very nice, Both in quality and price. And if you're really very wise. You'll try 'em once and buy 'em twice. SKK YOU NKXT MONDAY, FOLKS, OS THE FARM PAGE. servation, says J. F. Bonebrake, chairman of the Douglas county PMA committee. Explaining the effect of Ihe re organization recently announced by Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, Bonebrake says that the PMA committee will continue to administer the agricultural conser vation program but will cooperate with the governing body of the soil conservation district in carrying on conservation work. The county agent and Ihe county supervisor of the Farmers Home administration will be invited to take part in de terminations of county policies an programs. k Close-Working Relationship Soil Conservation service tech nicians will direct the technical phases of the permanent-type soil conservation work and will make recommendations to the PMA com mittee as to the proper way to carry out permanent-type technical soil conservation practices under ACP. In effect, the reorganization for malized tbe close working rela tionship thai has already been de veloped in many counties. The conservation programs of the Foresl service. Soil Conserva tion service and PMA at the na tional level will be supervised by an assistant secretary of agricul ture. Under his supervision, these agencies will jointly determine the soil conservation practices and rates of payment for Ihe agricul tural conservation program. These are decisions for which PMA has had sole responsibility, although in practice PMA has consulted the other agencies. In each state, policies and pro grams of Ihe department having to do with soil and water conservation will be decided jointly by PMA, SCS, and Forest Services, with assistant' from cooperating slale colleges and other designated stale agencies. The State PMA chairman is charged wilh the responsibility of taking the initiative in this pro gram planning. Your la wn waken up from it win ter sleep earlier than you think I That's whv vou should feed Viroto NOW even before the froat m out of the ground. At thin time, plant nutrient canVlo the moat good will read ily benefit the entire plant when there in plenty of moisture in the oil. And Vigoro complete, bal anced plant food provide in ample amounta all the esnential plant nutrtenta growing things muat get from the soil. Apply Vigoro evenly at the rate of 4 pound per hundred aquare feet. CtT YOU VIG0R0 T0DAXI V!of h qdi mm tor St 4 Ci vmii 1 MOt Gf AT CAJtDfNTNC AIDSI EndoPest -j" ttxttoa anaf eordM lira Endo Weed ilk; Doutjlai County FARM BUREAU Co-Operative Exchange ' ROSEBURG. OREGON DIAL 3-5022 Located W. Woihineroo Si. & Pasture Yields Can Be Upped Higher Capacity Seen By Improved Practices Management practices and plant ing recommendations which, if fol lowed, will pay off in increased pasture carrying capacity are de tailed in a new Oregon Stale col lege extension bulletin, No. 713, en titled, "Willamette Valley Pas tures." Authors are Veteran OSC Exten sion Specialists K. R. Jackman, farm crops, and Arthur S. King, soil conservation. Copies of the new 39-page bulletin, second in a series of regional pasture bulletins planned by the college, may be ob tained from county extension of fices or by writing to the college. Legume Doubles Yield Pointing up the desirability for having high-producing pastures, the'authors write: "Each pound of I leed Irom a good pasture costs the owner only half as much as a pound of feed in the manger or feed box. Generally, low-urowing. leafy grass strains will provide more pasture but less hay than up right, taller varieties. Young grass is far higher in protei nthan ma ture grass. Thus, dairy cows, for example, may need supplemental grain when fed immature grass, but not protein supplement." Jackman and King say that a pasture containing a legume will roughly yield twice as much as the same pasture containing a grass only. They explain that legumes take nilrogen from Ihe air supply ing it for increased grass growth. The real hope for impoved Wil lamette valley hill pastures is subterranean clover, the spe cialists believe. Varieties Recommended They recommend clipping with a mowing machine whenever pas tures start to seed or when they TlTlTTv J I DRILLS! DRILLS! DRILLS DON'T WAIT A MINUTE LONGER TO GET YOUR GRAIN DRILL! WE HAVE A LIMITED QUANTITY OF JOHN DEERE VAN BRUNT MODEL B DRILLS BOTH 8 FOOT AND 10 FOOT WITH OR WITHOUT FERTILIZER AND GRASS SEED ATTACHMENTS. COME DOWN TO INTERSTATE BEFORE THEY ARE GONE AND COMPARE THE JOHN DEERE DRILL ITEM BY ITEM. JUST ARRIVED! A FEW JOHN DEERE MODEL M TRACTORS THE POPULAR 1-2 PLOW HYDRAULIC CONTROL MACHINES. AND HERE'S A HINT: ACT FAST! BEST TERMS, BEST TRADES, BEST DEALS. 