Poultry Man
Warns Against
Bargain Chick
"A shortage of eggs may be
felt next fall." Noel Bennion. ex
tension specialist in poultry, OSC,
told the poultry and turkey com
mittee of the Yamhill program
planning committee at iU annual
meeting; held recently. "Leadera
of the poultry industry and the
USDA specialists are. therefore,
urging farmers to start more
chicks this spring than normally.'
Bennion stated.
The committee urged farmers
to be cautious in buying chicks
from outside the state since the
Newcastle disease has reached
serious proportions in many parts
of the United States. To date
there have been no serious out
breaks in Oregon. However, poul
trymen are warned that the dis
ease may be brought m when so
called "bargain" chicks are pur
chased outside the state.
Cwlllaf Kseamasended
"Heavy culling is important at
this time." Ben n ion stated. "By
culling, the poultry producers'
feed costs will be reduced." It
was, however, pointed out that
culling should be practiced on a
year-round ba!.
The committee, recommended
that from 73 to 100 per cent of
the chickens kept for layers be
culled after the fint laying sea
son. It was pointed out that the
aeoond year layers produce 2i per
cent less eggs than do the first
year layers and that during the
molting period, between the first
and second year, the chicken will
consume approximately 20 pounds
of f xxi.
The recommendations were re
viewed concerning the size of
poultry flocks. It was pointed out
that a commercial flock should
have not leaa than 2.000 laying
hens. A side line poultry enter
prise on the farm should have
approximately J 00 hens which
would permit the marketing of
eggs twice weekly, and the ave
rage family-size flock should be
about 23 hen.
Turkey Betag Eaten
The turkey outlook was also
discussed by the committee. Ben
nion pointed out that the maxi
mum amount of turkey in storage
was reached on Dec. 1, 1947, when
there were 86 million pounds In
the 28 principal cities in the na
tion. On Jan. 1. lt8. there were
0 million pounds of turkey in
storage. These figures are con
siderably below a year ago when,
on December 1, there were 119
million pounds In storage, Janu
ary 1. 12g million pounds, and
storage figures for February 1
were 140 million pounds. This
year, for the first time, the peak
storage was reached on Decem
ber 1. Usually, as is noted In last
year's figures, the peak storage
is reached in February. On Sept.
t. 1947, this 1M million figure
had been cut down to between 30
and 40 million pounds at which
time the new crop of turkeys
began coming an. If this rata of
consumption would continue there
would be little or no turkey meat
in storage to carry over into this
next season.
The ranging of turkeys on sod
wss discussed, and while it is too
earjy to be able to determine all
the results, one grower pointed
out that he had been able to pro
duce turkeys averaging 20 Vs
pounds with an average con sum p-
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feaiared speaker at the eaaveaUasu
tion of 90.1 pounds of feed per
bird. This practice will be folic -ed
cfosely for another year and
then mora exact recommenda
tions can be made.
The turkey and poultry com
mittee requested that Louie Gross,
county agent, arrange for and
call a meeting of all the county
turkey producers at which time
topics of general interest to tur
key growers will be discussed.
According to Gross, arrangements
for this meeting are being made
and the date will be announced
during the next few weeks.
Dormant Spray
Days
for Orchard
4re Getting Short
Dormant strength sprays for
tree fruits must be applied before
the buds open InWder to avoid
spray Injury te the trees, says
D. L. Rasmussen. assistant county
agent. Liquid lime sulfur and
dormant oils will control certain
species of seals without harmful
effect to the tree as long as the
buds have not opened.
Liquid lime sulfur 10 gallons to
100 gallons of spray Is the usual
dormant strength used On apples
and pears. A dormant oil spray
containing 1.1 par cent actual oil
may also be used. Soma growers
use a combination lime euliur-oil
spray which usually does not ex
ceed S gallons liquid lima sulfur
aad ana gallon oil, to 100 gallons
of spray. '
Lima sulfur or oil used as dor
mant sprays for prunes and plums
and sweet and sour cherries, but
at slightly different strengths than
for apples and pears. Rasmussen
says that liquid lime sulfur should
not be used on peach trees in this
area because of burning.
Don't spray your trees unless
you know what you're spraying
for," says Rasmussen. Growers
should also remember, he adds,
that a spray mixture may be
beneficial to one kind of fruit or
nut tree and harmful to another
kind.
Ia conclusion. Rasmussen states
that walnuts and filberts do not
need spraying at this time of year;
that dormant lima sulfur can be
safely used oa apples, pears,
prunes, and cherries; and that
dormant oil is the only safe ma
terial to use on peach trees for
scale control.
