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f 'SO CROWS MY GARDEN' October Is Time To Ready Garden For Winter Months W" '" """" "' """ "' " ""li yiiwni n imj; ji i,i.inw n t . , - 3S id?3 s 8 The Nwi-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Mon., Oct. 13, 1952 Parker Sees Good The "best pasture land in the world" is how J. Roland Parker, Douglas County extension agent, describes the western end of Un alaska Island, in the Aleutians, where he spent a month this sum mer. Parker was there on a combin ation business-pleasure trip. He made a survey of sheep pasture land owned by the Alaska Live stock and Trading Co. for pasture improvement purposes. The com pany has 140,000 acres under lease from the federal govern ment. ... In what kind of country is this "best" pasture land situated? The island is bounded on the south by the Pacific and north by the Bering Sea. Summer temper atures range between 40 and 60 degrees "all day and all night," Parker said. For the year, 70 is a high and -15 a low temperature. Damp Climate The climate Is damp. "We got four days without rain," Parker commented. "The average is two or three." He said the sky is gen erally overcast. The place is actually closer to Honolulu than Anchorage, Alaska. It's between 900 and 1,000 miles west of Anchorage and 500 miles east of Honolulu. The island, a good share of which is rolling hills, is covered with "good grazing grass" up to about 1,500 feet in elevation. There are numerous small lakes and shallow streams. But there are . good steep ravines and rough country on part of it. "Sheep live to a ripe old age up there," Parker said. One ewe shorn while he was there bore a 1938 ear tag. The sheep, which feed out in the open all year round, can become trapped if they get back into this rougji country in the winter. Park er explained that the snow is dry RING GEARS Arid Pinions AALfc SHAFTS FOR ALL TRUCKS SPRINGS UNIVERSAL CROSSES AND FLANGES Flex Tubing Buy Now From VOL. XIV NUMBER 41 MORE ON OUR NATIONAL DISGRACE To end the suspense of a pant ing populace, here is the plan which we think will end much of the dangerous driving, re duce risk and lower automobile insurance rates. A LAW making available to all Interested drivers, forms for reporting dangerous driving to the Sec. of State. Said forms to show license number, loca tion and type of unsafe driving. Requiring Sec. of State to notify owner of car bearing re ported license number of re ported unsafe driving. Three such reports making It manda tory for owner of such car to how cause why his driver's li cense should not be revoked. Haven't you noticed how carefully everybody drives when there Is a "speed cop" in sight? Still, that isn't the an swer. Requires too many speed cops. Thousands, in fact. Hut the above simple law would mean a possible half million "speed cops" on Oregon high ways. Every decent law-abiding polite driver on the road. We wroto Sen. Tom Parkin son four years ago. He took it up with the lata Earl Sncll. both said it was good, but to.i late in the session to get a bill ready. Two years ago we wrolc Hep. Paul Geddes. Paul wrote back: "There is much merit in the type of law suggested in "The Feed Bag.' Under existing law any citizen may make arrests when violations of law are ob served. . ." (Imagine Doc Weil man, who h.is become a "de fensive driver," trying to run down and arrest a speeder! ). Paul goes on: ". . . .only ten days left. . .doubt your bill could be drawn. , . .will consult other legislators. . . .prepare. . most practical bill . . .to be ready for next session . ." tWe hope Paul has done this We wrote Vivan Jackson who wrote back: "Think you might have some very good ideas. . . don't know how far a person could get with them in a place of this kind. . . .somebody might use the act to spite sumrbodv they didn't like. . .If safeguards to cover this could be worked out. . ." We don't agree with Vivan as to the persecution angle; but would place death, property damage and high insurance rales as above isolated cases of personal persecution. and drifting, and traps sheep in deep ravines. Raised For Wool On Unalaska it's "strictly a wool proposition," Parker explain ed. No sheep are raised for meat just wool. There's an abundance of feed. One reason for this is that the is land has no predatory animals, Parker said. Only other animals arc red fox and field mice. Parker found two grasses which are common to the local area on the island blue lupine and wild pea. There were other species of grasses he nasn t yet luenunea. Parker rode over much of the rang from the Bering to the Pa cificchecking the forage and try ing to determine the best grazing practices, "it's all natural pasture and I doubt if they'll do much planting, ' he said. They may do some seed ine in holdini! pastures, though. The island is uninhabited except for the ranch caretakers one fam ily of a man, wife and 5-year-old child, and another man and a few natives. There are no auto mobiles, and, consequently, no roads. But Parker doesn't recommend that all sheep ranchers immediate ly pack up and head for this good pasture area. He says the oppor tunities for expansion are def initely limited due to the nature of the land. Bartlett Pears Lead Fruits For Canning Bartlett pears lead all other fruits grown by Oregon orchard ists for canning. More than two-thirds 7. 