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0 () 0 0 (2) ) () () . , . 10 7 Newt-Ravlew. RoMburg, Or.. Mon., Oct. 22, 1951 Nation Notes Drop In Butter Supply WASHINGTON Wl The na tion movl into the (all season with butter reserves only about half as large as a year ago, the agriculture deparlaiwt reports. The reserves help meet consumer needs during the fall and winter, seasons during which production In butter consuption tas been ac companied by an increase in use of margarine. Butter production has dropped below last year'i level largely because consumers art buying more fluid milk. NEW STYLE WATERMELON LAFAYETTE, Ind. UP) -Watermelons with only two or three seeds apiece are being grown at PurInn iinivnrailv'a vnfrimnntjll usually does not match demand. farm 0wcnsvilI ttf.: ...nnnnft linlijlf K Si III. 1 ' uiiitian.cji.io.tii ."" W H Want vtinsinn Wl Ml . ever, that the reserves will be suf- ficiflit because butter consumption has dropped considerably below last year's level. A year ago, reserves totaled 234, 000,000 pounds, the hulk of whhich was owned by the government unuer a prouuuer pine lurist, reported that commercial seedsmen will offer the "seedless watermelon" seeds next year. The round melons weigh from ciiiht to 10 pounds, a handy size for refrigerators, and Ward says they are of mgn quality. A reauC' program. Hcserves presently are i (jon f secds almost to the van- about 113,000.000 pounds, virtually j jshing point was effected by treat all held by the trade. ' 1 jng the plant with a chemical com. Officials said this year's decline 1 pound, colchicine. WORLD S MOST COPIED TRACTOR In flu ebg!ii&&tlj ...yet the ONLY one that givet you ALL the revolutionary FERGUSON SYSTEM features! LEE MORTENSEN Inc. 200 S. Pine Phone 3-7534 o ' ...... f"- '. tA r -NV Ed i.if'WA ElecKric Nut-Drier Plans Available From College Plans and instructions for build ing an electric nut-drier with a 500-pound capacity have been de veloped by the Oregon State col lege experiment station and pub lished in a new circular of infor- CHILD'S PLAY "So simple that even a cluld cun operate it" is the idea behind this picture of a new German -made agricultural tractor, displayed at -a farm equipment exhibition in Bolzano, Italy. The one-and-a-half-ton machine has a 22-hp Diesel engine aod costs around $3200. (Photo by NEA-Acme Staff Photographer Massimo Ascani.) r. t-'frfl 4 (jftfWfehsffeJQA 0i0 ORDER NOW BABY CHICKS V Biyington New Hampshire f--V Reds Available Now. Hansen White Leghorni Available Nov. 15, 1951. U.S. PULLORUMED CLEAN U.S. APPROVED Better Profits from Better Birds FORD & HOUCK BREEDING FARM Rt. 1, Box 520, Roscburg or Place Order At Douglas County Flour Mill Oregon Ragweed Spread Increases Ragweed, the scourge of many hay fever sufferers, is continuing to expand in Oregon because the public is generally apathetic to ward organizing a movement to stamp it out, Oregon State col lege officials have warned. The OSC herbarium has reported receiving ragweed specimens from five counties in the past s i x months. After getting a start in Clackamas counly, it has now ap peared i n .small quantities in Josephine, Jackson, Lane and Mar ion counties. Despite the danger of an added hay fever problem because of its presence, little has been done to ward working out a statewide con trol program, OSC officials re ported. The OSC experiment sta tion has developed a control for the weedy pest and the extension service stands ready to cooperate in disseminating information on controls. : Who Is To Control I The problem of who is respon sible for control of such pests has never been satisfactorily solved, ' with one group expecting another I to take the lead an die wpeoplc actually doing anything about it, according to the OSC spokesmen. Urban dwellers expect fanners who have ragweed to pay for con trolling it, but since it occurs most often on waste land, farmers can't afford to pay the high price of VOL XIII NO. 43 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1951 VOTES FOR PRICE GUARANTEES Poultry and dairy feeds con tinue to rise. Where will the end be? And who will pay the final cost; the poultryman, the dairyman, or the housewife who buys the food? Or maybe, even the farmer who gets the huge guarantc?d price? Wish we knew. But, as a guarantee tiiat the politicians are ml letting urass grow under their feet, price "SUPPORTS" have already been established for the feed crops to be produced in la.w. Before the ground is even plow ed. Yes, months before the crop can possibly be planted. The fiti:m;il