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Willamette Valley Farmer
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Sheep Furnish
Turner Horse .
Ranch Start
By Lillle L. Madsen I
Farm Editor The SSttetmi
"Just 'give vs horse. Some of
us ran ride them, some of us will
work them. Some of us will do
both," say Turner folk, who have
been gaining 'attention for. their
horvn,- boOi usable and riucable.
,When asked how horses first
became associate! with Turner,
Harlan M. Bones, whose father.
Jim Bones, shod horses there 25
years before the son took over,
answers Jhat , he imagines that
"there have always been horses
here, likely since before way back
when!" v
Lot of folk where Mr. Bones
spent much of his time in recent
years, hadn't heard about Turner,
he admits, but he couldn't get
home to Turner fart enough afier
his dif charge from the service,
and he brought Mrs. Bones, also in
the service, back with him. He
runs nine horses on his 85 acre
general farm, which in spite of the
"general Is centered chiefly
round horses. He showed this
year for the first time at the state
''r fair and was not at all disappoint
ed in the two seconds and on third
placing he received on his three
entries.
Champion ai Turner
. Mrs. Florence E. Koehn. also
f Turner, who took grand cham
pion with hee Percherons shown
at the fair, reports that she has
ridden since he was four years
old and has since then always
owned from one to four horses and
freouently more.
"But I started my present horse
farming with sheep," Mrs. Koehn
UUs. This was in 1932, she ex
plains, 'when jrVe took $20 from
the family fund (a big sum in
depression years) and bought 13
sheep just toee what she could
"I thought cfsthis several times
when I looked v-r the state fair
sheep and juptfor compari-on
L asked the price of some," Mrs.
- Koehn went on, "You can't buy
one plain little sheep for that now.
it reems. But anyway, I got 13
for my $20 and made a bargain
wjth my husband.- He was to grain
feed and pasture the sheep for the
wool and rams;. At the end of five
years I had sold $500 worth of
ewes and took that amount to buy
two mares. That's how I started
j in draft horses, which I had al
; ways known more about than
j sheen."
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The Koehns have an 87-acre
farm near Turner which they,
too. term "general" with a bit of
v dairyifk thrown In. There are no
tractors cm the Koehn place and
all field work is done with horses.
During Mrs. Kochis horse-farm-
Farm Calendar
September IS Berrlan Farm
eroo and Flower show, Odd Fel
lows hall. Newberg.
September 13 Crop outlook and
Informational meeting, McMinn
ville. September 17 Annual meeting
Oregon Turkey Improvement asso
. riation. chamber of commerce, Sa
z Jem, 9 a.m.
, J September 20 4-H and FFA
fat rock show and sale, Pendle
ton. 8 p.m.
September 20 Santiam Valley
Grange, Lyons. 2 to 9 p.m.
September 21 Marion County
Jersey Cattle club, Champxieg
park.
September 25 Oregon Jersey
Cattle club consignment sale, Sa
lem. September 28 Silverton Grange
Booster night.
September 27 Union Hill
Grange Booster night.
Octkber 3-11 Pacific Interna
tional Livestock exposition, Port
land. pctober 3-11 - Sixth Annual
Oregon Corashow, Pacific Interna
tional. October 11 Union Hill Grange
fair.
. October 15 Second annual
Double M. Hereford Ranch sale,
Adams. .
October 17-18 Cal - Oregon
Hereford association sale, Klamath
Falls.
November 11-12 Northwest
Hereford Breeders association
show and sale, LaGrande.
November 12 Annual meeting
f Agricultural Cooperative Coun
cil. Portland.
December 3-6 Pacific Coast
Turkey exhibit, McMinnville.
December 9-12 Northwest Tur
key show, Roseburg.
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limrAtn- VCLXO. L. MADSOf.
ing years, she has sold nine head,
she reports, and adds that she
plans to continue raising horses as
her part of the ranch project. Be
sides her Percherons, she has add
ed an Arabian mare and now has
two colts from her.