GRAIN EXTORT DOWN
The USDA announced grsin
export quotas for March, includ
ing nearly 23.7 million bushels
as wheat and flour, one-half
million bushels of. rye, and mors
than one-third of, a million bush
els of barley. The total Is slightly
lees than for February. Most of
the grain for March export quotas
has already been acquired.
BEX? ROBS SOIL
Professor says: "One thousand
pounds of beef, litre weight, takes
off the farm land 27 pounds of
nitrogen, lit pounds of phosphite
P203; 2.3 pounds of potash K20
and lit pounds of limestone.'"
Wisdom suggests putting' it back.
C!san!zj Wonder
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Hay Expected
To Be Short
This Season
Fall planting of hay crops was
much lighter this past year, and
with the recent drought in Cali
fornia causing that area to have
a short hay crop, Harry A. Schoth,
federal agronomist at Corvallis,
is suggesting that Willamette val
ley farmers increase the acreage
oi annual pasture mis spring.
Schoth indicate that Califor
nians are already looking for pas
ture in Oregon for some of their
livestock.
One. of the best annual pas
tures Is sudan grass and the new
weet sudan ass been found to
produce 21 per cent more feed
than ordinary sudan. Schoth uh
adding that some other things
that can be used for annusl pas
ture are yellow blossom swret
clover, spring grains, and possi-
oiy some crimson clover.
Cake Mara Silas
Making grass silage la another
way of increasing the forage ca
pacJty, says Schoth. A lot of pas
ture is wasted in that it U allowed
to get too mature before used
Tliis grass can be put into silos
and makes excellent forage for
late summer use. It la a little
lata In the year to do vary much
about increasing the hay produc
tion except to fertilize the acre
age now planted such as putting
una piaster on sll alfalfa and
clover and possibly fertilizing
grain crops with ammonium sul
phate or ammonium nitrate.
Flaat SiUge Cera .
Another crop that can be used
to Increase the forage is field
com. Considerable silage has been
made from this crop and there
are many silos that are Idle at the
present time. The sgronomist be
lieves this Is a good year to grow
some corn and fill these silos.
acnow aiso ma J mat mere are
some concentrated efforts being
made toward the improvement of
clover in the valley. There are
several diseases and insect pests
of clover that will be given spe
cial study in an effort to aid the
growing of this crop which has
been declining in the valley as
a whole.
UNDOW COW WINS AWARD
Volunteer Noble Alice, a regis
tered Jersey cow owned by Mr,
and Mrs. John E. Lindow of In
dependence, has completed a pro
duction record of 12,078 pounds
of milk and 754 pounds of butter-
fat which has qualified her for
the Medal of Merit and Silver
Medal awards af the American
Jersey Cattle club. The record of
Noble Alice was made on a 305-
day test at the age of three years.
All her tests were verified by
both Oregon State college and
the American Jersey Cattle club.
In compiling the record she pro
duced mora than three and one
half times as much butterfat as
the average dairy cow In the
United States.
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Farmers Plan
Big Meeting
For Salem
By Ullie L. Madsen
Farm Editor. The Statesman
More than 400 farmers will
gather at Salem next week for
the annual three-day convention
lof the Oregon Farmers Union of
which Ronald Jones, Brooks, is
president. Double that number at
least are expected to hear James
G. Patton, national president, at
the public meeting to be held at
:13 at the Salem high school
auditorium.
The banquet Wednesday night,
preceding the address of Presi
dent Patton, will highlight the
social part of the convention.
This will also be given at the
high school at 6 JO. The Junior
banquet will be at the chamber
of commerce Tuesday.
Jones will officially open the
convention Tuesday at 10 am.
and the following the opening
ceremonies, Lyle Thomas, secre
tary, will give his annual report.
At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. President
Patton will make his first con
vention appearance.
Jones will give his annual re
port at 2:15 of the opening day.
Ed Bell speaking on the wheat
commission, Csrl Stuy reporting
on his Holland trip and reports
of the cooperatives will complete
the business for Tuesday, with
the annual Junior banquet set for
6:30 that evening.
The second dsy will open on
Wednesday at 9:30 and be given
over chiefly to reports. Included
will be those of army engineers
on the Willamette project; Frank
Ballard on extension service; Ar
nold Bod titer on sou conserva
tion: Secretary Thomas on life
insurance program, and the coun
ty reports.
Following final reports of com
mittees on Thursday morning, the
convention will swing into its
heavy business session which will
include awards, election of offl
cers and their installation.
All of the sessions, with the
exception of the public meeting
Wednesdsy night and the two
banquets, will be held at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars build
ing.
