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Burning with Permits Possible Till May 31 Hillsboro Argus Farm and Garden Rural Squads Second Walnut Organized to Comhal Fires Spray Now Due LRIBYVILLE The from II and th < utility 1.9 einei geih \ merit i must bi Mi II,. Informed CHICK STARTER MASHES TURKEY STARTER MASHES iv rii ult tirai del e ill. eominended .i- v\ iu\ bloom We Finance TURKEY GROWING CONTRACTS III I si si |( \i\ itl Hitt Farmers' Cash Store Wool - Mohair Hides 150 "When completed and directed and operated tire -quids functioning und ers will in the thousands of i Head the Argus Hodgen Brewster * hool youth K gistranls of Washington 1’9 1 pci- cent imlicateil a\ailaliilit \ orehaid county agent a Organization lias been compl ington counts move, begun u: civilian defen st around the coi and advisable p rural commim : preparation am. community ing and i kind.« ........ 1 al Shute park Sunday w.i- attend vd b> many of the < i mimi ini t \ Riiyal (indnei who ha . heel Many Students Indicate Availability For Emergency Agricultural Work bin nin new in clean up rubbi other minor bn Holds Picnic Sunday I M.iln Poultry IhlMmi<> SI >f pr Recently, two women wc to save a barn from burn cause a b.irrel cf water wa- abie in the barn and pails convenient. "Particularh the f.re >n. and perhon: times a in a ba valuable part of pr.p prevent serious fir. . ” Even though water m. into the barn I here may be when the savi g of time made pas sible by bavin tjie water in a bar rel would be great enough to pr< vent a disastrous fire jus; as in t case referred to. Having equipme and tools ready cn the farm sav property, A hose connected to hydrant in the barn is going to be of more us :e than if it is rolled up A rake, a shov 1. and a hoe kep ■e use would be of real service while three or four rake: red all around tht premises would prob ably be of verv little service. "Many plautini if ueas and this v d right to the farm bu ild it ;s. says the county agent, “A s ip should be cut off these f : b while thev are still green and t te ground di-k;d or plowed nex to thx> builings to serve as a firebreak. Firebreaks be tween fields and between proper ties will save a lot of crop and sometimes essential farm build ings." he continued. JUST BECAUSE YOUR SUGAR BOWL IS EMPTY ung bigger W.ilni tf Additional Farm News 12 ent Farmer Union Meets Saturday ee pictures above show areas fire crew ust after they pu ped under the directions of frem left We Edigar. ant C . W ishin :ton County union will hold an op< ■n meeting S 90 p m commerce in Hillsboro •o and Harley d Mrs J .hn- rton will be ] Farmer Union insili Tiien Palmer T farmers Local Haicheryman Sees High Place World's Milk For Poultry Industry in War Effort Record Broken Pot-luck market lunch meet ing. DON’T Ml USE IT FOR A STRONG BOX mon means Berry Picking Price Clarified Re ui and use Areus Cl.i dfied Ad- nn -duke USTER. BE FELLOWS NOTION OF DRESSING FOR DINNER WAS TO LET HlS„ BELT OUT A NOTCH QC TWO Strawberry ero-' hould R suit the local hen werY mittee bef re thev ing price from the one established jr bv reDrescn• tiv< .fs^-yi », ber-v gron ine areas of ‘he state in F conference with state 1 ibor com missioner C. H Gram at Salem re cently, according to W. F Cyrus, countv agent. Local growers wha partici na ted this c;nference were I ewis Kcllv of Banks, and Alex Fischen of Route 2 C rneliu« A picking wage of 2U cents plus a bonus of '¿-cent per hallock was h agreed upon as a uniform picking price by the grower representatives meeting at Salem. In a telephone discussion of this uniform picking wage rate with Cyrus this week, ame duction the state labor commissioner indi guns and cated that growers who establish serted F a different picking pay scale could Every poultry house in the country Victorv happen to h: amp< the poultryman possibly be . bligaling themselves in his patriotic effort to help win to a greater extent than they real Plant. If food will win the war, as they say it will, then the war." ize. Any changes from the agreed eggs and poultry products rank way up there as a potent Ericksen would rather talk about price should be made only after weapon. the poultry business. his custom conference with the local growers’ ers, housing and feeding problems This was the opinion expressed by Frank O. Erickson, than himself. He discusses things committee. according to Mr. Gram. Itry breeder for the past* At the Salem conference it was like foundation stock — incidental agreed that the state labor commis 22 years and .owner of a U. S. cer- ed. “to the continued success of the ly. he hatches eggs from pedigreed sioner should appoin' local commit tified 3000-hen capacity hatchery. program in 1942 and beyond. Up < R O. P. dams and males—what it tees who would b asked and ex "Not only will food win the war means in terms of better chicks. pected to work out adjustments but will be a powerful instrument until recently, poultry raisers have better layers, better profits for when and if thev are advisable. in writing a strong peace. The im not felt the full sting of the farm । poultrymen. Such adjustments arc the specific poverished countries throughout labor situation, ncr the inconven Erickson believes in advertising function of these committees the world will lean upon America ience of not being able to get need • what he has to offer his customers Changes made individually without for these critical foods—eggs. milk, ed equipment like feeders, water- He us fied advertising in consultation with the growers’ com- meat—with which to rebuild health ers, brooders, and other needed the local newspaper and also user items." Now, however. Erickson mittee could mean according to and morale." predicts that with farm boys und pace in trade magazines. Mrs Mr. Gram, that the grower is as- Erickson is an interested and ac Erickson pointed out that since hired men leaving the farm suming certain obligations he may and manufacturers ol tive partner in the business, giving not be aware of. These things Secretary Wickard’s call was issu droves. Frank a lift with the books of the should be worked out with the ed last April for mere of these vi equipment I working on a shrunken State Baby Chick associa committees selected t dee.de these tal foods, poultrymen have made raw material source, the picture Oregon tion. There is something about a amazing strides. Figures just re looks threatening. questions. woman's touch in the hatchcry en leased by the department of agri He explained thusly: terprise which seems to add that culture show that chickens laid 1M1, poultrymen not only 'During have indescribable something necessarj Your co-operation will be ap- ' forty billion eggs in 1941 That's been better able financially to buy predated in having C lub, So- four per cent over the all-time rec equipment but they had to have it to attaining near-perfection. At ciety, Local, a n d Fraternal ord set in 1930. He gave credit to in order to step up production and least that’s what Erickson stoutly News reported before Tuesday maintains. ■and in this better feeding practices, more care save labor. he montinued. such appears to be the cas night. Copy should be sent in ful selection of chicks, and better i "the pinch is on. Production quotas as early possible. Send poultry house equipment for much ■ on eggs are still greater this year, meeting facts immediately aft of this achievement. yet poultry raisers are asked to get er meeting. Thank you. But there is one threat." headd- along with less labor and le s la- I bor-saving devices." To a man like Erickson, being the secretary-treasurer of the Ore gon Baby Chick a*so< iti >n uch a condition is cause for much cern. He is very close to hi. CUS- turners and suppliers of eggs used for hatching at Erickson U. S. cer- tified hatchery. He has first hand knowledge of their problems, their Ft rtr.ip w. uld theft fashion mav come and posible i 1 >sr BUY Safe Deposit Boxes Complete Protection Low Cost ; CARNAIDON .f Gr , (VI ÄY THING poft YM Bun Di NG ' rviK If â HA 7 fIfI Al M fF£g f N (f PM0NÍ 10- FOftlsr CROVt ORE Out of war anilities come <hinc5 to .iid in our (xtunins HILLSBORO IMPLEMENT CO. 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