. "There are more comfortable to
ride," she smiles, ."and I i like to
ride." ' .
One often hears , the ' remark
from the casual observer, (hat
there' are no longer horses in the
Willamette Valley. Yet agricultural
census rhows us that In the five
mid-valley counties Clackamas,
Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill
there are now almost 15,000, with
Marlon topping all others with
4272 head of horses and Clacka
mas crowding for first place with
4172.
The Valley Rides f
Riding clubs, which now num
ber more than 40 in the Willamette
valley, have upped the horse cen
sus in recent years, it is admitted
by census authorities, but the
majority of horses in the valley
are still farm animals.
However, with? the rapid in
crease of raddle 'clubs, the old
farm "nag" has disappeared. It
never was a part of early valley
farming, anyway, but came in with
a lot of other things at the turn
of the century, old-timers in Ore
gon farming say, who report that
early Oregon ians were always
proud of their fine farm teams,
But horse-breeding is again ex
pected to increase, and more .atten
tion will be given to breed im
provements. While the west may no longer
be wild, it Is still the west, and
horses, whether you work or ride
them, are a part of western life,
says Mrs. Koehn, who does both.
Crop Outlook
Meeting to Be
Held Saturday
A noon luncheon furnished by
the Yamhill county feed and seed
dealers will be provided, for
farmers attending the crop out
look' and information ' meeting
which will be held Saturday in
the new fair building auditorium
at McMinnville, Norton Taylor,
Yamhill assistant county agent,
reports.
With the uncertainty of crop
prospects next year, most farm
ers are asking what crops will
five them the best return . in
1948. E. R. Jackman, extension
specialist in farm crops, Oregon
State college, will answer many
of the questions.
Art Klnf, soil specialist from
the college, will be at hand to
give information about the phos
phate demonstration program un
der the Tennessee Valley author
ity. King will also answer farm
ers' questions concerning types
of fertilizers which may be u ed
t6 Increase yields, rates of appli
cation and general soil fertility
problems.
Additional program numbers
for the day will include Rex War
ren's discussion on 2,4 -D for
weed control, and J. J. Ins-keep,
county agent from Clackamas
county, who will give informa
tion about southern and eastern
markets for grass and subterran
ean clover seed, based on his re
cent three months tour of the
south and east.
Jersey Breeders
Sale Next Big Event
With the Oregon state fair out
of the way, Oregon Jersey breed
ers are turning their attention to
the consignment sale to be held
September 25 at Salem which
will be cried by Tom McCord,
nationally known cattle auction
eer of Alabama.
Among the animals selected
are three Excellents and six Very
Good. In addition, a daughter of
the highest tested sire of the
breed and the highest tested sen
ior superior sire nave been con
signed. Many buyers from out
side the state are expected, as
well as mail bids from distant
points in the case of those un
able to attend.
The selection committee was
composed of A. W. Sweet of
Sixes, Anton Malar of Sandy.
Homer Shelby of Albany, W. E.
Lottman of Cornelius, George J.
Horning, Jr., of Sherwood, L. S.
Lorenzen of Dayton, and I. W.
Slater, western f ieldman for the
American Jersey Cattle club.
Grand Champion Pcrcheron Mare
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Mn. Florence E. Koehn of Turner is glad to display Jnne Laett. as she does here, following her winning
frand championship ribbon for Pcrcheron mares at the Oregon State fair. Mrs. Koehn has ridden
since she was four years old and boasts there are no tractors on the Koehn farm. (Statesman Farm
photo), i
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Harlan M. Bones, horse fancier at Tamer, and Shirebena. the Belgian
mare placed second In IU division at the state fair. This was Mr.
Bones' first time to exhibit at any fair.
