Zellner Keeps
Considerable
Bacon at Home
The
Stat mom. Salem. Oregon. Thundar. October 11. 1937
iWillametterfalley Farmer.
I Vr and TieukiFfrm' atid-Cardent UUJE L. MADSnt.
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By LllUe I Madsea
Farm Editor, The Statesman
GERVAIS, Oct 20 More pies,
more cover crop seeds and less
wheat are- the recommendations
of the Oregon U.S. department pf
agriculture council as the type of
production to - strive for during;
1949. Thf department has urged
the fanners to produce the largest
peace-time spring pig crop on rec
ord in order to increase the sup
ply of meat. The 1949 spring pig
goal calls for an increase of 17
per cent over this year's crop, and
this will require an increase oC
about 21 per cent in sows farrow
ing. An that means quite a few pigs
for John Zellner of Gervais. At
present he has exactly 83 head. He
had more but sold some quite a
few. He plans. to increase his herd
somewhat, but probably not the
fulK17 per cent, he said.
Mr: Zellner farms the 100 acres
on which he was born, east of
Gervais. He likes it there and
says he will probably remain just
where he is. He had 40 six-month
old pigs ready for market this
week. They would, he believei
average between 225 and 290
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pounds apiece. Their breeding
was Poland China, Hereford and
Berkshire with a little Chester
White.
"For meat purposes,' said Mr.
Zellner, I believe a Chester White
crossed up with Poland China
makes a very good porker."
Hc ea Pasture
The hogs were on pasture when
The Statesman farm editor showed
up. They; had been fed ground
barley and mixed grains but were
also being fed green corn'. In fact.
Mr. Zellner said, cutting corn and
throwing across the fence to them
had become a daily chore. Cut
ting and picking corn are all done
by machinery on the Zellner place
where there were 15 acres of corn
this year. Some of it. however,
goes to the 17 head of steers and
beef cows also being fattened.
The government's pig goal aims
to" help provide for consumption
of all meats to average 150
pounds per person in late 1949
and 1950 when the 1949 spring
pigs will be ready. This will
exceed the average consumption
of 145 pounds expected this year
and will be much above the ..pre
war average consumption of 126
pounds. Increased pork output will
held maintain total meat supplies
above the present level as farm
ers and ranchers start rebuilding
herds for beef, lamb, veal and
mutton.
The increased number of sows
for farrowing which farmers are
reporting this fall appears to fol
low the downward trend of grain
prices. Records at Oregon State
college indicate that it requires
.715 pounds of. grain or its equiv
alent to fatten9 30-pound weaner
pig to a market weight of 300
pounds. If grain is worth S cents
a pound, Jt would mean that It
requires $21.45 worth of feed.
There are other costs which must
be considered, such as housing,
labor, initial cost of the pig and
miscellaneous expenses.
Grata Ration Improved
A grain ration can be Improved
by adding protein supplement such
as tankage or similar products,
pig men point out. Eight to 19 per
cent of the grain mixture is a good
balance to have in the ration. The
amount of grain can be reduced
by one-third if good green pas
tures, such as clover or alfalfa
are available and used.
Pasture can be improved by
the addition of a nitrogen bear
ing fertilizer this fall. Ammon
ium sulphate stands at the top
of the list, the state college says.
This is because it does not leach
out in the soil nearly so readily
as some other forms of nitrogen
fertilizer. The application of a ni
trogen fertilizer yet this fall will
also help bring on earlier pasture
next spring as well as give more
pasture this fall.
Harry A. Lingren, extension an-
tv. --rf rMn. thm nbkr irroa lh fenee to S3 head af airs each day Is quite a chore, says John
Zellner. pictured here riving a little Special attention to same af his 49 pigs now ready far mar
ket. (Farm Photo for the Stateuaae.) j
imal husbandman Oregon State j
college, says , a large percentage
of the pigs marketed each year
is produced by sows approximate
ly one year old. $uch sows are
growing rapidly and developing
their bodies "while, raising .litters
of pigs. For building both the
bodies of the sows and the lit
ters, minerals, considerable pro
tein and energy are needed. He
suggests a satisfactory ration as
2 pounds of ground barley or
wheat; 2 pounds ground oats, and
V4 pound meat meal (tankage).
Another suggested iration consists
of four pounds ground barley or
wheat, eight pounds of skim milk
and V pound alfalfa meal. In
addition, Mr. Lingren says, it is
a good plan to feed all the hay
sows will eat and ? there is noth
ing better than good leafy green
colored hay such as alfalfa or clo
ver. The hay should be placed
in a feed rack where the sows can
help themselves to4it.
The amount of i grain -Teeded
daily by yearlings or mature sows
is about a pound; for each 100
pounds of weight During the
pasture season, sows and gilts
should get half the allowance of
gfain necessary for winter-feedingthat
is if they are running on
good pasture, like ; rape or some
of the legumes.
Grinding of grain results in a
saving of from 10 to 15 per cent,
as the animal is able to digest the
ground feed better, Mr. Lingren
says. The grain should not be
ground too fine. Corn should be
fed on the ear or shelled.
Farm Calendar
Oct. j 22 Annual fall meeting
of Oregon Baby Chick associa
tion. Mai lory hotel. Portland
Oct.
Union.
