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14 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore Tues., Aug. 21, 1956 v U 1 1? -u , ' - imp 'iw.::-, ft. "Sf ! y . , ' f . -u . -.i t r i it - I VEGETABLES grow Texas-size when they're cultivated at Nonpareil. Truck gardening mokes up a large part of the Douglas County agricultural economy. Fruits and vege tables department at county fair draws much interest. Canada Thistle Spray Shows Good Results. Sheep Dog Trials Featured Again; Rules Are Listed A highlight of the 1956 Douglas County Fair will be the fourth annual Dougals County Sheep Dog Trials. Fair Manager Die Turlcy has an aounced that the trials will be held show sheep raisers the many advantages of owning a working log, as well as to furnish enter ainment for fairgoers. A total of $210 in prize money A'ill be awarded to the top six dogs. i'he winner will get $60, the sec md place dog $5(1 and so on down .o $10 .for sixth place. Rules announced by Turley for he trials are:, 1. Entries are open to any work ng sheep dogs. There is no entry ee. A maximum of eight dogs -vill be accepted with preferance joing to competitors of previous ears. , . 2. Dogs must fetch sheep from the arena corner, run them through, a gate and then pen them. 3. Dogs will work with approx imately five sheep all sheep used will be similar and none will b used twice. 4. The handler may assist tha dog in any way he desires. How ever this will be taken into ac count in judging, and excess assist ance will count against the dog. 5. There will be three judge and their decision will be final. Judging will be based on: Judge ment of the dog, obedience by tha dog of signals from the handler, time to pen sheep and assistance from the handler. 6. There will be a 12-mmute time limit and a two-minute warn ing signal. A new chemical control for Can ada thistle has shown excellent results in one-year trials by Ore gon Stale college scientists and could cut costs to one-third or one half of the best current chemical spray program. William Fur tick and David Chil cote, farm crops researchers, ob tained almost 100 percent thistle control on patches sprayed last summer with a special mixture of two pounds of 50 percent amino triazol (ATZ) and one pound of 2,4-D amino per acre. Eight pounds per acre of 50 per cent ATZ was the best previous rec ommendation. ATZ costs about $2.25 a pound, and 2,4-D is rough ly $1 a pound. The trial mixture required spe cial formulation of the two chem icals. Furtick and Chitcole are now testing mixtures of 2,4-D es ter and ATZ to see if comparable results can be obtained without special formulation. In the meantime, the scientists say farmers can get about the same results with two separate sprays: two pounds of 50 per cent ATZ per acre followed the next day with one pound of 2,4-D. A word of caution ATZ and 2,4-D arc not "selective killers" and cannot be used to spray thistle out of crops. They gave good con trol, however, when applied to thistle stubble after crop harvest. The best time to spray thistle patches is earlier in the summer when thistle is in the bud stage. Furtick says the chemical mix ture is slow-acting, comparable to straight ATZ, and results may not show for three or four weeks. The amount of water needed to spray an acre will vary with the type of spray equipment used. Both high and low-volume spray ers are in common use on Ore gon farms. The important thing, say the researchers, is to wet the plants and to get the recommend ed dosage of chemical on per acre. i POLIO TOLL UPPED CHICAGO Ml Chicago's chief medical officer Monday reported 44 weekend polio cases and three deaths to push the 1956 toll to 854 cases and 24 deaths. EACH DAY... A SCALE MODEL INTERNATIONAL FARMALL TRACTOR FOR YOUR BOY OR GIRL TO RIDE! Simply Register At OUR DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR BOOTH Also one of these scale model tractors will be given free with each order for a new International Harves ter Tractor, International Truck or Pickup placed at the Douglas County Fair. SIG FETT, Implements 205 S.E. Jackson Phone OR 3-4466 SEE IT AT THE FAIR Brand NEW. . . Just Arrived' with y Extra Features! SENSATIONAL 1957 (Model Y2256) Full siz "21 -series" ZENITH console bt contemporary cabinetry to enhance any room setting. Grained Mahogany color finish or grained Blond Oak color finir' N -iFinfcM BUDGET TERMS ttltl SEE THE NEW SPACE COMMAND ZENITH TV! H I I I t 1 1 I t I I Valteu ROSEBURG 648 S. E. Rose Dial OR 3-5574 SUTHERUN West CentralPhone 2988 1 m ' i
