Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1945)
v . ! j 1- 5 : " ' . ' i " J. 1 M tli OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, Dtcttubtr 13. 195 FACE SEVEN v T TT TV - - - . - ..:s vi ex Fairiiiiein''- Vacs and. Fieics of Faro ana Garden BY ULUE L. MAD SEN. Sprayers, Not Smokers Need More Tobacco Holly, Chicks Mix Well on Valley Ranch Ambroid Brownrll, rnirr Math Teacher. Males Both Pay - By LUlle L. MtiMa , Farm Id j tor, Th Statesman lie had to sell it or makt it pay. lie tried the former, and couldn't. Then he tried the latter, and did. That's the story of, Ambrose Brownell, Milwaukie. Of the 35 carloads of holly ship ped by railway express from Port )nd alone last year, ten carloads came from the Brownell Farms. These did not include , the thou sands of small parcel post pack fes. There is no question that Am brose and Helen Brownell made good by the rule with . which so many measure success. Evidence of this can be had in the Brown ell home, the spacious lawn, the delightful office, the large pack Ing plant, the 80 well-paid people cutting .assorting, packing holly and making wreaths. That the couple made good in an even more important aspect, the public ran sense only when 1 ;2 i . I f i. .,-x 1 I -L ' ; 1 - j Wendell; ; Bartholomew of Eu gene was elected president of the Oregon State Horticultural soci ety at it recent Medford meet ing. He succeeds C. C Clemens of Medford. Other officer chosen include-A. P. Mohr, Hood Rivejr; Leonard, Carpenter and Lon A. Faulkins, .Eugene, vice presidents; M. Clart, Oregon State college. assistant extension horticulturist. secretary-treasurer, and C. . B. Cordy, Medford, assistant. ! j Resolutions adopted included recommendations for further de velopment of the state college de partment of j horticulture; in creased study of packaging and marketing fruit, a widespread survey and study of t&e oriental f pit moth menace in the state and South Pacific Isles . Get American Goats ; Base and fleet personnel in the south Pacific islands area art go ing' to be served by American 'goats. The navy officials have asked the University of California to help locate 50 goats. They will toe used s in the , farm economic administration projects which pro vide- fresh -milk, meat and veget ables. The farms, many of which were established , with the aid. of University college of agriculture scientists, already are stocked with Cattle, hogs- chickens, and have proved a valuable supplementary fresh fod source fori the armed forces. . !.';;L a recommendation thai more, to hacco be made available to pro duce nicotine sulphate to combat aphids. ; . I ' The group will meet in Eugene next year. ;t.V'. ; , Rieder Warns Watch Cattle Now for Grub The time for application of ro- tenone for cattle grub control is during the winter, from early De cember on. Treatment must v be completed before any of the grubs mature in the backs of the ani mals and have a chance to es cape. - r. Ordinarily three treatments at 30-day intervals are advised ' by the state college, as required to catch alL of the grubs. The most effective - Insecticide for controll ing the pest is a 5 per cent rdle none applied either as a dip, dust or spray, says Robert E. Rieder, extension entomologist.'. A spray formula consists of 7H pounds of 5 per cent'rdtenone dust in 100 gallons of water applied with a power sprayer that will de velop 400 pounds pressure. This amount of spray will treat from " ISO to 200 animals per hour if adequate chutes are available, at a- cost of less than two cents a head. ;:: The average dairyman with relatively few cattle to treat may prefer using a 5 per cent rote none dust which can be applied with a homemade duster by punching nail holes in the lid of a quart Jar. The hair of the ani-. mal is lightly ruffled during the application so the powder sifts through onto the skin. One quart of powder win treat from 15 to 20 cattle. i ; L ... EGO SIZE HEREDITARY The question of egg size b largely one of breedbg. Hatchery eggs from hens which habitually lay small eggs will produce more hens that lay small eggs. More selection in hatching eggs should, be practiced, poultry experts say. Two pictures above shew scenes frem the Brownell Farms, larre growers ml holly. Cutting holly Is an art in itseir. llere. at Irrt, are shown some; experienced cutters. If not: dene correctly, next year's holly crep is taiaed. Ambrose Brewnell, at right, helps lead ap the belly far ita eastern and mid- westera markets. Over ten freight ears filled; with holly will leave the Brewnell farm this season. J. 1 Mr. Brownell hopes, going there again. it will be Adolphsca Sells Holly Brownell does not produce all with some difficulty its members the holly he ships. He. contracts get the Brownells olf by them- for some. He afao buys more. sHves for a few minutes and hear "Here" he told me to look. them laugh and see them smile at "this is Al Adolohsen's new Dic- "through the years." : tures.n He held up a branch more This larm business started," loaded with berries than, any I says Brownell. "right after the J had even seen. ljt world war. 1 came home from! "Al's doUut some fine work two years in Trance. My father down at his Salem holly farm, died. We had this SO acre farm: He took over a runout, poorly beuiemenis nai to oe made. Tnere cared for holly farm. The great was notning With which to make amount of berries on his bushes (hem. We decided to sell the farm, are nature's " way of protection But no ore wanted to buy it even. The trees thought they were going fr the modeyt sum we offered it to die so they made one last ef for then. Now they can't.