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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1940)
THURSDAY, AUG. I, 1940 TIMES. WILLAMINA, OREGON w Wise and Otherwise F arm T opics SHEEP RAISING YIELDS PROFITS Breeding, Management and Feeding Vital Factors. Landlubbers Will Be U. S. Ensigns Bye and Bye Landlubber« from colleges all over the United State« (above left) are lined up in civilian clothes in New York city as they prepare to participate in a program of training 600 young men for naval reserve ensign commissions. A boatload of reservists (center) shown on their way out to the U. S. S. Wyoming, the training ship. Right, Robert Morgenthau, son of the secretary of the treasury, is pictured in formation with other re servists after donning the uniform of an apprentice seaman. Australians Turning Out Guns for the Empire By L. I. CASE Growers who make the most mon ey from their sheep and who re ceive top prices for their lambs and wool aren’t turning this trick by ac cident. They have learned something about the many factors which con tribute to growing a product in ready demand by the market. Chief among these factors are good breed ing, feeding, and management prac tices. In breeding, the successful sheep man is careful to select short-legged, compact, blocky rams rather than the long-legged, coarse, upstanding type. Then he ships to m arket each year his wether lambs and part of his ewe lambs but holds back the best ewe lambs for replacing old and poor-producing members of the flock. Good feeding, placed by many sheepmen ahead of good breeding, is likewise highly important in the pro duction of high-grade market ani- i mais. Plenty of m ilk is probably the most important feed item in pro ducing top-notch lambs. This means ’ that the ewes must be fed for m ilk I production. Many growers feed their lambs some grain in addition to the milk. This is often placed in a creep where the lambs may help themselves j without being disturbed by the old- ! er sheep. In addition to good feeding and good breeding, there are a large number of approved management practices that the most successful sheepmen follow. One of the most important is a regular monthly drenching for the control of internal parasites. ‘Frame’ Vegetable Plots Are Proving Successful > Farm families in sections of the , country subject to excessive heat and insufficient rainfall have found that they can still raise enough fresh vegetables for home use by planting frame gardens. Though they have been used by some farmers for a number of i years, it was not until the past year that their use became widespread. The Farm Security administration has sponsored the gardens as an aid to a balanced diet, especially where drouth has prevented farmers from growing many vegetables for home consumption. Many of the farmers have used scrap lumber in constructing the frame. It is usually four or five feet wide, 12 to 18 inches high, and as long as desired. Frequently a subirrigation system is installed to improve production. This requires less water and less labor than sur Straining every nerve to aid the mother country in her hour of need, Australian factory workers are toil ing day and night turning out tanks, planes, guns and ammunition that will be used in the defense of Great face irrigation—nor does the gar Britain. Above is a scene in a Melbourne factory where gun parts are manufactured for shipment by sea to den crust over. Homemade con crete tiles, or even tin cans are used ports in the United Kingdom where they will be assembled and turned over to the defending British army. for subirrigation. They are placed in rows two or three feet apart the length of the garden plot at a depth of 12 to 14 inches, and connected to the water supply. Over this sys tem is laid fertile soil. Sacks can be placed around the sides to give protection from the wind and sun. A thin cloth is spread over the top to protect the green stuff from ex cessive heat or cold. As soon as the soil has been cleared of one crop, it can be re planted. Thus, the same families have fresh vegetables most of the year around. These frame gardens cut down the grocery bill, but an other important function is supply ing food with some of the vitamins necessary for proper nutrition and good health. They’re Ready to Learn American Ways Cleared by FBI 'T 'H E R E isn’t much danger of * fire in a boarding-house—un less you pay extra for it. Thirty it jm t a nirr age for a woman. h t pec tally if »hr» forty. After 50 a man is just as old as he tries to make out that he doesn’t