8 ocr cent of last year's Bartlett pear crop was canned, explains Dr. W. C. Hatfield, Pacific division agron omist for American Can Co. Of the total 50,178 tons of Bart- RAY'S TRUCK PARTS 2055 N. Stephens St. Phone 3-3360 We wrote Sec. of State New bry, who answered: "In my opinion your proposed legisla tion has a great deal of merit . , .1 note you have contacted your legislators. . .1 assure you this office will cooperate to the fullest." Maybe we are just "hipped" on this subject. But to us, it seems that anything that could lower significantly the 37,300 highway deaths, 1,300,000 injur ies and huge property damage is worth a try. Whether reckless driving (by others) causes you ulcers like it does us; whether you avoid loss of life or limb in your own family, you still have to pay for such driving in your insur ance rates. We think this is so important, we'd like to see an expression from our candidates for legis lature on the subject. Watchful waiting could be the death of you. . .and me. IT'S HIGH TIME Arc you still wailing for rain before seeding? When it does start, it just might keep it up, like it has stayed dry. Why not "dust your crops in," like they do in the dry farming coun try? Belter have the seed in the ground than in the bin. We have some mighty fine gray seed oats. Why wail? Al so, as Co. Agt. Parker says, it's high lime to get that grass seed in the soil. And to get best results, get the fertilizer in loo. Better scramble down to the Flour Mill and get prepared for a long winter. Hubby: "Why were women born so beautilul and so dumb?'' Wifev; "We have !o be beau tiful so men will love us. And ) we have to be dumb so we can love them." i VALUABLE TIP Had a letter from Mr. Ben nion up at the College this mor ning. He reminds of something most of us have been over looking. HiKh egg prices have shifted from (all and winter-to sum mer and fall. And with good reason. Smart poultrymcn no ticed years ai;o that they made early hatched pullets than from May and later birds. So the hatching season has stepped up. .Meaning ih.it there are now Pasture Dairy Farmer To Get Same Profit In f53 WASHINGTON to The Depart ment of Agriculture has pre dicted the dairy farmer next ment of Agrculture predicted Thursday the dairy farmer next year will produce and sell more and take in more cash but wind up with about the same profit as in 1952. The reason: His production costs probably will go up, too. The department's Bureau of Agricultural Economics summed up the dairy situation that way, in effect, in a report on the in dustry's 1953 outlook. The report said total milk pro duction may be somewhat above the estimated 114 billion pounds expected to be produced this year. This added production, it said, will find ready customers in a probable further increase in consumers' in come. "Consumption," the report said, "will be as large or a little larger for all (dairy) products except butter. Consumption of this item probably will decline to a new record low of just about eight pounds per person, less than half of the 1935-39 average. "Margarine consumption, on the other hand, reached 7.7 pounds in 1952 and will be as large again in 1953". The department said any price increases received by the farmers for dairy products next year prob ably will he smaller than those from 1951 to 1952. Ceiling prices for dairy products now in effect at processor and distributor stages may be in creased as prices to farmers for milk and butterfat advance, the department said. lett pears grown in the state, 34, 0O0 tons went to canneries, Dr. Hatfield pointed out. Canned Bart lett pears accounted for almost half of the total tonnage of all fruit packed in Oregon last year, ha added. