' Thm OEEGON STATESMAN. Salem.: Oregon, Thursday- Morning; December tli , 1S44
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News and Views of Farm andGaf den
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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
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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
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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. .'
Lumber Distribution
Lets Than Before l;
Lumber 'for distribution- on
farmers' lumber certificates
through county AAA committees
during the first quarter of ' 1949
will be approximately 75 percent
of the fourth quarter allotment
Deliveries from mills may also
be slower next year. i .
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