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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1932)
TIMES. WILLAMINA. OREGON TH U R SD A Y, JAN. 21, 1932 OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERALINTERESI Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. T H E MARKETS Portland Wheat — Illg Rend bluestam, hard white, 76c; «oft white, western while, hard winter, northern spring and weet ern red, 60c. Hey— Huy I ng price, t. e. b. Portland! Alfalfa. |14© 15; valley timothy, *16016.60; eastern Oregon timothy, *18018.60; clover, *12; oat, *12.60; oate and vetch, *12.60013, Butterfat—18 0 30c. Eggs- Ranch, 14018c. Cattle— Steers, good, *6 5006. Huge—Good to choice, *4 66 0 0 26. Lambs—Good to choice, *4.60 0 5. Seattle W h e a t-S o ft white, westnrn white, weetern red, 61c; bard winter, north ern spring, 62c; blueatem, 74 c. Butterfat—23c. Egg»— Ranch, 14019c. Cattle—Steers, good. *5.7506.25. Ilo g s—Good to choice, 16.15«5.25. Lambs—Choice, *404.50. Spokane Cattle— Steers, good, *5.50«6. Hogs—Good to choice. *5.00. l a in be-M edium to good, *3.6004.50 The Raker fire department has been given honorable mention and awarded 1 second place In Oregon for educational activities promoted during fire preven tion week. Ovtcbsr 4 to 10, by the Ns- > tlonal Fire Protection association. ' Mhrsbfleld took first place. Understanding that there was a I movement on to move the eastern Oregon division headquarters of state police from Raker to La Grands, the city offllcala of Raker have blocked It by giving, free of charge, as good quarters as offered by I-a Grande. Approximately 70 per cent of the wheat of Um atilla county baa been sold and 30 per cent now remains In the hands of growers, according to recent estimates. There will be a larger spring wheat acreage than us ual this year. The absence of early rainfall delayed seeding. Hubert Van Tasael of Bisters re moved a coyote from a trap on his ranch, then started home on his horse. The horse stepped on a stick. It Rew up and pierced the breast of the horse, which died Immediately. Hubert jumped off. He was kicked In the bead by the dying animal. Eleven cities in Marlon county have lowered the 1931 tax levy from the 1930 mark, while only three have raised. The towns that have raised are Hubbard, Stayton and Sublimity. Hubbard has raised its levy from 97 mills to 105, Stayton from 77 to 84 and Sublimity from 70 to 74. When the Roseburg city hall Is 50 years old It will be paid for. The city , paid for the building twice In Interest Organisation of 6-H clubs at Ron- and still owes the principal. When the ansa, Hildebrand and Dairy has been bonds were first Issued, 40 years ago, announced by Frank Uvxton, Klamath no provision was made for a sinking fund. The debt will be refunded and county club leader. liquidated In 1U years from now. Deaths from Industrial accidents In Hot soup Intended to supplement Oregon during the last nine months of 1931 numbered 88, a drop of 46 from tho school lunches of pupils at the 1 Glendale schools will be served each the 1930 figure for the same period. i noon during the next three months by The Oregon Feed and Flour mill at volunteer workers- A charge of 2H Turner, which waa closed laat Novem I cents a serving wilt be made to help ber, has reopened for business under j defray expenses, except to pupils who the name of the Cherry City company. are unable to pay even this small Tho Albany school board will sub ! cost. mit to voters at the coming June elec Savings of *301.258.82 In operation tion the question of establishing a and maintenance costs during the past kindergarten department In tbs j year were reported by tho state's 12 schools. penal, corrective and eleemosynary in E. J. Dodge of Portland Is prepar stitutions at the meeting of the board ing to establish a sawmill at Barton of control held In Salem recently. Tho for the cutting of maple, alder and largest saving, *70,217.42, was reported oak logs. He states he has many by the state hospital for Insane at orders waiting to be filled. Salem. , A new Industry Is Indicated at The Grants Pass claims to have the low Dalles In the announcement that more est fire loss In the state In cities of than 100 tons of Kennewick asparagus 6000 population. According to the will be canned by the Co-operative report filed with the city council by Growers the coming season. Fire Chief Claud Hollowell, the fire Celebration of the completion of the new *650,000 bridge over the Rogue river at Gold beach has been set defin itely for May 28, It was announced by the state highway commission. Short Sand beach, which was re cently announced an the newest state park, the gift of E. S. Collins, has long been one of the favorite recrea tional spots In Tillamook county. City authorities of Pendleton aro Booking someone to fill a Job. The ••office" of city dog catcher is vacant, and some big, strong man with steel shins Is wanted. The rate of payment la *1 a dog. Approximately 43 miles of rural pow er extenalona were built In Josephine county In 1931 by the California-Ore gon Power company, bringing electric service to about 180 farms and rural business firms. A deer which raced across the Pa cific highway a few miles north of Medford, slipping on the wet pave ment and breaking its neck, was de livered by Btate police to the Salvo* tlon Army at Medford. Mapping of the Willamette river be tween Springfield and Junction City by government engineers with a view to its canalisation reached the mouth of the McKenzie river, five miles be low Eugene last week, A 72-mlle gale was reported at the Arlington airport one day last week. It blew down an old hangar near the field, but which was not a part of the airport equipment. The wind meter was whirled so fast the bearings stuck- The annuel Ice harvest has been In progress at Wallowa for several