- fort to reproduce. They did a Mad you planned to grow hoi- fwell lob. Al's doing a swell iob ly?" I afketf, realizing some of at pruning and bringing the trees the trees on the place must be back into condition." over 23 years old. Brownells have purchased a 100 No, rot at all. Those who real- acre farm some miles ud the le or carry cut their early plans Clackamas river. There are 10,000 are very Tew. Which is Just as holly trees growing there, well. If I bad. I'd be math teacher I Genetics play a big parr in Haw. I was graduated from KeedlDoultrr and hollv. saT Brownell .it 1 3 .j - . I Ranch 4-aaJ- l-Hl-'l-'' . : fly the Rural Reporter ! heifer ranch cows, Chase from the famed C.B.Q. at Fresno, also two young One with calf, from Chester ! at Springfield. They may, says Hubbard, show at the' state fair next fall but that is not "for sure yet. college all prepared to teach math. But here was this farm. Some thing had to be done with it." Poultry Betlaese Large In May, 1119, Brownell decided to go into poultry breeding White Leghorns were the choice. Today he has 6000 breeders, two. trap nest laying houses, accomodating 3000 birds each, a sectional open front brooder house of 6000 chick capacity; portable summer range shelters for growing pullet and Cockerel?, and individual trapnest house for special mating. But in the beginning of the farm enterpriie, more money was reeded. There were months in the year when poultry did not bring in Check. There was holly on the bushes that Erownell's father, 'Ceorge C. Brownell, had planted In 19101 The holly- came into bear ing when the chickens did not take all the time. So the Brownells cut the holly and packed it for Portland florists, uing the dining room table as the working bench. - "A ) title hard on the rug. even iaTUa bird; en the fvirniture," rownell uciled, "but we didn't do too badly. Next year we moved the cars out and the holly into the garage .during , the packing season. And we had a real enterprise." Out of this has grown one of the larger ef Oregon's many hol ly projects. Hclly from the Brown 1 etl farm has been shiptted to every state in the union, and be fore the war, holly waa -going to Italy, France. SwiUecUnJ. Soon, At the Brownell farms a continu ous search for improvement in holly led to discovery of certain specimen trees. These outstanding types have been multiplied through propagation. Helly Collection So far, the Brownell Farms have been mostly work. Now, however, a little play is being brought in. Display grounds are being ar ranged. Mr. and Mrs. Borwnell have become collectors. Even now. growing' . on the Brownell farms sre speciments of the Italian. holly with fruit as large as strawberries In contrast, to the dainty little Chinese holly growing at its side. There are the golden, the silver. the native California dozens of varieties. More will be added. "A. success story? No, I don't think so. Just a common sense story," Brownell replied to my statement "You produce a product a little better than the average. You have faith in its being a little better. Then you have the nerve to charge enough so that you can continue to afford to keep it bet ter than the average. You like your work well enough so that it's both your play and work while it is a growing business. All very simple." "Very," I said to myself, "like an angel food cake recipe. For some it work for others it falls flat Likely it's all in how much faith you got." (Note: Brownell's comments on commercial holly culture will be given in-The Statesman's Sunday "Gardening Today.") 9 Gath Brothers at Turner report they like th4 turkey business but do not intend to go out of sheep raising. Neiher do they intend to stop raising turkeys. This past year they raised 10,000. They are keeping 450 breeder hens and 50 torn. ' Selling hatching eggs has been the big, business on the Gath farm , since jj they began raising turkeys. California has been the big market, j However, 1000 eggs went into Iowa last year from the Gath farm for the first time. Gaths are running the turkeys on the hame ! place of 350 acres. A total of 1000 acres is managed by the brothers, and the sheep are pastured on the leased land. urkeys aref run largely on sod and stubble. Breeder hens are run in on sod which has had no tur keys previously. Walter C.Ulubbard and Son is