average "price support" rates follow; Oats, 78c per mi. for No. 3 or better; (about $19.00 per ton, at the farm, plus fright and all other added costs, and taxes to "ad minister tho program."); Bar ley, $1.22 per hu., (over $50.00 a ton); Sirghums, (milo maiic) $47.fi0 per ton in the community it is raised, plus above chaws. And we haven't the "support prices" on wheat and corn at hand this minute, but you all know they will be in proportion. We haven't been able to (ford wheat for feed for several years, even though wheat has always boon the com mon fv-ed grain in the Pacific Northwest. The U.S.D.A., which handles these matters In co-opera t ion with the Commodity Credit Cor poration reminds us of a puppy chasing its tail, and getting just as far. First, they are afraid, due to high, yes, ex orbitant prices of nvat ani mals, tiat "grain-co'isumin;:-anim.'il uiv.U will incie;.se past the ability of grain producers to raise cnciph grain to feed them. Next, they nie afraid the ex. hii'-hil.'in; support prices will stimulale 'he product on of 'irain to where the CCC vil4 ' hive to buv it and sto.e it for years, as they have in the past, and like wi'h spuds, dni':i ck;s. and etc. and clc. So, round a'ui round sne goes, ind whorj shrt will slop, unly the Goo:i Loid knows. We w; N.or :n; mary honest, tKvp - thlnkin,; farmeis rivl! likv this st rl of price joc kcyinc We wnnd.'r h-iw manv honest, deep - I'lirkin laborer hc'ieve wage hikes uinjther f irm of "supixirt-s '), cm go oi. ynd on, and Ihis wrndrrtu. country keep a firm fouivlatio'i? Wi wonder if it isn too lute to call a h..lt on this swjppine; pelf for vo'.s, and got back to the old rvli.iMe law of Su r!v & Demand. AnJ slid the price for feed rises.. 16-20 ROLLING We have a carload of 16-20 fertilizer rolling. This siuff is getting hard to get, due to mu nitions manutacture. This car is coming from the East Coast, and is American, rathern thin the Canadian we have been able to get in the past. As a result, the price will be a bit higher, due to high freight rates. You can save a fast buck or Iwo by taking it direct off the car. But we ask that vuu come in and sign up for your wants right off. Then we will notify you when the car comes in, so you can be on deck to unload. And while you're at it, better sign up for th loan of our spreader loo. ONLY WATCH YOURSELF Several words in our lan guage are overworked, and here is only one of them. (From Clarence Slrattnn's "Handbook of Knglish.") Note the differ ence of meanings possible in only changing the position of only. (inly I told him to jump over the chair. 1 only TOI.D him to jump over the chair. I told only HIM to jump over the chair. I told him ONLY lo jump over the chair. 1 told him to jump only OVER T11K CllAlli. 1 told him to Jump over the only CIlAllt. I told him to jump over the chair ONLY. So we only hope you will use 'only' only in its right and only place. HARDWARE HARDTACK Here are some more timely tips from Pop Wiard's sanctum sanctorum. Winter wood supply means axes. Soft ground means shovels. Hunting season means shells. Dreary days mean new radio. Muddy feet mean vacuum cleaner. HiiUhcr time means Home Freeze. "Mania, what are prayers?" FORCE MOLTING? NO! Feller come in 'tother day, says his neighbor suggests he "force-molt" his early hatched pullets, to keep 'em from "all molting at once." We can't see any logic in forcing a batch of pullets to quit laying and molt when egg prices are at the top. But people are funny. We suggest forcing, but we mean forcing eggs, not feath ers. No sale here for feathers. Most poultrymcn using Ump- ' qua feeds are well satisfied with their egg production. They report up to 80 percent anil better, but some have slipped. If yours are not laying good, ask us why. Maybe they are infested or infected with some thing we can help you dispose of. Try longer lights even as much as 20 hours a day. Cut out morning scratch grain, but feed plenty at night, especially with the good laving strains. CMPQUA HHKKDF.K PF.l, l.F.TS at noon, or a wet mash if you prefer, which we don't. Have birds clean oul troughs, or sweep to one end of trough when refilling. If you insist on having your pullets molt, we suggest you wait till eggs get cheaper. Though, for the life of us, we can't see why anybody would welcome a moll at any time. Wifey: "How do you know people can see me dressing through the window?" Huhby: "I've gone to some panes to (ind out." WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORY To those of you who believe in honest, clean government, we recommend