days. Men and teams have been engaged hi cutting and hauling Ice from the J. L. Maxwell pond west of town and stor ing It for a number of places of busi ness In Wallowa. Abolition of the offices of city treas urer and city attorney and creation of tho position of city auditor are advo cated in the annual report of Police Judge Fouch of Klamath Falls. He would combine the office of city at torney and police judge. loas for the year waa but *8303, with Insurance of *5102, or per capita loss of *1.66. There were but 61 alarms during the year. Tho entire crop of walnuts and fil berts bandied by the Eugene Fruit Growers' association for next year has been spoken for by eastern buyers, according to J. O. Holt, manager of the association. The entire lot of both filberts and walnuts handled by the association during the past season hes been cleaned up. Death halted the work of Levi C. Frazier, 83, upon his own tombstone when he was stricken with heart dis ease in his harness shop In Salem- Tho stone, which was being made of cement, had not been taken out of the form, and a son found his father's life less body lying at the base of the memorial with a trowel In his hand. Since work began on the Owyhee Irrigation project In 1928, the bureau of reclamation has expended *8,500,000 on construction of the development that will reclaim approximately 80,- 000 acres of new land. During the coming year expenditures will be limited by the size of the reclamation fund, but will probably exceed *2,000,- 000. Oregon’s motor vehicle population slumped approximately 15,000 between December 31, 1930, and the same date In 1931, and incidentally motor vehicle registration fees for the six-month per iod Just ended droppeH oft by nearly *300,000 when compared with the re ceipts for tho same period In 1930. These figures are shown in a report prepared by Secretary of State Hoss. The Oregon Turkey Growers’ asso ciation nt Roseburg received a check for *37,733.84 from the Northwest Tur key association at Salt Lake City, representing the final payment on 25 carloads of turkeys shipped In Decem ber. Monoy advanced at the time of delivery amounted to *84,848.67, mak ing a total payment for December birds of *122,582.51. Distribution of the second payment was made recent ly. ’ FARM » POULTRY Page 5 Harold’s Mother Knew Answer DAIRY “Yes, sir, I am cer tainly proud of my little boy,” says Mrs. IL M. Smith, 421 To peka Ave., Topeka, Kansas. “He’s five and weighs fifty-sev en pounds. He’s the picture of health as yon can aee, and I feel like he'll al ways be that way as long as I can get California Fig Syrup. I have used It with him ever since he was a year old. I knew what to give him for his cold» and hit feverish, upset spells because Mother used Califor nia Fig Syrup with all of us as chil dren. I have uaed It freely with my boy and he loves It. I t always fixes him np, quick.” In many homes, like thia, the third and fourth generations are using pure, wholesome California Fig Syrup because It baa never failed to do what la expected of I t Nothing so quickly and thoroughly purges a child's system of tbe souring waste which keeps him cross, feverish, headachy, bilious, half-sick, with coat ed tongue, bad breath and no appe tite or energy as long as It 1» allowed to remain In the little stomach and bowels. Fig Syrup gives tone and strength to these organs so they con tinue to act as Nature Intends them to do, and helps build up and strengthen weak, pale and under weight children. Over four million bottles used a year shows’ Its popu larity. Tbe genuine, endorsed by physicians for 50 years, always bears the word “California.” LEST TO LET COW MOST VITAL POINT FRESHEN IN FALL IS PROPER MATING Careful Selection of Male Several Excellent Reasons for the Practice. Big Proposition. Usually tbe cow bred during the C o m et mating of poultry for great latter part of January or In Feb est profits during the coming year U ruary will freshen ’.a early fall and s difficult problem and one that Is usu will produce more butterfat through ally conducted as a “lilt-or-mlss" prop a twelve-months period than when osition. bred to freshen In tbe spring. N. W, Williams, poultryman In "The cow that fresheus In the fall charge of North Carollua state college does not suffer from hot weather and Hocks, says mating poultry Is a bard files during the period of her heaviest Job for tbe experienced poultryman, milk flow us does the cow that fresh and that tbe Inexperienced man gener en! In the spring.” suggests A. C ally gives It no consideration at sit. Klmrey of the dairy extension office However, It Is one of tbe most Impor at the North Carolina State college tant Jobs to be undertaken at tbe “The rush of the summer work la beginning of the new poultry year. over In tbe full, and the owner hat First, .the grower must know what more time to care for the cow dur he wants. If he wants egg produc ing this heavy producing period. Then, tion. he must mate birds that have too, the prices for butterfat are usual been producing eggs. If be wants ly better In winter than In summer. show birds, be must use those that December butterfat often sells for 10 bave tbe standard conformations. to 12 cents a pound more than May To mate birds for egg production, and June butterfat." tbe poultryman ought to understand Mr. Klmrey finds that a majority what body factors Indicate high egg of the creameries in North Carolina production, says Williams. Select baa a surplus of butter during the those of standard weight that are vig summer months but a scarcity In win orous, broud, deep and with large body ter. Thia means that much of the Î capacity. Such birds will lay more product must be consigned to the i eggs and tbe chicks will be stronger large central markets at a sacrifice In than those from birds which do not price. In winter It Is