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' Thm OEEGON STATESMAN. Salem.: Oregon, Thursday- Morning; December tli , 1S44 FAGS TIH i mmm. News and Views of Farm andGaf den - - . - a .... Walnuts Take To Addition Of Boron Experiments Show 'Increase in Crops In Some Nut Groves Boron varies in result with the type of soil on which it is ap ' plied, j but it does have miracu lous results when applied to jwal . nut trees. Rex Warren, county agent in Yamhill, states. j Warren reports that soils show ing outstanding results are Carl ton, Amity, Willamette, Chehalis, Newberg and Melbourne. Results In Aiken and Olympic are much smaller. ; Experiment trials have been run extensively in an or chard near Carlton by CL E Schuster; federal horticulturist. In these trials a small plot of trees has received 14 pounds of boron - a tree over a six year period. The . entire orchard in which the trials ... were j run received four pounds -..of boron per tree in 1943 and four V, pounds in 1944. The owner of the T orchard -: tells that the green weight of the nuts was 513? an acre, which is an average of 343 .per tree. Even with this large .crop the cracked test was 93 per cent: and better. Newberg Trials Trials in the Newberg area on one orchard show that 12 trees l receiving four pounds of boron per tree in February of 1944 jpro ' duced 1258 pounds of nuts, while 12 non-treated trees of the same size in the . same area produced 911. This is an increase of some 38 per cent A second planting' of 17 trees in the same, orchard pro- . duced : 49.5 pounds -or nuts per - tree, while , 50 . non-treated trees in the same . orchard produced 34.5 pounds per tree.'The grower reported that from an investment of $9 for 300 pounds of boron he - received a return of $310. .., - Boron, Warren says, checks! the development of what is known as . make head in the tops of trees. This is described as a limb which 7 does ' not' leaf out' normally and later in the season dies. It 'also ' .reduces leaf scorch. Figures show a reduced drop of immature huts, . Caatlon Urged Growers are recommended not " to use boron unless snake head appears in the trees, and if boron has been used the past year, the i i ji & i growers snouia repeal wiui cau tion. If boron treated trees in ; 1943 show no snake head, then growers are recommended not to repeat the use of it. If snake head appeared, then boron applications -may ne maae t in smallT amounts. General ree ommendations are that trees from 10 to 20 years of age receive from four to six pounds of bonor for ' the first t treatment. Trees eight to 15 years should receive not more than- four pounds, while . younger trees receive not more than two pounds.' Second appli cations . must be used carefully. Warren states that, not store than onehalf .the original treatment should be placed on the trees! the second year. He adds that boron "is toxic to many plants, however, walnuts apparently are more re ,. aistant to this toxin than other plants. ;; ; " Diversified Farm at Roberts Covers 600 Productive Acres r Few Changes' ; Made Among Committeemen Out of 35 AAA committeemen elected in Yamhill county, only five changes were made. The changes include the election, of Roy Freeman to replace VFUHam Patty in the Amity community; Harry F. Williams to replace Gewre Fallenwider in the Carlton community; Ross Cruickshank to replace Ersel Cubser for .the Day ton area; A. L. Tangen to replace Harry Crater in Newberg and Earl Miller to replace C. N. Tee garden in Yamhill. Community committmen elect ed for each of the seven commun ities in the county are Amity dis trict: George Woods, Hugh Shields and Roy Freeman; Carlton: Chris Simonson, Walter Willas, Harry Williams. Dayton: H. T. Allison, Russell S. Lehman, Ross Cruick shank; McMinnville; Fred Myhns, Lawrence. Schrieber, Gay Sham- way: Newberg: J. P. Jangwirth, Ralph Leffler, Asbrey Tangen; Sheridan: Jacob Daerst, J alius Nissen, Fred. Johnston: , Yamhill: Warren H. Milne, Fred Jernstedt, Earl Miller. Delegates consisting of George Woods of Amity, Chris Simonson, Carlton; H. T. Allison, Dayton, Fred Myhns, McMinnville; J. P(. Jungwirth, Newberg; Jacob Du erst, Sheridan and Warren HJ Milne, Yamhill, will meet in the county office Saturday, December 23, at 1:30 when the county com mittee of three members and two alternates will be elected. The present committee consists of ,Fred Myhns, " chairman; J. P. Jungwirth, vice . chairman; Guy Fendall; first alternate Harold Mendenhall; and second alternate, Warren Milne. List of Seed Potato Growers in Oregon Issued on Request . 7 The annual list of 1944 grow hers oi foundation, cerunea ana war aDDroved seed potatoes in Oregon has just been released The list may be seen in any coun ty agent office, or an individual codv may be obtained there or direct from the farm crops de partment at the state college. The list shows who has pro duced what varieties of inspected seed potatoes. Additional Farm News on Page 9 Agriculturists Also Scientists 'Johnny" Roberts Tarns to Beef Cattle .1 rTo Add Variety to His Farm TTiat Yields , " V Hops, Filberts, Walnuts and Cattle Food ' v ' - '- - By LUIle L. Madsem T- .' ' ' . .r T . Farm and Garden Xdltor . ,- i John J. Roberts, one oi Salem's best -known business men, insists he is a farmer now and was once a newsboy on Salem streets. ' While he has his main offices in Salem, no one would dispute his title to "farmer" as he owns and manages more than C00 acres in the Roberts station - area "Roberts Station", until 1925 was known as "Livesley Station". It was then that Mr. Roberts purchased the Lives- ley holdings, and the name of the station was changed to the name of the land owner on which it stood. ' Mr. Roberts insists he is a "di versified" farmer, but many peo ple think of him as chiefly a hop grower. His hop acreage , runs to 250 acres. This past season, he says, he didn't care to talk of the yield per acre. Some years this talking was good. But in those years he irrigated. In fact, he ad mitted, he had spent a fortune and not so small a one on irri gation. Two years ago the pipes rusted, and he doesn't believe he will be able to replace -hem until after the. war. While the. pipes were in good condition, practically everything on the Roberts .farm was irrigated. Wells were used at first, but these did not supply suf ficient water for the continuously expanding irrigation program, and the river-was finally resorted to When the war is over, and pipes are again available, everything is to be irrigated again. ' The Roberts v Sunshine Dairy was also Well-known at one time. But the barns burned 'down in 1943. Difficulty in getting build ing materials and inability to get enough good help for the -dairy decided Mr. Roberts tot try beef i-cattle for the duration. - ' - -But", he says, "I like beef cat tle better. They are not! so ner vous, so temperamental. There is more detail to the dairy. ' Likely I will not go back into dairying but will continue with the beef cattle." : When asked if he had a big herd, Roberts said, "No, not many, just around 100 head." He tells they. are not registered cattle, but good ,- beef-type Heref ords. This year barley, corn and oats in some Quantities had to be purchased for auxiliary feed on the Roberts farm. Alsike clover, alfalfa and English rye grass furnish the pas turelands. Some, ladino clover is also used. While this really takes irrigation, much of the Roberts' farmland is subirrigated to a suf ficient extent to permit pretty good pasture growth. : A ,75-acre filbert grove ' and a (KPacre walnut grove add to the "diversified" claim. Walnuts were good this year, but the filbert crop Wasn't anything to talk about," he told. ' j , --: - ..;;: ' At this time of the year, known as the "slack period", .nine em ployes are kept busy on the Rob erts' farm. During the busy pick ing seasons, employes run into hundreds. . ' v ; i When asked if he planned to go in for registered beef cattle, Mr. Roberts shook his head "I am not interested in pedi grees. I am interested in steaks," he said. "When steaks aren't heeded as much as pedigrees, maybe 111 change my mind. Right now it seems that steaks are quite important to this country." Agriculturists Just - hayseeds? Here are some of the recent ac complishment' come out of the laboratories of the department of agriculture: A - new diet for , the mold that : produces pencillin which has increased the yield of this drug - more than ' 100 times; norepol, a rubber substitute pro duced from soybean oil; noreseal, a cork substitute from peanut hulls; , a cotton' bandage i with two-way stretch! A .' Memorial to Campaign' For Funds in Clackamas Committee 1$ Named v The George H. Hyslop memorial committee has launched Its cam paign, foe f u n d s in Clackamas county. Ruf us Kraxberger has beentnade county chairman, Farm committeemen have been appoint ed in the : county to include WH 6am Tucker, Springwater; .Carl Jeehnk,' Hewar d Beltea ' and George. Berg, Canby Herman Et seL i Mackburg; ; Otte Lacht and Albert - Firman,- Molalla; , Drexel White, -Oak Lawn; '.Robert Sea- maa, Marquam; . Ralph' DaRette,1 Aurora; V. C. Doppleb, Liberal; and Arthur Mills. Needy. Others will be appointed soon, reports Kraxberger. -".-" 'The chairman also explains, that the state of Oregon b expected to raise a m 1 n i m u m of $100,000, which will be placed in the George Hyslop memorial. trust fund. The interest " accumulated from this fund will be used for research in agronomic problems and especial ly for fellowships to graduate stu dents from this' and other states who are doing research In the pro blems" to which - Hyslop 'devoted his'lifetime. Take Care of Odors, ' In Dairy Feeding AH succulent feeds should be fed after milking to be safe from absorbed flavors. Feed odors can be Judged by 'coming!' into the barn fm the outdoor air x when feed is hi itte mangers. . If the odof. is at all strong the flavor of the milk will be almost as strong as the .feed. odor. Strong flavors do not make good milk. . - ' Tied Clover Should Be Sold for Profit ; .. While prices pn favorable, farmers are being urged to sell to .dealers , or processors any red clover seed in excess f their own needs. ' -i J2 lk - U Even though Irie amount avail able from a farm Is only five or 10 bushels, such amounts sdded together will go' far In relieving the present scute ned.. Legume and grass seedT 'are neededj both at home and for;shipinent to our allies.;' So far, - not enougbj , red clover teed is moving into com mercial channels. Sufficient 'sup plies must be acquired for lend lease shipments .within the next few; weeks if they are to be re ceived abroad : in time for next year's planting. , - .,. S Cattle Club Plans January Meeting The annual meeting of the Mar-. ion. County Jersey" Cattle club will be held at Bethel school Jan nary 21, according to plana made at the Sunday meeting ai the H. O, -Nelson .home. M. .G.' Qunder- son presided and 35 Jersey breed ers and friends were in I attend ance. .' 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