Jesse Jones' memoirs, released last week in his book. "Fifty Billion Dol lars." Jones was head of the Reconstruction Finance Corpor ation during th depression and war years. Following are some quota tions. "He. ( Roosevelt), had no intention of leaving the White House until voted out or car ried out." "In recent years the RFC has been under attack. A congressional committee claims it has allowed olitical pres sure to sway its decisions on loans." "During my regime none of Mr. Roosevelt's at- "I'ravers are little messages I tempts at influencing were sue t0 i;mj cesstul, ana mere was no "Oh. and we send them at 'toadying and catering'." night to get the che.nvr rate."' Plenty of persons were hang- inj round trying to get some- CLASSIFIED SECTION thing they were not entitled .. it,,, . to. . . There still are, and I t or sale, half dozen Boyingtnn . . , .. breeder roosters, from pedi- ,m 'h'ne ""V ' greed stock, already bloodiest- meeting with magnificent Slic ed. Mis. Joe Urumbach, Rt. 1. cess." a mation. Detailed instructions for con struction and operation are given comp'any manager. Clover Demand Sharpfy Reduced CULVER tfl Laftlo clover seed is not moving. It is staying in warehouses, jamming them, be cause of a vanishing demand for the Jefferson county crop. The government support price is $1.25 a pound and growers are taking loans on their cro po nthat basis, saia Lion Lenman, a seed bv R. N. Lunde. OSC agricultural engineer, alcnu with a list o f needed materials and a drawing of plans. Copies of circular of information No. Sol are available now at county extension offices and at OSC. control, they explained. This indi cates that civic or state agencies probably will have to assume the responsibility. Weed experts at OSC have esti-1 mated that the present ragweed infestation probably could be clim-! inated by cultivation and 2.4D sprays in a few years at a cost of I $5,000 to $10,000 a year. Each year ! of delay in the control program likely will increase the cost many times, they predicted. Wheatgrass Seed Certification Plan Explained All wheatgrass plantings under Oregon's certification program will now be classified as either foundation, registered, or certified II. E. Finnell of Oregon State col lege has announced. The seed certification specialist says this means growers who are making new plantings in the spring of 1952 for certified seed production must use registered or foundation seed. By way of further explanation, Finnell adds that foundation 1 seed planted in a field will pro duce registered seed. Planted reg istered seed will yield certified .seed. Certified blue tag seed is no longer eligible as planting stock for further certification. Fields flow In production and which have been passed previously for certification will not be dis qualilied as a result of the new ruling. ! Intermediate and pubescent ! wheatgrass plantings in the state's i 1951 certification program have all ( been classified as certified. This ' means seed from these acreages will not be eligible for further cer ! tification. Present Oregon certi fied stocks, according to Finnell, are not planting stock quality and should not be used as certified stocks. It will necessitate a wait untft some grower comes along with superior seed, the specialist af firms. Seed stocks used from outside sources must also be either regis tered or foundation seed. During the 1951 crop year, distribution of certified seed growers was general throughout eastern Oregon. Whnat grasses included in the certifica tin nprogram were intermediate, rrimar slender, pubescent, tall and Whitmar beardless, Finnell believes there is too much variation and a general lack of uniformity in all rcrlified blue tag wheatgrass stocks, regardless of their origin. Oregon Meeting Stiff Rivalry For Seed Crops One word, quality, is taking on increasing importance in the out look for Oregon's seed industry. The day when buyers came rap ping on the door, says II. E. Fin nell, extension seed certification specialist at Oregon State college, has definitely passed. Today, more states are entering the market places with increasing amounts of seed. Ladino clover and tall fes cue, both widely grown in Oregon, are good examples of increasing competition. This year, says Finnell, the national acreage of certified la dino clover will approach$ 70,000 acres. Compare that with 42,000 acres just a year ago. For the second year running, California is away out in front as a certi fied ladino clover seed producer. Acreage there this year is 34.000 , pjg sties. COIlipdl Willi .I,U'JU a.ica III UlC- gon, the second ranking state. Altogether, 14 states are pro ducers of certified ladino clover seed this year, Idaho ranks third with 5.4O0 acres foihwed by leaner amounts in Wisconsin, Washington, Illinois, South Carolina, Wyoming, Tennessee, Ohio, Montana, Mis souri, Indiana and Georgia. Top quality certified ladino clover seed has been supported at $1.25 per pound by the govern ment, but now there is talk that it will be unsupported next year. If tnat occurs, growers will likely face lower price prospects. Oregon once had the tall fescue seed market just about its own way, but no more. Tall fescue certification in the nation this year increased more than a hundred fold, Finnell reports. A strain, alta. which originated in Oregon, increased from a cer tified acreage of S.C00 in 195'j to more than 20 0U0 acres this yfar. Althou'-.h Or:-n had 12 00U of the certified acres, the crop has gained a toehold in 13 other states where growers have seed growing in mind. A competing tall fescue strain Kentucky 31, doubled its certified i acreage during tne past two crop years. He said a big California crop plus imports from Italy had brought the slack demand. lst year, he said, the crop moved out of warehouses almost as fast as it was brought in. The Jefferson Seed Growers as sociation, he reported, 'Is prepar ing a petition asking the govern ment to say now what its next year support policy will be. If that is satisfactory, buyers will return Red Bureaucracy Enters East German Barnyards BERLIN UP) Communist ruled East Germany, (where ev erybody and virtually everything is pressured to fulfill a state-prescribed production quota,) is hail ing a sow these days. She set a record by exceeding the state quota which requires that every sow produce at least 16 pig lets in a year. The champ was credited with already having pro duced 13 litters totaling 114 in breedings so far. She's the star of a pig farm run by one Herr Wellner near Madge burg. All the sows seem to be working well for Wellner, who is given an accolade in the Commu nist press and promised an ex pansion of his farm with six new County 4-H Split Into 4 Districts Awaits Decision INTOXICATING CHICKEN MASH CROWN POINT, Ind. -WI A chicken raiser has lost his suit to avoid payment of a mash bill. He charged the mash made his chick ens pixilated. He said they were "nervous, excited and unmarket able." A jury thought otherwise and ordered him to pay the $193 bill plus interest. Possible reorganization of t h e county 4-H set up into four separate districts was discussed Wednesday by the executive committee of the Douglas county 4-H leaders. Present at the meeting Wednes day were Andrew Hanson, presi dent: Mrs. James E. Conn, vice president; M. H. McCord, secre-tary-teasurer, and W. H. Anderson and Lou Owens, 4-H agents. The proposal would divide the county into south, central, north and west districts. The executive committee felt the county was too large to group the entire area in'o a single organization, according to Anderson. Leaders of 4-H clubs from throughout the county will meet Nov. 14 in Roseburg to make the final decision on the new plan. Also included in the reorganiza tion proposal is the formation of planning councils in each commun ity. The councils will consist of local citizens of each community and are being organized at pres ent. Leaders of 4-H clubs in each district would make up a district association and the executive of ficers of each district association would form an executive board re sponsible for county-wide activities such as the county fair. Other activities to be taken up at the Nov. 14 meeting include a leadership awards program. to the market, he( aid, unworried by the present outlook of a price drop. If it isn't satisfactory, grow ers can turn to wheat which has a support price of $2.17 in Jefferson county. PRUDENTIAL LIFE v-'' Insurance 5 HORACE C. BERG Soeclal Agent Offict 3-7491 Rm. 1-719S 111 West '"ink want you to try Purina Dog Chow on your dog because we think it's as fine a dog ration as experience and top quality ingredients can make. In order to help you get your dog started on this superb conditioning food we're offering the special cash discount coupon below. It saves you 10c on your first purchase of Purina Dog Chow Kibbled Meal. Clip the coupon and drop in at the store for your 5-lb. package. You'll like the econ omy and fine mixing qualities of Dog Chow and your dog will go for its pay ability and whole-bodied nourishment. ,sv.'. 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