hard to supply have such desirable characteristics. the local demand. Since the pay ' If the bent lack some of these good ments made to dairymen for their quum les but are good layers, use a butterfat are based on the price i male bird which will correct the dell- which the creameries receive for clency In the chicks. No bird should tbelr manufactured butler. It seems be used In tbe breeding pens which has only wise to try to sell the most fat a tendency to be weak constitutionally. ‘ when the be« prices may tie obtained. ■ Mr. Klmrey says. A little more attention by dairy men to the breeding period of their cows would make possible a greater Pullet culling proved Its value In a annual Income per cow, he suggests Wyoming country poultry farm dem onstration conducted by the county agricultural extension association, D. C. Henderson, poultry extension spe cialist of tbe Pennsylvania State col Recent feeding inquiries from cer lege. said. tain sections of the country Indicate a From a flock of 800 white leghorn shortage of feed for dairy cattle. Un pullets a year ago 133 were separated der such conditions as these, owners from tbe others because they were of dairy cattle are confronted with Immature. A careful record of the the problem of buying some feed or production of the two groups was then kept for five months. In No of reducing the herd. They are. as a rule, reluctant to reduce the herd. If vember the cull birds had fl.fl per cent they can only get the herd through the egg production while the properly de winter they feel that they can then veloped pullets laid at tbe rate of 10 per cent. In December the per carry on to better economic advantage. it Is not very good business to buy centages were 22 and 51 respectively. feed, even at low prices, and then turn In Janunry 24 and 41, In February arouud and sell It to Inherently poor 34 and 4J, and In March 40.5 and 08. Averages for five months are 20.0 producing cows, says Hoard's Dairy man. The first step in an Intelligent and 50 per cent, allowing the well- developed pullets nearly donbled the solution of this feed shortage problem la to find out whether one has any production of Immature birds. Inherently poor producers and If so which ones they are. The next step Is to actually get these cows off the It Is necessary to comfortably house farm—sell them to the butcher. An the chickens during the winter months empty stull or two will mnke more In order to make the maximum prof money than a poor cow or two when its. one must buy feed. The third step Is Comfortable housing provides for: to mnke and feed good rations to tbe 1. Four square feet of floor space remaining good cows even If some of for each bird of the heavy breeds and the feed must be purchased. three square feet of floor space for the light breeds. 2. Light In every part of the house. Since the educational work of the 3. A dry floor all the time. dairy council has been under way. but 4. An open front through which ter consumption lias steadily Increased sunshine may get Into the house. throughout the United States. At pre^ 6. Ventilation system that will fur ent government re|torts of July 1. nish fresh air without a draft and will 11131, based on production and storage remove the moisture from the Inside holdings, show 24,000.000 pounds more of the poultry house. of creamery butter were consumed the fl. A warm house and the conser first six months of this year than last vation of body heat during the cold year. This Is three ounces per person months. throughout the United Slates. If this Increase has been maintained for the laat six months of the year, it will he A laying house Is used for brooding an Increase In consumption of 20,000,- baby chicks on the John Schlnff farm, 000 pounds more than the total sur Macomb county, Michigan. Last fall plus holding« of 1020, which broke the Mr. Schlaff started with 1,000 laying price of butter 12 cents a pound. Oth hens In two Michigan shed type houses. er causes have doubtless helped, but By March 1 the flock had been culled this educational work has been of out to 000, nil were put Into one house and standing value at this time.—Hoards the other house, 80 feet long and 20 Dairyman. feet wide, was cleaned, disinfected thoroughly and used for brooding 2,800 chicks. There Is a continual fanning mill The chicks were kept two weeks In action going on In all walks of life battery brooders, then were put Into blowing out the Ineffectual and Inef the laying bndse. Six electric brood ficient. Just as you clean the chuff ers were hung from the celling of the from your seed grain, you take out laying house.—Capper’s Farmer. the cripples from your dairy herd. You must go further, however. There are muny cows that look like Beets and other gnrden vegetables cows, pretty fair cows, that are fool are vnlunble addition.« to the ration ing you. Only the keeping of indiv of hens and may be fed without weigh idual cow records will show yon these ing them out. Beets, enrrots nnd cab cows. They nre the “Blue Cows.” If bages are nil good succulent foods, ap your herd Is to be ns profitable ns It ples may also he given In moderation, enn he they must be found. Not only sweet ones being best. These vege the fanning mill to weed out the chaff, tables nre usually fed nt noon, giving but the sieve of production records the flock wlint It will clenn ui In an such as nre furnished by the Dairy hour or two. Hens necustomed to Herd Improvement associations and them, however, will not eat too much the statewide cow testing association If they nre before the flock through nre necessnrv.— Minnesota Farm Bul the day. letin. W o m an N o t to B lam o A woman doesn't make a fool of a nan. I f he wasn't already a fool he wouldn’t be fooling with that kind of woman.— Loa Angelea Times. 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