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1 0 Brookings-H arbor Pilot THURSDAY, MAY. tí. 1954 County Agent Gives Tips On Plastic Pipes re sista n t to all ty p es of soil, cor- tosion, alkali, su lfu r, electrolysis, etc. It w on’t rot, ru st o r corrode an d is nontoxic, m ak in g it s a tis factory for c a rry in g drinking w ater. Since th e flexible pipe can be "sn ak ed o u t” in any kind ot trench, no m a tte r how crooked, it saves q u ite a bit of th e cost of labor in som e cases a s high as 60 j>ercent as com pared w ith steel pipe. A few of the big steel and ru b b e r m a n u fa tu re rs have clim bed onto th e band w agon m aking this pipe. P la s tic pipe can be used v ery sucessfully in m any farm piping jobs. H owever, one should be su re to check the g u a r a n te e and the m axim um p ressu re th a t the pipe will stand. Off- bran d products do not carry’ this g u a ra n te e and provide very little info rm ation re g ard in g the pipe. R(»s{>onsible m a n u fa c tu re rs will replace defective m a te ria l an 1 back up th e ir products. • • • costing you m oney by th e loss of e x tra gain an d non-utilized feeds. • • • S U P E R IO R H E R D S IR E S pay off handsom ely fo r th e c a ttle p ro ducer. R esu lts of feeding te s ts a t M iles C ity, M ontana, th e past y ea r g av e conclusive evidence th a t su p erio r lines of beef c a ttle are p ro fitable. T ests w ere ru n on 52 ste e r calves from seven herds All w ere g roup-fed on a h erd -sire basis fo r 252 days and sold on the S t. P au l m a rk e t five days later. T h ere w as a 28-pound d ifferen ce in av erag in g w vaning w eight, S8 pounds in av e rag e w eight a t the end of th e feeding period an d $23.71 p er head in re tu rn s above feed and m a rk e tin g costs betw een th e best and poorest herd sire groups. The heaviest ste e rs w eighed 1,105 p o u n d s on th e a v erag e an d gained an av erag e of 2.35 pounds a day. County Agent Reports on Lots O f Subjects , W ise sayings and g a rru lo u s ta lk m ay fail to th e ground, r a th e r th an on th e e a r o r h e a rt of th e h e a re r; but a te n d e r se n tim e n t felt, o r a kind w ord spoken, a t th e rig h t m om ent, is n ev er w asted. --M a ry B ak er Eddy. T H E M U LTIFLO R A R O SE L e tte rs continue to p o u r in to O regon S ta te C ollege re g ard in g the use of th e m u ltiflo ra rose as a hedge or fence. This is th e sam e plant th a t is used as an u n d e r By K E N N E T H W. P R IE S T stock for o u r b ea u tifu l y ard roses. • Buy Now and Save C ounty E x ten sio n A gent You know’ how h ard it is to get them to grow and produce as we G E N E R A L IN F O R M A T IO N ON 1950 C H E V R O L E T would like them to do. F ir s t i t ’s P L A S T IC IR R IG A T IO N P IP E 2-door Sedan. V ery clean perfect plants, th en rich well N ext fall and w in te r w hen an y d rain ed soil, pro p er p lan tin g , p ro o ne ask s alx>ut p la stic pipe it’s 1950 C H E V R O L E T 5 -p assen g er tection from dam age, w a te r, fe rti like th e six ty -fo u r d o llar question. C oupe R adio and lizer, sprays, dusts, p ru n in g and T o i>egin w ith, th e re a re som e 20 H e a t e r .......................... . a continuous round of care. Does to 25 d ifferen t types of p lastic anyone have tim e o r in clin atio n to 1949 PLYM OUTH pipe and m any of these a re in the do all of this in o rd e r to h av e a e x p e rim e n ta l stag e. T h ere a re SED A N . R adio - H e a te r m ulti flo ra rose hedge o r fence! tw o g en eral types; th e flexible I have seen m any a tte m p ts to 1950 GMC a n d sem i-rigid. P ro b ab ly m ore grow this m a te ria l into fence row s P R O T E C T IN G L I V E STO CK 1-Ton F la tb e d ................... th a n 90 p ercen t of th e p lastic but have yet to see a n y th in g from he a t ¡s not o n jy hu m an e b u t p ip e sold to day is of polyethylene, w hich resem bled a stock proof ' also econom ically sound. Livestock 1949 FO RD th e m ost om m on and best flexible fence unless a good fence w as d issip ate ab o u t o n e-th ird of th e CRA CK S IN C O N C R E T E type. P la stic p pe m ak ers a re ’,2-Ton P ic k u p .......... p art of th e planting. N O T HARD TO R E P A IR to ta l d ig estib le n u trie n ts of th e ir c o n c e n tra tin g m ost of the produc T his m a te ria l does o ffer som e feed as heat. If th ey are not able See Us Now F o r M any O th e r O bjectionable and u n sa n ita ry tion of p o ly ethylene a n oil r e thing w hen we th in k of cover for to do so th e ir body te m p e ra tu re M oney-Saving Buys fin ry by product. I t ’s black, looks c ra c k s in co n crete floors are read- birds