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
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.
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R. W. HOGG
Secretary-Treasurer
Salem. Ore., Rt. 4
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