DGfflDDcIto DSaammlbDDDiigs
By Knral Reporter
Down in Linn county the
farmers are telling that if the
Canada thistle or morning glory
have, started up again, where you
sprayed with 2,4-D - last spring,
or where you have taken off a
crop of grass or grain, they have
found it a good idea to give the
weeds another treatment. They
suggest mixing four pounds of
60 per rent or five pounds of 50
per -cent 2,4-D with 100 gallons
of water and give the thistles or
morning glories a good .wetting
with a fine spray. The Linn
county farmers warn against
getting spray on any crop that is
susceptible such as clover or
vegetable crops. Six weeks should
be allowed for the chemical to
work on the weeds before plow
ing or discing. Wjiere fall crops
must be put in early and you
can't wait at least six weeks it
probably won't pay to spray.
Vernon Johnsonr Salem, has
been given the privilege of the
exclusive use of the name "De
schutes" as a herd name in reg
istering his purebred Ayrshire
cattle.
Jack Gi ibble of Gribble "Prair
ie, in the region of Molalla, comes
up with a new idea for planting
abruzzi rye for fall and winter
pasture. Last fall Jack drilled
seed into an established pasture
of white a.nd crimson clovers
and alta fescue without soil
preparation. He reports that the
rye made pasture all fall and
winter without causing apparent
damage to his clover-fescue mix
ture. Bill Dietz of Canby says the
simplest way he has, found to
control Canada thistle and black
berry plants is to broadcast sod
ium chlorate and a proprietary
product called Atlacide contain-
&jtwber?
All the different brands people
smoked during the wartime
cigarette shortage? Naturally,
smokers compared.
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ing sodium chlorate as the active
ingredient at the rate of three
or four pounds per square rod
during the first heavy fall rain, i
The chlorates are easily din- j
solved and soaked into the
ground where they destroy root
growth. It's as simple as that,
he rays, but adds that it is a
good idea to cut down or mash
the berry canes prior to using
the weed killer.
Turkey Gathering
Set for Sept. 17
At Salem C. of C.
Turkey breeders of Marion
county will be attending the
eighth annuaj meeting of Oregon
Turkey Improvement association
in Salem September 17. Regis
tration will start in Salem cham
ber Of commerce rooms at 9:30
a.m., report Ben A. Newell, as
sistant county agent.
Featured on the morning pro
gram will be M. C. Small, exe
cutive secretary of the National
Turkey Federation, A business
meeting will follow with the sec
retary's and supervisor's reports.
The afternoon session will in
clude discussions of "Unfair
Freight Rates" by Paul Messer;
"Midwest Poult and Egg Deal"
by Marlin H. Simonson. and "The
Turkey Market Outlook" by O.
W. Norton.
The evening banquet will see
Burton Hutton, KALE farm di
rector, as master of ceremonies,
and Dr. A. L. Strand, president
of the state college, as banquet
speaker. This will be held at the
Marion hotel, 7 p.m.
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Mint-oil Oulpnl
Exceeds Former
Crop Records
Mint-oil .production from 61,600
acres in tlie United States is ex
pected to reach 2.115,000 pounds
this year, a record amount. This
is 30 per cent more than last
yesr and 70 per cent over the
1936-45 average. Both acreage
and yields per acre are the high
est of record.
The increase in spearmint oil
is relatively greater than in pep
permint oil. Peppermint . nil out
put is expected io be 1.677.000
pounds and spearmint 438,000.
The increase over 1946 is 26 per
cent of peppermint and 53 per
ent for spearmint. The spear
mint is grown in Indiana and
Michigan.-
Acreage of spearmint is 40 per
cent lamer than last year and
of peppermint 6 per cent larger.
Oregon is next to Washington.
Oregon's peppermint acreage is
estimated jit 10,500 this season,
against 9,000 last season and
3.620 as the 1936-45 average. Pro
duction is expected to reach 494,
000 pounds, against 396,000 last
year and 152,000 as average. Ore
gon has about 17 per cent of the
U. S. total mint acreage for oil
and is expected to produce 23
per cent of the oil this year.
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Fescue Nematode
U Serious Problem
Nematode in chewings fescue
seed is becoming a serious prob
lem in the valley, but losses can
be reduced by following recom
mended cultural practices from
the state . college.
Dr. John. Hcjdison, plant
pathologist, recommends planting
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