Oct.
22
Aumsville Farmers
Chick Association
Meet Announced
For This Friday
Results of a survey now being
conducted on chick and hatching
egg price, including anticipated
production for the;coming season,
will be presented at the annual fall
meeting of the Oregon Baby Chick
association at the Mallory hotel in
Portland Friday,
The program start at 10 a.m.
Rosa Hart, Beaverton, president of
the association, will preside. At the
final event on the all-day program,
the banquet, John 5. Carver, head
of the poultry department, Wash
ington State college, will discuss
25 years in poultry husbandry.
Fred Cockell, Milwaukie will serve
as toastmaster.
Program arrangements, are un
der the direction of Barney Brow
nell, Milwaukie. He has announc
ed that Noel Shaver, Crawfords
ville, Indiana, president of the In
ternational Baby I Chick associa
tion, will be present. Shaver's part
in the meeting will be a discussion
of the IBCA program.
Richard Hanson; Corvallis, also
has been announced as program
speaker. He will discuss his recent
trip to Copenhaven. Denmark,
where he attended the World's
Poultry congress, i
2J-24 Northwest Gar
den fair. Salem armory.
Oct. 23 Annual Linn County
4-H Leaders meeting and lunch
eon, courthouse. Albany. 10 a.m.
Oct. 24 Marion County Jer
sey Cattle club meeting. Henry
Zorn farm. Champoeg.
Oct. 1 29-Nov. 7 Grand Na
tional i Livestock exposition, San
Francisco.
Nov.j 3-5 Annual meeting of
Oregon Reclamation congress.
Grants, Pass.
Nov.! 4 Oregon Turkey Hatch
eryraen. chamber of commerce,
Salem, 1 t p.m.
Nov.) 9-12 Oregon Farm Bu
reau convention; Bend.
Nov.j 9 Northwest Hereford
association sale. LaGrande.
Nov.! 10-12 i National Coooe
rative jMilk Producers Federation
convention, Multnomah hotel,
Portland.
ovi 15-16 Annual meeting
of agricultural coooerative coun
cil of Oregon, Multnomah hotel.
Portland.
L Nov,1 17-1R Annual meeting
Sif Oregon State Horticultural so-
ciey, jLorvains.
Novj 29-Dec. 1 Annual meet
ing Oregon Seed league, Multno
mah hotel, Portland.
Dec.l 1-3 Pacific Coast Tur
key exhibit, McMinnville.
DecJ 8-10 Northwestern Tur
key show, Roseburg.
Dec.; 9-10 Annual meeting
Nut Growers of Oregon nd Wash
ington Vancouver, Wash.
Livestock to See
Greener Pastures
SILVERTON The dairy herd at
the H. A. Barnes and Sons farm
at Silverton is looking forward to
greener pastures next year. They
have good reason too, for the alta
fescue and subterranean clover
clover seeded in June this year
looks excellent, says Ben A. New
ell, county extension agent.
Richard Barnes, a son and veter
ans' supervisor at Silverton, fi
nished seeding a field last week
which brings their acreage to 50
of this permanent pasture mix
ture. The cows won't have a mon
opoly on the lush feed next year
either, for a nice fiock of turkeys
use it for pasture as do a fine Du
roc swine herd.
Besides spring pasture, the Bar
nes farm has a new silo now full
of corn, but meant to be used for
canning pasture next spring as
grass silage.
The other members of this team
who are doing a fine job of re
viving a run-down hill farm are
Robert and Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Barnes.
Regrouping Proposed
In U.S. Farm Setup
A confidential report on a pro
posed I regrouping of functions In
the U.S. department of agriculture
has been submitted to the govern
mental reorganization commission
by a sub-committee of which Wm.
A. j Schoenfeld, dean and director
of agriculture at Oregon State
college. Is a member.
Dean Schoenfeld has returned
to his! position at OSC following
completion of the study which be
gan list spring. He has been on
leave during the period. The non
political reorganization commis
sion, headed by Xx-president Her
bert Hoover, will divulge its find
ings first when K reports to the
next congress.
FARM BUREAU TO MEET
Thej Oregon Farm Bureau fed
eration will hold its annual meet
ing alj Bend on November, 9, 10,
11 and 12, W. Lowell Steen, Mil
ton, president, has announced.
j Steen outlines November 10 as
group meetings for livestock, dairy
and field crops; November 11 to
a general session and November
12 to ! the closing business meet
ing. All meetings are open.
California Seed
Tests of Interest
Willamette valley farmers are
interested in alfalfa seed tests be
ing made in the state to the south.
Alfalfa in California is now grown
for seed production as well as for
hay. and improved alfalfa aeed of
necessity becomes a specialized
crop.
Field testing of five important
varieties of alfalfa is underway:
Ranger, Buffalo, Atlantic, Africa
and India. While the last two are
adapted to certain California areas,
the other three are not, so far as
hay is concerned. But Ranger and
Buffalo are resistant to bacterial
wilt, and where the disease is
prevalent in the region of their
adaption, these varieties prove
superior to the common alfalfa of
the region. They can be grown to
produce certified seed for expor
tation to the north, central and',
Atlantic seaboard areas of the Un
ited States.
The University of North Caro
lina, chartered in 1789, claims to
be the oldest state university in
the country.
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