1 INTERSTATE TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO. 1 1 FARMER BILL MILLER Yt"" A' J 1 v-4 .V- pigMIKr" " ' ," "" '"',"''" J :" "Mifli "wi.iii.iiiii.uwm in ii mSTsX'" " -O le''! I 1 709 N. JACKSON ROSEBURG PflQNE 3.6621 1 I OA G become bunchy. Mowing, they add, keeps unpalatable grasses and weeds under control. A detailed description of pasture grasses and legumes recommended for use in the Willamette valley area, planting recommendations and adaptability of each are in cluded. Fertiliztion, irrigation and management are also discussed. First bulletin in the pasture series gave pasture planting rec ommendations for the coast area. This bulletin is extension circular 707 "Forage Crops for Coast Coun ties of Oregon." Von Hayden Gardens Introduce Berry Types Three new varieties of berry plants have been introduced by he Vop Haydon gardens in Grants Pass, Ore. this year. These com prise the two Von Hayden straw berries and raspberries and the sensational new nectar berry bush. The Von Hayden items and the Nectar berries have been prop agated in the famous Rogue river valley in southern Oregon. They are very prolific bearers and pro duce in the strawberries and rasp berries, a large red, plump fruit. The nectar berry produces a large dark purple fruit. NW Fertilizer Conference Slated At OSC In June Oregon State college has been chosen as the site for the annual Pacific Northwest fertilizer confer ence June 28 and 29, Dr. R. A. Pendleton of the OSC soils depart ment has announced. Dr. Pendle ton has been named program com mittee chairman for the confer ence. PRUDENTIAL LIFE - Insurance HORACE C BERG Snecial Agent Office 1-7491 Ret. 3-719$ 111 West Oak 9 INTERSTATE fitaU TRACTOR-GRAM Butchers Helping With Meat Study At Oregon State I Agricultural economisis wun ine I Oregon State college experiment I station are planning to measure the amount, kind and type ot meal that is set on Ihe state's dinner tables. Purpose of the study, says C. W. Vrooman, OSC department of agri cultural economics staff member, is to establish production guides for use by the livestock industry. To measure total meat consump tion, members of the department are calling on retail butchers ask ing for 1950 wholesale purchase in voice figures. About 15 percent of the retail meat merchants in the state will be visited, Vrooman said. Upwards of 60 butchers are al ready cooperating in Ihe study. In dividual reports are kept confiden tial. Similar studies of per capita meat consumption are being conducted in California and Washington in order to obtain a complete meat consumption picture for the region. BABY CHICKS Hanson White Leghorn Boyington New Hampshire Sired By ROP 300 eggs or better. Better Profits from Better Birds Ford & Houck Breeding Farm lox 1138, Roseburg, or Call Douoms County Flour Mill limii JIM This study is one phase of an 11 western state livestock marketing research program carried out under the research and maketing adminislation. Retail meat merchants also stand to gain from the study, Vrooman said in pointing out that the com pleted study should give some in dication of seasonal consumer tastes and demands. Production, he added, could he adjusted to balance consumer wants after amounts re quired by meat shoppers are def initely established. Thus, a more stable supply of the kind and qual ity of meat needed lo fit market needs will be available. Figures requested include beef, veal, pork and lamb. Wholesale figures only are desired. Convert sion of the carcass figures into re tail cuts is a part of the study being carried out at the College, Vrooman explained. Dependable Short Term Credit For Stockmen end Formers PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION 215 U.S. Bank Bldg. PHONE 3-324S Cockerels from I:. V St. .mb til (5) 12)