the new narpe for the farm. firm at Junction City. The senior Hub bard is well! known in the valley for his registered Hampshire and Suffolk sheep. This fall he added Herefordsi! chiefly for his son. Hubbards -bought their present nome la years ago, ine original acres hayhng been increased to 750 "acres, in three Separate farms. Besides this, they are operating about; 1100 seres of leased land and considerable pasture on a per day basis. They are running about 550 head of purebred ewes and HAVE YOuH 1200 AAA Farm i" -i Committeemen To Make Survey Twelve hundred AAA- farmer committeemen, selected in the past two weeks; are going to have a new job during the next three months, says R. B. Taylor, chair man of th state committee. This job will be to make an inventory of the conservation needs of the farm lands in each community. The inventory is intended to show the extent land type of farm prac tices needed to check erosion, re pair damage already done, restore fertility and improve soil and wat er resources. The j study will also help deter mine to what extent AAA practice payments are necessary to 1 obtain the needed volume of conservation. The results of the survey will be used in planning the programs ! and allocating funds to counties for practice payments. The first counties to? make test surveys are Marion and Morrow. are wintering thi3 year something over 400 head of Suffolk rams. Hubbard bays he has been watching the i Hereford at shows for years and long ago had the idea of some day raising them. The idea wa? nothing new to him. just a case of breaking the ice and getting i started." In addition lo me iirst nurcnase at me iviam- ath Falls sate in early November, they have bought two half sisters to her as well as a nicely bred SELL AFTER TWO YEARS' Most coclimercial poultrymen do I not keep layers after their second year. Many do not keep any after , their first year, or at least if they keep any they keep very few. In farm flocks layers are frequently six and seven years old, and won-: der is j expressed that no eggs are "found" any more. For REAL PR0HPT Relief frtn ACHING, STIFF song mens BMW TO MUM RUION i i HMD ens DEPAMTED DETAPED x RECORDED Now Is the time to have your Venetian Blinds re finish c'd. Quick, expert service. In Salem Since 1937 Tsntlne ITsahaUe zs We tarn them, repair them, er make tfceni to size. UEATDEIl STMPPII1G An experieaced weather stripper is available to five you a first class job.! VENETIAN BLINDS ESTATE Prompt and frisndly ' attention ! i Low intorott rats REPAY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PENALTY Tfi First National charges no broJcorago 1 j ", no commissions ' : ; - . . Yew fees net ke depositor H kerrow frem this kemk i FIBGT tlATIOHAL' DAC3CI OP PORTLAND . VtUAMCTTt VAUrr lAMCMIS AT aim ArraiATt banks as rouows " HiUml lwIt fMMt lim ; Ink mi Sm Mua j j ''-Msllsr; 1.4.1.1 .M,it Us.m.V, C..M..II.I 1.1BI.-i ryw- . rr. , WARDS D1L I007o PURI PARAFFIN BASE Special chemicals added to the 100?S Pure Paraffin Base of this fine -.. !."- i oil give it extra strength . . r better lubricating qualities . . . more STAMINAI Where ordinary oil may break down and form carbon. Wards VitaUzed Oil still ubricortt! This means smoother, cooler oper Son; longer engine life; fewer engine repairs! - j 1 WARD SELL FOR ""anr--. . Tst;r ? v .r- .-j. .... .j-.f r - M. J1 - n. 3 2-WHEEL HEAVY; DUTY AUTO i TRAILER $169 Built for farm use or highway; AH new construction Includ ing body, running gear, Tfnken bearings ! wheals and grade I tires (6.00xl& in.. One:torf( capacity, welded stsel frame, panelled like station wagon, j Drop type tailgate, tail-light with license bracket. Body size 4x6 feet. No certificate re quired for tiros. Use Wards Hint payment plan. 7 1?. I " I t5- WARDS WASSIVfi AU STEEL FURNACE Here's the fine it natural air-flow furnace we know off Wards top quality STEEL furnace is made of riveted and welded fire-box steal ... built for quicker, daoner Jteof . ; . onji more of rH Large firebrick lined ftrepot retains heat longer, protects steel Riveted, welded seams are oat; smoke, oW-fiahff Built for years of trouble-free service. Buy now . ; ; ' " ! m X . .VI -tel. PRICE iSLASIOD Oil; 17ARDS 39.95 MODcrri cnoivnR stall y ? c"uu Need space saving bath ladlities f or a small bathroom? Hero's-your answer . i. . fhis compact cary to dean, enameled shower cabinet! Steel reinforcemenls promise Too it will last for years. Bos a smooth, and pieco recep tee Soap cSsK otc are all Indudedl SAVE! DOLLARS on this gloammg whilo shower unit . during this special salel Buy yours nowl :' K -- P 4 4 zS fa TTsfli -V- . V 1 PRICS CLACIIID' C:J . Prices sloshed from 14.S5 . . m mis sole : only! .This . regulator elves yon aulomaficaDy controlled room tenv peramre. Just dial me temperature you want. The con trol odiuste drafi and damper on a 1 tompotaUtio change. Seeps -cm vren firs . . sores fuell Cuts down trips to the furnace . sores Cmel ; i 3 mm 560 Fcslh Telephone 8391