The Farmers Union Coopers
tiva association will meet Mon
day, also at the Veterans of For
eign Wars building, for Its an
nual business session, reports of
which will be made at the con
vention of the Fanners Union.
Chester Wohler of Washington
county will preside. Election of
officers, reports on the year's
transactions and amending of by
laws will be included in the
day's business.
Insured savings earn mora than
two per cent at Salem Federal
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Grapevine Cuttings
Home gardeners can take cut
tings from grapevines at any time
now. It's the economical way of
propatating your own ' gra pe vi nes.
To make cuttings, select, strong.
straight, one-year old canes. Make
the cutting about Is to 20 inches
long. Cut the base of the cuttinc
just below a bud and tip it about
one inch above a bud. Tie the
cuttings in a bundle with the butts
all in one direction. Bury it up
side down, or tip down, in sandy
sou and cover the butts with about
two inches of regular soiL As
soon as the soil is nice and warm
outside, dig out the bundle of cut
tings and heal them in a nursery
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side up about five inches apart
Set them into the soil up to the
tip bud. Before you know it youll
have bearing grapevines.,
Lebanon Plans
For Annual Turkey
Day, February 25
If you are interested in tur
keys, Lebanon is the place to be
next Wednesday, February 25,
says D. W. Porter, president of
the Linn County Turkey Growers
association. The annual Lebanon
Turkey Day is to be held with a
full day's program" to start at
10:30 In the morning.
Featured speakers on the pro
gram are. Clyde Williamson,
president of the Bank of Albany,
who will speak on "The overall
business outlook for 1948 and how
it will affect Linn county farm
ers"; D. W. Poling, dean of men,
Oregon State college, who speaks
on "The Marshall Plan and what
it means to the American Farm
er"; James Harper, prof, of poul
try husbandry, Oregon State col
lege, who will talk on "Turkey
Research at Oregon State college
Results in 1947 and plans for
1948".
"Turkey management How
to cut production costs' is the
subject of. a panel discussion to
be carried on by Charles Fullager,
Brownsville; R. R. Borovicka,
Scio; D. W. Porter, Albany; and
N. L. Bennion, O. S. C. extension
poultryman. All are turkey grow
ers with the exception of Bennion.
At noon a free turkey dinner
is to be served sponsored by the
Lebanon chamber of commerce.
In fact this Is the 10th Annual
Turkey Day sponsored by the
chamber.
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Farm Calendar
Feb. 19 Marion Cruintv
Guernsey Breeders, 1 p. m. Dairy
Co-op Building, Salem.
Feb. 20 Annual meeting of
Pacific CooDerative Poultrv Pro
ducers, Portland.
- eb. 20 Guernsey Growers
meeting, Salem Chamber of Com
merce.
Feb. 23 Tri-countr Hereford
Sale, LaGrande. '
Feb. 24-2S Oregon State
Farmers Union convention, VFW
hall, Salem. y
Feb. 25 Yamhill countv
grange conference.
Feiv 25 Linn County Turkey
Day, Lebanon.
Feb; 28 Second annual Jer
sey sale with 4-H and FT A boys
as purcnasers, iiilisboro fair
ground.
March 20 Oregon 4-H and
FFA Guernsey heifer sale, Fair
grounds, Salem.
Vetch Certification
Date Set, March 1
Unless the applications for Wil
lamette vetch certification are re
ceived by the county agents be
fore March 1, fields cannot be
inspected and therefore will be
ineligible for certification. Prem
ium prices for certified vetch can
not be assured. However, farmer
who have their fields - inspected
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Tha Stotaamom, SoJam, Oregon.
can take advantage of any prem
ium which may be offered. The
cost of field inspection is only 10
cents per acre -with a minimum
charge of $1 and a maximum of
$5.
At harvest time the grower can
talk to his warehouseman and
determine if a premium will be
paid for the certified Willamette
vetch, and if there ia such a
premium he can have the field
tagged and cleaned to make new
tag seed. If there is no premium.
Audits i
Accounting Systems :
Tax Consultation
H. H. PERSEY )
Certified Public 'Accountant j
Announces tho Opening of His
Office for Accounting and
Tax Practico 1
Room 206, 360 State Street j ' . '
Phone 2-5006 Salem, Oregon
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Regular Price 55c
Limit One of Each
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the farmer does not necessarily
need to carry on the certification
after the field inspection,
BABY CHICK CALL LAGGING
The production ofj baby chicks
in commercial hatcheries of Ore
gon during December totaled
60,000. This was well below the
year ago output of 138,000 chicks
hatched. Hatcberymeh report that
the high cost of feed Is limiting
demand for chicks at the present
time. . 3 .
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