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1952 lots of winter eggs. Early birds still pay, but the earlier, the better. We've been telling you in "The Feed Bag" about early chix for years. Last year we told you "early chix" meant December and January chix. Mr. Bennion tells us that chix hatched in Novem ber and housed in April are the big money makers. They may molt lightly in the fall, but good slock, good care and good feed, lUmpmia), reduces the time. Well, we've been telling you, and many of you didn't believe it. Now we have expert testi mony. Oet busy and order chix today. It's not too soon. Next summer you'll thank us for the tip. Boy Friend: "Pardon me. but you look like Helen Green." Gal Friend: "Maybe so. But I look even worse in pink. THAT PEAT MOSS The long-expected car Is promised (or today. (Saturday). If you plan on "built-up litter," there's nothing like a little peat moss to get it lo working good. Especially since it's getting so late in the fall now. Better grab as much as you can han dle at the off-car price. IN APPLYING FOR A job, the stenographer was taking a spelling test. "How do you spell Mississippi?" she was asked. And just to prove that she wasn't so dumb, she asked: "Tho river, or the state?" SURE STAYS DRY? It's getting so late now that prospects for good grass for winter grazing are plenty dim. It will mean more feeding if you're going lo keep your stock in good shape. Remember, well summered is half-wintered. We have a fine formula for range cattle cubes, which we can make up for you on order. 20 percent protein. Will help poor pasture or hay. Cut your hay bill too. And our time-tested I'MP Ql'A SHEEP CUBES, will be available at the lowest price in town, quality considered, llon't let our stuff get thin before winter sets in. Feed early and save feed. Insurance Salesman: "This policy will cost you JttO.OO a year for a straight life. That's what you wanted, isn't it?" Prospect: la bit wistfully): "Well. I'd like to fool round a littie on Saturday nights." V. -TP BEEF GOES TO MARKET taken to market at Portland were in a group of 30 shipped by George Ward, local cattle and Angus Shorthorn crosses, grain fed by Ward for the post picture) . SUCCESSOR TO JACK'S BEANSTALK Walter Grant of White River Junction, Vt., can't keep up with his fast-grow ing corn. I he hybrid variety, known as ijolaen tross ban tam," recently sprouted skyward more than two feet in one week, following heavy rains. Grant, who experiments with new types of corn, says that this high-geared variety pro duces ears when two weeks old. (NEA). Pig Mortality Due To Improper Housing Tart of the high mortality of pigs farrowed is due to improper hous ing, according to a new bulletin issued by the Oregon State Col lege extension service. ' One way to insure a longer life for pigs, the bulletin points out, is to provide a hog house with good warmth and dry conditions. Recommendations ajid explana tions are also made concerning the PV-...'i- - 1 AWV S 4 Full-feeding of ground ett corn is a good, inexpensive way to put weight on beef calves. And good way to grind your feed so you get the most from it it to use a reliable McCormick-Dcering4 Hammer MilL t Once you put a McCormick Deering Mill to work oa your place, you'll find that your grain and rouehart, as well as ear is 1 At ft U McCORMICK-DEERING Hammer Mills Are a Profitable Investment SIG S27 N. JACKSON Tw " tint. Cattle shown above, averaqina Sunday by Elmer Lander in o different types of hog houses and equipment. To aid the farmer in using the information, diagrams are included. Entitled "Hog Houses and Equip ment," the bulletin was prepared ! by the departments of animal hus ' bandry ,and agricultural engineer j ing. Copies are now available from ! county extension offices or from I the college. .i .II 1 u ' V 4 - h i I JT VK ,li 5Lr corn, are prepared in their most palatahle form. Swinging ham mers with four usable grinding surfaces, and a wide vatiety of easy-to-changt screen sizes guar antee that you can meet every grinding requirement. Three models available No. 6 (for 1 or 2-plow tracfor) and Not. 10 and 10-C (for 2 or 3 plow tractor). YA FETT DIAL 3-4466 :!, ' . VI, . ... I 3 about lKJU pounds, were semi-trailer stock truck. They buyer. Shown are Herfords three months. (Paul Jenkins Forest Lab Gets New Wood Drier A new $25,000 vapor-drying unit which reduces the seasoning and creosoting period of wood from six months to IS hours has been in stalled by the Oregon forest prod ucts laboratory. This new process also reduces checking and splitting of Douglas fir timbers and provides deeper penetration ana more extensive distribution of the preservative, according to Rhodes Cantrell, proj ect leader. Faster drying is aided by vapos of organic solvents which are in jected into the unit's sealed cham ber. The organic solvent vapors transfer heat to the wood and quickly drive out the water. One-hundred railroad crossties already have been dried and pres sure treated with creosote by this method. The study was done on boxed-heart Douglas