and as a p ro tec tio n ag a in st rises and they a tte m p t to reach a an d feels like h a rd ru b b e r and is iily repaired. C rack s exceeding c e rtain cases of soil erosion. V ery co m fo rta b le h e a t balance by few can give th e c a re needed to c u ttin g down on th e ir feed in tak e. JUÚüjiimi i rnmiiinnipffiu grow it into a good fence o r hedge T his cau ses a d isastro u s slow row. If it is not train e d , it would down in th e ra te of w eight gain MAKE YOUR HOME AT THE occupy from 8 to 10 feet of land and production for beef c a ttle , which, if good en ough to grow th e hogs and lam bs. Chevrolet Sales and Service m ateria l, is of too m uch v alu e to be so occupied. Buy U. S. S av in g s Bonds! ROOM AND BOARD BY WEEK OR MONTH F E N C E P O S T T R E A T IN G AND SUCH ROOMS BY NIGHT OR BY WEEK We a re now in th e "E asy P eel J ing" season m id-A pril u n til la t? A ugust. D uring this period pos’s R o tary C lub each T uesday, 12:00 noon and.poles c a n b e p eled about th re e l ions Club, 2nd and 4th W ednesdays, 7.30 p.m. tim es as easily as d u rin g o th e r seasons w hen th e b a rk is tig h t. Mill Wood, Peeler Cores, Split and Round JU S T P L A IN W A T E R is the cheapest and o ften th e m ost n e g lected n u trie n t req u ired by farm • IMMEDIATE DELIVERY anim als. W a te r is th e m ost im p o rta n t n u trie n t as it tra n s p o rts PICK-UP LOAD o th er n u trie n ts th ro u g h th e body At T he Mill on E asy S tre e t and aids and m a in tain s th e shaix* of body cells. It also aids in th e P.O. Box 645 Phone 3476 P re p a re d by Vic Reynolds of th e S u n set In n ; control of body tem jH 'ratu re. It is not uncom m on for fa rm e rs to go to g reat expense to provide good 1 feeds then ignore p ro p e r w a te r 8 ing w hich is essen tial for econom i ODD FELLOWS 11 ALL cal use of those feeds M ake su re an in ad eq u ate use of w a te r is not A d u lts $1.50 C hildren .75 SPECIAL LISTINGS $895 $850 $725 $850 $750 BUCKNER'S Î CHETCO IN N Smith River L AND D WOODY ARD . . . FINEST FUEL . . . MOTHER'S DAY DINNER Sunday, M ay 9 - 2 ... S 2 .0 0 to5 P.M. F o r S t. T im o th y ’s C hurch B uilding F u n d o n e-fo u rth of an inch in w id th should first have th e ir edges stra ig h te n e d and sm ootbed w ith a chisel. S w ept eh an. c ra c k s at then filled w ith cem ent sand m o r t a r m ade of one p a rt san d and one p a rt cem en t w et enough so th at it will p e n e tra te th e c ra c k s readily and p erm it a sm ooth s u rf ace finish. T ick ets av ailab le from Guild M em bers o r at P ilot O ffice DOOR PRIZE ♦ * * COOL W EA TH ER GRASSES w u ems I Som e g rasses will grow’ in cooler w e a th e r th a n o th e rs A lta fescue am i m eadow fo x tail a re o u tsta n d in g in this ch aracteristic.- For exam ple, in p a s tu re s w h ere alt a anti o rc h a rd g ra ss a re p la n t ed side by side o r in m ix tu re s the a lta h as show n considerably m ore sp rin g grow th. • • * LAW N S PR A Y IN G W IT H 2.4-D 2 4-D m a te ria ls hav e been e x cellent for control of m any b ro a d leaf w eeds in law ns. H ow ever, read c o n ta in e r labels ca re fu lly and follow recom m endatio n s. T h e e ste r ty p e of 2.4-D. alth o u g h an ex cellen t weed kilhxr. also w ill e v a p o ra te from th e law n, and • drift to susceptible p la n ts G row - j ers should not use th e e s te r ty p e { of 2,1-D in sp ray in g law ns if th ey have su scep tib le b o rd e r p la n ts j th at can lie in ju red from vapor ; d rift S p ray before m ow ing and not mow for fo u r o r five days a fte r spraying. Do not use the sam e spray can fo r applyin g in s e c ti-j eides to o th e r p la n ts T h e 2 I D spray is difficult to rem ove from spray co n tain ers, and can rem ain m c o n ta in e rs and cau se d am ag e to o th e r plants. READY MIX CONCRETE I UP TO 40% FULL SAYINGS BY H A V IN G YOUR HOUSE WEATHER-STRIPPED W hen you check th e cost, you’ll decide you c a n ’t afford N O T to insulate. It w ill pay for its e lf in fuel savings . . . elim in a te w a te r dam ag e and provide a lifetim e of d ra ft less, d u stless co m fo rtab le living IT L\ FINANCING—no money down, 4 years to pay CALL FOR I RLE E S T IM A T E - NO OBLIGATION CALIFORNIA WEATHER-STRIP CO. O ffices in S o u th e rn C u rry R ealty P hone 2824 ■ ? B Ü (O ur sand and gravel is washed, screened and weighed to give full m easure and proper proportions of aggregate, to Insure quality) Crushed Gravel River Run Sand and Gravel Rock Fill Material Clay Fill Black Top Toil River Silt Clam ShcH Soil Concrete Pipe & Ditching ? NO JOB TOO SMALL t { Brookings RED-E-MIX Ofntral RMg. 3 I 5 Concrete Co. t Phone 2442