feel. A bridegroom is a bachelor who exchanges good quarters for a better half. A man never kisses a girl by surprise, although he may think he does. Thr only »uit that nobody want» it a law»uit. And yet nobody want* to lote if. Many a married man speaks his wife’s mind when he talks. T ransform ation o f G rain’s O ld Buffet By R U TH W Y E TH SPEARS Y O U have heard quite a good I deal in these articles about Grandmother, who is just “ G ram ” to her fam ily. Also about her favorite grandson, Bill, and his up- and-coming bride, M arty — the same for whom Gram made the stunning rag rug in Sewing Book 3. Then there is B ill’s kid sister, Betsy, who streamlined the old iron bed illustrated in Book 3. You all know ‘‘Mom,” too. She has be come almost famous because of her curtains and slip-covers and “ The Rug That Grew Up With the Fam ily.” And there is “ Dad” who is handy with hammer, saw and screw driver. W ell, recently the fam ily have “ ganged-up” on Gram about her fancy out-of-date buffet. They think she deserves and can afford something new. Gram decided to get rid of the buffet, then M arty said that she wanted it! This sketch shows you one of the things she and B ill did with it. Watch next week for what became of the m ir ror and legs. N O TE: That is white rick-rack that trims the blue chambray cur tains and slip-cover. The chair is the one made over from an old rocker described in the new Book 5. To get your copy send order to: M RS. R U T H W T E T H SPEARS D raw er IS Bedford Hill« New York Enclose 10 cents for Book S. N am e Safe from the horrors of war are these three children of M aj. Arthur Lockhart of the British arm y who landed in New York city recently, They were members of another band of refugee British children seeking a haven in the United States. Their father is an officer in the King’s Hussars, now fighting for England against the Axis powers. The young refugees are being cared for by relatives In America. J* man of Texas that he had engaged in un-America* activities. The de- partment of justice declared that an F B I investigation “ disclosed no evi- dence whatever” to support the al- legation. ......................................................... IN D IG E S TIO N m a y affect th e H eart Gan trapped in the stomach or gullet may act like a hair-tngg ur on the heart. A t the firs t sign of distress ■mart men and women depend on Bell-ana Tablets to •e t g w free. No laxative but made o f the fastest- acting medicines known fo r acid indigestion. I f the F IR S T D O S E doesn't prevw Bell-ans better retaro bottle to as and receive D O U B L E Money Back. B e . Root of Courage Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.—J. F. Clarke. That Nagging , Backache May Warn of Disordered Kidney Action Modem life with Its hurry and worry. Irregular habits. Improper eating ana drinking— ita riak of exposure and inten tion— throws heavy strain on the work of the kidneys. T h ey are apt to become over-taxed and fail to filter exeeea a d d and other im purities from the life-giving blood. You m ay suffer nagging backache, headache, diasiness, getting up nights, leg pains, swelling— feel constantly tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs of kidney or bladder disorder are some tim es burning, scanty or too frequent urination. Try Doan’» P itt». Doan’» help the kidneys to pass off harmful excess body waste. They have had more than half a century of public approval. Are recom mended b y grateful users everywhere. Ask your «wtgMorf Aiding Farm Migrants ‘‘While federal agencies have been acting to help the migrants already on the road, their main eflForts,” Secretary Wallace recently ex plained to the senate civil liberties committee, “ have been devoted to checking migration at its source. For every dollar which the Farm Security administration has used to aid migrants in California, for ex ample, it has used $20 for the re habilitation of needy farm families in the five states from which most of the Pacific coast migrants origi nally came—Oklahoma, Texas, Kan sas, Arkansas, and Missouri. Throughout the nation it has used nearly $480,000,000 in the last five years to help low-income farm fam ilies get a new foothold in their home communities.” ................................. ................... Address D oans P ills A S S U R A N C E £ a 9 T h e buyer’s assurance is the advertís- in g he or she reads in the newspaper. T h a t is th e buyer’s guide. I t tells th e priors one m ust expect to pay. L e t the seller who tries to charge more beware! ■ ■ I I I