fir in cooper ation with the Union Pacific rail road. Five woods will be tested for the Canadian-Pacific railroad in a future test. Woods included will be inter-mountain fir. larch, east ern hemlock and jack pine. This new equipment was loaned to the forest laboratory, which is located on the Oregon State Col lege campus, by the Taylor-Colquitt Co., Spartanburg, S. C. At the end of a five-year research pe riod, the equipment will be given to the laboratory. Poultry Breeders Plan Oct. Meet Poultry experts from four north west colleges and universities will meet with commercial poultrymen at the Oregon State College, Oct. 10 and 11, for the fifth annual Pacific Northwest Chicken and Turkey Breeders roundtable. ' Chairman J. A. Harper, OSC poultry husbandman, estimates at tendance of 75 poultrymen for the two-day session on latest breeding research. The annual roundtable is spon sored by the poultry departments of Oregon State College, Washing ton State College, University of Idaho, and University of British Columbia. Dr. Lewis W. Taylor, University of California, is featur ed speaker this year. Other prin cipal speakers are Dr. C. F. Mc Clary of the Western Washington experiment station, and Dr. Paul E. Bernier, Oregon State College. The session opens at OSC's Mem orial Union at 9 a.m., Oct. 10. There will be a registration fee of is. Harper says. itmi'T PC WWH.I Mk ' milk control mitkriiv promoted by fh ovtaf-iiote grocery thoirvl PROTECT YOU RfFAl R fill LK LAW thot prefects your iteocfy suppty of wholesome, sonitory r..i . t, . OltvON wiK HOOUCltt' COWMltUt. SM. By MILDRED BEAUCHAMP Now is the time to get your gar den in shape for winter. Cut down on watering from now on, but don't overdo it. Keep new-ly-set-out plants well watered. Any plant needs water at the rooti as long as they are growing. If the weather is dry, be sure your rhododendrons are watered well. This will keep flower buds from dropping. Don't fertilize woody plants this late in the year. October is a good time to clean up borders and beds. It will mean easier gardening next spring and, best of all, it will mean fewer garden pests. Top Dress Btds After weeds and debris have been cleared away, top dress your beds. This is like icing on a cake. It makes your garden look attrac tive and keeps the ground soft and loose for easy working next spring. Use peat moss, leaf mold or any other clean organic ma terial. This is also a good time to mulch around surface rooting plants such as rhododendrons, azaleas, skimmia, camellias and heathers. Plant evergreens now follow ing your nurseryman's instruc tions for planting. If you have not already done so, J divide and plant perennials it tney need it, such as primroses, Christ THAT'S L0AD5ER! Power to spare for your tough est handling jobs lifting bay, loading manure, moving earth or snow, and many other back breaking chorea. Easily con trolled from tractor seat. Quickly mounted or dismount ed. Rugged, streamlined con struction. Adjustable for reaches up to 24 ft. Many other outstanding features may we explain them to you aoonr Our complete New Idea-Hobn service protects your investment. Wew Idea- BUY WHERE YOU SHARE Washington at S.P. Tracks Roieburg, Oregon DIAL 3-5022 CAAI I FREE PARKING AT THE FARM BUREAU ' rWVfclitlJntovotforiMtrkkY.xArf,' CM, tar?.. 'l OfWi IHj, SM t. Or, I mas roses, Oriental poppies, dara icum and coral bells. Dig Glad Bulbs Dig gladiola bulbs as soon as the leaves turn yellow. Cut old stems of peonies when brilliant color of foliage has faded. Spraying your garden will make your cleanup complete. Use your favorite multi-purpose insecticide fungicide. Sow hardy annuals. Grow them the same way that they propagate themselves. They will lie on the ground all winter and their outer shells will become soft and will sprout with the first warm spring weather. Plants sown in October will be hardier and stronger than those raised any othar way. Some hardy annuals are candytuft, Virginian, stock, godetia, larkspur, calendula, snapdragon, clarkia, nicotiana and even petunia. (Next week: Forcing bulbs for indoor enjoyment.' i When milk cows are given free access to water in hot weather their production may be as much as 4 per cent higher than when they are watered only twice a day. It takes 13 bushels of corn and 40 pounds of supplement a year to keep a sow. 10 labor-saving attachments I ush-0ff Stotker Buck Rake Bulldozer Blaae Dirt Butket Hydraulic Grapple Fork 40" Manure Bucket Loader Boom Angle Dow Blade No. 80 or 60 Scoop Pitch Control IN THE SAYINGS mitk fh year 'round. Nobody Can Deny This: Crl. -A- milk Ortgo abli com USS riwn "loil avarag. lit'j toll ti Utf i fair Na lwt.it Keeps i rir Price! YOU -WITH A JW1 . 1
